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The Lancet Microbe Template

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The Lancet Microbe is a peer-reviewed journal published by Clinical & Medical Journals, covering SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotic Use and Resistance. Over its lifetime it has published 1,409 papers, which have received 41,516 citations.

PublisherClinical & Medical Journals
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. The Lancet Microbe. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Antibiotic Use and Resistance Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
ISSN2666-5247
Citation impact (2-yr)11.11
h-index90
i10-index616
Article processing charge$5,000
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Oxford
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in The Lancet Microbe per year

1
2007
2
2014
122
2020
199
2021
212
2022
222
2023
263
2024
245
2025

Citation impact of The Lancet Microbe by publication year

8
2007
7
2014
10.7K
2020
8.8K
2021
8.5K
2022
6.3K
2023
5.9K
2024
1.3K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The Lancet Microbe

Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environmental conditions

Alex W. H. Chin, Julie T. S. Chu, Mahen R A Perera et al. · 2 Apr 2020

We previously reported the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in different clinical samples.1Pan Y Zhang D Yang P Poon LLM Wang Q Viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples.Lancet Infect Dis. 2020; (published online Feb 24.)https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30113-4Summary Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (1192) Google Scholar This virus can be detected on…

1,949 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
WHO's Global Tuberculosis Report 2022

Sanjeet Bagcchi · 12 Dec 2022

On Oct 27, WHO released its Global Tuberculosis Report 2022. The document provides an extensive assessment of the global tuberculosis burden, based on data reported from 202 countries and territories, including over 99% of the global population and of tuberculosis cases.

1,172 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Comparative tropism, replication kinetics, and cell damage profiling of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV with implications for clinical manifestations, transmissibility, and laboratory studies of COVID-19: an observational study

Hin Chu, Jasper Fuk‐Woo Chan, Terrence Tsz‐Tai Yuen et al. · 21 Apr 2020

BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was reported from China in January, 2020. SARS-CoV-2 is efficiently transmitted from person to person and, in 2 months, has caused more than 82 000 laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 2800 deaths in 46 countries. The total number of cases and deaths has surpassed…

Histopathological findings and viral tropism in UK patients with severe fatal COVID-19: a post-mortem study

Brian Hanley, Kikkeri N. Naresh, Candice Roufosse et al. · 20 Aug 2020

BACKGROUND: Severe COVID-19 has a high mortality rate. Comprehensive pathological descriptions of COVID-19 are scarce and limited in scope. We aimed to describe the histopathological findings and viral tropism in patients who died of severe COVID-19. METHODS: In this case series, patients were considered eligible if they were older than 18 years, with premortem diagnosis…

Viral presence and immunopathology in patients with lethal COVID-19: a prospective autopsy cohort study

Bernadette Schurink, Eva Roos, Teodora Radonic et al. · 25 Sep 2020

BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) targets multiple organs and causes severe coagulopathy. Histopathological organ changes might not only be attributable to a direct virus-induced effect, but also the immune response. The aims of this study were to assess the duration of viral presence, identify the extent of inflammatory response, and investigate the…

The Lancet Microbe template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does The Lancet Microbe use?
The Lancet Microbe uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. The Lancet Microbe. 2023;12(3):45–58.
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Clinical journal (generic ICMJE manuscript format). It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by Clinical & Medical Journals.
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