Microorganisms Receives an Increased CiteScore of 7.7

We are pleased to share that Microorganisms (ISSN: 2076-2607) has received an increased CiteScore of 7.7 in June 2025, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 13.

Microorganisms’ CiteScore ranks as follows:

• Q1 (32 out of 148) in the “Microbiology (medical)” category;
• Q1 (46 out of 188) in the “Microbiology” category;
• Q1 (21 out of 86) in the “Virology” category.

You can find more statistics on our website.

The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2021–2024). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance.

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together we will continue to track the progress of Microorganisms and its growing impact in microbiology research.