SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #278CAS 1区Top JournalReview JournalGold OA

Annual Review of Microbiology

Abbreviation (ISO):ANNU. REV. MICROBIOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 5.052•SCImago Rank: #278•Identifier (ISSN):0066-4227(Print)/1545-3251(Online)•Articles / Year: 33•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,495 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
12.2
↑ +2.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
175

175 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
33articles/year
100% Gold OA•0% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.2)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.9)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.5)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.5)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.232)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15.5)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.242)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.808)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Annual Review of Microbiology, in publication since 1947, covers significant developments in the field of microbiology, encompassing bacteria, archaea, viruses, and unicellular eukaryotes.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology92%Chemistry75.4%Genetics75.3%Biochemistry61.4%Gene45.8%Medicine45.1%Geology42.4%Paleontology41.3%Bacteria37.3%Microbiology36.7%Physics24.9%Organic chemistry23%Computational biology22.6%Immunology22.6%Ecology20.7%Internal medicine20.5%Cell biology20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #278Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1948, 1950-1958, 1960, 1962-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
5.052

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
229

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
11.72

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,495 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,198
3-Year Documents100
Citable Documents97

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
MicrobiologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区MICROBIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Annual Reviews Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Annual
Founding Year
1947
Editorial Address
ANNUAL REVIEWS, 4139 EL CAMINO WAY, PO BOX 10139, PALO ALTO, USA, CA, 94303-0139
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MICROBIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
12/167Q1
MICROBIOLOGY
JCISCIE
47/167Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—240
20259.937269
20248.532632
202310.5341,618
202216.232371,953
202115.5352,486
202011434,213
201910.242325,483
20189.808262,658
2017—406,631
2016—274,265
2015—295,040
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Annual Review of Microbiology

WoS Q1
5101419201820192020202120222023202420259.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:9.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 2264d6d2-144c-4d4c-8a0e-5197861a7937
Database Updated: 2026-10-01