Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Aims & Scope

Medical Microbiology and Immunology (MMIM) publishes key findings on all aspects of the interrelationship between infectious agents and the immune system of their hosts.

The journal´s main focus is original research work on intrinsic, innate or adaptive immune responses to viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic (protozoan and helminthic) infections and on the virulence of the respective infectious pathogens.

MMIM covers basic, translational as well as clinical research in infectious diseases and infectious disease immunology.

Basic research using cell cultures, organoid, and animal models are welcome, provided that the models have a clinical correlate and address a relevant medical question.

The journal also considers manuscripts on the epidemiology of infectious diseases, including the emergence and epidemic spreading of pathogens and the development of resistance to anti-infective therapies, and on novel vaccines and other innovative measurements of prevention.

The following categories of manuscripts will not be considered for publication in MMIM: submissions of preliminary work, of merely descriptive data sets without investigation of mechanisms or of limited global interest, manuscripts on existing or novel anti-infective compounds, which focus on pharmaceutical or pharmacological aspects of the drugs, manuscripts on existing or modified vaccines, unless they report on experimental or clinical efficacy studies or provide new immunological information on their mode of action, manuscripts on the diagnostics of infectious diseases, unless they offer a novel concept to solve a pending diagnostic problem, case reports or case series, unless they are embedded in a study that focuses on the anti-infectious immune response and/or on the virulence of a pathogen.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3
2024	5.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.016

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	75

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4706

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	310

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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 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.

• Stability and inactivation of SARS coronavirus

  Citation: 448

  Authors: H. F., J., B., G., W., H. W.

• Single domain antibodies: promising experimental and therapeutic tools in infection and immunity

  Citation: 438

  Authors: Janusz, Vanina, Jan, Mandy, Karla, Mariela, Ana, Welbeck, Björn, Felix, Nicole, Sahil, Olivier, Michel, Alexei, David V., Fernando A., Friedrich, Friedrich

• Identification and localization of Chlamydia pneumoniae in the Alzheimer's brain

  Citation: 400

  Authors: Brian J., Hervé C., E. James, Denah M., Patrick J., J. Todd, J. A., A. P.

• Plaque assay and primary isolation of influenza a viruses in an established line of canine kidney cells (MDCK) in the presence of trypsin

  Citation: 302

  Authors: K., A., C., M.

• Association of hepatitis C virus in human sera with ?-lipoprotein

  Citation: 292

  Authors: R., S., C., K.-H., H. G., A.

• A multiplex real-time PCR assay for rapid detection and differentiation of 25 bacterial and fungal pathogens from whole blood samples

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Lutz Eric, Klaus-Peter, Thomas, Gerd, Heimo, Andreas, Frank

• Identification of a polyketide synthase gene ( pksP ) of Aspergillus fumigatus involved in conidial pigment biosynthesis and virulence

  Citation: 255

  Authors: K., Bernhard, Heike, Axel, Gerhard, Axel A.

• Interleukin-6 and its receptor: from bench to bedside

  Citation: 219

  Authors: Jürgen, Stefan

• Wolbachia endobacteria depletion by doxycycline as antifilarial therapy has macrofilaricidal activity in onchocerciasis: a randomized placebo-controlled study

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Achim, Sabine, Marcelle, Kenneth, Sabine, Rolf, Yeboah, Peter, Alexander Yaw, Claudio, Norbert, Anna, John, Linda, Ohene, Dietrich W.

• Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD): emerging epidemiology and the need for a vaccine strategy

  Citation: 193

  Authors: S., G., E. K., D.

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