Journal profile

Viral immunology

Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISSN0882-8245 | 1557-8976 | 0882-8245 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.83
Citation rate 1.62 210 total citations
h5-index 20 h5 depth signal
Cited share 60.3% 79 of 131
Total citations 210 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.48 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.4% 3 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 183
China 178
Iran 64
India 63
Canada 57

Citing Fields of Research

Immunology 365
Virology 358
Hepatitis 131
Viral Identification & Phylogenetics 117
Tropical Diseases 90

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,210 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 131 79 cited publications
Last 12 months 39 3.5 publications/month
Open access share 2.6% 1 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 183 citing publications
Leading citing field Immunology 365 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 28 September 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1987-
PubMed
v1n1, 1987-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Virology Immunology Hepatitis Viral Identification & Phylogenetics

Broad Categories

Allergy and Immunology Virology Hepatitis Viral Identification & Phylogenetics Tropical Diseases Immunology

MeSH Descriptors

Viruses

Latest Publications

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

03
Mohamed Hassan Nasraa, Dina Nadeem Abd-Elshafy, Rola Nadeem et al.
The diversity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine platforms and widespread natural exposure have created a complex landscape of humoral immunity requiring detailed characterization. Here, we compare nu...
08
Saeeda Tariq, Saad Bhutta, Muhammad Awais et al.
Rustrela virus (Rubivirus strelense) is a single-stranded, non-segmented RNA virus that causes brain diseases in animals, especially encephalitis and meningoencephalitis. Its rapidly mutating RNA genome complicates control, making a vacc...
10
Zhengbo Wei, Lifang Wang, XingHai Ding et al.
This study aimed to explore the molecular alterations in airway epithelial cells in children with wheezing infected by respiratory syncytial virus (WheezeRSV). This study extracted the single-cell sequencing data of two control and wheez...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

19950523 Not printed on acid-free paper