Microorganisms

eISSN: 2076-2607• JCR: MICROORGANISMSMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteSwitzerland
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2026 Impact Factor

4.7

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.5 (+11.9%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    4.7
  2. Metric year 2024

    4.2

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
MICROBIOLOGYSCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Microorganisms current release and JCR quartile

Microorganisms's newest impact factor is 4.7, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Biology & Basic Science

Ranked #752 in Biology & Basic Science by impact factor and #66 among Q2 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare Microorganisms against journals publishing in the same field.

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Microorganisms publication trend

Published 12,350 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 4.7.

2026 vs 2025: -1,651
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Journal Details

Total Articles
18,346
H-Index
165
Open Access
Yes
APC
$2,382 USD
Subject Areas
Molecular BiologyEcologyFood SciencePlant Science

Article Volume

2022
2,537
2023
2,985
2024
2,633
2025
2,923
2026
1,272
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