Journal profile

Virology

Publisher: Academic Press
ISSN0042-6822 | 1096-0341 | 0042-6822 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.66
Citation rate 3.00 1,537 total citations
h5-index 38 h5 depth signal
Cited share 76.9% 422 of 549
Total citations 1,537 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.18 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.1% 78 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,089
China 723
Japan 168
India 149
Canada 104

Citing Fields of Research

Virology 1,871
Viral Identification & Phylogenetics 954
Immunology 379
Plant Virology 335
Tropical Diseases 323

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 30,009 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 549 422 cited publications
Last 12 months 305 25.4 publications/month
Open access share 24.9% 76 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,089 citing publications
Leading citing field Virology 1,871 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v23n1,May 1964-
PubMed
v23n1,May 1964-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Virology

Broad Categories

Virology Plant Virology Viral Identification & Phylogenetics Tropical Diseases Bacteriology

MeSH Descriptors

Virology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Indexes: Vols. 1-20, 1955-63. 1 v.

Sister journal: Virology reports 2214-6695 (DLC)2015247805 (OcLC)2015247805 (DNLM)101633793.

Vol. 174, no. 1 (JAN 1990)19901002 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper