Journal profile

Journal of microbiological methods

Publisher: Elsevier Biomedical
ISSN0167-7012 | 1872-8359 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.42
Citation rate 2.81 743 total citations
h5-index 33 h5 depth signal
Cited share 69.1% 192 of 278
Total citations 743 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.65 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.9% 14 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 390
China 296
India 225
Japan 174
Brazil 139

Citing Fields of Research

Bacteriology 1,074
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents 443
Genetics & Genomics 279
Industrial Microbiology 195
Plant Pathology 137

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 7,591 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 278 192 cited publications
Last 12 months 365 30.4 publications/month
Open access share 22.7% 83 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 390 citing publications
Leading citing field Bacteriology 1,074 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v35n1,Feb. 1999-
PubMed
v35n1,Feb. 1999-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Bacteriology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Industrial Microbiology Genetics & Genomics Mycobacterial Diseases Fungal Pathogenesis

Broad Categories

Microbiology Bacteriology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Mycobacterial Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Zoonotic Infections

MeSH Descriptors

Microbiological Techniques

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Vol.17 no. 1 (1993)19990316 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper