Journal metric profile

MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

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 1.800 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 131/163 Recorded category rank

MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by WILEY. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.800, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q4.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 131 out of 163 journals in its listed category. A Q4 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 3,144 total citations, 47 total articles, 50 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.200, which is 0.400 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 1.800. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.380.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 14 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 9.9 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY is identified in this record by print ISSN 0385-5600 and electronic ISSN 1348-0421. 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 nameMICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Abbreviated journalMICROBIOL IMMUNOL
PublisherWILEY
Metric year2025
Overall rank9,201
ISSN0385-5600
eISSN1348-0421
Total cites3,144
Total articles47
Citable items50
Cited half-life14 years
Citing half-life9.9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.800
5-Year Impact Factor2.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.800
Journal Citation Indicator0.380
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank131/163
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY is 1.800 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY?

MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY is listed in quartile Q4. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY?

MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY is listed as being published by WILEY.

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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