Impact Factor
2.72
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.61
72 total citations
h5-index
13
h5 depth signal
Cited share
61.3%
19 of 31
Total citations
72
Citation footprint
Metric signal
0.91
External metric anchor
Self-citation
5.6%
4 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
47
Australia
43
China
32
Germany
23
Mexico
14
Citing Fields of Research
Bacteriology
182
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
100
Genetics & Genomics
87
Industrial Microbiology
21
Viral Identification & Phylogenetics
12
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
2,666
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
31
19 cited publications
Last 12 months
10
1.7 publications/month
Open access share
60.0%
6 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
47 citing publications
Leading citing field
Bacteriology
182 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
17 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1,Nov. 1977-
v1n1,Nov. 1977-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Bacteriology
Broad Categories
Genetics
Bacteriology
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
MeSH Descriptors
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Plasmids
Translocation, Genetic
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1016/j.plasmid.2026.102777
Open DOI
Conjugative IncHI1 plasmids drive the emergence of multidrug resistance in Nigerian Salmonella Typhi: A four-decade genomic analysis
02
DOI 10.1016/j.plasmid.2026.102776
Open DOI
Complete sequence of pIE545, the original Z-type plasmid
03
04
DOI 10.1016/j.plasmid.2026.102774
Open DOI
Rational design of a thermo-inducible near-zero-background T-vector platform based on PhiX174 lysis gene E
05
06
07
08
DOI 10.1016/s0147-619x(25)00023-x
Open DOI
Editorial Board
09
10
DOI 10.1016/j.plasmid.2025.102761
Open DOI
Assembly-based analysis of the infant gut microbiome reveals novel ubiquitous plasmids
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Available also online.
Vol. 23, no. 1 (JAN 1990)19901002 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper