Microbes and Environments

pISSN: 1342-6311eISSN: 1347-4405• JCR: MICROBES ENVIRONJapanese Society Of Microbial EcologyJapan
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2026 Impact Factor

2.6

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.6 (+30.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.6
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGYSCIEQ3
MICROBIOLOGYSCIEQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Microbes and Environments current release and JCR quartile

Microbes and Environments's newest impact factor is 2.6, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q3 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Biology & Basic Science

Ranked #1,710 in Biology & Basic Science by impact factor and #150 among Q3 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare Microbes and Environments against journals publishing in the same field.

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Microbes and Environments publication trend

Published 180 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.6.

2026 vs 2025: -37
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,446
H-Index
81
Open Access
Yes
Subject Areas
EcologyPollutionPlant ScienceMolecular Biology

Article Volume

2022
49
2023
40
2024
30
2025
49
2026
12
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