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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
353
Citations
13 337
h-index
46
Publications
351
Citations
12 622
Top-3 citing journals
Frontiers in Microbiology
Frontiers in Microbiology (367 citations)
iMeta
iMeta (343 citations)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (228 citations)
Top-3 countries
China (302 publications)
USA (53 publications)
United Kingdom (21 publications)

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Citing journals

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Frontiers in Microbiology
367 citations, 2.75%
iMeta
343 citations, 2.57%
Scientific Reports
228 citations, 1.71%
Science of the Total Environment
199 citations, 1.49%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
177 citations, 1.33%
Microorganisms
160 citations, 1.2%
Journal of Hazardous Materials
150 citations, 1.12%
Nature Communications
138 citations, 1.03%
Journal of Environmental Management
125 citations, 0.94%
Frontiers in Immunology
107 citations, 0.8%
Agronomy
107 citations, 0.8%
Frontiers in Plant Science
106 citations, 0.79%
Plant and Soil
106 citations, 0.79%
Applied Soil Ecology
104 citations, 0.78%
Scientific data
99 citations, 0.74%
Environmental Research
96 citations, 0.72%
Microbiology spectrum
91 citations, 0.68%
Water Research
80 citations, 0.6%
Plants
74 citations, 0.55%
BMC Genomics
73 citations, 0.55%
Animals
69 citations, 0.52%
bioRxiv
69 citations, 0.52%
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
58 citations, 0.43%
Microbiology Resource Announcements
56 citations, 0.42%
Microbiome
54 citations, 0.4%
BMC Plant Biology
52 citations, 0.39%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
52 citations, 0.39%
Food Bioscience
51 citations, 0.38%
BMC Microbiology
50 citations, 0.37%
iMetaOmics
48 citations, 0.36%
Advanced Science
47 citations, 0.35%
Foods
44 citations, 0.33%
Frontiers in Genetics
43 citations, 0.32%
mSystems
42 citations, 0.31%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
39 citations, 0.29%
Environmental Science & Technology
39 citations, 0.29%
Gut Microbes
38 citations, 0.28%
Heliyon
38 citations, 0.28%
Biology
38 citations, 0.28%
PLoS ONE
38 citations, 0.28%
Discover Oncology
38 citations, 0.28%
Catena
37 citations, 0.28%
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
37 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Fungi
36 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Translational Medicine
36 citations, 0.27%
Nutrients
35 citations, 0.26%
Genes
35 citations, 0.26%
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
35 citations, 0.26%
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources
35 citations, 0.26%
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
35 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
34 citations, 0.25%
Horticulturae
34 citations, 0.25%
Chemical Engineering Journal
33 citations, 0.25%
Nucleic Acids Research
33 citations, 0.25%
Microbial genomics
33 citations, 0.25%
iScience
32 citations, 0.24%
Aquaculture
32 citations, 0.24%
Cell Reports
30 citations, 0.22%
Food and Function
30 citations, 0.22%
Briefings in Bioinformatics
30 citations, 0.22%
Land Degradation and Development
29 citations, 0.22%
Poultry Science
28 citations, 0.21%
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
28 citations, 0.21%
Food Research International
28 citations, 0.21%
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
27 citations, 0.2%
International Immunopharmacology
27 citations, 0.2%
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
27 citations, 0.2%
Microbiological Research
26 citations, 0.19%
Ecology and Evolution
26 citations, 0.19%
Forests
26 citations, 0.19%
Science China Life Sciences
25 citations, 0.19%
Communications Biology
25 citations, 0.19%
Bioresource Technology
24 citations, 0.18%
Industrial Crops and Products
23 citations, 0.17%
Insects
22 citations, 0.16%
Food Chemistry
22 citations, 0.16%
Phytomedicine
21 citations, 0.16%
Phytotaxa
21 citations, 0.16%
Ecological Indicators
21 citations, 0.16%
Pedosphere
21 citations, 0.16%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
21 citations, 0.16%
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
21 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Advanced Research
21 citations, 0.16%
Horticulture Research
20 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
20 citations, 0.15%
Frontiers in Oncology
20 citations, 0.15%
Environmental Pollution
20 citations, 0.15%
Global Change Biology
19 citations, 0.14%
Medicine (United States)
19 citations, 0.14%
Environmental Microbiomes
19 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Inflammation Research
18 citations, 0.13%
Environmental Technology and Innovation
18 citations, 0.13%
eLife
18 citations, 0.13%
PeerJ
17 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
17 citations, 0.13%
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
17 citations, 0.13%
Current Medicinal Chemistry
17 citations, 0.13%
Plant Biotechnology Journal
17 citations, 0.13%
Soil Ecology Letters
17 citations, 0.13%
Viruses
16 citations, 0.12%
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Elsevier
3629 citations, 27.21%
Springer Nature
2402 citations, 18.01%
MDPI
1457 citations, 10.92%
Wiley
1281 citations, 9.6%
Frontiers Media S.A.
966 citations, 7.24%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
931 citations, 6.98%
Oxford University Press
315 citations, 2.36%
American Society for Microbiology
310 citations, 2.32%
Taylor & Francis
279 citations, 2.09%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
213 citations, 1.6%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
83 citations, 0.62%
Microbiology Society
71 citations, 0.53%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
63 citations, 0.47%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
63 citations, 0.47%
Pensoft Publishers
61 citations, 0.46%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
37 citations, 0.28%
Research Square Platform LLC
36 citations, 0.27%
Magnolia Press
33 citations, 0.25%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
32 citations, 0.24%
eLife Sciences Publications
26 citations, 0.19%
Scientific Societies
26 citations, 0.19%
PeerJ
24 citations, 0.18%
SAGE
18 citations, 0.13%
Maximum Academic Press
17 citations, 0.13%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
16 citations, 0.12%
Impact Journals
15 citations, 0.11%
AME Publishing Company
15 citations, 0.11%
Hindawi Limited
15 citations, 0.11%
IMR Press
13 citations, 0.1%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
13 citations, 0.1%
Spandidos Publications
12 citations, 0.09%
BMJ
12 citations, 0.09%
OAE Publishing Inc.
12 citations, 0.09%
Baishideng Publishing Group
11 citations, 0.08%
American Geophysical Union
10 citations, 0.07%
Science in China Press
10 citations, 0.07%
American Dairy Science Association
10 citations, 0.07%
Pleiades Publishing
8 citations, 0.06%
American Physiological Society
8 citations, 0.06%
The Royal Society
8 citations, 0.06%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
7 citations, 0.05%
F1000 Research
7 citations, 0.05%
Cambridge University Press
6 citations, 0.04%
S. Karger AG
6 citations, 0.04%
CSIRO Publishing
6 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%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
3 citations, 0.02%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
3 citations, 0.02%
IOP Publishing
3 citations, 0.02%
IGI Global
3 citations, 0.02%
Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology
3 citations, 0.02%
Portland Press
2 citations, 0.01%
Crop Science Society of America
2 citations, 0.01%
The Company of Biologists
2 citations, 0.01%
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
2 citations, 0.01%
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
2 citations, 0.01%
Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
2 citations, 0.01%
Northeast Forestry University
2 citations, 0.01%
Inter-Research Science Center
2 citations, 0.01%
Annual Reviews
2 citations, 0.01%
JMIR Publications
2 citations, 0.01%
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%
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%
American Thoracic Society
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%
Alexandria University
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%
The Open Journal
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%
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
37 publications, 10.48%
Zhejiang University
36 publications, 10.2%
Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
28 publications, 7.93%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
25 publications, 7.08%
Peking University
24 publications, 6.8%
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
24 publications, 6.8%
Southern Medical University
24 publications, 6.8%
Nanjing Agricultural University
22 publications, 6.23%
Sun Yat-sen University
22 publications, 6.23%
Capital Medical University
21 publications, 5.95%
Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
21 publications, 5.95%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
20 publications, 5.67%
Fudan University
20 publications, 5.67%
Nanjing Medical University
20 publications, 5.67%
China Agricultural University
17 publications, 4.82%
Shandong University
17 publications, 4.82%
Huazhong Agricultural University
14 publications, 3.97%
University of Hong Kong
14 publications, 3.97%
Lanzhou University
13 publications, 3.68%
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
12 publications, 3.4%
Zhengzhou University
12 publications, 3.4%
South China Agricultural University
11 publications, 3.12%
University Medical Center Groningen
11 publications, 3.12%
Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
11 publications, 3.12%
Sichuan University
10 publications, 2.83%
Yangzhou University
10 publications, 2.83%
Southern University of Science and Technology
10 publications, 2.83%
Tsinghua University
9 publications, 2.55%
Soochow University (Suzhou)
9 publications, 2.55%
Henan University
9 publications, 2.55%
University of Science and Technology of China
9 publications, 2.55%
Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
9 publications, 2.55%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
8 publications, 2.27%
Chongqing Medical University
8 publications, 2.27%
Nanchang University
8 publications, 2.27%
Second Military Medical University
8 publications, 2.27%
Anhui Medical University
8 publications, 2.27%
Ningbo University
8 publications, 2.27%
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
8 publications, 2.27%
Institute of Animal Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
8 publications, 2.27%
ZheJiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences
8 publications, 2.27%
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
8 publications, 2.27%
South China University of Technology
7 publications, 1.98%
Xiangya Hospital Central South University
7 publications, 1.98%
Beijing Forestry University
7 publications, 1.98%
Ocean University of China
7 publications, 1.98%
Jiangnan University
7 publications, 1.98%
Guangdong Medical University
7 publications, 1.98%
Anhui Agricultural University
7 publications, 1.98%
Qingdao Agricultural University
7 publications, 1.98%
Harvard University
7 publications, 1.98%
Henan Agricultural University
7 publications, 1.98%
Hunan Agricultural University
7 publications, 1.98%
Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences
7 publications, 1.98%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
6 publications, 1.7%
Karolinska Institute
6 publications, 1.7%
Wuhan Polytechnic University
6 publications, 1.7%
Jinan University
6 publications, 1.7%
Xiamen University
6 publications, 1.7%
Nanyang Technological University
6 publications, 1.7%
Guangzhou Medical University
6 publications, 1.7%
Sichuan Agricultural University
6 publications, 1.7%
China Medical University (Liaoning)
6 publications, 1.7%
Qingdao University
6 publications, 1.7%
Shandong First Medical University
6 publications, 1.7%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
6 publications, 1.7%
People's Liberation Army General Hospital and Medical School (301 Hospital)
6 publications, 1.7%
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
6 publications, 1.7%
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
6 publications, 1.7%
Tongji University
5 publications, 1.42%
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
5 publications, 1.42%
Southeast University
5 publications, 1.42%
Nanjing University
5 publications, 1.42%
University of Helsinki
5 publications, 1.42%
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
5 publications, 1.42%
Wuhan University
5 publications, 1.42%
Tianjin Medical University
5 publications, 1.42%
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
5 publications, 1.42%
University of Copenhagen
5 publications, 1.42%
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
5 publications, 1.42%
National University of Singapore
5 publications, 1.42%
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
5 publications, 1.42%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
5 publications, 1.42%
University of California, San Diego
5 publications, 1.42%
Gannan Medical University
5 publications, 1.42%
Guangxi University
5 publications, 1.42%
University of Macau
5 publications, 1.42%
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
5 publications, 1.42%
Central South University
4 publications, 1.13%
China Pharmaceutical University
4 publications, 1.13%
Southwest University
4 publications, 1.13%
North China University of Science and Technology
4 publications, 1.13%
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
4 publications, 1.13%
Shenzhen University
4 publications, 1.13%
Imperial College London
4 publications, 1.13%
Tianjin University
4 publications, 1.13%
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
4 publications, 1.13%
Aarhus University
4 publications, 1.13%
Foshan University
4 publications, 1.13%
Southwest Medical University
4 publications, 1.13%
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China, 302, 85.55%
China
302 publications, 85.55%
USA, 53, 15.01%
USA
53 publications, 15.01%
United Kingdom, 21, 5.95%
United Kingdom
21 publications, 5.95%
Netherlands, 13, 3.68%
Netherlands
13 publications, 3.68%
Singapore, 13, 3.68%
Singapore
13 publications, 3.68%
Germany, 12, 3.4%
Germany
12 publications, 3.4%
Australia, 10, 2.83%
Australia
10 publications, 2.83%
Canada, 10, 2.83%
Canada
10 publications, 2.83%
Denmark, 7, 1.98%
Denmark
7 publications, 1.98%
Finland, 7, 1.98%
Finland
7 publications, 1.98%
Italy, 5, 1.42%
Italy
5 publications, 1.42%
Norway, 5, 1.42%
Norway
5 publications, 1.42%
India, 4, 1.13%
India
4 publications, 1.13%
Republic of Korea, 4, 1.13%
Republic of Korea
4 publications, 1.13%
Switzerland, 4, 1.13%
Switzerland
4 publications, 1.13%
Sweden, 4, 1.13%
Sweden
4 publications, 1.13%
Japan, 4, 1.13%
Japan
4 publications, 1.13%
France, 3, 0.85%
France
3 publications, 0.85%
Austria, 3, 0.85%
Austria
3 publications, 0.85%
Ireland, 3, 0.85%
Ireland
3 publications, 0.85%
Spain, 3, 0.85%
Spain
3 publications, 0.85%
Belgium, 2, 0.57%
Belgium
2 publications, 0.57%
Brazil, 2, 0.57%
Brazil
2 publications, 0.57%
Hong Kong, 2, 0.57%
Hong Kong
2 publications, 0.57%
Pakistan, 2, 0.57%
Pakistan
2 publications, 0.57%
Slovenia, 2, 0.57%
Slovenia
2 publications, 0.57%
Russia, 1, 0.28%
Russia
1 publication, 0.28%
Ukraine, 1, 0.28%
Ukraine
1 publication, 0.28%
Estonia, 1, 0.28%
Estonia
1 publication, 0.28%
Portugal, 1, 0.28%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.28%
Hungary, 1, 0.28%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.28%
Ghana, 1, 0.28%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.28%
Iran, 1, 0.28%
Iran
1 publication, 0.28%
Luxembourg, 1, 0.28%
Luxembourg
1 publication, 0.28%
Morocco, 1, 0.28%
Morocco
1 publication, 0.28%
Mexico, 1, 0.28%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.28%
Mongolia, 1, 0.28%
Mongolia
1 publication, 0.28%
New Zealand, 1, 0.28%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.28%
Poland, 1, 0.28%
Poland
1 publication, 0.28%
Romania, 1, 0.28%
Romania
1 publication, 0.28%
Thailand, 1, 0.28%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.28%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.28%
Ethiopia
1 publication, 0.28%
South Africa, 1, 0.28%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.28%
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