Cell Host and Microbe

Aims & Scope

Cell Host & Microbe was launched in March 2007.

The journal's mission is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and concepts between scientists studying the microbe with those studying the host immune, cell biological, and molecular response upon colonization or infection by a microbe.

Cell Host & Microbe will publish novel findings related to microbes (which includes bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses) from molecular and cellular biology to translational studies with particular emphasis on the interface between the microbe and its host (vertebrate, invertebrate, or plant; unicellular or multicellular).

The unifying theme is the integrated study of microbes (pathogenic, non-pathogenic, and commensal) in conjunction and communication with each other, their host, and the cellular environment they inhabit.

Work published in Cell Host & Microbe is expected not only to be of exceptional significance within its field, but also of interest to researchers outside the immediate area.

In addition to primary research manuscripts, Cell Host & Microbe will publish expert analysis, commentary, and reviews on topics of current interest in the field.

Topics covered include: - Molecular and cell biology of microbes - Microbial pathogenesis - Host cellular and immune response to microbes - Immune evasion - Therapeutics - Evolution, epidemiology, and natural history of microbes - Vaccine design, development, and trials - Emerging pathogens

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	18.7
2024	20.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	7.067

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	255

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	157

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7636

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Immunology and Microbiology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Treatment-Naive Microbiome in New-Onset Crohn’s Disease

  Citation: 2752

  Authors: Dirk, Subra, Lee A., Yoshiki, Will, Boyu, Emma, Dan, Se Jin, Moran, Xochitl C., Aleksandar D., Chengwei, Antonio, Daniel, Yael, Thomas, Susan, Joel, Michael, Melvin, James, Robert, Anne, Francisco, David, Sandra, Wallace, Jeffrey, Curtis, Rob, Ramnik J.

• Diet-Induced Obesity Is Linked to Marked but Reversible Alterations in the Mouse Distal Gut Microbiome

  Citation: 2459

  Authors: Peter J., Fredrik, Lucinda, Jeffrey I.

• Dynamics and Stabilization of the Human Gut Microbiome during the First Year of Life

  Citation: 2396

  Authors: Fredrik, Josefine, Yangqing, Qiang, Huijue, Petia, Yin, Yan, Hailiang, Huanzi, Muhammad Tanweer, Jianfeng, Junhua, Liang, Jumana, Dongya, Ying Shiuan, Dorota, Camilla, Valentina, Ye, Stefan, Xun, Lise, Karsten, Jovanna, Jun

• Gut Microbiota Regulation of Tryptophan Metabolism in Health and Disease

  Citation: 2244

  Authors: Allison, Julien, Harry

• Fusobacterium nucleatum Potentiates Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Modulates the Tumor-Immune Microenvironment

  Citation: 2177

  Authors: Aleksandar D., Eunyoung, Lauren, Jonathan N., Carey Ann, Monia, Thomas E., Daniel C., Paul, Georgina L., Emad M., Dean, Charles S., Matthew, Wendy S.

• Fusobacterium nucleatum Promotes Colorectal Carcinogenesis by Modulating E-Cadherin/β-Catenin Signaling via its FadA Adhesin

  Citation: 1939

  Authors: Mara Roxana, Xiaowei, Wendy, Yujun, Guifang, Yiping W.

• The Impact of Dietary Fiber on Gut Microbiota in Host Health and Disease

  Citation: 1923

  Authors: Kassem, Edward C., Jens, Fredrik

• Genome Composition and Divergence of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Originating in China

  Citation: 1837

  Authors: Aiping, Yousong, Baoying, Xiao, Xianyue, Peihua, Jing, Zhaozhong, Zheng, Jiangyuan, Jie, Lijun, Zanxian, Wenjie, Genhong, Taijiao

• Complex Immune Dysregulation in COVID-19 Patients with Severe Respiratory Failure

  Citation: 1769

  Authors: Evangelos J., Mihai G., Nikoletta, Karolina, Anastasia, Nikolaos, Georgia, Theologia, Maria-Evangelia, Paraskevi, Maria, Magdalini, George, Ioannis, Dimitrios, Panagiotis, Athanassios, Konstantina, Vasileios, Mihaela, Antigone, George, Danai, Vassiliki, Evangelia, Nikolaos, Charalambos, Antonia

• Specific Microbiota Direct the Differentiation of IL-17-Producing T-Helper Cells in the Mucosa of the Small Intestine

  Citation: 1512

  Authors: Ivaylo I., Rosa de Llanos, Nicolas, Keiji, Daniel B., R. Balfour, B. Brett, Dan R.

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