Journal metric profile

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 9.200 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 9.900 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 11/177 Recorded category rank

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by NATURE PORTFOLIO. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 9.200, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 11 out of 177 journals in its listed category. A Q1 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 4,862 total citations, 133 total articles, 147 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 9.900, which is 0.700 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 9.100. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 2.150.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 3.4 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 7.1 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes is identified in this record by electronic ISSN 2055-5008. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal namenpj Biofilms and Microbiomes
Abbreviated journalNPJ BIOFILMS MICROBI
PublisherNATURE PORTFOLIO
Metric year2025
Overall rank650
ISSNNot available
eISSN2055-5008
Total cites4,862
Total articles133
Citable items147
Cited half-life3.4 years
Citing half-life7.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor9.200
5-Year Impact Factor9.900
Impact Factor without journal self-cites9.100
Journal Citation Indicator2.150
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank11/177
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of npj Biofilms and Microbiomes?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for npj Biofilms and Microbiomes is 9.200 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is npj Biofilms and Microbiomes?

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes npj Biofilms and Microbiomes?

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes is listed as being published by NATURE PORTFOLIO.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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