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BioMed Central · ISSN 2049-2618

Microbiome 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: 15.31 citations per paper for Microbiome, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

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Key metrics

Two-year mean citedness
15.31Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
h-index
231Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
Papers in 2025
3052,563 in totalSource: OpenAlex
Access
OpenAPC about $4,990Source: OpenAlex
Output

Papers per year.

How many works Microbiome published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.

1002003004002019202020212022202320242025305

Fig. 1 — Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

Scope

What Microbiome publishes.

Mostly Molecular Biology, Ecology and Periodontics, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.

Alternatives

Journals with a similar citation profile.

JournalTwo-year mean citednessh-indexAccess
Microbiome15.31231Open
Cell Host & Microbe15.93312Subscription
Redox Biology14.60209Open
Molecular Cell14.33527Subscription
Nature Biotechnology13.69630Subscription
Questions

About Microbiome.

Comment 1What is the Microbiome impact factor?
Response

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: 15.31 citations per paper for Microbiome, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

Comment 2Is Microbiome open access?
Response

Yes, Microbiome is fully open access, with an article processing charge of about $4,990.

Comment 3How many papers does Microbiome publish a year?
Response

OpenAlex records 305 works in 2025, and 2,563 in total.

Sources

  1. 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026

The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.

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