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Top Scientific Journals in Microbiology

Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Microbiology. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.

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88
Q1 Journals
38
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Microbiology Journal Rankings(20 / 88)

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#1
Tier 1TOP
Nature Reviews Microbiology
ISSN: 1740-1526 / 1740-1534 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
104.6
Scopus SJR
18.406
EnglandView Profile
#2
Tier 1TOP
Cell Host & Microbe
ISSN: 1931-3128 / 1934-6069 • Cell Press
Impact Factor
23.2
Scopus SJR
9.892
United StatesView Profile
#3
Tier 1TOP
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
ISSN: 0893-8512 / 1098-6618 • American Society for Microbiology
Impact Factor
20.7
Scopus SJR
6.584
United StatesView Profile
#4
Tier 1TOP
Nature Microbiology
ISSN: 2058-5276 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
18.7
Scopus SJR
7.44
United StatesView Profile
#5
Tier 1TOP
FEMS Microbiology Reviews
ISSN: 0168-6445 / 1574-6976 • Oxford University Press
Impact Factor
16.9
Scopus SJR
4.555
NetherlandsView Profile
#6
Tier 1TOP
Microbiome
ISSN: 2049-2618 • BioMed Central
Impact Factor
14.9
Scopus SJR
4.166
EnglandView Profile
#7
Q1
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
ISSN: 2731-8745 • SPRINGERNATURE
Impact Factor
13.6
Scopus SJR
—
InternationalView Profile
#8
Tier 1TOP
Annual Review of Microbiology
ISSN: 0066-4227 / 1545-3251 • Annual Reviews Inc.
Impact Factor
12.2
Scopus SJR
5.052
United StatesView Profile
#9
Tier 1TOP
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
ISSN: 1092-2172 / 1098-5557 • American Society for Microbiology
Impact Factor
11.8
Scopus SJR
3.769
United StatesView Profile
#10
Tier 1TOP
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
ISSN: 2055-5008 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
11.4
Scopus SJR
2.732
United KingdomView Profile
#11
Tier 1TOP
Microbiological Research
ISSN: 0944-5013 / 1618-0623 • Urban und Fischer Verlag Jena
Impact Factor
8.5
Scopus SJR
1.872
GermanyView Profile
#12
Tier 2TOP
Current Opinion in Microbiology
ISSN: 1369-5274 / 1879-0364 • Elsevier Ltd
Impact Factor
8
Scopus SJR
2.802
EnglandView Profile
#13
Tier 2
Critical Reviews in Microbiology
ISSN: 1040-841X / 1549-7828 • Informa Healthcare
Impact Factor
7
Scopus SJR
1.831
United StatesView Profile
#14
Tier 1TOP
Emerging Microbes & Infections
ISSN: 2222-1751 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
7
Scopus SJR
2.269
EnglandView Profile
#15
Tier 1TOP
Virulence
ISSN: 2150-5594 / 2150-5608 • Landes Bioscience
Impact Factor
6.8
Scopus SJR
1.632
United StatesView Profile
#16
Tier 2
Biofilm
ISSN: 2590-2075 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
6.7
Scopus SJR
1.333
NetherlandsView Profile
#17
Tier 2
Journal of Oral Microbiology
ISSN: 2000-2297 • Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Impact Factor
6.7
Scopus SJR
1.44
SwedenView Profile
#18
Tier 2
Environmental Microbiome
ISSN: 2524-6372 • BioMed Central
Impact Factor
6.2
Scopus SJR
1.741
EnglandView Profile
#19
Tier 2TOP
Foods
ISSN: 2304-8158 • MDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
Impact Factor
6
Scopus SJR
1.061
SwitzerlandView Profile
#20
Tier 2TOP
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
ISSN: 0095-1137 / 1098-660X • American Society for Microbiology
Impact Factor
5.9
Scopus SJR
1.641
United StatesView Profile
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