Microbiology Journals
This page groups approved journals assigned to Microbiology within the broader Life Sciences classification used by Journals Impact Factors.
Because citation practices differ by specialty, this narrower grouping can be more useful than comparing journals across an entire broad discipline. The classification is internal and is not an official JCR category.
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112 results| Journal | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY 1740-1526 |
103.300 | 99.100 | 9.860 | Q1 | NATURE PORTFOLIO |
| Nature Microbiology 2058-5276 |
19.400 | 20.700 | 4.830 | Q1 | NATURE PORTFOLIO |
| CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS 0893-8512 |
19.300 | 33.300 | 1.990 | Q1 | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY |
| STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY 0166-0616 |
17.100 | 22.200 | 4.820 | Q1 | WESTERDIJK FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY INST |
| TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY 0966-842X |
14.900 | 16.900 | 1.520 | Q1 | CELL PRESS |
| FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS 0168-6445 |
12.300 | 13.400 | 1.300 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| Annual Review of Microbiology 0066-4227 |
9.900 | 13.300 | 1.050 | Q1 | ANNUAL REVIEWS |
| Annual Review of Virology 2327-056X |
8.300 | 11.900 | 1.710 | Q1 | ANNUAL REVIEWS |
| MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS 1092-2172 |
7.800 | 12.200 | 0.970 | Q1 | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY |
| CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY 1369-5274 |
7.500 | 8.300 | 0.790 | Q1 | CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD |
| MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH 0944-5013 |
6.900 | 7.200 | 1.310 | Q1 | ELSEVIER GMBH |
| REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY 1052-9276 |
6.600 | 7.200 | 1.070 | Q1 | WILEY |
| Journal of Oral Microbiology N/A |
5.500 | 5.100 | 1.150 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY 0095-1137 |
5.400 | 5.500 | 1.350 | Q1 | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY |
| INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY 0168-1605 |
5.200 | 5.300 | 1.210 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
| CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY 1040-841X |
5.100 | 7.500 | 0.640 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Current Opinion in Virology 1879-6257 |
5.100 | 5.500 | 1.360 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
| FOOD MICROBIOLOGY 0740-0020 |
4.600 | 5.100 | 1.080 | Q1 | ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
| JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY 0146-6615 |
4.600 | 4.700 | 1.290 | Q1 | WILEY |
| MicrobiologyOpen 2045-8827 |
4.600 | 3.800 | 0.790 | Q1 | WILEY |
| Frontiers in Microbiology N/A |
4.500 | 5.200 | 0.980 | Q1 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
| Mycology-An International Journal On Fungal Biology 2150-1203 |
4.400 | 5.000 | 1.090 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 0175-7598 |
4.300 | 5.100 | 0.810 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
| JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY 0022-1317 |
4.300 | 3.700 | 0.840 | Q1 | MICROBIOLOGY SOC |
| BMC MICROBIOLOGY 1471-2180 |
4.200 | 4.800 | 1.090 | Q2 | BMC |
| SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 0723-2020 |
4.200 | 3.500 | 0.910 | Q2 | ELSEVIER GMBH |
| WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY 0959-3993 |
4.200 | 4.600 | 0.820 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
| AIMS Microbiology 2471-1888 |
4.100 | 4.800 | 0.610 | Q2 | AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS |
| ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 1462-2912 |
4.000 | 4.800 | 1.000 | Q2 | WILEY |
| VIROLOGICA SINICA 1674-0769 |
4.000 | 4.100 | 0.930 | Q1 | KEAI PUBLISHING LTD |
| Retrovirology N/A |
3.900 | 3.200 | 0.630 | Q2 | BMC |
| Journal of Virology 0022-538X |
3.800 | 3.900 | 1.090 | Q2 | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY |
| Microbiology Spectrum N/A |
3.800 | 4.100 | 0.990 | Q2 | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY |
| Virology Journal N/A |
3.800 | 3.700 | 0.900 | Q2 | BMC |
| APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 0099-2240 |
3.700 | 4.500 | 0.930 | Q2 | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY |
| Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials N/A |
3.600 | 4.800 | 0.930 | Q2 | BMC |
| INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 1438-4221 |
3.600 | 3.500 | 0.950 | Q2 | ELSEVIER GMBH |
| Archives of Microbiology & Immunology 2572-9365 |
3.500 | 3.800 | 1.540 | Q1 | FORTUNE JOURNALS |
| MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 1350-0872 |
3.500 | 3.300 | 0.610 | Q2 | MICROBIOLOGY SOC |
| ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY 1590-4261 |
3.400 | 3.800 | 0.750 | Q2 | BMC |
| JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY 1386-6532 |
3.400 | 3.300 | 1.070 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
| RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY 0923-2508 |
3.400 | 3.700 | 0.720 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
| FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY 0168-6496 |
3.200 | 4.200 | 0.880 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| International Journal of Microbiology 1687-918X |
3.200 | 4.700 | 0.690 | Q2 | WILEY |
| JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 1364-5072 |
3.200 | 3.800 | 0.660 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY 1367-5435 |
3.200 | 3.600 | 0.530 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA 0015-5632 |
3.100 | 2.900 | 0.530 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
| JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 1017-7825 |
3.100 | 3.200 | 0.640 | Q2 | KOREAN SOC MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY 0021-9193 |
3.000 | 3.200 | 0.690 | Q3 | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY |
| MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 0300-8584 |
3.000 | 3.500 | 0.940 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
| MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS 1617-416X |
3.000 | 3.000 | 0.800 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
| Molecular Oral Microbiology 2041-1006 |
2.900 | 3.400 | 0.940 | Q1 | WILEY |
| Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing 2662-7655 |
2.900 | 3.500 | 0.550 | Q2 | SPRINGERNATURE |
| CRYPTOGAMIE MYCOLOGIE 0181-1584 |
2.700 | 2.400 | 0.660 | Q3 | ADAC-CRYPTOGAMIE |
| Current Clinical Microbiology Reports 2196-5471 |
2.700 | 2.800 | 0.670 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
| Environmental Microbiology Reports 1758-2229 |
2.700 | 3.400 | 0.570 | Q3 | WILEY |
| Food and Environmental Virology 1867-0334 |
2.700 | 3.100 | 0.720 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
| JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY 0233-111X |
2.700 | 3.500 | 0.610 | Q3 | WILEY |
| VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY 0378-1135 |
2.700 | 2.900 | 1.050 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
| ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY 0302-8933 |
2.600 | 2.800 | 0.620 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
| CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY 0343-8651 |
2.600 | 2.600 | 0.610 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
| European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2062-8633 |
2.600 | 3.300 | 0.550 | Q3 | AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT |
| JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY 1066-5234 |
2.600 | 2.500 | 0.600 | Q3 | WILEY |
| JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 1225-8873 |
2.600 | 3.000 | 0.660 | Q3 | MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETY KOREA |
| MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY 0950-382X |
2.600 | 3.200 | 0.570 | Q3 | WILEY |
| MYCOLOGIA 0027-5514 |
2.600 | 2.700 | 0.810 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
| ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY 0304-8608 |
2.500 | 2.200 | 0.650 | Q3 | SPRINGER WIEN |
| ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA 0213-005X |
2.500 | 2.300 | 0.560 | Q2 | EDICIONES DOYMA S A |
| Future Microbiology 1746-0913 |
2.400 | 2.500 | 0.440 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| VIROLOGY 0042-6822 |
2.400 | 2.500 | 0.720 | Q3 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
| INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGY 1139-6709 |
2.300 | 2.700 | 0.560 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
| MEDICAL MYCOLOGY 1369-3786 |
2.300 | 2.700 | 0.860 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS 0378-1097 |
2.200 | 2.400 | 0.490 | Q3 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| Microbiology Research N/A |
2.200 | 2.100 | 1.310 | Q3 | MDPI |
| LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 0266-8254 |
2.100 | 2.400 | 0.470 | Q3 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| REVISTA ARGENTINA DE MICROBIOLOGIA 0325-7541 |
2.100 | 1.900 | 0.510 | Q3 | ASOCIACION ARGENTINA MICROBIOLOGIA |
| INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 1466-5026 |
2.000 | 2.200 | 0.480 | Q3 | MICROBIOLOGY SOC |
| JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 0022-2615 |
2.000 | 2.500 | 0.500 | Q3 | MICROBIOLOGY SOC |
| BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 1517-8382 |
1.900 | 2.400 | 0.490 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
| GEOMICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL 0149-0451 |
1.900 | 2.400 | 0.420 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
| Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques 2263-8733 |
1.900 | 2.100 | 0.450 | Q3 | SPRINGER FRANCE |
| JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS 0167-7012 |
1.900 | 2.200 | 0.480 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
| Medical Mycology Journal 2185-6486 |
1.900 | 1.700 | 0.410 | Q4 | JAPANESE SOC MEDICAL MYCOLOGY |
| ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY 0003-6072 |
1.800 | 2.300 | 0.450 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
| INTERVIROLOGY 0300-5526 |
1.800 | 2.000 | 0.440 | Q3 | KARGER |
| JOURNAL DE MYCOLOGIE MEDICALE 1156-5233 |
1.800 | 2.300 | 0.520 | Q4 | MASSON EDITEUR |
| MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 0385-5600 |
1.800 | 2.200 | 0.380 | Q4 | WILEY |
| Iranian Journal of Microbiology 2008-3289 |
1.700 | 2.000 | 0.330 | Q4 | UNIV MEDICAL SCIENCES-DANISHGAH-I ULUM-I PIZISHKI-I TIHRAN |
| ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA ET IMMUNOLOGICA HUNGARICA 1217-8950 |
1.600 | 1.600 | 0.370 | Q4 | AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT |
| CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 0008-4166 |
1.600 | 2.700 | 0.390 | Q4 | CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING |
| CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY 1462-5814 |
1.600 | 3.200 | 0.460 | Q4 | WILEY |
| Frontiers in Virology N/A |
1.600 | 1.700 | 0.340 | Q4 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
| INDIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 0046-8991 |
1.600 | 2.500 | 0.390 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
| JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS 0166-0934 |
1.600 | 1.900 | 0.590 | Q4 | ELSEVIER |
| Polish Journal of Microbiology 1733-1331 |
1.600 | 2.400 | 0.410 | Q4 | POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO MIKROBIOLOGOW-POLISH SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGISTS |
| International Journal of Mycobacteriology 2212-5531 |
1.500 | 1.400 | 0.340 | Q4 | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS |
| Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 1935-7877 |
1.500 | 1.500 | 0.770 | Q3 | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY |
| Advances in Virology 1687-8639 |
1.400 | 1.200 | 0.360 | Q4 | WILEY |
| Future Virology 1746-0794 |
1.400 | 1.400 | 0.350 | Q4 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Journal of Clinical Virology Plus 2667-0380 |
1.400 | 1.300 | 0.390 | Q4 | ELSEVIER |
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