Academic Journal
Q1Pathogens
About Pathogens
Pathogens is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.965 and H-index of 96.
Coverage: 2011-2026. Research categories: Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Immunology and Allergy (Q2); Infectious Diseases (Q2); Microbiology (medical) (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 3.8 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: pathogens@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Moriya Tsuji (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Viral Infections and Vectors; Vector-borne infectious diseases; Vector-Borne Animal Diseases; Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology; Mosquito-borne diseases and control; Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology.
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Recent Research Articles
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2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15101045Evaluation of the Leptocheck-WB IgM Rapid Test for Acute Leptospirosis Among Acute Undifferentiated Fever Patients in Hoima, Western Uganda: Very Low Sensitivity in a Setting Where Non-Icterohaemorrhagiae Leptospira Serogroups Predominate
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2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15101049Beyond Modified Transudates: Diagnostic Performance of the Feline Infectious Peritonitis Effusion Index on the Sysmex XN-1000V
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2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15101042Association of Gastric Microbiota with Gastric Cancer in Patients Infected with Helicobacter pylori
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2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15101051Association of Early Minocycline Use with Secondary Infections in Patients with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15101032Whole-Genome Sequencing Identified Co-Circulating VIM-Producing Serratia bockelmannii and Serratia sarumanii in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Cluster Investigation
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15101040Virucidal Potential of Citric Acid, Lemon Juice and Lemon Essential Oil Against Influenza D Virus
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15101034Olorofim for Invasive Fungal Diseases in Patients with Limited or No Treatment Options: A Systematic Review
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15101041Molecular Surveillance of Enteric Pathogen-Associated Genetic Markers Across Household Environmental Matrices: A Pilot Study in an Urban Informal Settlement in Johannesburg, South Africa
Kavani Sanasi, Tobias George Barnard, Kulsum Kondiah, Atheesha Singh et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15101038Twenty-Year Trends in Malaria Epidemiology, Importation Dynamics, and Surveillance in Oman: A Retrospective National Surveillance Study
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15101039Reviews
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