Journal profile

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Publisher: Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
ISSN0036-4665 | 1678-9946 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.91
Citation rate 1.72 217 total citations
h5-index 21 h5 depth signal
Cited share 65.7% 92 of 140
Total citations 217 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.52 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.8% 6 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Brazil 708
Mexico 38
China 37
United States 22
Colombia 20

Citing Fields of Research

Parasitology Studies 176
Virology 101
Fungal Pathogenesis 89
Tropical Diseases 89
Parasitology 79

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,704 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 140 92 cited publications
Last 12 months 70 70.0 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 70 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Brazil 708 citing publications
Leading citing field Parasitology Studies 176 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 January 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v7n2, Mar./Apr. 1965-
PubMed
v7n2, Mar./Apr. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Parasitology Studies Fungal Pathogenesis Zoonotic Infections Mycobacterial Diseases Tropical Diseases Virology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Broad Categories

Tropical Medicine Parasitology Studies Virology Fungal Pathogenesis HIV Mycobacterial Diseases Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents

MeSH Descriptors

Tropical Medicine

Latest Publications

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

01
Open DOI
Fernando Hartmann Barazzetti, Marcos André Schörner, Vilmar Benetti Filho et al.
Mycoplasma genitalium is an emerging sexually transmitted pathogen with increasing antimicrobial resistance worldwide. In Brazil, molecular testing for M. genitalium and resistance-associated mutations is not routinely available, and nat...
02
Open DOI
Thiago Dutra Mendonça, Rayssa de Sousa Silva, Sirlei Garcia Marques et al.
Zoonotic sporotrichosis has expanded in Brazil as an urban, cat-associated mycosis, but its human clinical-epidemiological profile remains poorly characterized in Maranhao State, Brazil. This study describes a hospital-based cohort from ...
03
Open DOI
Tuan Quoc Le, Thuy Ngoc Tran, Ngoc Quynh Bui et al.
Flooding can disrupt sanitation, contaminate water sources, and alter patterns of infectious disease; however, causal attribution of an individual febrile illness episode to flood exposure is difficult in retrospective hospital-based dat...
04
Open DOI
Erick Matheus Garcia Barbosa, Antonio Charlys da Costa, Noely Evangelista Ferreira et al.
The Amapa State, Brazil, in the Amazon region and bordering French Guiana, is a strategic sentinel location for infectious disease surveillance. Ecological pressures such as deforestation, artisanal gold mining, and high human mobility c...
05
Open DOI
Rebeca Porto Rosa, Rita de Cássia Ferreira Lins, Marcelo Yoshito Wada et al.
After the recertification of measles elimination in Brazil, outbreaks associated with imported cases may occur in pockets of susceptible individuals, including communities with low vaccination coverage. This study describes an outbreak i...
06
Open DOI
Victória Gonçalves de Paula, Marina Rossi de Camargo Pinto, Gustavo Manoel Ferreira et al.
Vaccination is the primary strategy for preventing hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, but its frequency remains insufficiently characterized among cancer patients. This study evaluated the regional distribution of serological evidence co...
07
Open DOI
Natasha de Lima Monteiro, Ana Carolina de Lima, Raquel Silveira Bello Stucchi et al.
Dengue is an arbovirus infection caused by the dengue virus, common in tropical and subtropical areas. It is mainly transmitted by bites from infected Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes, but donor-derived cases have been reporte...
08
Open DOI
João Vitor Engelhardt, Halana Do Carmo Silva, Gabriel Campana Do Nascimento et al.
Human rabies is an invariably fatal encephalitis caused by Lyssavirus species, with near-100% lethality after symptom onset. In Brazil, canine vaccination has markedly reduced urban transmission. However, human deaths continue to occur a...
10
Open DOI
Amanda Carolina Barbosa de Aguiar, Leormando Fortunato Dornelas Júnior, Eric Fabrício Marialva et al.
Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease of public health importance in Brazil, with expansion into peri-urban areas. This cross-sectional study evaluated 450 dogs in a municipality of the Western Amazon, Brazil, using TR-DPP® serolo...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Some issues accompanied by supplements.

Print issues ceased with 2015.

Also issued online.

Articles in English or Portuguese with summaries in the alternate language; table of contents also in English. Search interface available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.