Journal of Infection
Elsevier BV · GB · ISSN 01634453
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What the numbers say
More papers arrived and the journal's citedness rose noticeably.
Annual output went from 178 to 274 papers. Expect a busier table of contents with more brief reports and shorter studies. Field-weighted citation impact moved from 2.64 to 3.97. If you aim for visibility in citations, this venue now tends to attract more cited work. Streptococcal Infections and Treatments rose from 0.0% to 4.7% of what the journal runs. Authors working on streptococcal infections will find clearer topical fit than before. Gold open access accounts for 100.0%. Your article will be immediately available to all readers without paywall barriers.
Citation metrics
SJR quartile
Q1
SJR score
2.18
Citations / doc (2y)
4.41
h-index
178
Based on the Scopus and OpenAlex citation graphs. We do not provide Clarivate’s JCR Impact Factor.
Output and citation impact
Whether citation performance keeps up as output grows.
PapersField-weighted impact
2018
178
2.64
2019
220
2.13
2020
581
4.14
2021
417
2.10
2022
452
1.65
2023
290
2.38
2024
288
3.49
2025
274
3.97
Topic shift
Share in the last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) versus the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
Rising
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments0.0%→4.7%+4.7%pPrevNow
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control0.0%→4.7%+4.7%pPrevNow
- Respiratory viral infections research6.0%→10.4%+4.4%pPrevNow
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines6.8%→10.1%+3.3%pPrevNow
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria3.5%→6.7%+3.2%pPrevNow
Falling
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research29.5%→12.4%−17.1%pPrevNow
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies7.5%→2.7%−4.8%pPrevNow
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-194.3%→0.0%−4.3%pPrevNow
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies3.8%→0.0%−3.8%pPrevNow
Terms appearing more often
Wording in recent paper titles that stands out against the journal's own baseline.
candidaemianirsevimabreactogenicityxdr-tuberculosisrsvcandidemia
Author countries
Last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) against the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
- CN34.4%→30.2%−4.2%pPrevNow
- GB22.6%→21.8%−0.8%pPrevNow
- US14.7%→16.6%+1.9%pPrevNow
- NL5.2%→6.9%+1.7%pPrevNow
- AU4.8%→6.9%+2.1%pPrevNow
- FR7.4%→6.7%−0.7%pPrevNow
Top 5 institutions
Top 5 institutions publishing in this journal, 2018 – 2026.
Recently published
20The 20 most recent papers — not the full list.
1
Article2026
Multi-strain Clostridioides difficile infection: Increased detection and clinical implicationsMônica J. Rodrigues-Jesus, Maria Luana Gaudêncio dos Santos Morais, Jae Hyun Shin, Guruprasad V. Konduru, Katia Sol-Church, Pankaj Kumar, Deiziane Viana da Silva Costa, Cirle A. Warren*
OAInfectious DiseasesMedicine
2
Article2026
Convergent neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 variants over 2.5 years after BA.5/BF.7 breakthrough infectionMeng Kong, Hui-Xia Gao, Xue-Dong Song, Guojian Yang, Rui-Rui Chen, Meng-Fei Wang, Yi-Ming Ma, Yi-Man Cheng, Xue-Li Zhu, Li Li, Jie Xi, Erhei Dai*, Mai‐Juan Ma*
OAInfectious DiseasesMedicine
3
Article2026
A randomised comparison of management strategies for drug-induced liver injury associated with tuberculous meningitis treatmentJoseph Donovan*, Tran Thai Hung, Nguyen Thi Thu Hiep, Ho Dang Trung Nghia, Lam Hong Bao Ngoc, Nguyen Duc Bang, Kartika Maharani, Pham Kieu Nguyet Oanh, Riwanti Estiasari, Dong Huu Khanh Trinh, Phung Khanh Lam, Nguyễn Thụy Thương Thương, Evelyne Kestelyn, Darma Imran, Raph L. Hamers, Ronald B. Geskus, N. H. Phu, Guy E. Thwaites
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4
Article2026
Defining the threshold duration of candidemia associated with poor outcomes: Redefining persistent candidemiaMarta Albanell‐Fernández, Andrea Vergara, Celia Cardozo, Sabina Herrera, Miguel Ángel Verdejo, Daniela Malano-Barletta, Cristina Pitart, Marta Hernández-Meneses, Guillermo Cuervo, Carolina García‐Vidal, Néstor Lopez, Ana del Rı́o, Mateu Espasa, Climent Casals, F Morales, Paula Juan, Felipe García, Josep Mensa, Laura Morata, Montse Tuset, Marta Ulldemolins, Marta Bodro*, Àlex Soriano
OAInfectious DiseasesMedicine
5
Article2026
Factors associated with severe health outcomes among community-dwelling older adults hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virusVajini Atukorale, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Alejandro Hernandez, Rahim Moineddin, Nelson Lee, Alexander Kopp, Melissa Andrew, Susan E. Bronskill, Kevin A. Brown, Nick Daneman, Shelley L. Deeks, Jennie Johnstone, A. McGeer, J. Dayre McNally, Samira Mubareka, Michelle Murti, Marek Smieja, Wilson Se, George Zahariadis, Shelly Bolotin, Sarah A. Buchan*
OAEpidemiologyMedicine
6
Article2026
Impact of EV-A71 vaccination and non-pharmaceutical interventions on hand, foot, and mouth disease: A 14-year interrupted time series analysisShuaibing Dong, Mengyao Li, Da Huo, Hao Zhao, Renqing Li, Zhiyong Gao, Xiaoli Wang, Daitao Zhang, Tim K. Tsang*, Quanyi Wang*, Peng Yang*
OACardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMedicine
7
Article2026
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in solid organ transplant recipients: a prospective observational cohort studyAlexandre Alanio*, Karine Boukris-Sitbon, Thomas Obadia, Marie Desnos‐Ollivier, Dea Garcia‐Hermoso, Valérie Letscher‐Bru, Guillaume Désoubeaux, Emilie Guémas, Marie-Fleur Durieux, Florent Morio, Florence Robert-Gangneux, Julie Bonhomme, Fanny Lanternier, O Lortholary
OAEpidemiologyMedicine
8
Article2026
Burden and economic impact of RSV hospitalisations among English adults, 2023/24Tiffany TRUONG, Jennifer M. RADIN, Lillian LI, José M. ORDÓÑEZ-MENA, Uy Hoang, Orsolya BALOGH, Andre B. Araujo, Catia Nicodemo, Simon de LUSIGNAN, Joan E. Madia*
OAEpidemiologyMedicine
9
Article2026
Clinical epidemiological characteristics of hospitalized pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in ChinaXinyu Wang, Ju Yin, Baoping Xu, Xue Guanhua, Hui Xu (9203), Yayuan Mei, Guoshuang Feng*, Liwei Gao*
OAEpidemiologyMedicine
10
Article2026
Prevalence of key bacterial pathogens among children with pharyngotonsillitis in The Gambia – a case-control studyD Nygren*, S Jarju, M Basiru Njai, S Jagne, M Borgström, L Wasserstrom, TI de Silva, M Marks, EP Armitage
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
11
Article2026
Remdesivir triphosphate as a potential repurposed drug against the emerging Bundibugyo Ebolavirus 2026Mansi Dutt, Misaki Wayengera, Gustavo Sganzerla Martinez, Anuj Kumar, Andrew Nsawotebba, Isaac Ssewanya, Suzan Nabadda, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, Bruce Kirenga, Charles Olaro, Winters Muttamba, Pauline Byakika, Jane-Ruth O. Aceng, Diana Atwiine, Henry Kyobe Bosa, David Kelvin*, Wilber Sabiiti*
OAInfectious DiseasesMedicine
12
Article2026
Emergence of New Delhi metallo β-lactamase-5 in carbapenem-resistant Salmonella from six pediatric cases in Guangxi, ChinaJiale Chen, Bei Wei, Yinxiu Mo, Ziru Yang, Y Liu, Yanan Wang*, Xuebin Xu*
OAMolecular MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
13
Article2026
Global surveillance reveals progressive erosion of benzylpenicillin susceptibility in Streptococcus suisTing-Yin Lu, Shao-Jie Wu, Xi-Bo-Ni, Yue-Yuan Peng, Xian-An Li, Junqi Liu, Xiao‐Ping Liao, Jian Sun, Yu‐Feng Zhou*
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
14
Article2026
An antibiotic chatbot: Evaluation of a retrieval-augmented generation approach for providing guideline-based antimicrobial adviceDavid W. Eyre*, Ruth Corrigan, Lauren Hookham, Sheila Lumley, David Clarke, Katie Jeffery, Louise Dunsmure, Nicola Jones
OAApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyImmunology and Microbiology
15
Article2026
Scarlet fever resurgence and declining mortality in China: Rethinking diagnosis and surveillanceMengyang Guo, Wei Shi, Siyu Chen, Qinghong Meng, Kaihu Yao*
OAParasitologyImmunology and Microbiology
16
Article2026
Maternal HIV viral load threshold for guiding extended infant prophylaxisJean‐Pierre Molès, Jean‐Pierre Molès*, Morgana D’Ottavi, Morgana D’Ottavi*, David Rutagwera*, David Rutagwera, Dramane Kania, Dramane Kania*, Souleymane Tassembédo, Souleymane Tassembédo*, Anaïs Mennecier*, Anaïs Mennecier, Beninwendé L.D. Sakana, Beninwendé L.D. Sakana*, Catherine Chunda-Liyoka, Catherine Chunda-Liyoka*, Maria M. Wilfred-Tonga*, Paulin Fao, Paulin Fao*, Beauty Matoka*, Beauty Matoka, Taofiki A. Ousmane*, Thorkild Tylleskar, Thorkild Tylleskar*, Chipepo Kankasa*, Chipepo Kankasa, Philippe Van de Perre, Philippe Van de Perre*, Nicolas Nagot*, Nicolas Nagot, Mwiya Mwiya*, Mwiya Mwiya
OAInfectious DiseasesMedicine
17
Article2026
Immunogenicity and safety of co-administration of a recombinant shingles vaccine with an mRNA COVID-19 or adjuvanted influenza vaccine: a randomised controlled trialRosie Harris, Russell Thirard, Claire Mcbrien, Alexander Middleditch, David Chadwick, John Jackson, Ed Moran, James Perry, Ruth A Payne, Anna Goodman, Catherine Cosgrove, Patrick Lille, Stevan Emmett, Adam Finn, Katie Pike, Lucy Culliford, Rajeka Lazarus*, Kate Millington, Florentina Penciu, Louise Wright, Vicki Scott, Vera Mae Canada, Emma Andrews, Hannah Brooks, Kurtney Gordon, Joanna Bagshaw, Adele Szekeres, Joanna Morley, Pauline Lambert, Penny Edrich, Corinne Birch, JL Davidson, Rebecca Trewern, Julie Powell, Sarah Holloway, Hazel Ballentine, Chloe Sun, Daniel Langley, Eben Jones, Jade King, Kirstie Bradburn, Elena Bellavia, Zsolt Friedrich, Francis Mensah, Maisie Borrill, Mandy Williams, Anne Crutchley, Henry Aldwinckle, Joanna Salisbury, Abigail Stirling, Kimberley Newcombe, Lee Bullen, Agnieszka Gamulczak, Dominique Pelia, Kyra Holliday, Matthew Saunders, Wankumbu Chisala, Priya Lata, Maqsood Ali Khan, Sadaf Younis, Sarah Steedon, Anit Alex, Fatima Yaqub, Megan McCullagh, Natasha Bechman, Radhika Gulati, Tim Durant, Chinenye Ekeozor, Sufia Hossein, Nishi Patel, P De Los Santos Dominguez, Lauren Martinez, Emma Wayman, Ben Sayer, Stephanie Zhang, Rebecca Thornhill, Shehnaz Athaide, T Miah, Cecelia Hultin, Benjamin Gregory, Rebecca Mangion, Emma Eccelston, Gemma Walker, Debbie Smith (3449135), Donna Nortonv, Silvia Madrid-Willingham, Yen Wen Phong, Nicholas Easom, Lukuman Gbadamoshi, Philippa Cooper, Clare Ludlam, Zoe Price, Alison Barratt, Isabelle Guiton
OAInfectious DiseasesMedicine
18
Article2026
Metagenomic sequencing as a diagnostic tool for urine culture negative febrile urinary tract infectionVA Janes*, JE Stalenhoef, BCL Van der Putten, LAM Koster, ME Jakobs, JT Van Dissel, MD De Jong, C Schultsz, DR Mende*
OAEpidemiologyMedicine
19
Article2026
Global epidemiology and pathogen spectrum of enterovirus-associated encephalitis and meningitis outbreaks from 1960 to 2025: A systematic review and meta-analysisXinru Zeng, Hong Ji, J Wang, Huan Fan, Ye Tong, Liguo Zhu, Na Liu*, Changjun Bao*
OACardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMedicine
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Article2026
Proteomic biomarkers differentiate bacterial infections in febrile infants: A multicentre prospective studyClare Mills*, Holly Drummond, Narainrit Karuna, Hannah; id_orcid 0000-0002-2987-7936 Mitchell, Lisa; id_orcid 0000-0003-1372-1360 McFetridge, Oenone Rodgers, Etimbuk Umana, Helen Groves, Tom; id_orcid 0000-0001-9452-7716 Waterfield
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
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Co-infections in people with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysisLouise Lansbury*, Benjamin Lim*, Vadsala Baskaran*, Wei Shen Lim*
OAApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyImmunology and Microbiology
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