FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Aims & Scope

FEMS Microbiology Reviews publishes reviews dealing with all aspects of microbiology that have not been surveyed recently.

Reviews should be devoted to topics of current interest and provide comprehensive, critical and authoritative coverage.

They should provide new perspectives and critical, detailed discussions of significant trends in the areas being reviewed and may contain elements of a speculative and selective nature.

All reviews should address both specialists and the general reader.

Whenever possible, reviews should be put into the framework of general microbiology and biology.

Manuscripts of lectures delivered at symposia that do not review the related field are not acceptable, nor are unevaluated compilations of the literature.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	12.3
2024	10.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.408

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	261

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	570

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2601

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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
• 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.

• Genetics of bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria

  Citation: 1479

  Authors: T

• The species concept for prokaryotes

  Citation: 1242

  Authors: R

• Physico-chemistry of initial microbial adhesive interactions – its mechanisms and methods for study

  Citation: 998

  Authors: R

• The biological degradation of cellulose

  Citation: 962

  Authors: Pierre, Jean-Paul

• Classification and phylogeny of hydrogenases

  Citation: 958

  Authors: P

• Lignin-modifying enzymes from selected white-rot fungi: production and role from in lignin degradation

  Citation: 799

  Authors: Annele

• Bacterial lipases

  Citation: 777

  Authors: Karl-Erich, Stéphane, Bauke W., Charles, Margreet, Onno

• Heteropolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria

  Citation: 630

  Authors: L

• The many faces of the helix-turn-helix domain: Transcription regulation and beyond

  Citation: 601

  Authors: L, V, S, M, L

• Technological and economic potential of poly(lactic acid) and lactic acid derivatives

  Citation: 487

  Authors: Rathin, Shih-Perng, Patrick, Seung-Hyeon, James R.

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