Journal profile

Microbial pathogenesis

Publisher: Academic Press
ISSN0882-4010 | 0882-40410 | 1096-1208 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.23
Citation rate 4.68 4,910 total citations
h5-index 63 h5 depth signal
Cited share 87.3% 967 of 1,108
Total citations 4,910 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.27 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.8% 187 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 2,282
India 1,192
Iran 679
Brazil 603
United States 372

Citing Fields of Research

Bacteriology 2,757
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents 1,352
Virology 725
Immunology 671
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections 490

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 9,374 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,108 967 cited publications
Last 12 months 760 63.3 publications/month
Open access share 11.4% 87 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 2,282 citing publications
Leading citing field Bacteriology 2,757 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1986-
PubMed
v1n1, 1986-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Bacteriology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Virology Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Immunology Nanoparticles

Broad Categories

Communicable Diseases Microbiology Bacteriology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Virology Nanoparticles Sexually Transmitted Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Communicable Diseases

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

Vol. 8, no. 1 (JAN 1990)19901002 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper