Nature Reviews Microbiology

pISSN: 1740-1526eISSN: 1740-1534• JCR: NAT REV MICROBIOLNature PortfolioUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

104.6

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 1.3 (+1.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    104.6
  2. Metric year 2024

    103.3

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
MICROBIOLOGYSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

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Ranking position in Biology & Basic Science

Ranked #3 in Biology & Basic Science by impact factor and #3 among Q1 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare Nature Reviews Microbiology against journals publishing in the same field.

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Nature Reviews Microbiology publication trend

Published 619 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 104.6.

2026 vs 2025: -101
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Journal Details

Total Articles
4,614
H-Index
479
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
EcologyMolecular BiologyEcologyGenetics

Article Volume

2022
168
2023
159
2024
135
2025
129
2026
28
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