Most-cited articles by year
Journal of Bacteriology
American Society for Microbiology · ISSN 0021-9193 · 55,295 works in OpenAlex · h-index 394
Lists by publication year
Each list ranks the articles Journal of Bacteriology published that year by citations counted in OpenAlex on the snapshot date. Ranks are frozen once published.
- 2024Top 10 of 183 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2023Top 10 of 145 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2022Top 10 of 199 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2021Top 10 of 251 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2020Top 10 of 262 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2019Top 50 of 341 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2018Top 50 of 309 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2017Top 10 of 274 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2016Top 10 of 298 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
About these lists
Journal of Bacteriology published between 145 and 341 eligible articles a year in the years covered, so each list shows the top 10. Every entry shows its rank, the share of the year’s cohort it beats, its citation count and, where OpenAlex has one, the abstract. Authors can claim an entry for a badge and a CV line, or ask to have their name withheld.
Read the methodology for cohort rules, exclusions and the snapshot policy.
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