Annual Review of Microbiology

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Microbiology?

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Bacteria and Cell biology. Many of the studies tackled connect Microbiology with a similar field of study like Virulence. Biochemistry studies presented in the journal focus on topics such as Enzyme and Metabolism.

The presentations discussing Genetics offer insights in topics such as Gene, Genome, DNA, Transcription (biology) and RNA. The study on Bacteria featured in it expounds on the topic of Microbial metabolism in particular.

• Microbiology (19.73%)
• Biochemistry (18.39%)
• Genetics (18.14%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Quorum Sensing in Bacteria (3451 citations)
• The Growth of Bacterial Cultures (3244 citations)
• Bacterial biofilms in nature and disease. (2637 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annual Review of Microbiology:

The journal papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Biochemistry, Microbiology, Bacteria, Genetics and Ecology. While Microbiology is the key highlight in the most cited papers, thet also covered some subjects on Cell biology and Secretion. While Ecology is the focus of the journal publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Microorganism and Microbial ecology.

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

• Gene
• Bacteria
• Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Computational biology, Host (biology), Microbiology, Bacteria and Biochemistry. While Computational biology is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Quorum sensing, Methylation, Trypanosoma brucei and Human microbiome, Disease. The journal holds forums on Host (biology) that merges themes from other disciplines such as Microbiome, Replication (computing), Archaeal Viruses, Virus Physiological Phenomena and Metabolism.

Studies in Microbiology and Interpretation (philosophy) are the key highlights in Annual Review of Microbiology. Annual Review of Microbiology explores topics in Bacteria which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cellular component, Bacterial outer membrane vesicles, SOS response, Extracellular vesicles and Membrane. Annual Review of Microbiology facilitates discussions in Bacterial protein as part of the larger field of Biochemistry, however, it also tackles fields such as Retinal chromophore.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Similarities and Dissimilarities of COVID-19 and Other Coronavirus Diseases. (6 citations)
• Hostile Takeover: How Viruses Reprogram Prokaryotic Metabolism. (1 citations)
• Two P or Not Two P: Understanding Regulation by the Bacterial Second Messengers (p)ppGpp (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 Annual Review of Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Susan Gottesman (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Roberto Kolter (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Dale Kaiser (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Paul Baumann (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Juan L. Ramos (4 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 Annual Review of Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• National Institutes of Health (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Wisconsin-Madison (25 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• Yale University (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Harvard University (24 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• University of Washington (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 15.15% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 46.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.71% of all publications and 42.86% 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.