Frontiers Media · ISSN 1664-302X
Front Microbiol 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: 5.72 citations per paper for Front Microbiol, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 5.72Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 344Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 3,24842,295 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- OpenAPC about $3,801Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Front Microbiol published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Front Microbiol publishes.
Mostly Ecology, Genetics and Molecular Biology, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Gut microbiota and health
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Microbiol | 5.72 | 344 | Open |
| EMBO Reports | 5.64 | 252 | Open |
| Science Signaling | 6.00 | 193 | Subscription |
| Genetics | 5.26 | 416 | Subscription |
| Current Biology | 6.23 | 453 | Subscription |
About Front Microbiol.
Comment 1What is the Front Microbiol 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: 5.72 citations per paper for Front Microbiol, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Front Microbiol open access?
Yes, Front Microbiol is fully open access, with an article processing charge of about $3,801.
Comment 3How many papers does Front Microbiol publish a year?
OpenAlex records 3,248 works in 2025, and 42,295 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.