Journal profile

Letters in applied microbiology

Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN0266-8254 | 1472-765X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.33
Citation rate 2.21 611 total citations
h5-index 33 h5 depth signal
Cited share 72.3% 209 of 289
Total citations 611 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.60 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.8% 11 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 360
India 196
United States 172
Brazil 161
Japan 92

Citing Fields of Research

Bacteriology 910
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents 391
Industrial Microbiology 247
Plant Pathology 171
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections 170

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 7,225 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 289 209 cited publications
Last 12 months 107 8.9 publications/month
Open access share 17.8% 19 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 360 citing publications
Leading citing field Bacteriology 910 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v26n4,Apr. 1998-
PubMed
v26n4,Apr. 1998-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Bacteriology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Society for Applied Bacteriology
Contributor
Society for Applied Microbiology
Contributor
Applied Microbiology International (Society)

Broad Categories

Microbiology Bacteriology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Plant Pathology Biochemical Engineering

MeSH Descriptors

Microbiology

Latest Publications

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

03
Open DOI
Sheng Song, Yu Liu, Li Yan et al.
The extent to which food-chain bacteria carry last-line antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) is poorly quantified. We screened 2,090 NCBI genomes whose BioSample metadata indicated food-chain association. Mash-based validation against t...
04
Open DOI
Maya Fitriyanti, Almando Geraldi, Anna Rakhmawati et al.
Antimicrobial resistance poses a major global health challenge, highlighting the need for alternative antimicrobial strategies. In this study, silver-containing colloidal aggregates were synthesized using an extract from Artocarpus heter...
05
Open DOI
Adewale Elijah Adejumo, Odion O Ikhimiukhor, Cheryl P Andam et al.
Despite their public health importance, data on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lacking mec genes (MRLM) is not common in Africa. Here, we provide genome-based insights into two porcine MRLM isolates from Ogbomoso, southweste...
06
Open DOI
Do-Won Park, Ji Hyung Kim, Do-Young Park
Limosilactobacillus fermentum is a promising probiotic species with reported benefits for gastrointestinal health and host metabolism. In this study, a novel L. fermentum strain, DX2034, isolated from the feces of a healthy Korean infant...
08
Open DOI
Gerardo Antonio Romero-Borja, Luis Enrique Jiménez-Camacho, Victoria Abigail Sánchez-Herrera et al.
Staphylococcus spp., other than S. aureus (SOSA, formerly CoNS), are opportunistic pathogens often linked to biofilm infections on indwelling devices. Their rising antibiotic resistance highlights the need for novel therapies. Bacterioph...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

"An associated publication of Journal of applied bacteriology."

Also available online.

Issued by: Society for Applied Bacteriology, 1985-<1988>; Society for Applied Microbiology, <2010-2022>; Applied Microbiology International, 2022-.