Journal profile

Trends in microbiology

Publisher: Elsevier Trends Journals
ISSN0966-842X | 1878-4380 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.63
Citation rate 10.06 3,216 total citations
h5-index 86 h5 depth signal
Cited share 77.1% 263 of 341
Total citations 3,216 Citation footprint
Metric signal 10.29 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.7% 23 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 521
China 202
United Kingdom 173
Germany 141
France 136

Citing Fields of Research

Bacteriology 690
Virology 210
Genetics & Genomics 202
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections 178
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents 168

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 5,296 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 341 263 cited publications
Last 12 months 190 15.8 publications/month
Open access share 27.9% 53 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 521 citing publications
Leading citing field Bacteriology 690 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1,Apr. 1993-
PubMed
v1n1,Apr. 1993-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Bacteriology Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Genetics & Genomics Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Plant Pathology

Broad Categories

Microbiology Bacteriology Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Plant Pathology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Fungal Pathogenesis Genetics & Genomics

MeSH Descriptors

Infections Microbiology Virulence

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

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