Pathogens Receives an Increased CiteScore of 6.4

We are pleased to inform you that Pathogens (ISSN: 2076-0817) has received a heightened CiteScore of 6.4.

CiteScore provides transparent metrics that enable well-informed publishing strategy, library collection development, and the benchmarking of journal performance. It is now a standard citation metric alongside SNIP and SJR that gives an up-to-date view of a journal’s impact.

The 2023 CiteScore provides an assessment of the scientific influence of journals in the 2020 to 2023 period.

This is a reflection of the excellent performance, support, and dedication of all journal editors, reviewers, authors, and readers.

Pathogens’ CiteScore ranks as follows:

Q2 (16 out of 61) in the “General Immunology and Microbiology” category;
Q2 (102 out of 344) in the “Infectious Diseases” category;
Q2 (53 out of 140) in the “Microbiology (medical)” category;
Q2 (90 out of 233) in the “Immunology and Allergy” category;
Q2 (191 out of 410) in the “Molecular Biology” category.

For more journal statistics, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens/stats.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the journal.

Pathogens Editorial Office