Impact Factor
4.82
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
17.54
9,650 total citations
h5-index
135
h5 depth signal
Cited share
83.9%
502 of 598
Total citations
9,650
Citation footprint
Metric signal
18.73
External metric anchor
Self-citation
1.1%
109 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
1,497
United Kingdom
551
Germany
366
China
311
France
256
Citing Fields of Research
Bacteriology
1,232
Virology
525
Genetics & Genomics
486
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
391
Immunology
331
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
2,921
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
598
502 cited publications
Last 12 months
361
30.1 publications/month
Open access share
46.3%
167 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
1,497 citing publications
Leading citing field
Bacteriology
1,232 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1, Jan. 2016-
v1n1, Jan. 2016-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Bacteriology
Virology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Genetics & Genomics
Immunology
Broad Categories
Microbiology
Parasitology
Virology
Bacteriology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Fungal Pathogenesis
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
Mycobacterial Diseases
MeSH Descriptors
Microbiological Phenomena
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1038/s41564-026-02506-0
Open DOI
Acute infection as a driver of chronic diseases and the unsung benefits of vaccination
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DOI 10.1038/s41564-026-02507-z
Open DOI
Family matters in the root microbiota
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DOI 10.1038/s41564-026-02502-4
Open DOI
Sickle cell haemoglobin status shapes malaria parasite genotype in asymptomatic infections
Sickle cell haemoglobin (HbS) confers protection against symptomatic malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. HbS carriers with symptomatic malaria harbour parasites enriched for P. falciparum sickle-associated alleles (Pfsa+), which app...
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DOI 10.1038/s41564-026-02505-1
Open DOI
Bacteria regulate collective behaviour by mechanosensing cell–cell collisions
Dense bacterial populations often navigate complex and heterogeneous environments using collective behaviours including group motility. Whether local interactions within a population can regulate collective order is unclear. Here we show...
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DOI 10.1038/s41564-026-02499-w
Open DOI
Thiamine cross-feeding drives microbial coexistence in the leaf microbiome
Microbiome homeostasis is crucial for host health and ecosystem function, yet the molecular and ecological mechanisms underlying community assembly and stability remain elusive. Here we uncover a conserved yeast–oomycete association that...
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DOI 10.1038/s41564-026-02500-6
Open DOI
Synergy between Enterobacteriaceae and diet mediates competition between dominant Bacteroidales in the human gut
Healthy human gut microbiota is dominated by Bacteroidaceae in industrialized populations and by Prevotellaceae in those with traditional lifestyles, but diet alone is insufficient to explain this dominance of different Bacteroidota. Her...
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DOI 10.1038/s41564-026-02501-5
Open DOI
A conserved GTPase complex gates exocytosis for defence and parasitism across alveolates
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DOI 10.1038/s41564-026-02492-3
Open DOI
Carbohydrate-active enzymes from a core root mycobiota member enable infection of multiple plant hosts
The root microbiome includes fungal pathogens capable of colonizing multiple plant hosts, yet the underlying genetic determinants remain unknown. Here we report that Plectosphaerella cucumerina is a core member of the Arabidopsis thalian...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Articles added as received to volume in progress.
Numbering from content page.