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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 55 212 393 27
Medicine 562 416 683 32

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 923
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1033
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 28
SCIMAGO H-index: 233
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.209
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at AIDS?

The topics of Immunology, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Virology, Internal medicine and Viral disease are the focal point of discussions in AIDS. It investigates Immunology research which frequently intersects with Incidence (epidemiology). AIDS centers on topics in Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), with a focus on Sida.

The journal focuses on Sida research which is adjacent to topics in Chemotherapy. AIDS holds forums on Virology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Antibody and Drug resistance. The studies in Internal medicine featured incorporate elements of Gastroenterology and Surgery.

Some problems in Demography that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Condom, Sexually transmitted disease, Gerontology and Developing country. The Viral load study featured in it draws connections with the study of Regimen. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Zidovudine, apply to Lamivudine as well.

  • Immunology (36.74%)
  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (35.09%)
  • Virology (27.20%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A syndrome of peripheral lipodystrophy, hyperlipidaemia and insulin resistance in patients receiving HIV protease inhibitors. (2133 citations)
  • Estimation of the current global burden of cryptococcal meningitis among persons living with HIV/AIDS. (1616 citations)
  • Non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases as risk factors for HIV-1 transmission in women: results from a cohort study. (1051 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at AIDS:

The journal articles primarily focus on research topics in Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Immunology, Internal medicine, Virology and Viral disease. Specifically, studies on Sida are prevalent in the Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) works discussed in the most cited papers. Issues in Immunology were discussed in the most cited articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Incidence (epidemiology) and Sexually transmitted disease.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Internal medicine, MEDLINE, Demography, Viral load and Cohort. While the journal focused on Internal medicine, it was also able to explore topics like Gastroenterology, Oncology and Emtricitabine. Topics in MEDLINE were tackled in line with various other fields like Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Family medicine and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

The studies on Demography discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Hiv testing, Hiv status, Men who have sex with men and Incidence (epidemiology). AIDS covers Viral load research under the subject of Immunology. In addition to Confidence interval research, AIDS aims to explore topics under Odds ratio, Cohort study and Obstetrics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Risk of adverse COVID-19 outcomes for people living with HIV: a rapid review and meta-analysis (11 citations)
  • Exploring predictors of HIV-1 virologic failure to long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine: a multivariable analysis. (7 citations)
  • Safety and antibody response to two-dose SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA vaccination in persons with HIV. (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in AIDS (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Andrew N. Phillips (148 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Caroline Sabin (142 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • David A. Cooper (128 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Vincent Soriano (122 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jens D Lundgren (112 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in AIDS (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Johns Hopkins University (642 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (499 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (452 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (383 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (371 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 10.22% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.37% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.67% of all publications and 32.93% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Clinical characteristics, risk factors, and incidence of symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 in a large cohort of adults living with HIV: a single-center, prospective observational study.

    Alexy Inciarte;Ana Gonzalez-Cordon;Jhon Rojas;Berta Torres

    (2020)
    135 Citations
  • The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 95-95-95 targets: worldwide clinical and cost benefits of generic manufacture.

    Katherine Heath;Jacob Levi;Andrew Hill

    (2021)
    134 Citations
  • Exploring predictors of HIV-1 virologic failure to long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine: a multivariable analysis.

    Amy G. Cutrell;Jonathan M. Schapiro;Carlo F. Perno;Daniel R. Kuritzkes

    (2021)
    127 Citations
  • Viral suppression rates in a safety-net HIV clinic in San Francisco destabilized during COVID-19

    Matthew A Spinelli;Matthew D Hickey;David V Glidden;Janet Q Nguyen

    (2020)
    93 Citations
  • HIV infection and COVID-19: risk factors for severe disease.

    Nicolas Etienne;Marina Karmochkine;Laurence Slama;Juliette Pavie

    (2020)
    91 Citations
  • Disproportionate burden of coronavirus disease 2019 among racial minorities and those in congregate settings among a large cohort of people with HIV.

    Eric A. Meyerowitz;Arthur Y. Kim;Kevin L. Ard;Nesli Basgoz

    (2020)
    87 Citations
  • Three-year durable efficacy of dolutegravir plus lamivudine in antiretroviral therapy-naive adults with HIV-1 infection.

    Pedro Cahn;Juan Sierra Madero;José R. Arribas;Andrea Antinori

    (2021)
    83 Citations

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