Annals of Transplantation

Top Research Topics at Annals of Transplantation?

The journal primarily tackles Transplantation, Internal medicine, Kidney transplantation, Liver transplantation and Surgery. The journal focuses on Transplantation but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Immunosuppression, Immunology and Intensive care medicine. The journal investigates Immunosuppression research which frequently intersects with Tacrolimus.

The concepts on Internal medicine presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Cardiology. Annals of Transplantation holds forums on Kidney transplantation that merges themes from other disciplines such as Creatinine, Nephrology, Renal function and Urology. Some problems in Liver transplantation that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Incidence (epidemiology), Survival rate, Cirrhosis, Liver disease and Hepatocellular carcinoma.

The Surgery research presented places emphasis on topics like Anastomosis, Complication and Single Center.

• Transplantation (41.60%)
• Internal medicine (37.98%)
• Kidney transplantation (26.14%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Evaluation of Transplant Candidates with Pre-Existing Malignancies (140 citations)
• Transmission of Cancer from Organ Donors (130 citations)
• The T cell and NK cell immune response to exercise. (118 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annals of Transplantation:

The published articles focus largely on the fields of Transplantation, Internal medicine, Surgery, Liver transplantation and Gastroenterology. The journal papers explore topics in Transplantation which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Immunosuppression, Immunology and Intensive care medicine. The most cited publications with studies in Internal medicine featured incorporate elements of Endocrinology and Cardiology.

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

• Internal medicine
• Surgery
• Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in Annals of Transplantation are Transplantation, Internal medicine, Liver transplantation, Kidney transplantation and Kidney. In addition to Transplantation research, it aims to explore topics under Anesthesia, Diabetes mellitus, Retrospective cohort study, Donation and Pediatrics. The journal explores topics in Internal medicine which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Gastroenterology and Cardiology.

Liver transplantation research discussed in Annals of Transplantation aim to provide more information in the subject of Surgery. Topics in Kidney transplantation explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Urology, Renal function, Immunosuppression, Everolimus and Dialysis. The studies on Kidney discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Periodontal tissue, Globulin, Insulin, Fibrosis and Immunologic Surveillance.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Kidney Transplantation in Saudi Arabia: Outcomes and Future Opportunities. (3 citations)
• Suppression of Allograft Fibrosis by Regulation of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin-Related Protein Expression in Kidney-Transplanted Recipients Treated with Everolimus and Reduced Tacrolimus. (2 citations)
• Results from an International Survey of Donor and Recipient Eligibility for Solid Organ Pancreas Transplantation. (1 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.

Top authors and change over time

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

• Andrzej Chmura (78 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Magdalena Durlik (72 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Leszek Pączek (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Marek Krawczyk (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Artur Kwiatkowski (43 papers) absent 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• Medical University of Warsaw (262 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Pomeranian Medical University (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Polish Academy of Sciences (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Medical University of Silesia (39 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Wrocław Medical University (29 papers) absent at the last 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, 9.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.64% of all publications and 55.93% 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.

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