Microbiology and Immunology

Aims & Scope

Microbiology and Immunology is published in association with Japanese Society for Bacteriology, Japanese Society for Virology, and Japanese Society for Host Defense Research.

It is peer-reviewed publication that provides insight into the study of microbes and the host immune, biological and physiological responses.

Fields covered by Microbiology and Immunology include:Bacteriology|Virology|Immunology|pathogenic infections in human, animals and plants|pathogenicity and virulence factors such as microbial toxins and cell-surface components|factors involved in host defense, inflammation, development of vaccines|antimicrobial agents and drug resistance of microbes|genomics and proteomics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.669

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	86

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8565

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	390

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Immunology and Microbiology, 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.

• <i>Candida auris</i>sp. nov., a novel ascomycetous yeast isolated from the external ear canal of an inpatient in a Japanese hospital

  Citation: 1097

  Authors: Kazuo, Koichi, Yayoi, Yayoi, Katsuhisa, Hideyo

• Proposal of <i>Burkholderia</i> gen. nov. and Transfer of Seven Species of the Genus <i>Pseudomonas</i> Homology Group II to the New Genus, with the Type Species <i>Burkholderia cepacia</i> (Palleroni and Holmes 1981) comb. nov.

  Citation: 768

  Authors: Eiko, Yoshimasa, Hiroshi, Ikuya, Hisako, Yasuhiro, Takayuki, Michio

• Transfer of Two <i>Burkholderia</i> and An <i>Alcaligenes</i> Species to <i>Ralstonia</i> Gen. Nov.

  Citation: 626

  Authors: Eiko, Yoshimasa, Ikuya, Hisako, Yukiko

• Proposals of <i>Sphingomonas paucimobilis</i> gen. nov. and comb. nov., <i>Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis</i> sp. nov., <i>Sphingomonas yanoikuyae</i> sp. nov., <i>Sphingomonas adhaesiva</i> sp. nov., <i>Sphingomonas capsulata</i> comb, nov., and Two Genospecies of the Genus <i>Sphingomonas</i>

  Citation: 613

  Authors: Eiko, Ikuya, Hiroshi, Yasuhiro, Takayuki, Hiroyuki

• The Intestinal Microflora of Infants: Composition of Fecal Flora in Breast‐Fed and Bottle‐Fed Infants

  Citation: 344

  Authors: Yoshimi, Ken, Tomotari

• Phylogenetic Analysis of the Human Gut Microbiota Using 16S rDNA Clone Libraries and Strictly Anaerobic Culture‐Based Methods

  Citation: 340

  Authors: Hidenori, Mitsuo, Yoshimi

• On the Cyto‐Toxicity Caused by Quantum Dots

  Citation: 316

  Authors: Amane, Akiyoshi, Ken‐ichi, Kazuo, Kenji

• Segmented Filamentous Bacteria Are Indigenous Intestinal Bacteria That Activate Intraepithelial Lymphocytes and Induce MHC Class II Molecules and Fucosyl Asialo GM1 Glycolipids on the Small Intestinal Epithelial Cells in the Ex‐Germ‐Free Mouse

  Citation: 284

  Authors: Yoshinori, Yasushi, Satoshi, Akemi, Hiromi

• DNA from Bacteria, but Not from Vertebrates, Induces Interferons, Activates Natural Killer Cells and Inhibits Tumor Growth

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Saburo, Toshiko, Shizuo, Etsuro, Osamu, Tetsuro, Tohru

• <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>‐ and <i>Candida albicans</i>‐Derived Mannan Induced Production of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha by Human Monocytes in a CD14‐ and Toll‐Like Receptor 4‐Dependent Manner

  Citation: 247

  Authors: Hiroyuki, Eiji, Hidetoshi, Toshihiko, Takeshi, Tatsuji, Naohito, Hiroshi, Ken‐ichiro, Sachiko, Kensuke, Shunji, Haruhiko

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