Clinical Infectious Diseases

Aims & Scope

Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) is a leading journal in the field of infectious disease with a broad international readership.

The Journal publishes articles on a variety of subjects of interest to practitioners and researchers.

Topics range from clinical descriptions of infections, public health, microbiology, and immunology to the prevention of infection, the evaluation of current and novel treatments, and the promotion of optimal practices for diagnosis and treatment.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.3
2024	8.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.992

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	398

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	719

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	19934

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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 Medicine, 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.

• Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults

  Citation: 4641

  Authors: Lionel A., Richard G., Antonio, John G., G. Douglas, Nathan C., Scott F., Thomas M., Daniel M., Michael S., Antonio, Cynthia G.

• Revised Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group

  Citation: 4151

  Authors: Ben, Thomas J., J. Peter, David A., John E., Thierry, Peter G., Johan, Olivier, Carol A., David W., Thomas F., Georg, Jacques, William E., Raoul, William W., Christopher C., Bart Jan, Kieren A., Patricia, Frank C., John R., Angela, Markus, Brahm H., Jack D., Tania C., Claudio, John R., Theoklis, John E.

• Bad Bugs, No Drugs: No ESKAPE! An Update from the Infectious Diseases Society of America

  Citation: 4079

  Authors: Helen W., George H., John S., John E., David, Louis B., Michael, Brad, John

• Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in US Hospitals: Analysis of 24,179 Cases from a Prospective Nationwide Surveillance Study

  Citation: 3477

  Authors: H., T., S. M., H., R. P., M. B.

• Dysregulation of Immune Response in Patients With Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China

  Citation: 3376

  Authors: Chuan, Luoqi, Ziwei, Shuoqi, Sheng, Yu, Cuihong, Ke, Ke, Wei, Dai-Shi

• Proposed Modifications to the Duke Criteria for the Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis

  Citation: 3227

  Authors: J. S., D. J., N., R., V. G., T., T., G. R.

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

  Citation: 2836

  Authors: Leonard A., Michael, Emilio, Donald E., Patricia, Naomi P., Issam I., Bart J. A., Robert J., David K.

• Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guidelines for Developing an Institutional Program to Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship

  Citation: 2617

  Authors: Timothy H., Robert C., John E., Dale N., Robert A., John P., W. Charles, David L., Neil O., Christopher F., P. J., Marianne, Thomas M.

• Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society

  Citation: 2566

  Authors: Andre C., Mark L., Michael, John, Daniel A., Lucy B., Lena M., Naomi P., John G., Jordi, Ali A., Santiago, Paul D., Thomas M., Marcos I., Jason A., Grant W., Peggy, Shandra L., Jan L.

• Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Candidiasis: 2016 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

  Citation: 2556

  Authors: Peter G., Carol A., David R., Cornelius J., Kieren A., Luis, Annette C., Mindy G., Jose A., Thomas J., Theoklis E., Jack D.

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