Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Aims & Scope

This reader-friendly, bimonthly resource provides a powerful, broad-based perspective on the most important advances from throughout the world literature.

Featuring renowned guest editors and focusing exclusively on two topics, every issue of Current Opinion in Infectious Disease delivers unvarnished, expert assessments of developments from the previous year.

Insightful editorials and on-the-mark invited reviews cover key subjects such as HIV infection and AIDS; skin and soft tissue infections; respiratory infections; paediatric and neonatal infections; gastrointestinal infections; tropical and travel-associated diseases; and antimicrobial agents.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4
2024	3.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.174

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	122

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3689

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	954

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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.

• Bacteria and wound healing

  Citation: 827

  Authors: Ruth, Keith G

• Praziquantel: mechanisms of action, resistance and new derivatives for schistosomiasis

  Citation: 614

  Authors: Michael J, Donato, Jürg

• Leptospirosis

  Citation: 483

  Authors: Alan JA, Daniel A, Mitermayer G, Albert I

• Infections associated with orthopedic implants

  Citation: 426

  Authors: Andrej, Andreas F

• The role of the surface environment in healthcare-associated infections

  Citation: 424

  Authors: David J., Deverick, William A.

• Colistin in the 21st century

  Citation: 377

  Authors: Roger L, Jian

• Microsporidiosis: current status

  Citation: 319

  Authors: Elizabeth S, Louis M

• Life expectancy living with HIV

  Citation: 317

  Authors: Fumiyo, Margaret, Andrew

• Scrub typhus and tropical rickettsioses

  Citation: 305

  Authors: George, Philippe

• Immunopathological mechanisms in dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever

  Citation: 297

  Authors: Sharone, Alan

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