Top 10 Microbiology Journals with Impact Factor (Updated 2021)

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Here is the list of the top 10 microbiology journals with the highest impact factors as of 2021.

1. Lancet Microbe
2. Nature Reviews Microbiology
3. Clinical Microbiology Reviews
4. Cell Host and Microbe
5. Nature Microbiology
6. Clinical Infectious Diseases
7. Emerging Microbes & Infections
8. Trends in Microbiology
9. Microbiome
10. Annual Review of Microbiology

1. Lancet Microbe

Lancet Microbe 2021 Impact Factor: 86.208

Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 5.70

Total Citations in 2021: 3,096

Eigenfactor Score: 0.00740

Normalized Eigenfactor: 1.58264

Article Influence Score: 32.479

5-year Impact Factor: 86.250

Immediacy Index: 16.831

Aim and Scopes

The Lancet Microbe publishes clinically relevant microbes at all scales—from the nature of the microbe (e.g., antimicrobial resistance genes/plasmids, virulence factors) to the microbiome, to pathology (including immunology) to population-level effects (e.g., outbreaks, epidemiology). They also publish early-phase clinical trials and other interventional studies where the outcomes are focused on the pathogen. The journal also continues in The Lancet’s tradition of being a strong advocate for and collaborator with the community they serve. They publish a range of content types, including Articles, Comments, Correspondence, Newsdesk, and Personal Views.

Journal Website

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/home

2. Nature Reviews Microbiology

Nature Reviews Microbiology 2021 Impact Factor: 78.297

Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 5.75

Total Citations in 2021: 51,100

Eigenfactor Score: 0.05586

Normalized Eigenfactor: 11.93892

Article Influence Score: 20.852

5-year Impact Factor: 72.908

Immediacy Index: 11.736

Aim and Scopes

Nature Reviews Microbiology aims to be the premier source of reviews and commentaries for the scientific communities we serve. They strive to publish articles that are authoritative, accessible, and enhanced with clearly understandable figures, tables, and other display items. They want to provide unparalleled service to authors, referees, and readers, and we work hard to maximize the usefulness and impact of each article. Nature Reviews Microbiology publishes Reviews, Perspectives, and Comments from across the field of microbiology, with their broad scope ensuring that the work they publish reaches the widest possible audience.

Journal Website

https://www.nature.com/nrmicro/

3. Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2021 Impact Factor: 50.129

Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 4.68

Total Citations in 2021: 28,780

Eigenfactor Score: 0.01714

Normalized Eigenfactor: 3.66475

Article Influence Score: 10.808

5-year Impact Factor: 41.090

Immediacy Index: 5.773

Aim and Scopes

Clinical Microbiology Reviews® analyzes the latest developments in clinical microbiology and immunology. Key topics include pathogenic mechanisms, individuals and groups of microbial pathogens, clinical and laboratory aspects of newly recognized and reemerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial agents and their applications, and diagnostic laboratory technologies.

Scope

• Pathogenic Mechanisms
• Specific or Groups of Microbial Pathogens
• Clinical and Laboratory Aspects of Newly Recognized or Reemerging Infectious Diseases
• Recently Developed Antimicrobial Agents and Their Applications
• New Diagnostic Laboratory Technology

Journal Website

https://cmr.asm.org/

4. Cell Host and Microbe

Cell Host and Microbe 2021 Impact Factor: 31.316

Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 5.37

Total Citations in 2021: 35,861

Eigenfactor Score: 0.06584

Normalized Eigenfactor: 14.07093

Article Influence Score: 10.313

5-year Impact Factor: 27.629

Immediacy Index: 16.488

Aim and Scopes

Cell Host & Microbe was launched in March 2007. The journal’s mission is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and concepts between scientists studying the microbe with those studying the host immune, cell biological, and molecular response upon colonization or infection by a microbe.

Cell Host & Microbe will publish novel findings related to microbes (which includes bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses) from molecular and cellular biology to translational studies with particular emphasis on the interface between the microbe and its host (vertebrate, invertebrate, or plant; unicellular or multicellular). The unifying theme is the integrated study of microbes (pathogenic, non-pathogenic, and commensal) in conjunction and communication with each other, their host, and the cellular environment they inhabit. Work published in Cell Host & Microbe is expected not only to be of exceptional significance within its field but also of interest to researchers outside the immediate area. In addition to primary research manuscripts, Cell Host & Microbe will publish expert analysis, commentary, and reviews on topics of current interest in the field.

Journal Website

https://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/home

5. Nature Microbiology

Nature Microbiology 2021 Impact Factor: 30.964

Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 5.52

Total Citations in 2021: 22,473

Eigenfactor Score: 0.07492

Normalized Eigenfactor: 16.01067

Article Influence Score: 9.524

5-year Impact Factor: 26.109

Immediacy Index: 6.194

Aim and Scopes

Nature Microbiology is an online-only, monthly journal publishing the best research from across the field of microbiology. All editorial decisions are made by a team of full-time professional editors.

Nature Microbiology is interested in all aspects of microorganisms, be it their evolution, physiology, and cell biology; their interactions with each other, with a host or with an environment; or their societal significance. Nature Microbiology provides a place where all researchers and policymakers interested in microorganisms can come together to learn about the most accomplished and significant advances in the field and to discuss topical issues. An online-only monthly journal, our broad scope ensures that the research published reaches the widest possible audience of microbiologists.

In addition to publishing original research, Nature Microbiology will publish Commentaries, Reviews, News and Views, Features, and Correspondence from across the full range of disciplines concerned with microorganisms.

Journal Website

https://www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/

6. Clinical Infectious Diseases

Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021 Impact Factor: 20.999

Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 2.91

Total Citations in 2021: 115,949

Eigenfactor Score: 0.15413

Normalized Eigenfactor: 32.93892

Article Influence Score: 5.381

5-year Impact Factor: 15.446

Immediacy Index: 7.175

Aim and Scopes

Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) is a leading journal in the field of infectious disease with a broad international readership. The Journal publishes articles on a variety of subjects of interest to practitioners and researchers. Topics range from clinical descriptions of infections, public health, microbiology, and immunology to the prevention of infection, the evaluation of current and novel treatments, and the promotion of optimal practices for diagnosis and treatment. The Journal publishes original research (as Major Articles or Brief Reports), Review Articles, Viewpoints, Editorials, Invited Commentaries, Photo Quizzes, Practice Guidelines, Correspondence, and Supplements and is among the most highly cited journals in the field of infectious diseases. Clinical Infectious Diseases is an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Journal Website

https://academic.oup.com/cid

7. Emerging Microbes & Infections

Emerging Microbes & Infections 2021 Impact Factor: 19.568

Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 2.77

Total Citations in 2021: 11,995

Eigenfactor Score: 0.02532

Normalized Eigenfactor: 5.41109

Article Influence Score: 3.626

5-year Impact Factor: 14.211

Immediacy Index: 3.214

Aim and Scopes

Emerging Microbes & Infections is a peer-reviewed open access journal publishing research on emerging immunology and microbiology viruses.

Emerging Microbes & Infections aims to disseminate information on microbes and infections, especially those associated with increasing biological and clinical significance and pathogenic frequency. The journal is committed to bridging the gap between scientific communities in developed and developing countries.

Emerging Microbes & Infections covers relevant topics of critical biological and clinical value including, but not limited to:

• Epidemic surveillance
• Clinical manifestation
• Diagnosis and management
• Cellular and molecular pathogenesis
• Innate and acquired immune responses between emerging microbes and their hosts
• Drug discovery
• Vaccine development research

Emerging Microbes & Infections accepts original research articles, review articles, letters, and commentaries. The journal operates a single-blind peer review policy. All articles will be made freely and permanently available online through gold open access publication.

Journal Website

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/temi20

8. Trends in Microbiology

Trends in Microbiology 2021 Impact Factor: 18.230

Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 1.55

Total Citations in 2021: 19,957

Eigenfactor Score: 0.02015

Normalized Eigenfactor: 4.30778

Article Influence Score: 5.583

5-year Impact Factor: 21.047

Immediacy Index: 6.571

Aim and Scopes

Trends in Microbiology provides a multidisciplinary forum for the discussion of all aspects of microbiology: from cell biology and immunology to genetics and evolution, and ranges across virology, bacteriology, protozoology, and mycology.

Microbiology is, at present, one of the fastest-moving disciplines in Life Sciences, thanks also to technological developments of recent years. The relative ease and rapidity with which small genomes can be entirely sequenced is beginning to have a significant impact on all areas of prokaryote biology, from pathogens to extremophiles, and will fuel new developments, for example, in drugs, vaccines, and industrial enzyme research. Recent international developments are also responsible for a renewed interest in microbiology.

The focus is on molecular microbiology and virology and includes topics such as genomics, the gamut of plant and animal host-pathogen interactions, host immune responses, characterization and evolution of virulence determinants, cell cycle and differentiation, symbiosis in plant and animal associations, environmental microbiology, biodiversity and evolution, population dynamics, sex and mutagenesis, antibiotic resistance and production, drug and vaccine targets, as well as aspects of prion diseases and of fungal and protozoan biology.

Journal Website

https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/home

9. Microbiome

Microbiome 2021 Impact Factor: 16.837

Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 3.05

Total Citations in 2021: 17,599

Eigenfactor Score: 0.03259

Normalized Eigenfactor: 6.96582

Article Influence Score: 4.649

5-year Impact Factor: 19.813

Immediacy Index: 2.509

Aim and Scopes

The central purpose of the Microbiome is to unite investigators conducting microbiome research in environmental, agricultural, and biomedical arenas.

Topics broadly addressing the study of microbial communities, such as microbial surveys, bioinformatics, meta-omics approaches, and community/host interaction modeling, will be considered for publication. Through this collection of literature, Microbiome hopes to integrate researchers with common scientific objectives across a broad cross-section of sub-disciplines within microbial ecology.

Journal Website

https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/

10. Annual Review of Microbiology

Annual Review of Microbiology 2021 Impact Factor: 16.232

Journal Citation Indicator (JCI): 1.20

Total Citations in 2021: 12,537

Eigenfactor Score: 0.00817

Normalized Eigenfactor: 1.74659

Article Influence Score: 5.550

5-year Impact Factor: 16.465

Immediacy Index: 0.879

Aim and Scopes

The Annual Review of Microbiology, in publication since 1947, covers significant developments in the field of microbiology, encompassing bacteria, archaea, viruses, and unicellular eukaryotes.

Journal Website

https://www.annualreviews.org/journal/micro

Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics)

The Journal Citation Reports (JCR) module within InCites allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from approximately 12,000 scholarly and technical journals and conference proceedings from more than 3,300 publishers in over 80 countries/regions. Journal Citation Reports is the only source of citation data on journals and includes virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and social sciences.

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Key features in the Journal Citation Reports allow you to:

• Focus on desired subject categories, enabling you to review journal titles and key performance indicators in the category;
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Website of Journal Citation Reports: https://jcr.clarivate.com/jcr/home

References

1. Lancet Microbe
2. Nature Reviews Microbiology
3. Clinical Microbiology Reviews
4. Cell Host and Microbe
5. Nature Microbiology
6. Clinical Infectious Diseases
7. Emerging Microbes and Infections
8. Trends in Microbiology
9. Microbiome
10. Annual Review of Microbiology
11. Journal Citation Reports: https://jcr.clarivate.com/jcr/home