Virology

Aims & Scope

Virology publishes papers that provide advances to the understanding of virus biology.

We have been publishing the results of basic research in all branches of virology for over 60 years.

The journal welcomes submitted articles on virus replication, virus-host biology, viral pathogenesis, immunity to viruses, virus structure, and virus evolution and ecology.

Articles should be of broad interest to the community of virologists.

We also publish state-of-the-art invited reviews from experts in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.741

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	199

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7530

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1357

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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, 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.

• A new technique for the assay of infectivity of human adenovirus 5 DNA

  Citation: 7018

  Authors: F.L., A.J.

• Classification of papillomaviruses

  Citation: 2380

  Authors: Ethel-Michele, Claude, Thomas R, Hans-Ulrich, Harald

• Transduction of linked genetic characters of the host by bacteriophage P1

  Citation: 2130

  Authors: E.S.

• Classification of papillomaviruses (PVs) based on 189 PV types and proposal of taxonomic amendments

  Citation: 1326

  Authors: Hans-Ulrich, Robert D., Zigui, Koenraad, Harald zur, Ethel-Michele

• Possible Emergence of New Geminiviruses by Frequent Recombination

  Citation: 1303

  Authors: Malla, Stanley, Claude M.

• Rapid bacteriophage sedimentation in the presence of polyethylene glycol and its application to large-scale virus purification

  Citation: 1218

  Authors: Keith R., Bruce M., Rolf, Larry, Gerda

• Papillomaviruses in the causation of human cancers — a brief historical account

  Citation: 1207

  Authors: Harald

• Vpr Is Required for Efficient Replication of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 in Mononuclear Phagocytes

  Citation: 1134

  Authors: Ruth I., Benjamin Kuan, Sunny, Nathaniel R.

• Agar suspension culture for the selective assay of cells transformed by polyoma virus

  Citation: 946

  Authors: Ian, Luc

• Plaque assay techniques for murine leukemia viruses

  Citation: 944

  Authors: Wallace P., Wendell E., Janet W.

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