Impact Factor
4.87
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
12.62
5,791 total citations
h5-index
105
h5 depth signal
Cited share
94.7%
468 of 494
Total citations
5,791
Citation footprint
Metric signal
12.08
External metric anchor
Self-citation
2.5%
143 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
1,158
China
567
Germany
401
United Kingdom
262
France
220
Citing Fields of Research
Bacteriology
1,712
Genetics & Genomics
825
Marine Biology
642
Plant Pathology
314
Evolutionary Genomics
242
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
4,544
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
494
468 cited publications
Last 12 months
259
25.9 publications/month
Open access share
99.6%
258 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
1,158 citing publications
Leading citing field
Bacteriology
1,712 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
17 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1, May 2007-
v1n1, May 2007-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Bacteriology
Marine Biology
Genetics & Genomics
Plant Pathology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
International Society for Microbial Ecology
Broad Categories
Environmental Health
Microbiology
Bacteriology
Biochemical Engineering
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Marine Biology
Plant Pathology
MeSH Descriptors
Ecology
Environmental Health
Environmental Microbiology
Microbiology
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1093/ismejo/wrag270
Open DOI
Selective plant–microbe communication shapes microbiome-assisted immunity
02
DOI 10.1093/ismejo/wrag269
Open DOI
Fungi are overlooked dimethylsulfoniopropionate degraders in marine environments
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is a key marine organosulfur compound, whose microbial catabolism is critical to global sulfur cycling and is the major source of the climate-active gas dimethyl sulfide (DMS). Research has focused on ba...
03
DOI 10.1093/ismejo/wrag268
Open DOI
Community composition drives metabolic competition and Staphylococcus aureus colonization resistance in synthetic nasal communities
The human nasal microbiome is a low-diversity ecosystem whose assembly principles and mechanisms of colonization resistance remain poorly understood. Staphylococcus aureus is a member of the nasal microbiome of some individuals with vari...
04
DOI 10.1093/ismejo/wrag265
Open DOI
Fructose metabolic heterogeneity drives vancomycin tolerance in clonal Staphylococcus aureus biofilms
Bacterial biofilms are characterized by profound heterogeneity, which is a primary driver of their antibiotic recalcitrance and a major obstacle to clinical infection control. However, how metabolic heterogeneity underpins collective ant...
05
DOI 10.1093/ismejo/wrag255
Open DOI
Silicate fertilizer mitigates methane emissions from rice paddies by enriching Burkholderia to modulate microbial interactions
Methane emissions from rice paddies are a major source of greenhouse gases, and silicate fertilizer (SF) derived from blast furnace slag has emerged as an environmentally friendly amendment that reduces methane release. SF modifies the s...
06
DOI 10.1093/ismejo/wrag261
Open DOI
Antibiotic production reduces the cost of resource exploitation in Streptomyces coelicolor
Soil is a competitive environment containing a variety of resources used for bacterial growth. Complex polysaccharides, like chitin or starch, require the secretion of enzymes that degrade these resources into smaller units before they c...
07
DOI 10.1093/ismejo/wrag259
Open DOI
Parallel Evolution of Bacteroidota as Long-Term Endosymbionts of Insects
Symbiotic relationships significantly transform both symbiont and host biology. The most visible changes include a massive reduction of the endosymbiont genome and the development of specialized host organs, cells, and compartments for s...
08
DOI 10.1093/ismejo/wrag260
Open DOI
Nitrogen-Dependent Regulation of Nitrate Reductase in Coral Symbioses
The nutritional symbiosis between corals and their photosynthetic dinoflagellate partners underpins the ecological success of reef-building corals in nutrient-poor environments. Although coral holobionts can assimilate the abundant yet h...
09
DOI 10.1093/ismejo/wrag258
Open DOI
Microplastic-driven carbon availability differentiates phage-host interactions in shaping soil resistome
The growing prevalence of microplastics (MPs) in agroecosystem has raised significant concerns regarding their ability in facilitating the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Biodegradable and nondegradable MPs exhibited...
10
DOI 10.1093/ismejo/wrag243
Open DOI
Network-guided synthesis of antagonistic microbiota for suppressing maize stalk rot disease
Plant-associated microbiomes play a crucial role in sustaining host health and fitness, but how pathogen invasion reshapes microbial interaction networks and how to leverage this for developing effective biocontrol strategies remain poor...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
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