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Impact factor
5.1
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
ISME Communications
ISME COMMUN
journal website
All time from 2020
Publications
571
Citations
5 447
h-index
32
Top-3 citing journals
Science of the Total Environment
Frontiers in Microbiology
Frontiers in Microbiology (183 citations)
Water Research
Water Research (107 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
USA (195 publications)
China (88 publications)
Germany (82 publications)

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Science of the Total Environment
Science of the Total Environment, 213, 3.91%
Frontiers in Microbiology
Frontiers in Microbiology, 183, 3.36%
Water Research
Water Research, 107, 1.96%
Microorganisms
Microorganisms, 89, 1.63%
Frontiers in Marine Science
Frontiers in Marine Science, 84, 1.54%
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 79, 1.45%
Nature Communications
Nature Communications, 73, 1.34%
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, 72, 1.32%
Microbiome
Microbiome, 70, 1.29%
Applied Soil Ecology
Applied Soil Ecology, 67, 1.23%
Environmental Science & Technology
Environmental Science & Technology, 67, 1.23%
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 65, 1.19%
Environmental Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology, 64, 1.17%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 64, 1.17%
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 60, 1.1%
ISME Journal
ISME Journal, 58, 1.06%
Microbiology spectrum
Microbiology spectrum, 55, 1.01%
ISME Communications
ISME Communications, 54, 0.99%
Environmental Research
Environmental Research, 48, 0.88%
mSystems
mSystems, 43, 0.79%
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 42, 0.77%
Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of Environmental Management, 41, 0.75%
Trends in Microbiology
Trends in Microbiology, 38, 0.7%
Plant and Soil
Plant and Soil, 36, 0.66%
Systematic and Applied Microbiology
Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 30, 0.55%
Chemical Engineering Journal
Chemical Engineering Journal, 28, 0.51%
Frontiers in Plant Science
Frontiers in Plant Science, 27, 0.5%
Environmental Microbiology Reports
Environmental Microbiology Reports, 27, 0.5%
Bioresource Technology
Bioresource Technology, 27, 0.5%
Chemosphere
Chemosphere, 26, 0.48%
Environmental Microbiomes
Environmental Microbiomes, 26, 0.48%
Nature Microbiology
Nature Microbiology, 26, 0.48%
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, 26, 0.48%
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Pollution, 25, 0.46%
mBio
mBio, 24, 0.44%
Plants
Plants, 23, 0.42%
Communications Biology
Communications Biology, 22, 0.4%
Nature Reviews Microbiology
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 22, 0.4%
Limnology and Oceanography
Limnology and Oceanography, 22, 0.4%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 21, 0.39%
Geoderma
Geoderma, 21, 0.39%
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 21, 0.39%
Forests
Forests, 21, 0.39%
Microbiological Research
Microbiological Research, 20, 0.37%
Microbial Ecology
Microbial Ecology, 20, 0.37%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20, 0.37%
Catena
Catena, 19, 0.35%
Agronomy
Agronomy, 19, 0.35%
mSphere
mSphere, 18, 0.33%
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 17, 0.31%
Aquaculture
Aquaculture, 17, 0.31%
Environmental International
Environmental International, 16, 0.29%
Global Change Biology
Global Change Biology, 16, 0.29%
Current Opinion in Microbiology
Current Opinion in Microbiology, 16, 0.29%
PeerJ
PeerJ, 15, 0.28%
Biology and Fertility of Soils
Biology and Fertility of Soils, 15, 0.28%
Nature
Nature, 15, 0.28%
Biogeosciences
Biogeosciences, 15, 0.28%
Animal Microbiome
Animal Microbiome, 15, 0.28%
BMC Microbiology
BMC Microbiology, 14, 0.26%
Marine Environmental Research
Marine Environmental Research, 14, 0.26%
Diversity
Diversity, 14, 0.26%
Molecular Ecology
Molecular Ecology, 14, 0.26%
Scientific data
Scientific data, 13, 0.24%
Viruses
Viruses, 13, 0.24%
Gut Microbes
Gut Microbes, 13, 0.24%
Microbial Biotechnology
Microbial Biotechnology, 13, 0.24%
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 13, 0.24%
Heliyon
Heliyon, 13, 0.24%
Microbial genomics
Microbial genomics, 13, 0.24%
Journal of Water Process Engineering
Journal of Water Process Engineering, 13, 0.24%
Soil Ecology Letters
Soil Ecology Letters, 13, 0.24%
Phytobiomes Journal
Phytobiomes Journal, 12, 0.22%
New Phytologist
New Phytologist, 12, 0.22%
Science advances
Science advances, 12, 0.22%
Life
Life, 12, 0.22%
European Journal of Soil Biology
European Journal of Soil Biology, 11, 0.2%
Harmful Algae
Harmful Algae, 11, 0.2%
Land Degradation and Development
Land Degradation and Development, 11, 0.2%
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 11, 0.2%
Algal Research
Algal Research, 11, 0.2%
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, 11, 0.2%
Journal of Fungi
Journal of Fungi, 10, 0.18%
Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 10, 0.18%
Current Microbiology
Current Microbiology, 10, 0.18%
Cell Host and Microbe
Cell Host and Microbe, 10, 0.18%
Water (Switzerland)
Water (Switzerland), 10, 0.18%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 10, 0.18%
Communications Earth & Environment
Communications Earth & Environment, 10, 0.18%
PNAS Nexus
PNAS Nexus, 10, 0.18%
Rhizosphere
Rhizosphere, 9, 0.17%
iScience
iScience, 9, 0.17%
Ecology and Evolution
Ecology and Evolution, 9, 0.17%
Ecological Indicators
Ecological Indicators, 9, 0.17%
Progress in Oceanography
Progress in Oceanography, 9, 0.17%
Journal of Applied Microbiology
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 9, 0.17%
FEMS Microbiology Letters
FEMS Microbiology Letters, 9, 0.17%
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 9, 0.17%
iMeta
iMeta, 9, 0.17%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 8, 0.15%
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Elsevier
Elsevier, 1606, 29.48%
Springer Nature
Springer Nature, 907, 16.65%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 489, 8.98%
Wiley
Wiley, 438, 8.04%
MDPI
MDPI, 391, 7.18%
Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers Media S.A., 381, 6.99%
American Society for Microbiology
American Society for Microbiology, 236, 4.33%
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press, 184, 3.38%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Chemical Society (ACS), 109, 2%
Microbiology Society
Microbiology Society, 63, 1.16%
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, 62, 1.14%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 44, 0.81%
Research Square Platform LLC, 30, 0.55%
Copernicus
Copernicus, 25, 0.46%
Annual Reviews
Annual Reviews, 24, 0.44%
American Geophysical Union
American Geophysical Union, 22, 0.4%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 21, 0.39%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 20, 0.37%
Scientific Societies
Scientific Societies, 20, 0.37%
The Royal Society
The Royal Society, 17, 0.31%
PeerJ
PeerJ, 16, 0.29%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 15, 0.28%
OAE Publishing Inc.
OAE Publishing Inc., 9, 0.17%
Pensoft Publishers
Pensoft Publishers, 8, 0.15%
Inter-Research Science Center, 8, 0.15%
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press, 7, 0.13%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 7, 0.13%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 5, 0.09%
Canadian Science Publishing
Canadian Science Publishing, 5, 0.09%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 4, 0.07%
American Society for Nutrition
American Society for Nutrition, 4, 0.07%
eLife Sciences Publications
eLife Sciences Publications, 4, 0.07%
BMJ
BMJ, 4, 0.07%
IntechOpen, 4, 0.07%
Mary Ann Liebert
Mary Ann Liebert, 3, 0.06%
Optica Publishing Group
Optica Publishing Group, 3, 0.06%
Portland Press
Portland Press, 3, 0.06%
IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing, 3, 0.06%
Water Environment Federation
Water Environment Federation, 3, 0.06%
Science in China Press, 3, 0.06%
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter, 2, 0.04%
IOS Press
IOS Press, 2, 0.04%
Pleiades Publishing
Pleiades Publishing, 2, 0.04%
American Physiological Society
American Physiological Society, 2, 0.04%
AIP Publishing
AIP Publishing, 2, 0.04%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), 2, 0.04%
The Company of Biologists
The Company of Biologists, 2, 0.04%
IWA Publishing
IWA Publishing, 2, 0.04%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2, 0.04%
Hindawi Limited
Hindawi Limited, 2, 0.04%
S. Karger AG
S. Karger AG, 2, 0.04%
JMIR Publications
JMIR Publications, 2, 0.04%
PAGEPress Publications
PAGEPress Publications, 2, 0.04%
Rockefeller University Press
Rockefeller University Press, 1, 0.02%
SAGE
SAGE, 1, 0.02%
University of California Press
University of California Press, 1, 0.02%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 1, 0.02%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1, 0.02%
Soil Science Society of America
Soil Science Society of America, 1, 0.02%
Spandidos Publications
Spandidos Publications, 1, 0.02%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 1, 0.02%
Japanese Society Of Microbial Ecology, 1, 0.02%
American Physical Society (APS)
American Physical Society (APS), 1, 0.02%
Tsinghua University Press
Tsinghua University Press, 1, 0.02%
Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia, 1, 0.02%
The Endocrine Society
The Endocrine Society, 1, 0.02%
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Medical Association (AMA), 1, 0.02%
Mineralogical Society of America
Mineralogical Society of America, 1, 0.02%
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
European Respiratory Society (ERS), 1, 0.02%
Japanese Society of Limnology, 1, 0.02%
Nordic Council for Wildlife Research, 1, 0.02%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), 1, 0.02%
International Association for Food Protection
International Association for Food Protection, 1, 0.02%
Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology, 1, 0.02%
Han-Gug Misaengmul Hag-hoe/The Microbiological Society of Korea, 1, 0.02%
Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, 1, 0.02%
The Electrochemical Society
The Electrochemical Society, 1, 0.02%
CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO Publishing, 1, 0.02%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, 0.02%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
Social Science Electronic Publishing, 1, 0.02%
Publications Office of the European Union, 1, 0.02%
FARC of the North-East named N.V. Rudnitskogo
FARC of the North-East named N.V. Rudnitskogo, 1, 0.02%
Paediatrician Publishers LLC
Paediatrician Publishers LLC, 1, 0.02%
The Japanese Society of Applied Glycoscience, 1, 0.02%
Bioscientifica
Bioscientifica, 1, 0.02%
Geological Society of London
Geological Society of London, 1, 0.02%
IGI Global
IGI Global, 1, 0.02%
F1000 Research
F1000 Research, 1, 0.02%
LLC Global Media Technology
LLC Global Media Technology, 1, 0.02%
Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education Novosibirsk State Agrarian University
Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, 1, 0.02%
European Molecular Biology Organization
European Molecular Biology Organization, 1, 0.02%
Japan Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria, 1, 0.02%
Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1, 0.02%
Institute of Experimental Botany, 1, 0.02%
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 24, 4.2%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 23, 4.03%
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich, 20, 3.5%
University of Queensland
University of Queensland, 20, 3.5%
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley, 17, 2.98%
Joint Genome Institute
Joint Genome Institute, 16, 2.8%
University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen, 14, 2.45%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 14, 2.45%
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 14, 2.45%
Sorbonne University
Sorbonne University, 13, 2.28%
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego, 12, 2.1%
University of Vienna
University of Vienna, 12, 2.1%
University of Georgia
University of Georgia, 12, 2.1%
University of Southern California
University of Southern California, 11, 1.93%
Stanford University
Stanford University, 11, 1.93%
Université Paris-Saclay
Université Paris-Saclay, 11, 1.93%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 11, 1.93%
Kyoto University
Kyoto University, 10, 1.75%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, 10, 1.75%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 10, 1.75%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 9, 1.58%
Cornell University
Cornell University, 9, 1.58%
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9, 1.58%
Université Laval
Université Laval, 9, 1.58%
Technical University of Denmark
Technical University of Denmark, 8, 1.4%
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology, 8, 1.4%
Oregon State University
Oregon State University, 8, 1.4%
University of Washington
University of Washington, 8, 1.4%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 8, 1.4%
Leiden University
Leiden University, 8, 1.4%
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, 8, 1.4%
University of Bremen
University of Bremen, 8, 1.4%
University of Montpellier
University of Montpellier, 8, 1.4%
Xiamen University
Xiamen University, 7, 1.23%
University of Oxford
University of Oxford, 7, 1.23%
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne, 7, 1.23%
Translational Research Institute
Translational Research Institute, 7, 1.23%
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside, 7, 1.23%
Paris Cité University
Paris Cité University, 7, 1.23%
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota, 7, 1.23%
University of Göttingen
University of Göttingen, 7, 1.23%
Utrecht University
Utrecht University, 7, 1.23%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 7, 1.23%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
Paris Sciences et Lettres, 7, 1.23%
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Institut national de la recherche scientifique, 7, 1.23%
University of Tübingen
University of Tübingen, 6, 1.05%
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University, 6, 1.05%
Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin, 6, 1.05%
China Agricultural University
China Agricultural University, 6, 1.05%
University of Technology Sydney
University of Technology Sydney, 6, 1.05%
Aarhus University
Aarhus University, 6, 1.05%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 6, 1.05%
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Australian Institute of Marine Science, 6, 1.05%
Harvard University
Harvard University, 6, 1.05%
Ohio State University
Ohio State University, 6, 1.05%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 6, 1.05%
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin, 6, 1.05%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 6, 1.05%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison, 6, 1.05%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
Wageningen University and Research Centre, 6, 1.05%
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Institut de Ciències del Mar, 6, 1.05%
University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee, 6, 1.05%
Montana State University
Montana State University, 6, 1.05%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 5, 0.88%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 5, 0.88%
Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen, 5, 0.88%
University of Haifa
University of Haifa, 5, 0.88%
Stockholm University
Stockholm University, 5, 0.88%
University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki, 5, 0.88%
University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales, 5, 0.88%
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology, 5, 0.88%
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University, 5, 0.88%
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 5, 0.88%
University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania, 5, 0.88%
Princeton University
Princeton University, 5, 0.88%
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University, 5, 0.88%
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University, 5, 0.88%
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech, 5, 0.88%
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 5, 0.88%
University of Arizona
University of Arizona, 5, 0.88%
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz, 5, 0.88%
University of California, Merced
University of California, Merced, 5, 0.88%
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 5, 0.88%
Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity
Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity, 5, 0.88%
Institut Pasteur
Institut Pasteur, 5, 0.88%
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo, 5, 0.88%
Philipps University of Marburg
Philipps University of Marburg, 5, 0.88%
University of Potsdam
University of Potsdam, 5, 0.88%
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 5, 0.88%
University of Toronto
University of Toronto, 5, 0.88%
University of Calgary
University of Calgary, 5, 0.88%
University of Florida
University of Florida, 5, 0.88%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, 5, 0.88%
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 4, 0.7%
Ghent University
Ghent University, 4, 0.7%
Technical University of Munich
Technical University of Munich, 4, 0.7%
University of Lisbon
University of Lisbon, 4, 0.7%
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing Agricultural University, 4, 0.7%
Linnaeus University
Linnaeus University, 4, 0.7%
University of Nantes
University of Nantes, 4, 0.7%
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USA, 195, 34.15%
China, 88, 15.41%
Germany, 82, 14.36%
United Kingdom, 53, 9.28%
Australia, 44, 7.71%
France, 43, 7.53%
Canada, 41, 7.18%
Switzerland, 31, 5.43%
Netherlands, 30, 5.25%
Denmark, 26, 4.55%
Japan, 25, 4.38%
Norway, 19, 3.33%
Spain, 18, 3.15%
Sweden, 15, 2.63%
Austria, 14, 2.45%
Belgium, 13, 2.28%
Israel, 12, 2.1%
Italy, 10, 1.75%
New Zealand, 10, 1.75%
Finland, 8, 1.4%
Portugal, 6, 1.05%
Saudi Arabia, 6, 1.05%
Mexico, 4, 0.7%
Russia, 3, 0.53%
Estonia, 3, 0.53%
India, 3, 0.53%
Colombia, 3, 0.53%
Luxembourg, 3, 0.53%
Singapore, 3, 0.53%
Chile, 3, 0.53%
Bermuda, 2, 0.35%
Brazil, 2, 0.35%
Greece, 2, 0.35%
Ireland, 2, 0.35%
Iceland, 2, 0.35%
Lithuania, 2, 0.35%
Malaysia, 2, 0.35%
Panama, 2, 0.35%
Poland, 2, 0.35%
Slovenia, 2, 0.35%
Thailand, 2, 0.35%
Turkey, 2, 0.35%
Czech Republic, 2, 0.35%
South Africa, 2, 0.35%
Hungary, 1, 0.18%
Egypt, 1, 0.18%
Indonesia, 1, 0.18%
Cambodia, 1, 0.18%
Côte d'Ivoire, 1, 0.18%
Mauritania, 1, 0.18%
Madagascar, 1, 0.18%
Morocco, 1, 0.18%
Mozambique, 1, 0.18%
Namibia, 1, 0.18%
Oman, 1, 0.18%
Pakistan, 1, 0.18%
Puerto Rico, 1, 0.18%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.18%
Tanzania, 1, 0.18%
Uruguay, 1, 0.18%
Faroe Islands, 1, 0.18%
Philippines, 1, 0.18%
Sri Lanka, 1, 0.18%
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