Journal profile

Journal of microscopy

Publisher: Published for the Royal Microscopical Society by Blackwell Scientific Publications
ISSN0022-2720 | 1365-2818 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.22
Citation rate 2.50 473 total citations
h5-index 25 h5 depth signal
Cited share 64.2% 138 of 215
Total citations 473 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.48 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.9% 28 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 257
China 183
United States 178
Germany 158
France 94

Citing Fields of Research

Photochemistry 197
Nuclear Technology & Instrumentation 184
Geometrical Optics 143
Cell Biology 142
Nanotechnology 133

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 7,826 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 215 138 cited publications
Last 12 months 141 11.8 publications/month
Open access share 58.2% 82 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 257 citing publications
Leading citing field Photochemistry 197 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v89n1, 1969-
PubMed
v89n1, 1969-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Photochemistry Cell Biology Nuclear Technology & Instrumentation Nanotechnology Geometrical Optics Microelectromechanical Systems

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Royal Microscopical Society (Great Britain)
Contributor
International Society for Stereology

Broad Categories

Diagnostic Imaging Photochemistry Nuclear Technology & Instrumentation Concrete Geometrical Optics Medical Physics

MeSH Descriptors

Microscopy

Latest Publications

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

04
Gabriel G Martins, Haydee O. Hernández, Lachlan Whitehead et al.
Quantitative analysis of embryonic morphogenesis often requires handling terabyte‐scale 4D microscopy datasets, posing major computational and methodological challenges. Such analyses involve complex workflows for image restoration, segm...
08
Pierre Bouvet, Kareem Elsayad
In 1922, Léon Brillouin introduced the idea of light scattering from thermal fluctuations, in a paper titled: ‘Diffusion de la lumière et des rayons X par un corps transparent et homogéne, influence de l'agitation thermique’. Brillouin's...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Official journal of the International Society for Stereology.

Issued by the Royal Microscopical Society.

Vol. 118, no. 1 (1980)19920818 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper