American Society for Microbiology · ISSN 0022-538X · 1070-6321 · 1098-5514
J Virol impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.
Short answer
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 4.74 citations per paper for J Virol, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 4.74Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 421Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 74652,086 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- OpenOpen-access options may applySource: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works J Virol published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What J Virol publishes.
Mostly Epidemiology, Virology and Immunology, within Medicine.
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- HIV Research and Treatment
- T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Virol | 4.74 | 421 | Open |
| Circ Res | 4.63 | 507 | Subscription |
| Neurobiol Dis | 5.26 | 225 | Open |
| Cardiovasc Res | 5.28 | 300 | Subscription |
| PLOS Pathogens | 5.57 | 315 | Open |
About J Virol.
Comment 1What is the J Virol impact factor?
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 4.74 citations per paper for J Virol, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is J Virol open access?
Yes, J Virol is fully open access.
Comment 3How many papers does J Virol publish a year?
OpenAlex records 746 works in 2025, and 52,086 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.