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SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
33.2
SJR
6.223
CiteScore
23.2
Categories
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Areas
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Immunology and Microbiology
Years of issue
2022-2025
journal names
iMeta
Publications
346
Citations
12 539
h-index
45
Publications
344
Citations
12 043
Top-3 citing journals
Frontiers in Microbiology
Frontiers in Microbiology (342 citations)
iMeta
iMeta (341 citations)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (207 citations)
Top-3 countries
China (297 publications)
USA (53 publications)
United Kingdom (20 publications)

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Citing journals

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Frontiers in Microbiology
342 citations, 2.73%
iMeta
341 citations, 2.72%
Scientific Reports
207 citations, 1.65%
Science of the Total Environment
198 citations, 1.58%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
167 citations, 1.33%
Microorganisms
152 citations, 1.21%
Journal of Hazardous Materials
144 citations, 1.15%
Nature Communications
119 citations, 0.95%
Journal of Environmental Management
119 citations, 0.95%
Frontiers in Immunology
102 citations, 0.81%
Agronomy
101 citations, 0.81%
Frontiers in Plant Science
100 citations, 0.8%
Plant and Soil
100 citations, 0.8%
Environmental Research
91 citations, 0.73%
Applied Soil Ecology
90 citations, 0.72%
Microbiology spectrum
89 citations, 0.71%
Scientific data
88 citations, 0.7%
Water Research
80 citations, 0.64%
Plants
70 citations, 0.56%
bioRxiv
69 citations, 0.55%
Animals
66 citations, 0.53%
BMC Genomics
64 citations, 0.51%
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
59 citations, 0.47%
Microbiology Resource Announcements
55 citations, 0.44%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
51 citations, 0.41%
iMetaOmics
49 citations, 0.39%
Food Bioscience
47 citations, 0.37%
Advanced Science
46 citations, 0.37%
BMC Microbiology
44 citations, 0.35%
Microbiome
43 citations, 0.34%
Frontiers in Genetics
43 citations, 0.34%
mSystems
41 citations, 0.33%
Foods
41 citations, 0.33%
Genes
40 citations, 0.32%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
38 citations, 0.3%
BMC Plant Biology
38 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Translational Medicine
38 citations, 0.3%
Environmental Science & Technology
38 citations, 0.3%
Heliyon
38 citations, 0.3%
Discover Oncology
37 citations, 0.3%
Chemical Engineering Journal
36 citations, 0.29%
PLoS ONE
36 citations, 0.29%
Gut Microbes
35 citations, 0.28%
Nutrients
34 citations, 0.27%
Catena
34 citations, 0.27%
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
33 citations, 0.26%
Horticulturae
33 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Fungi
32 citations, 0.26%
Aquaculture
32 citations, 0.26%
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources
32 citations, 0.26%
Microbial genomics
32 citations, 0.26%
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
31 citations, 0.25%
Biology
31 citations, 0.25%
iScience
30 citations, 0.24%
Communications Biology
30 citations, 0.24%
Food and Function
30 citations, 0.24%
Nucleic Acids Research
30 citations, 0.24%
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
29 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
28 citations, 0.22%
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
27 citations, 0.22%
Briefings in Bioinformatics
27 citations, 0.22%
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
26 citations, 0.21%
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
26 citations, 0.21%
Land Degradation and Development
26 citations, 0.21%
Microbiological Research
25 citations, 0.2%
Ecology and Evolution
25 citations, 0.2%
Science China Life Sciences
25 citations, 0.2%
Forests
25 citations, 0.2%
International Immunopharmacology
25 citations, 0.2%
Poultry Science
24 citations, 0.19%
Bioresource Technology
24 citations, 0.19%
Food Research International
23 citations, 0.18%
Food Chemistry
22 citations, 0.18%
Phytotaxa
21 citations, 0.17%
Cell Reports
21 citations, 0.17%
Ecological Indicators
21 citations, 0.17%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
21 citations, 0.17%
Industrial Crops and Products
20 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
20 citations, 0.16%
Phytomedicine
20 citations, 0.16%
Pedosphere
20 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Oncology
20 citations, 0.16%
Insects
20 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Advanced Research
20 citations, 0.16%
Global Change Biology
19 citations, 0.15%
Environmental Pollution
19 citations, 0.15%
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
19 citations, 0.15%
Horticulture Research
18 citations, 0.14%
eLife
18 citations, 0.14%
Current Medicinal Chemistry
17 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Inflammation Research
17 citations, 0.14%
Plant Journal
17 citations, 0.14%
Environmental Technology and Innovation
17 citations, 0.14%
Medicine (United States)
17 citations, 0.14%
Plant Biotechnology Journal
17 citations, 0.14%
Soil Ecology Letters
17 citations, 0.14%
BMC Biology
16 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
16 citations, 0.13%
Frontiers in Endocrinology
16 citations, 0.13%
Cancers
16 citations, 0.13%
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Elsevier
3425 citations, 27.31%
Springer Nature
2221 citations, 17.71%
MDPI
1367 citations, 10.9%
Wiley
1220 citations, 9.73%
Frontiers Media S.A.
911 citations, 7.27%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
903 citations, 7.2%
American Society for Microbiology
304 citations, 2.42%
Oxford University Press
298 citations, 2.38%
Taylor & Francis
268 citations, 2.14%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
203 citations, 1.62%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
78 citations, 0.62%
Microbiology Society
69 citations, 0.55%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
62 citations, 0.49%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
59 citations, 0.47%
Pensoft Publishers
57 citations, 0.45%
Research Square Platform LLC
36 citations, 0.29%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
34 citations, 0.27%
Magnolia Press
33 citations, 0.26%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
30 citations, 0.24%
eLife Sciences Publications
26 citations, 0.21%
Scientific Societies
23 citations, 0.18%
PeerJ
21 citations, 0.17%
SAGE
17 citations, 0.14%
Maximum Academic Press
17 citations, 0.14%
Impact Journals
15 citations, 0.12%
AME Publishing Company
15 citations, 0.12%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
14 citations, 0.11%
IMR Press
13 citations, 0.1%
Hindawi Limited
13 citations, 0.1%
Spandidos Publications
12 citations, 0.1%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
12 citations, 0.1%
BMJ
11 citations, 0.09%
OAE Publishing Inc.
11 citations, 0.09%
Baishideng Publishing Group
11 citations, 0.09%
American Geophysical Union
10 citations, 0.08%
Science in China Press
10 citations, 0.08%
Pleiades Publishing
8 citations, 0.06%
American Physiological Society
8 citations, 0.06%
The Royal Society
8 citations, 0.06%
American Dairy Science Association
8 citations, 0.06%
F1000 Research
7 citations, 0.06%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
6 citations, 0.05%
S. Karger AG
6 citations, 0.05%
Cambridge University Press
5 citations, 0.04%
Walter de Gruyter
5 citations, 0.04%
American Society for Clinical Investigation
5 citations, 0.04%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
5 citations, 0.04%
EDP Sciences
4 citations, 0.03%
IWA Publishing
4 citations, 0.03%
Tsinghua University Press
4 citations, 0.03%
American Medical Association (AMA)
4 citations, 0.03%
CSIRO Publishing
4 citations, 0.03%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
3 citations, 0.02%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
3 citations, 0.02%
The Open Journal
3 citations, 0.02%
IGI Global
3 citations, 0.02%
Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology
3 citations, 0.02%
Portland Press
2 citations, 0.02%
Crop Science Society of America
2 citations, 0.02%
The Company of Biologists
2 citations, 0.02%
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
2 citations, 0.02%
Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
2 citations, 0.02%
Inter-Research Science Center
2 citations, 0.02%
Annual Reviews
2 citations, 0.02%
JMIR Publications
2 citations, 0.02%
Rockefeller University Press
1 citation, 0.01%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.01%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.01%
Higher Education Press
1 citation, 0.01%
Optica Publishing Group
1 citation, 0.01%
Polish Scientific Publishers PWN
1 citation, 0.01%
Zhejiang University Press
1 citation, 0.01%
Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology of RAS (IMPB RAS)
1 citation, 0.01%
Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
1 citation, 0.01%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
1 citation, 0.01%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.01%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1 citation, 0.01%
Radiation Research Society
1 citation, 0.01%
American Society of Hematology
1 citation, 0.01%
Korean Society of Plant Taxonomists
1 citation, 0.01%
The Endocrine Society
1 citation, 0.01%
American Society of Animal Science
1 citation, 0.01%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
1 citation, 0.01%
Northeast Forestry University
1 citation, 0.01%
Neoplasia Press
1 citation, 0.01%
Society of Nematologists
1 citation, 0.01%
Han-Gug Misaengmul Hag-hoe/The Microbiological Society of Korea
1 citation, 0.01%
Gabonatermesztesi Kutato Kozhasznu Tarsasag/Cereal Research Non-Profit Company
1 citation, 0.01%
Allerton Press
1 citation, 0.01%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.01%
SciELO
1 citation, 0.01%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
1 citation, 0.01%
Medical Informational Agency Publishers
1 citation, 0.01%
PAGEPress Publications
1 citation, 0.01%
IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.01%
Tech Science Press
1 citation, 0.01%
Hans Publishers
1 citation, 0.01%
Scientific Scholar
1 citation, 0.01%
Life Science Alliance, LLC
1 citation, 0.01%
The Sessile Organisms Society of Japan
1 citation, 0.01%
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
36 publications, 10.4%
Zhejiang University
35 publications, 10.12%
Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
28 publications, 8.09%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
25 publications, 7.23%
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
24 publications, 6.94%
Southern Medical University
24 publications, 6.94%
Peking University
23 publications, 6.65%
Nanjing Agricultural University
22 publications, 6.36%
Sun Yat-sen University
22 publications, 6.36%
Capital Medical University
21 publications, 6.07%
Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
21 publications, 6.07%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
20 publications, 5.78%
Fudan University
20 publications, 5.78%
Nanjing Medical University
19 publications, 5.49%
China Agricultural University
17 publications, 4.91%
Shandong University
17 publications, 4.91%
Huazhong Agricultural University
14 publications, 4.05%
University of Hong Kong
14 publications, 4.05%
Zhengzhou University
12 publications, 3.47%
Lanzhou University
12 publications, 3.47%
South China Agricultural University
11 publications, 3.18%
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
11 publications, 3.18%
University Medical Center Groningen
11 publications, 3.18%
Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
11 publications, 3.18%
Sichuan University
10 publications, 2.89%
Yangzhou University
10 publications, 2.89%
Soochow University (Suzhou)
9 publications, 2.6%
Southern University of Science and Technology
9 publications, 2.6%
Henan University
9 publications, 2.6%
University of Science and Technology of China
9 publications, 2.6%
Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
9 publications, 2.6%
Tsinghua University
8 publications, 2.31%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
8 publications, 2.31%
Chongqing Medical University
8 publications, 2.31%
Nanchang University
8 publications, 2.31%
Second Military Medical University
8 publications, 2.31%
Anhui Medical University
8 publications, 2.31%
Ningbo University
8 publications, 2.31%
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
8 publications, 2.31%
Institute of Animal Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
8 publications, 2.31%
ZheJiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences
8 publications, 2.31%
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
8 publications, 2.31%
South China University of Technology
7 publications, 2.02%
Xiangya Hospital Central South University
7 publications, 2.02%
Beijing Forestry University
7 publications, 2.02%
Ocean University of China
7 publications, 2.02%
Jiangnan University
7 publications, 2.02%
Guangdong Medical University
7 publications, 2.02%
Anhui Agricultural University
7 publications, 2.02%
Qingdao Agricultural University
7 publications, 2.02%
Harvard University
7 publications, 2.02%
Henan Agricultural University
7 publications, 2.02%
Hunan Agricultural University
7 publications, 2.02%
Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences
7 publications, 2.02%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
6 publications, 1.73%
Karolinska Institute
6 publications, 1.73%
Wuhan Polytechnic University
6 publications, 1.73%
Xiamen University
6 publications, 1.73%
Nanyang Technological University
6 publications, 1.73%
Guangzhou Medical University
6 publications, 1.73%
Sichuan Agricultural University
6 publications, 1.73%
China Medical University (Liaoning)
6 publications, 1.73%
Shandong First Medical University
6 publications, 1.73%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
6 publications, 1.73%
People's Liberation Army General Hospital and Medical School (301 Hospital)
6 publications, 1.73%
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
6 publications, 1.73%
Tongji University
5 publications, 1.45%
Southeast University
5 publications, 1.45%
Nanjing University
5 publications, 1.45%
University of Helsinki
5 publications, 1.45%
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
5 publications, 1.45%
Wuhan University
5 publications, 1.45%
Jinan University
5 publications, 1.45%
Tianjin Medical University
5 publications, 1.45%
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
5 publications, 1.45%
University of Copenhagen
5 publications, 1.45%
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
5 publications, 1.45%
National University of Singapore
5 publications, 1.45%
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
5 publications, 1.45%
Qingdao University
5 publications, 1.45%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
5 publications, 1.45%
University of California, San Diego
5 publications, 1.45%
Gannan Medical University
5 publications, 1.45%
Guangxi University
5 publications, 1.45%
University of Macau
5 publications, 1.45%
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
5 publications, 1.45%
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
5 publications, 1.45%
Central South University
4 publications, 1.16%
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
4 publications, 1.16%
Southwest University
4 publications, 1.16%
North China University of Science and Technology
4 publications, 1.16%
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
4 publications, 1.16%
Shenzhen University
4 publications, 1.16%
Imperial College London
4 publications, 1.16%
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
4 publications, 1.16%
Aarhus University
4 publications, 1.16%
Foshan University
4 publications, 1.16%
Southwest Medical University
4 publications, 1.16%
Dalian Medical University
4 publications, 1.16%
Harbin Medical University
4 publications, 1.16%
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China, 297, 85.84%
China
297 publications, 85.84%
USA, 53, 15.32%
USA
53 publications, 15.32%
United Kingdom, 20, 5.78%
United Kingdom
20 publications, 5.78%
Netherlands, 13, 3.76%
Netherlands
13 publications, 3.76%
Singapore, 13, 3.76%
Singapore
13 publications, 3.76%
Germany, 12, 3.47%
Germany
12 publications, 3.47%
Australia, 10, 2.89%
Australia
10 publications, 2.89%
Canada, 9, 2.6%
Canada
9 publications, 2.6%
Denmark, 7, 2.02%
Denmark
7 publications, 2.02%
Finland, 7, 2.02%
Finland
7 publications, 2.02%
Italy, 5, 1.45%
Italy
5 publications, 1.45%
Norway, 5, 1.45%
Norway
5 publications, 1.45%
India, 4, 1.16%
India
4 publications, 1.16%
Republic of Korea, 4, 1.16%
Republic of Korea
4 publications, 1.16%
Switzerland, 4, 1.16%
Switzerland
4 publications, 1.16%
Sweden, 4, 1.16%
Sweden
4 publications, 1.16%
Japan, 4, 1.16%
Japan
4 publications, 1.16%
France, 3, 0.87%
France
3 publications, 0.87%
Austria, 3, 0.87%
Austria
3 publications, 0.87%
Ireland, 3, 0.87%
Ireland
3 publications, 0.87%
Spain, 3, 0.87%
Spain
3 publications, 0.87%
Belgium, 2, 0.58%
Belgium
2 publications, 0.58%
Brazil, 2, 0.58%
Brazil
2 publications, 0.58%
Hong Kong, 2, 0.58%
Hong Kong
2 publications, 0.58%
Pakistan, 2, 0.58%
Pakistan
2 publications, 0.58%
Slovenia, 2, 0.58%
Slovenia
2 publications, 0.58%
Russia, 1, 0.29%
Russia
1 publication, 0.29%
Ukraine, 1, 0.29%
Ukraine
1 publication, 0.29%
Estonia, 1, 0.29%
Estonia
1 publication, 0.29%
Portugal, 1, 0.29%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.29%
Hungary, 1, 0.29%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.29%
Ghana, 1, 0.29%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.29%
Iran, 1, 0.29%
Iran
1 publication, 0.29%
Luxembourg, 1, 0.29%
Luxembourg
1 publication, 0.29%
Morocco, 1, 0.29%
Morocco
1 publication, 0.29%
Mexico, 1, 0.29%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.29%
Mongolia, 1, 0.29%
Mongolia
1 publication, 0.29%
Poland, 1, 0.29%
Poland
1 publication, 0.29%
Romania, 1, 0.29%
Romania
1 publication, 0.29%
Thailand, 1, 0.29%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.29%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.29%
Ethiopia
1 publication, 0.29%
South Africa, 1, 0.29%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.29%
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