Journal profile

Metabolic engineering

Publisher: Academic Press
ISSN1096-7176 | 1096-7184 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.54
Citation rate 8.46 2,279 total citations
h5-index 63 h5 depth signal
Cited share 93.9% 260 of 277
Total citations 2,279 Citation footprint
Metric signal 8.99 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.5% 126 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 506
China 449
Germany 174
South Korea 119
Denmark 99

Citing Fields of Research

Industrial Microbiology 1,051
Bacteriology 564
Genetics & Genomics 496
Biochemical Engineering 286
Lipids 155

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,620 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 277 260 cited publications
Last 12 months 154 12.8 publications/month
Open access share 34.4% 53 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 506 citing publications
Leading citing field Industrial Microbiology 1,051 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Jan. 1999-
PubMed
v1n1, Jan. 1999-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Industrial Microbiology

Broad Categories

Biomedical Engineering Metabolism Industrial Microbiology Paper & Wood Materials Science Genetics & Genomics Separation Techniques Mycotoxins Bacteriology Photoproductivity

MeSH Descriptors

Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology Metabolism

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Full text also available to subscribers online via the World Wide Web; tables of contents and abstracts freely available.

Companion journal to: Metabolic engineering communications.

Complemented by (work): Metabolic engineering communications 2214-0301 (OCoLC)900312830 (DNLM)101642117.

v. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1999)20000718 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper