Journal profile

Systematic and applied microbiology

Publisher: Elsevier GmbH
ISSN0723-2020 | 1618-0984 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.48
Citation rate 3.27 335 total citations
h5-index 31 h5 depth signal
Cited share 80.2% 85 of 106
Total citations 335 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.69 External metric anchor
Self-citation 6.0% 20 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Germany 124
China 118
Spain 108
United States 78
Russia 58

Citing Fields of Research

Bacteriology 602
Genetics & Genomics 226
Plant Pathology 183
Industrial Microbiology 122
Biochemical Engineering 38

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,368 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 106 85 cited publications
Last 12 months 73 6.6 publications/month
Open access share 28.8% 21 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Germany 124 citing publications
Leading citing field Bacteriology 602 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v21/1,Mar. 1998-
PubMed
v21/1,Mar. 1998-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Bacteriology

Broad Categories

Microbiology Biochemical Engineering

MeSH Descriptors

Microbiology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.