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Open access

Microbiology spectrum

American Society for Microbiology
American Society for Microbiology
ISSN: 21650497
SCImago
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WOS
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Impact factor
3.7
SJR
1.028
CiteScore
3.2
Categories
Ecology
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
Infectious Diseases
Physiology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Microbiology (medical)
Areas
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Environmental Science
Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
Years of issue
2013-2025
journal names
Microbiology spectrum
MICROBIOL SPECTR
Publications
7 100
Citations
83 238
h-index
99
Top-3 citing journals
Frontiers in Microbiology
Frontiers in Microbiology (3228 citations)
Microbiology spectrum
Microbiology spectrum (2154 citations)
Microorganisms
Microorganisms (1654 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University (131 publications)
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou University (94 publications)
Top-3 countries
China (2290 publications)
USA (2073 publications)
United Kingdom (404 publications)

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China, 2290, 32.25%
USA, 2073, 29.2%
United Kingdom, 404, 5.69%
Germany, 385, 5.42%
France, 349, 4.92%
Japan, 308, 4.34%
Canada, 287, 4.04%
Spain, 276, 3.89%
Australia, 227, 3.2%
Republic of Korea, 189, 2.66%
India, 174, 2.45%
Netherlands, 171, 2.41%
Italy, 169, 2.38%
Switzerland, 134, 1.89%
Brazil, 123, 1.73%
Denmark, 123, 1.73%
Belgium, 113, 1.59%
Sweden, 100, 1.41%
Israel, 78, 1.1%
Austria, 70, 0.99%
Thailand, 60, 0.85%
South Africa, 60, 0.85%
Portugal, 59, 0.83%
Mexico, 59, 0.83%
Singapore, 54, 0.76%
Poland, 53, 0.75%
Finland, 47, 0.66%
Czech Republic, 47, 0.66%
Ireland, 39, 0.55%
Norway, 38, 0.54%
Chile, 37, 0.52%
Egypt, 33, 0.46%
Colombia, 32, 0.45%
Argentina, 31, 0.44%
New Zealand, 30, 0.42%
Russia, 28, 0.39%
Pakistan, 25, 0.35%
Bangladesh, 23, 0.32%
Iran, 23, 0.32%
Saudi Arabia, 21, 0.3%
Uganda, 21, 0.3%
Hungary, 20, 0.28%
Turkey, 18, 0.25%
Greece, 16, 0.23%
Malaysia, 15, 0.21%
Slovenia, 15, 0.21%
Ghana, 14, 0.2%
Kenya, 14, 0.2%
Nigeria, 13, 0.18%
Peru, 13, 0.18%
Ethiopia, 12, 0.17%
Puerto Rico, 10, 0.14%
Vietnam, 9, 0.13%
Tunisia, 9, 0.13%
Georgia, 8, 0.11%
Indonesia, 8, 0.11%
Qatar, 8, 0.11%
Venezuela, 7, 0.1%
Kuwait, 7, 0.1%
Lebanon, 7, 0.1%
UAE, 7, 0.1%
Cambodia, 6, 0.08%
Serbia, 6, 0.08%
Slovakia, 6, 0.08%
Sudan, 6, 0.08%
Philippines, 6, 0.08%
Croatia, 6, 0.08%
Ecuador, 6, 0.08%
Iraq, 5, 0.07%
Cameroon, 5, 0.07%
Malawi, 5, 0.07%
Mali, 5, 0.07%
Sri Lanka, 5, 0.07%
Costa Rica, 4, 0.06%
Nepal, 4, 0.06%
Estonia, 3, 0.04%
Algeria, 3, 0.04%
Armenia, 3, 0.04%
Bahrain, 3, 0.04%
Gabon, 3, 0.04%
Gambia, 3, 0.04%
Iceland, 3, 0.04%
Côte d'Ivoire, 3, 0.04%
Latvia, 3, 0.04%
Mozambique, 3, 0.04%
Namibia, 3, 0.04%
Oman, 3, 0.04%
Paraguay, 3, 0.04%
Romania, 3, 0.04%
Tanzania, 3, 0.04%
Kazakhstan, 2, 0.03%
Benin, 2, 0.03%
Zambia, 2, 0.03%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.03%
Cuba, 2, 0.03%
Laos, 2, 0.03%
Luxembourg, 2, 0.03%
Malta, 2, 0.03%
Myanmar, 2, 0.03%
New Caledonia, 2, 0.03%
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China, 2268, 36.29%
USA, 1607, 25.71%
Germany, 329, 5.26%
United Kingdom, 309, 4.94%
Japan, 303, 4.85%
France, 264, 4.22%
Spain, 244, 3.9%
Canada, 243, 3.89%
Australia, 197, 3.15%
Republic of Korea, 178, 2.85%
India, 167, 2.67%
Italy, 152, 2.43%
Netherlands, 152, 2.43%
Brazil, 117, 1.87%
Switzerland, 117, 1.87%
Denmark, 109, 1.74%
Belgium, 104, 1.66%
Sweden, 85, 1.36%
Israel, 70, 1.12%
Austria, 62, 0.99%
Thailand, 58, 0.93%
Mexico, 55, 0.88%
Portugal, 51, 0.82%
Poland, 49, 0.78%
South Africa, 48, 0.77%
Czech Republic, 47, 0.75%
Singapore, 46, 0.74%
Finland, 46, 0.74%
Norway, 37, 0.59%
Chile, 34, 0.54%
Egypt, 33, 0.53%
Ireland, 32, 0.51%
Colombia, 29, 0.46%
Argentina, 28, 0.45%
Russia, 27, 0.43%
Pakistan, 25, 0.4%
Bangladesh, 23, 0.37%
New Zealand, 23, 0.37%
Iran, 22, 0.35%
Saudi Arabia, 21, 0.34%
Uganda, 20, 0.32%
Hungary, 18, 0.29%
Turkey, 16, 0.26%
Malaysia, 15, 0.24%
Ghana, 14, 0.22%
Greece, 14, 0.22%
Kenya, 14, 0.22%
Slovenia, 14, 0.22%
Nigeria, 13, 0.21%
Peru, 12, 0.19%
Ethiopia, 12, 0.19%
Tunisia, 9, 0.14%
Vietnam, 8, 0.13%
Indonesia, 8, 0.13%
Qatar, 7, 0.11%
Kuwait, 7, 0.11%
UAE, 7, 0.11%
Venezuela, 6, 0.1%
Cambodia, 6, 0.1%
Serbia, 6, 0.1%
Slovakia, 6, 0.1%
Sudan, 6, 0.1%
Philippines, 6, 0.1%
Croatia, 6, 0.1%
Ecuador, 6, 0.1%
Iraq, 5, 0.08%
Cameroon, 5, 0.08%
Lebanon, 5, 0.08%
Malawi, 5, 0.08%
Mali, 5, 0.08%
Sri Lanka, 4, 0.06%
Estonia, 3, 0.05%
Armenia, 3, 0.05%
Bahrain, 3, 0.05%
Gabon, 3, 0.05%
Gambia, 3, 0.05%
Costa Rica, 3, 0.05%
Côte d'Ivoire, 3, 0.05%
Latvia, 3, 0.05%
Mozambique, 3, 0.05%
Namibia, 3, 0.05%
Nepal, 3, 0.05%
Oman, 3, 0.05%
Paraguay, 3, 0.05%
Puerto Rico, 3, 0.05%
Romania, 3, 0.05%
Tanzania, 3, 0.05%
Kazakhstan, 2, 0.03%
Algeria, 2, 0.03%
Benin, 2, 0.03%
Georgia, 2, 0.03%
Zambia, 2, 0.03%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.03%
Iceland, 2, 0.03%
Cuba, 2, 0.03%
Laos, 2, 0.03%
Luxembourg, 2, 0.03%
Malta, 2, 0.03%
Myanmar, 2, 0.03%
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