The ISME Journal 389.1k citations
4.1k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Papers in i Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 1.9k Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 355 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena 390 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers The ISME Journal
Comparison fields: 5 of 230 Ecology 174.9k Pollution 51.7k Environmental Chemistry 41.6k Soil Science 32.6k Oceanography 38.0k Molecular Biology 141.6k Endocrinology 10.2k Molecular Medicine 8.1k Plant Science 61.9k Insect Science 18.7k Periodontics 5.9k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 15.5k Environmental Engineering 16.7k Biotechnology 9.2k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 19.3k Microbiology 5.7k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7.1k Geochemistry and Petrology 4.8k Food Science 14.4k Infectious Diseases 13.2k Biological Psychiatry 1.7k Global and Planetary Change 15.6k Agronomy and Crop Science 7.1k Genetics 17.4k Cell Biology 9.9k Immunology 12.2k Building and Construction 7.9k Gastroenterology 2.6k Atmospheric Science 9.2k Nature and Landscape Conservation 6.1k Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 862 Pharmacology 7.4k Nutrition and Dietetics 6.9k Physiology 10.4k Ecological Modeling 1.8k Water Science and Technology 5.7k Aquatic Science 2.9k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6.3k Horticulture 373 Process Chemistry and Technology 1.0k Parasitology 2.3k Paleontology 2.6k Biomaterials 4.2k Biomedical Engineering 13.5k Aging 492 Animal Science and Zoology 2.6k Clinical Biochemistry 1.5k Earth-Surface Processes 1.6k Epidemiology 6.9k Catalysis 1.5k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5.6k Microbiology 149 Inorganic Chemistry 2.2k Emergency Medical Services 952 Small Animals 1.0k Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 224 Mechanics of Materials 3.5k Ocean Engineering 2.2k Pharmacy 591 Biochemistry 963 Electrochemistry 780 Dermatology 1.0k Biophysics 679 Pharmacology 965 Analytical Chemistry 1.1k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3.3k Forestry 441 Virology 466 Spectroscopy 1.6k Physiology 385 Immunology and Allergy 459 Equine 126 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1.4k Rheumatology 1.1k Pharmaceutical Science 471 Otorhinolaryngology 295 Surgery 3.0k Complementary and Manual Therapy 148 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1.1k Complementary and alternative medicine 553 Conservation 247 Oncology 1.7k Organic Chemistry 2.0k Materials Chemistry 3.2k Oral Surgery 437 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1.1k Sociology and Political Science 3.2k Cancer Research 898 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 814 General Health Professions 1.5k Astronomy and Astrophysics 1.1k Civil and Structural Engineering 1.3k General Dentistry 85 Social Psychology 1.2k Nephrology 364 Metals and Alloys 142 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 455 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 217 Geology 294 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 308 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2.8k Orthodontics 188 Structural Biology 69 Speech and Hearing 285 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 870 Behavioral Neuroscience 156 Neurology 358 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 145 Rehabilitation 260 Biochemistry 227 Mechanical Engineering 1.4k Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 164 Sensory Systems 155 Archeology 343 Bioengineering 172 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 493 Urology 160 Geophysics 369 Fuel Technology 21 Business and International Management 55 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 217 Modeling and Simulation 105 Psychiatry and Mental health 307 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 473 Condensed Matter Physics 262 Neurology 297 Geriatrics and Gerontology 65 Hematology 207 Information Systems and Management 138 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 129 Artificial Intelligence 605 Obstetrics and Gynecology 111 Hepatology 114 Reproductive Medicine 125 Filtration and Separation 32 Toxicology 49 Developmental Biology 31 Ophthalmology 105 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 164 Genetics 107 Transplantation 25 Computational Mechanics 202 Developmental Neuroscience 33 Space and Planetary Science 12 Computer Networks and Communications 208 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 167 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 110 Clinical Psychology 157 Emergency Medicine 62 Computational Theory and Mathematics 135 Cognitive Neuroscience 130 Economics and Econometrics 171 Geography, Planning and Development 36 Occupational Therapy 23 Health 44 Automotive Engineering 68 Safety Research 46 Anthropology 56 Aerospace Engineering 132 Information Systems 120 Computational Mathematics 3 History 52 Chemical Health and Safety 3 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 34 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 133 Statistics and Probability 35 Polymers and Plastics 57 History and Philosophy of Science 19 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 26 Strategy and Management 58 Education 103 Management of Technology and Innovation 22 Demography 33 Health Information Management 12 Cultural Studies 21 Media Technology 22 Management Science and Operations Research 31 Transportation 16 Health Informatics 3 Computer Science Applications 13 Radiation 19 Communication 16 Applied Psychology 10 Control and Systems Engineering 51 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 3 General Social Sciences 7 General Energy 2 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 37 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 15 Anatomy 2 Signal Processing 16 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 18 Urban Studies 8 Human-Computer Interaction 7 Management Information Systems 11 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 7 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 5 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 11 Internal Medicine 3 Mathematical Physics 9 General Arts and Humanities 1 Hardware and Architecture 6 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 Philosophy 9 General Psychology 1 Political Science and International Relations 19 Medical Laboratory Technology 1 Marketing 6 Architecture 1 Music 2 Public Administration 2 General Decision Sciences 1 Literature and Literary Theory 6 Classics 2 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 Software 2 Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 Religious studies 2 Numerical Analysis 2 Ceramics and Composites 2 Accounting 4 Geometry and Topology 3 Finance 3 Instrumentation 1 Language and Linguistics 3 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 Gender Studies 2 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 Law 2 Applied Mathematics 2
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FEMS Microbiology Letters United States
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology China
Canadian Journal of Microbiology Canada
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About The ISME Journal The 4.1k papers published in The ISME Journal in the last decades have received a total of 389.1k indexed citations . Papers published in The ISME Journal usually cover Ecology (2.4k papers), Environmental Chemistry (521 papers), Oceanography (552 papers), Endocrinology (178 papers) and Pollution (415 papers) specifically the topics of Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (1.9k papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (711 papers), Gut microbiota and health (519 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (436 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (390 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (383 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (355 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (258 papers). The most active scholars publishing in The ISME Journal are Rob Knight , Noah Fierer , Christian L. Lauber , J. Gregory Caporaso , Catherine Lozupone , Allan Konopka , Jack A. Gilbert , Emilio O. Casamayor , Tong Zhang and Jillian F. Banfield .
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