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Microbiology Research is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 3.5), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI).
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Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microbiology (medical) | 82 / 147 | 44th | Q3 |
| Microbiology | 132 / 194 | 32nd | Q3 |
| Molecular Biology | 299 / 414 | 27th | Q3 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present (also 2015–2016), best quartile Q3, CiteScore 3.5.
Microbiology Research is Q3 in Microbiology (medical) (rank 82 of 147), Q3 in Microbiology (rank 132 of 194) and Q3 in Molecular Biology (rank 299 of 414), by CiteScore 2025.
Microbiology Research is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.5, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 44th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.546, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 24.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,930 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Microbiology Research is published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). Its print ISSN is 2036-7473 and its online ISSN is 2036-7481.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Microbiology Research has an h-index of 33 and a 2-year mean of 3.05 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.5, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #54 of 144 Scopus journals in Microbiology (medical).
Microbiology Research published 263 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (13.5%), Mexico (11.5%) and Brazil (8.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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