Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Aims & Scope

Clinical Microbiology Reviews® (CMR) accepts reviews that are of primary interest to clinical microbiologists, medical microbiologists and immunologists, public health workers, infectious disease clinicians, and others who are interested in the pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, epidemiology, and control of human and veterinary pathogens.

The articles should present comprehensive, critical summaries of current knowledge in the field, in other words, authoritative narrative review articles.

The content of the article should not be limited to a discussion of the author's work.

Sufficient historical or other background material may be included for those readers who are not current with the latest advances in the particular field.

If the material covered is controversial, the author should attempt to provide balanced coverage.

Appropriate reviews would include those addressing pathogenic mechanisms, specific or groups of microbial pathogens, clinical and laboratory aspects of newly recognized or reemerging infectious diseases, recently developed antimicrobial agents and their application, and new diagnostic laboratory technology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	19.3
2024	19.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	5.594

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	340

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	240

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1973

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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
• PubMed
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Immunology and Microbiology and 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.

• Biofilms: Survival Mechanisms of Clinically Relevant Microorganisms

  Citation: 4955

  Authors: Rodney M., J. William

• Plant Products as Antimicrobial Agents

  Citation: 4506

  Authors: Marjorie Murphy

• Staphylococcus aureus Infections: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Management

  Citation: 3904

  Authors: Steven Y. C., Joshua S., Emily, Thomas L., Vance G.

• Diarrheagenic<i>Escherichia coli</i>

  Citation: 3697

  Authors: James P., James B.

• Antiseptics and Disinfectants: Activity, Action, and Resistance

  Citation: 3505

  Authors: Gerald, A. Denver

• Epidemiology of Invasive Candidiasis: a Persistent Public Health Problem

  Citation: 3168

  Authors: M. A., D. J.

• Mycotoxins

  Citation: 2844

  Authors: J. W., M.

• <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> : Emergence of a Successful Pathogen

  Citation: 2657

  Authors: Anton Y., Harald, David L.

• Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases: a Clinical Update

  Citation: 2507

  Authors: David L., Robert A.

• Pathogen Recognition and Inflammatory Signaling in Innate Immune Defenses

  Citation: 2487

  Authors: Trine H.

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