Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Aims & Scope

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases (JJID), an official bimonthly publication of National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan, publishes papers dealing with basic research on infectious diseases relevant to humans in the fields of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, medical entomology, vaccinology, and toxinology.

Pathology, immunology, biochemistry, and blood safety related to microbial pathogens are among the fields covered.

Sections include: original papers, short communications, epidemiological reports, methods, laboratory and epidemiology communications, letters to the editor, and reviews.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.379

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	62

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14329

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	312

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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

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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.

• Development of Genetic Diagnostic Methods for Detection for Novel Coronavirus 2019(nCoV-2019) in Japan

  Citation: 374

  Authors: Kazuya, Naganori, Harutaka, Ikuyo, Shinji, Fumihiro, Hiroshi, Masafumi, Yuichiro, Yoshio, Tsutomu, Shutoku, Makoto

• Defense Mechanisms against Influenza Virus Infection in the Respiratory Tract Mucosa

  Citation: 207

  Authors: Shin-ichi, Takeshi

• Mechanisms of Broad Cross-Protection Provided by Influenza Virus Infection and Their Application to Vaccines

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Shin-ichi, Takeshi, Takeshi

• Enterovirus 71 from Fatal and Nonfatal Cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Epidemics in Malaysia, Japan and Taiwan in 1997-1998

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Hiroyuki, Andi, Kumiko, Hiromu, Tetsuo, Mangalam, Mohd Apandi Bin, Yoshinobu, Nobuhiko, Shin-Ru, Hour-Young, Gong-Ren, Chuan-Liang, Kenneth, Tatsuo, Akio

• First Detection of a Putative Knockdown Resistance Gene in Major Mosquito Vector, <i>Aedes albopictus</i>

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Shinji, Lee Ching, Sai Gek, Choon Siang, Kentaro, Osamu, Mutsuo, Takashi

• The Optimization of a Rapid Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocol for the Typing of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella</i> spp.

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Riza, Baris, Fatih, Salih, Recep, Yasemin, Elif, Nafia Canan, Ahmet

• How BCG Led to the Discovery of Immunostimulatory DNA

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Tohru, Toshiko, Saburo

• Terrestrial Distribution of the Lyme Borreliosis Agent <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> Sensu Lato in East Asia

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Toshiyuki

• Evolution of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance: implications for the development and containment of artemisinin resistance

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Toshihiro, Kazuyuki

• Japanese Encephalitis: Surveillance and Elimination Effort in Japan from 1982 to 2004

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Satoru, Yasuko, Tomohiko, Keiko, Kiyosu, Nobuhiko, Ichiro

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