Research in Microbiology

Aims & Scope

Research in Microbiology is the direct descendant of the original Pasteur periodical entitled Annales de l'Institut Pasteur, created in 1887 by Emile Duclaux under the patronage of Louis Pasteur.

The Editorial Committee included Chamberland, Grancher, Nocard, Roux and Straus, and the first issue began with Louis Pasteur's "Lettre sur la Rage" which clearly defines the spirit of the journal:"You have informed me, my dear Duclaux, that you intend to start a monthly collection of articles entitled "Annales de l'Institut Pasteur".

You will be rendering a service that will be appreciated by the ever increasing number of young scientists who are attracted to microbiological studies.

In your Annales, our laboratory research will of course occupy a central position, but the work from outside groups that you intend to publish will be a source of competitive stimulation for all of us."That first volume included 53 articles as well as critical reviews and book reviews.

From that time on, the Annales appeared regularly every month, without interruption, even during the two world wars.

Although the journal has undergone many changes over the past 100 years (in the title, the format, the language) reflecting the evolution in scientific publishing, it has consistently maintained the Pasteur tradition by publishing original reports on all aspects of microbiology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.4
2024	2.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.813

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	124

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6634

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	583

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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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 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.

• Is meconium from healthy newborns actually sterile?

  Citation: 764

  Authors: Esther, María L., Rocío, Juan M., Mónica, Jordi, Leonides, Juan M.

• Improvement in the RFLP procedure for studying the diversity of nifH genes in communities of nitrogen fixers in soil

  Citation: 673

  Authors: Franck, Lucile Jocteur, René

• Effect of tea phenolics and their aromatic fecal bacterial metabolites on intestinal microbiota

  Citation: 577

  Authors: Hui Cheng, Andrew M., Chin Seng, Yuan Kun

• Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) in the marine environment

  Citation: 514

  Authors: Tage, Bo, Donald E.

• ABC transporters: physiology, structure and mechanism – an overview

  Citation: 504

  Authors: Christopher F

• The microbiology of acidic mine waters

  Citation: 445

  Authors: D.Barrie, Kevin B.

• Antimicrobial activity of phenolic acids against commensal, probiotic and pathogenic bacteria

  Citation: 436

  Authors: Carolina, M. Victoria, Pedro J., Gerald, M. Francisca, Angela, Concepción López, Teresa, Juan M., Begoña

• The role of lactic acid production by probiotic Lactobacillus species in vaginal health

  Citation: 412

  Authors: Gilda, Muriel, Catronia S., Richard A.

• Diversity and ecology of psychrophilic microorganisms

  Citation: 400

  Authors: Rosa, Vanya

• The ABC of ABCs: a phylogenetic and functional classification of ABC systems in living organisms

  Citation: 390

  Authors: Elie, Philippe

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