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11 June 2025
Pathogens Receives an Increased CiteScore of 6.8


We are pleased to share that Pathogens (ISSN: 2076-0817) has received an increased CiteScore of 6.8 in June 2025. The CiteScore ranks the journal 76 out of 357 titles (Q1) in the “Infectious Diseases” category, 15 out of 63 titles (Q1) in the “General Immunology and Microbiology” category, 39 out of 148 titles (Q2) in the “Microbiology (medical)” category, 79 out of 231 titles (Q2) in the “Immunology and Allergy” category, and 159 out of 410 titles (Q2) in the “Molecular Biology” category, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 14.

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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 Pathogens and its growing impact in pathogens and pathogen-host interactions.

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