Journal of Biotechnology

Elsevier
Elsevier
ISSN: 01681656, 18734863
SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
4.1
SJR
0.741
CiteScore
8.9
Categories
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Bioengineering
Biotechnology
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Areas
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Chemical Engineering
Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
Years of issue
1984-2025
journal names
Journal of Biotechnology
J BIOTECHNOL
Publications
15 049
Citations
297 950
h-index
174
Publications
1 020
Citations
97 877
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Bielefeld University
Bielefeld University (286 publications)
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (146 publications)
Top-3 countries
China (1943 publications)
Germany (1572 publications)
USA (1056 publications)
China (153 publications)
India (119 publications)
Germany (70 publications)

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