Journal profile

The Lancet. Microbe

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
ISSN2666-5247 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.79
Citation rate 13.00 5,775 total citations
h5-index 88 h5 depth signal
Cited share 84.5% 409 of 484
Total citations 5,775 Citation footprint
Metric signal 13.18 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.3% 77 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 363
United States 351
China 197
Australia 129
Switzerland 114

Citing Fields of Research

Virology 376
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents 295
Bacteriology 279
Tropical Diseases 142
Mycobacterial Diseases 126

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,505 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 484 409 cited publications
Last 12 months 292 24.3 publications/month
Open access share 98.6% 288 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 363 citing publications
Leading citing field Virology 376 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, May 2020-
PubMed
v1n1, May 2020-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Bacteriology Virology Mycobacterial Diseases Tropical Diseases Parasitology Studies

Broad Categories

Bacteriology Microbiology Parasitology Virology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Mycobacterial Diseases Tropical Diseases Parasitology Studies

MeSH Descriptors

Microbiological Phenomena Microbiological Techniques

Latest Publications

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