Infectious Diseases

Aims & Scope

Infectious Diseases (formerly Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases) is a peer-reviewed journal publishing articles on all aspects of human infection, including pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases, and also on medical microbiology and epidemiology.

The journal will consider original articles, brief reports, reviews, or Letters to the Editor.

Only exceptionally will Infectious Diseases accept case reports for publication.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	4.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.957

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	84

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5199

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	921

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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

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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.

• Long COVID or post-COVID-19 syndrome: putative pathophysiology, risk factors, and treatments

  Citation: 980

  Authors: Shin Jie

• Novel coronavirus in a 15-day-old neonate with clinical signs of sepsis, a case report

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Mojtaba, Nahid, Kambiz

• Few bacterial co-infections but frequent empiric antibiotic use in the early phase of hospitalized patients with COVID-19: results from a multicentre retrospective cohort study in The Netherlands

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Zara, Bram T., Anton S. M., Marc J. T., Nico A., Marjan, Angèle P. M., Josephine S., Jacobien J., Jaap

• Previous and active tuberculosis increases risk of death and prolongs recovery in patients with COVID-19

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Karla Therese L., Nel Jason L., Jhanna

• <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>bacteraemia and endocarditis – epidemiology and outcome: a review

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Hilmir, Anders, Ola

• Fecal microbiota transplantation for the intestinal decolonization of extensively antimicrobial-resistant opportunistic pathogens: a review

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Amee R., Theodore S., Alissa J.

• Diagnostic utility of biomarkers for neonatal sepsis – a systematic review

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Sofie Sommer, Kirsten, Anne-Mette

• <i>Rothia mucilaginosa</i>pneumonia: a literature review

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Sofia, Ioannis S.

• Predictive value of National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) for intensive care unit admission in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Anna, Giuseppe Vittorio, Samuele, Daniela

• <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>: molecular basis for colonization and survival in gastric environment and resistance to antibiotics. A short review

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Sharmila, Rinaldo

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