Journal profile

Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

Publisher: Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology
ISSN1017-7825 | 1738-8872 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.91
Citation rate 3.84 1,641 total citations
h5-index 40 h5 depth signal
Cited share 87.1% 390 of 448
Total citations 1,641 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.76 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.9% 47 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

South Korea 1,739
China 642
United States 118
Thailand 51
India 35

Citing Fields of Research

Bacteriology 962
Industrial Microbiology 709
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections 335
Phytochemicals 318
Genetics & Genomics 178

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,178 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 448 390 cited publications
Last 12 months 304 25.3 publications/month
Open access share 93.4% 284 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country South Korea 1,739 citing publications
Leading citing field Bacteriology 962 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v17n1, Jan. 2007-
PubMed
v17n1, Jan. 2007-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Bacteriology Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Industrial Microbiology Phytochemicals Immunology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Hanʼguk Sanŏp Misaengmul Hakhoe
Contributor
Han'guk Misaengmul, Saengmyŏng Konghakhoe

Broad Categories

Biotechnology Microbiology Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Bacteriology Phytochemicals Plant Pathology Mycotoxins Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents

MeSH Descriptors

Biotechnology Microbiology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 3 (Oct. 1991); title from cover.

Also issued online.

Official English language publication of Korean Society for Applied Microbiology.