Virology 1.2M citations
27.8k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in HIV Research and Treatment Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Viral Infections and Vectors Papers in i HIV Research and Treatment 3.2k Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology 3.0k show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Virology
Comparison fields: 5 of 240 Virology 141.8k Infectious Diseases 292.9k Animal Science and Zoology 129.8k Endocrinology 58.5k Epidemiology 349.6k Genetics 241.2k Immunology 169.4k Agronomy and Crop Science 67.4k Plant Science 206.2k Hepatology 38.4k Ecology 140.2k Molecular Biology 357.1k Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 83.1k Insect Science 51.1k Biotechnology 34.2k Oncology 91.1k Horticulture 3.4k Microbiology 18.1k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 78.9k Parasitology 18.4k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 44.6k Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 38.3k Cancer Research 15.4k Cell Biology 18.2k Pathology and Forensic Medicine 11.1k Immunology and Allergy 3.5k Structural Biology 853 Hematology 5.3k Neurology 4.0k Dermatology 4.0k Modeling and Simulation 2.1k Rheumatology 6.2k Physiology 10.6k Physiology 2.0k Small Animals 3.0k Otorhinolaryngology 1.5k Biological Psychiatry 893 Biochemistry 2.8k Molecular Medicine 1.8k Microbiology 267 Surgery 13.7k Genetics 3.2k Emergency Medicine 2.6k Neurology 4.2k Nutrition and Dietetics 4.0k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7.8k Emergency Medical Services 1.7k Global and Planetary Change 5.8k Organic Chemistry 7.3k Food Science 4.6k Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4.2k Pharmacology 1.9k Aging 379 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1.5k Aquatic Science 1.6k Clinical Biochemistry 1.3k Biophysics 1.2k Biomaterials 2.4k Periodontics 725 Pharmaceutical Science 1.0k Ophthalmology 1.4k Pharmacology 2.6k Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1.5k Toxicology 523 Developmental Neuroscience 573 Spectroscopy 2.4k Materials Chemistry 6.8k Biomedical Engineering 6.3k Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2.1k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2.3k Health 975 Transplantation 275 Gastroenterology 546 Reproductive Medicine 846 Computational Theory and Mathematics 1.9k Complementary and alternative medicine 789 Aerospace Engineering 2.6k Urology 552 Behavioral Neuroscience 313 Sensory Systems 414 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5.0k Business and International Management 173 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1.1k Nephrology 511 Biochemistry 449 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 472 Nature and Landscape Conservation 892 Pollution 837 Geriatrics and Gerontology 218 Oceanography 711 Environmental Chemistry 561 Oral Surgery 347 Rehabilitation 330 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 377 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 225 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 812 Psychiatry and Mental health 631 Equine 73 General Dentistry 66 Sociology and Political Science 1.9k Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 67 General Health Professions 838 Filtration and Separation 76 Inorganic Chemistry 474 Cognitive Neuroscience 578 Social Psychology 563 Pharmacy 117 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 29 Ecological Modeling 114 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 814 Water Science and Technology 323 Analytical Chemistry 222 Clinical Psychology 438 Mechanical Engineering 819 Space and Planetary Science 30 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 179 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 158 Speech and Hearing 119 Paleontology 142 Electrochemistry 111 Environmental Engineering 237 Radiation 134 History and Philosophy of Science 80 Polymers and Plastics 213 Developmental Biology 32 Safety Research 124 Bioengineering 80 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 120 Chemical Health and Safety 9 Astronomy and Astrophysics 223 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 239 Artificial Intelligence 440 Internal Medicine 37 Computational Mechanics 253 Condensed Matter Physics 129 Mechanics of Materials 275 Philosophy 128 Soil Science 98 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 62 Ocean Engineering 158 Forestry 40 Atmospheric Science 175 Applied Psychology 44 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 114 Economics and Econometrics 248 Metals and Alloys 23 Fuel Technology 7 Health Information Management 36 Signal Processing 81 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 84 Media Technology 62 Cultural Studies 56 General Social Sciences 21 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 128 Statistics and Probability 48 Process Chemistry and Technology 15 Development 20 Education 156 Complementary and Manual Therapy 10 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 66 Catalysis 33 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 61 Archeology 50 Developmental and Educational Psychology 59 Communication 34 Health Informatics 6 History 50 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 7 Public Administration 16 Management of Technology and Innovation 33 Anthropology 44 Geology 24 Computer Science Applications 23 Geochemistry and Petrology 23 Civil and Structural Engineering 85 Gender Studies 37 Building and Construction 53 Computer Networks and Communications 93 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 18 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 18 Conservation 12 Information Systems and Management 25 Information Systems 77 Occupational Therapy 12 Instrumentation 11 Geography, Planning and Development 18 Strategy and Management 49 Management Science and Operations Research 36 Earth-Surface Processes 18 General Engineering 3 Automotive Engineering 31 Human Factors and Ergonomics 6 Human-Computer Interaction 14 Political Science and International Relations 60 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 24 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 16 Anatomy 3 General Materials Science 7 Control and Systems Engineering 51 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 1 Orthodontics 8 Mathematical Physics 19 Geometry and Topology 18 Linguistics and Language 10 Language and Linguistics 22 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 6 Family Practice 3 Ceramics and Composites 10 Accounting 20 Demography 20 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 14 Law 15 Museology 5 Geophysics 17 Finance 13 Marketing 11 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 4 Transportation 7 Classics 4 Management Information Systems 9 Literature and Literary Theory 11 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 3 General Arts and Humanities 1 Algebra and Number Theory 4 Applied Mathematics 9 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 Urban Studies 5 General Psychology 1 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 Medical Laboratory Technology 1 Library and Information Sciences 1 Hardware and Architecture 4 General Decision Sciences 1 Software 2 Religious studies 2 Numerical Analysis 2 Music 1 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1
Virology 141.8k Infectious Diseases 292.9k Animal Science and Zoology 129.8k Endocrinology 58.5k Epidemiology 349.6k Journal of General Virology United States
Nucleic Acids Research United States
The Journal of Infectious Diseases United States
The Journal of Immunology United States
Journal of Virology United States
PLoS Pathogens United States
The EMBO Journal United States
The Journal of Experimental Medicine United States
Citations per field
0 0.5× 1.5× 2× 2.5×
Journal of General Virology · 1× This map shows the geographic impact of research published in Virology. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers published in Virology with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Virology more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers published in Virology. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers published in Virology.
About Virology The 27.8k papers published in Virology in the last decades have received a total of 1.2M indexed citations . Papers published in Virology usually cover Virology (4.3k papers), Infectious Diseases (6.8k papers), Animal Science and Zoology (3.7k papers), Epidemiology (8.9k papers) and Endocrinology (1.4k papers) specifically the topics of Virus-based gene therapy research (6.0k papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (5.4k papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (4.6k papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (3.7k papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (3.3k papers), HIV Research and Treatment (3.2k papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (3.0k papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (2.2k papers). The most active scholars publishing in Virology are Frank L. Graham , A.J. van der Eb , Purnell W. Choppin , Wolfgang K. Joklik , Harald zur Hausen , Robert G. Webster , Robert A. Lamb , E. S. Lennox , Peter K. Vogt and Hans‐Dieter Klenk .
Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive
bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global
research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include
incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and
delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in
Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.
Explore journals with similar magnitude of impact Breakdown of academic impact, for papers in Journal of General Virology Breakdown of academic impact, for papers in Cell Breakdown of academic impact, for papers in Nucleic Acids Research Breakdown of academic impact, for papers in The Journal of Infectious Diseases Breakdown of academic impact, for papers in The Journal of Immunology Breakdown of academic impact, for papers in Journal of Virology Breakdown of academic impact, for papers in Vaccine Breakdown of academic impact, for papers in PLoS Pathogens Breakdown of academic impact, for papers in The EMBO Journal Breakdown of academic impact, for papers in The Journal of Experimental Medicine