Journal profile

Retrovirology

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1742-4690 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.55
Citation rate 5.36 189 total citations
h5-index 22 h5 depth signal
Cited share 79.5% 31 of 39
Total citations 189 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.11 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.5% 1 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 204
France 46
United Kingdom 44
Japan 40
China 39

Citing Fields of Research

HIV 360
Virology 98
Viral Identification & Phylogenetics 88
Immunology 73
Genetics & Genomics 49

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,392 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 39 31 cited publications
Last 12 months 18 2.3 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 18 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 204 citing publications
Leading citing field HIV 360 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 12 September 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 2004-
PubMed
v1n1, 2004-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

HIV

Broad Categories

Virology HIV

MeSH Descriptors

Retroviridae Infections Retroviridae

Latest Publications

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

04
Julie Elliott, Nicholas E. Webb, Paola Ruiz et al.
Background: Existing ex vivo mucosal explant models for HIV assess viral replication but do not fully capture the ability of tissue to support productive infection and transfer to target cells, an important indicator of tissue susceptibi...
07
Sergey Oreshkov, Christian W. Thorball, Jenny Meylan et al.
Background: The interaction between HIV-1 and the host immune system plays a crucial role in the natural control and progression of the infection. Previous studies have identified APOBEC3G, Tetherin, SAMHD1, and SERINC5 as HIV-1 host res...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from PDF article caption (viewed June 4, 2004).

Latest issue consulted: 1:11 (26 May 2004) (viewed June 4, 2004).

Articles added on an individual basis as accepted.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.