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Frontiers in Microbiology Template

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About the Frontiers in Microbiology format

Frontiers in Microbiology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Frontiers, covering Gut microbiota and health, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria. Over its lifetime it has published 41,402 papers, which have received 1,478,200 citations.

PublisherFrontiers
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Frontiers in Microbiology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inGut microbiota and health Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
ISSN1664-302X
Citation impact (2-yr)5.05
h-index344
i10-index27,287
Article processing charge$2,950
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereChinese Academy of Sciences
Journal websitewww.frontiersin.org
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Papers published in Frontiers in Microbiology per year

759
2014
1.6K
2015
2.2K
2016
2.7K
2017
3.3K
2018
3.1K
2019
3.5K
2020
4.3K
2021
5.6K
2022
4.2K
2023
3.2K
2024
3.2K
2025

Citation impact of Frontiers in Microbiology by publication year

64.7K
2014
116.1K
2015
156.5K
2016
172.2K
2017
188.3K
2018
162.9K
2019
144.8K
2020
123.2K
2021
111.8K
2022
66.8K
2023
29.6K
2024
11.2K
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbiome Datasets Are Compositional: And This Is Not Optional

Gregory B. Gloor, Jean M. Macklaim, Vera Pawlowsky‐Glahn et al. · 15 Nov 2017

Datasets collected by high-throughput sequencing (HTS) of 16S rRNA gene amplimers, metagenomes or metatranscriptomes are commonplace and being used to study human disease states, ecological differences between sites, and the built environment. There is increasing awareness that microbiome datasets generated by HTS are compositional because they have an arbitrary total imposed by the instrument. However,…

3,118 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Recombinant protein expression in Escherichia coli: advances and challenges

Germán L. Rosano, Eduardo A. Ceccarelli · 17 Apr 2014

Escherichia coli is one of the organisms of choice for the production of recombinant proteins. Its use as a cell factory is well-established and it has become the most popular expression platform. For this reason, there are many molecular tools and protocols at hand for the high-level production of heterologous proteins, such as a vast…

2,539 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Intestinal Short Chain Fatty Acids and their Link with Diet and Human Health

David Ríos-Covián, Patricia Ruas‐Madiedo, Abelardo Margollés et al. · 17 Feb 2016

The colon is inhabited by a dense population of microorganisms, the so-called "gut microbiota," able to ferment carbohydrates and proteins that escape absorption in the small intestine during digestion. This microbiota produces a wide range of metabolites, including short chain fatty acids (SCFA). These compounds are absorbed in the large bowel and are defined as…

2,177 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Essential Oils in Food Preservation: Mode of Action, Synergies, and Interactions with Food Matrix Components

Morten Hyldgaard, Tina Mygind, Rikke Louise Meyer · 1 Jan 2012

Essential oils are aromatic and volatile liquids extracted from plants. The chemicals in essential oils are secondary metabolites, which play an important role in plant defense as they often possess antimicrobial properties. The interest in essential oils and their application in food preservation has been amplified in recent years by an increasingly negative consumer perception…

2,124 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Frontiers in Microbiology template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Frontiers in Microbiology use?
Frontiers in Microbiology uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Frontiers in Microbiology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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What is Frontiers in Microbiology?
Frontiers journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by Frontiers.
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