Impact Factor
4.21
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
5.77
2,226 total citations
h5-index
46
h5 depth signal
Cited share
90.6%
366 of 404
Total citations
2,226
Citation footprint
Metric signal
6.12
External metric anchor
Self-citation
9.3%
206 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
China
585
India
283
Iran
212
Brazil
161
South Korea
140
Citing Fields of Research
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
1,038
Bacteriology
740
Dairy & Animal Science
290
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
246
Surfactants, Lipid Bilayers & Antimicrobial Peptides
209
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
2,234
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
404
366 cited publications
Last 12 months
452
37.7 publications/month
Open access share
23.7%
107 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
China
585 citing publications
Leading citing field
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
1,038 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
20 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v6n1, Mar. 2014-
v6n1, Mar. 2014- ; selected citations only before this date
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Bacteriology
Surfactants, Lipid Bilayers & Antimicrobial Peptides
Dairy & Animal Science
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
Broad Categories
Anti-Infective Agents
Microbiology
Nutritional Sciences
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
MeSH Descriptors
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Probiotics
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1007/s12602-026-11261-x
Open DOI
Glutamate coordinates with Lactobacillus amylovorus to attenuate intestinal damage induced by deoxynivalenol
02
03
DOI 10.1007/s12602-026-11220-6
Open DOI
Nutritional Innovations in Functional Foods: Exploring Postbiotics for Gut and Vascular Health Enhancement
04
05
06
07
DOI 10.1007/s12602-026-11227-z
Open DOI
Gut Microbiota-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer: Friends or Foes?
08
09
10
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 2 (Dec. 2009); title from cover.
Latest issue consulted: Vol. 1, no. 2 (Dec. 2009).
Print issues ceased with v. 2, no. 2 (2010).
Also issued online.