ITS Journal Rankings · Field
Top Immunology and Microbiology journals
119 ranked journals whose recent papers are mostly in Immunology and Microbiology, compared only with each other.
There are 119 ranked Immunology and Microbiology journals. Together they published 119,157 papers in 2021–2025, and the median journal published 339 papers. 72% of their papers are open access, and 41 of the journals (34%) are listed in DOAJ (see the open-access Immunology and Microbiology journals). The table shows the top 100.
| Rank | Journal | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | h-index | 2-yr mean citedness | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nature Medicine Nature Portfolio | 97.3 | 3,186 | 770 | 31.4 | 59% |
| #2 | Immunity Cell Press | 92.7 | 1,212 | 568 | 25.7 | 93% |
| #3 | Nature reviews. Immunology Nature Portfolio | 90.5 | 768 | 570 | 24.2 | 36% |
| #4 | Science Translational Medicine American Association for the Advancement of Science | 88.2 | 1,643 | 365 | 16.2 | 61% |
| #5 | Nature Immunology Nature Portfolio | 88.2 | 1,522 | 526 | 14.8 | 53% |
| #6 | The Journal of Experimental Medicine Rockefeller University Press | 85.2 | 1,136 | 652 | 9.6 | 97% |
| #7 | Annual Review of Immunology Annual Reviews | 84.4 | 138 | 441 | 31.2 | 83% |
| #8 | Cellular and Molecular Immunology Springer Nature | 83.3 | 778 | 175 | 20.7 | 98% |
| #9 | Frontiers in Immunology Frontiers Media | 81.0 | 33,404 | 356 | 5.4 | 100% |
| #10 | Science Immunology American Association for the Advancement of Science | 80.9 | 851 | 166 | 15.7 | 58% |
| #11 | Immunological Reviews Wiley | 80.4 | 632 | 321 | 10.3 | 75% |
| #12 | PLoS Pathogens Public Library of Science | 77.7 | 3,634 | 319 | 5.3 | 100% |
| #13 | Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews Elsevier BV | 77.1 | 309 | 207 | 13.2 | 42% |
| #14 | Journal of Biomedical Science BioMed Central | 77.0 | 543 | 152 | 14.4 | 100% |
| #15 | Trends in Immunology Elsevier BV | 76.6 | 681 | 277 | 7.0 | 52% |
| #16 | International Immunopharmacology Elsevier BV | 76.4 | 8,040 | 168 | 6.0 | 24% |
| #17 | JCI Insight American Society for Clinical Investigation | 75.8 | 2,709 | 175 | 6.2 | 100% |
| #18 | Seminars in Immunopathology Springer Science+Business Media | 74.8 | 232 | 145 | 16.3 | 77% |
| #19 | Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy Springer Science+Business Media | 73.0 | 1,451 | 164 | 5.8 | 100% |
| #20 | Journal of Autoimmunity Elsevier BV | 72.8 | 627 | 175 | 6.7 | 62% |
| #21 | OncoImmunology Landes Bioscience | 71.6 | 796 | 153 | 6.3 | 100% |
| #22 | Fish & Shellfish Immunology Elsevier BV | 70.7 | 3,421 | 190 | 3.5 | 12% |
| #23 | Journal of Leukocyte Biology Oxford University Press | 70.6 | 1,016 | 263 | 3.7 | 55% |
| #24 | European Journal of Immunology Wiley | 70.4 | 1,410 | 296 | 3.4 | 82% |
| #25 | Seminars in Immunology Elsevier BV | 69.6 | 310 | 175 | 6.7 | 58% |
| #26 | Mucosal Immunology Elsevier BV | 69.3 | 536 | 168 | 5.6 | 97% |
| #27 | Current Opinion in Immunology Elsevier BV | 68.9 | 516 | 247 | 4.3 | 56% |
| #28 | Journal of Clinical Immunology Springer Science+Business Media | 67.0 | 1,050 | 147 | 3.8 | 68% |
| #29 | Inflammation Springer Science+Business Media | 66.9 | 1,002 | 107 | 5.3 | 50% |
| #30 | Immunity & Ageing BioMed Central | 66.5 | 339 | 82 | 9.0 | 100% |
| #31 | Clinical Immunology Elsevier BV | 66.2 | 1,550 | 164 | 3.1 | 32% |
| #32 | International Immunology Oxford University Press | 66.1 | 387 | 188 | 4.0 | 56% |
| #33 | American Journal of Reproductive Immunology Wiley | 62.8 | 1,203 | 141 | 2.9 | 34% |
| #34 | Immune Network Korean Association of Immunobiologists | 62.7 | 231 | 68 | 8.9 | 100% |
| #35 | Parasitology Research Springer Science+Business Media | 61.4 | 1,626 | 138 | 2.6 | 41% |
| #36 | International Journal for Parasitology Elsevier BV | 61.4 | 493 | 197 | 2.6 | 55% |
| #37 | Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis Springer Science+Business Media | 61.3 | 142 | 84 | 6.9 | 84% |
| #38 | Pathogens and Disease Oxford University Press | 61.1 | 185 | 72 | 7.7 | 70% |
| #39 | Journal of Immunology Research Hindawi Publishing Corporation | 61.0 | 1,058 | 132 | 2.7 | 100% |
| #40 | Genes and Immunity Springer Nature | 59.5 | 251 | 127 | 3.7 | 56% |
| #41 | The Journal of Immunology American Association of Immunologists | 59.2 | 10,406 | 532 | 0.6 | 61% |
| #42 | Retrovirology BioMed Central | 58.3 | 125 | 119 | 4.9 | 100% |
| #43 | Developmental & Comparative Immunology Elsevier BV | 58.1 | 1,168 | 162 | 2.0 | 19% |
| #44 | Journal of Inflammation BioMed Central | 57.9 | 216 | 82 | 5.2 | 100% |
| #45 | Immunologic Research Springer Science+Business Media | 57.7 | 554 | 124 | 2.7 | 35% |
| #46 | Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Elsevier BV | 57.5 | 763 | 89 | 2.8 | 71% |
| #47 | Journal of Innate Immunity Karger Publishers | 56.9 | 221 | 106 | 3.6 | 100% |
| #48 | BMC Immunology BioMed Central | 56.3 | 395 | 88 | 3.1 | 100% |
| #49 | Parasite EDP Sciences | 56.1 | 373 | 73 | 3.7 | 100% |
| #50 | European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology Akadémiai Kiadó | 55.6 | 112 | 44 | 7.9 | 100% |
| #51 | Bioanalysis Future Science Ltd | 55.1 | 696 | 83 | 2.6 | 48% |
| #52 | Immunobiology Elsevier BV | 55.0 | 901 | 134 | 2.0 | 51% |
| #53 | Journal of Fish Diseases Wiley | 54.7 | 980 | 122 | 2.0 | 44% |
| #54 | ImmunoTargets and Therapy Dove Medical Press | 54.3 | 196 | 47 | 5.5 | 100% |
| #55 | Marine Biotechnology Springer Science+Business Media | 54.2 | 562 | 107 | 2.3 | 21% |
| #56 | Clinical & Translational Immunology Wiley | 53.8 | 425 | 75 | 2.9 | 100% |
| #57 | Immunotherapy Future Medicine | 53.2 | 664 | 82 | 2.4 | 48% |
| #58 | Immunogenetics Springer Science+Business Media | 52.0 | 200 | 137 | 2.4 | 56% |
| #59 | JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance Oxford University Press | 52.0 | 1,462 | 48 | 2.4 | 100% |
| #60 | Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology Taylor & Francis | 51.3 | 459 | 74 | 2.5 | 19% |
| #61 | Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Elsevier BV | 51.1 | 509 | 87 | 2.2 | 22% |
| #62 | HLA Wiley | 49.8 | 2,243 | 36 | 2.3 | 35% |
| #63 | Current Research in Immunology Elsevier BV | 48.9 | 79 | 24 | 6.7 | 99% |
| #64 | Parasitology International Elsevier BV | 48.5 | 747 | 84 | 1.5 | 23% |
| #65 | Immunological Investigations Taylor & Francis | 48.1 | 362 | 71 | 2.3 | 24% |
| #66 | Innate Immunity SAGE Publishing | 48.0 | 118 | 73 | 2.9 | 100% |
| #67 | WIREs Mechanisms of Disease | 46.0 | 178 | 29 | 3.5 | 56% |
| #68 | International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife Elsevier BV | 45.8 | 625 | 54 | 1.9 | 100% |
| #69 | Viral Immunology Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 45.5 | 330 | 82 | 1.7 | 11% |
| #70 | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics Elsevier BV | 45.5 | 799 | 60 | 1.5 | 12% |
| #71 | Pathogens and Immunity Case Western Reserve University | 44.3 | 120 | 30 | 3.5 | 100% |
| #72 | Journal of Aquatic Animal Health Wiley | 44.3 | 152 | 79 | 2.1 | 40% |
| #73 | Acta Parasitologica Springer Science+Business Media | 43.9 | 870 | 47 | 1.5 | 25% |
| #74 | Critical Reviews in Immunology Begell House | 43.2 | 212 | 100 | 1.4 | 19% |
| #75 | Immunometabolism | 43.2 | 119 | 27 | 3.5 | 100% |
| #76 | Immunotherapy Advances Oxford University Press | 42.8 | 146 | 25 | 3.1 | 100% |
| #77 | ImmunoHorizons Oxford University Press | 42.6 | 393 | 35 | 2.1 | 100% |
| #78 | Parasite Epidemiology and Control Elsevier BV | 42.4 | 253 | 42 | 2.2 | 100% |
| #79 | Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria | 40.8 | 433 | 48 | 1.4 | 100% |
| #80 | Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases Elsevier BV | 40.7 | 320 | 26 | 2.2 | 100% |
| #81 | Journal of Parasitic Diseases Springer Nature | 40.7 | 566 | 48 | 1.1 | 96% |
| #82 | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine American Association of Zoo Veterinarians | 40.2 | 660 | 62 | 0.8 | 8% |
| #83 | Immuno Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | 40.1 | 212 | 20 | 2.6 | 100% |
| #84 | Central European Journal of Immunology Termedia Publishing House | 39.5 | 259 | 45 | 1.5 | 100% |
| #85 | Journal of Parasitology Research Hindawi Publishing Corporation | 39.0 | 258 | 48 | 1.4 | 100% |
| #86 | Food and Waterborne Parasitology Elsevier BV | 39.0 | 174 | 36 | 2.1 | 100% |
| #87 | Exploration of Immunology Open Exploration Publishing Inc. | 37.6 | 232 | 12 | 2.6 | 100% |
| #88 | Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports Elsevier BV | 37.5 | 849 | 32 | 0.9 | 28% |
| #89 | Fish Pathology Japanese Society of Fish Pathology | 35.4 | 119 | 70 | 1.1 | 100% |
| #90 | Turkish Journal of Parasitology Galenos Yayinevi | 31.8 | 251 | 24 | 1.1 | 100% |
| #91 | Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis SAGE Publishing | 31.8 | 132 | 17 | 1.8 | 86% |
| #92 | Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery BioOne (Association of Avian Veterinarians) | 30.6 | 260 | 46 | 0.3 | 5% |
| #93 | Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej Index Copernicus International S.A. | 30.3 | 218 | 44 | 0.4 | 100% |
| #94 | The Bulletin of the Scientific Centre for Expert Evaluation of Medicinal Products Regulatory Research and Medicine Evaluation NEICON ISP LLC | 30.2 | 146 | 9 | 2.9 | 100% |
| #95 | Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation | 29.3 | 135 | 28 | 0.9 | 81% |
| #96 | Parasitologia MDPI AG | 29.2 | 198 | 14 | 1.3 | 100% |
| #97 | Iranian Journal of Parasitology Tehran University of Medical Sciences | 28.4 | 362 | 18 | 0.6 | 100% |
| #98 | Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists | 28.1 | 79 | 41 | 0.7 | 100% |
| #99 | Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology The Egyptian Society of Parasitology | 25.6 | 320 | 23 | 0.2 | 100% |
| #100 | The Bovine Practitioner American Association of Bovine Practitioners | 25.6 | 122 | 30 | 0.4 | 100% |
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How the ITS Journal Score works
One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.
A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.
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