Journal metric profile

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS Impact Factor 2025

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS has a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 19.3 and is listed in Q1 with a JCR category rank of 5/163.

JCR-based Impact Factor 19.3 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 33.3 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 5/163 Recorded category rank

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS impact factor and ranking

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS metric snapshot

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 19.3. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 33.3, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 5 out of 163 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 3.1% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (33.3) is 14 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (19.3). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 19.1, a difference of 0.2 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.99. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS lists total cites: 24,250; total articles: 0; citable items: 56. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 12 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 7.9 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0893-8512 and electronic ISSN 1098-6618. The publisher is recorded as AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameCLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS
Abbreviated journalCLIN MICROBIOL REV
PublisherAMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
Metric year2025
Overall rank172
ISSN0893-8512
eISSN1098-6618
Total cites24,250
Total articles0
Citable items56
Cited half-life12 years
Citing half-life7.9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor19.3
5-Year Impact Factor33.3
Impact Factor without journal self-cites19.1
Journal Citation Indicator1.99
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank5/163
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS is 19.3 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS?

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 5/163. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS is 33.3. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS?

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS is listed in this directory as being published by AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY.

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Research Area

Subject: Life Sciences
Specialty: Microbiology

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