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Annual Review of Virology
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Annual Review of Virology

2327-056X

Published by: Annual Reviews

https://www.annualreviews.org/journal/virology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 120 33 41 18
Medicine 2613 18 26 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 84
Documents by Best Scientists*: 79
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 72
SCIMAGO SJR: 4.025
Impact Factor: 8.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Virology?

The main points discussed in Annual Review of Virology deals with Virology, Virus, Genetics, Cell biology and Viral replication. It explores topics in Virology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Immune system, Immunology, Pandemic and Disease. Most of the Immune system studies addressed also intersect with Viral pathogenesis.

Topics in Disease were tackled in line with various other fields like Transmission (medicine), Outbreak and Pathogenesis. The studies in Virus featured incorporate elements of Viral evolution, Host (biology), Gene, Innate immune system and Computational biology. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Viral evolution and the similar topic of Evolutionary biology.

Topics like Genome and DNA are tackled as part of the discussions on Genetics. The journal explores research in Viral entry and overlapping concepts in Cell to expand the discourse in Cell biology. The study on Viral replication presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of RNA.

  • Virology (38.57%)
  • Virus (34.53%)
  • Genetics (15.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Structure, Function, and Evolution of Coronavirus Spike Proteins. (1302 citations)
  • Continuous and Discontinuous RNA Synthesis in Coronaviruses (279 citations)
  • Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections. (269 citations)

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

The most cited publications investigate studies in Virology, Virus, Cell biology, Genetics and Viral replication. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Virology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Transcription (biology), Immune system and Protein biosynthesis. The journal articles tackle studies in Lipid bilayer fusion and the interrelated subject of Protein subunit, Receptor and Entry into host to gain insights into Cell biology.

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

  • Virus
  • Gene
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Virus, Host (biology), Virology, Computational biology and Bacteriophage are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Virus research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Superinfection exclusion, Pathogenesis, Disease, Innate immune system and Immunotherapy. The concepts on Host (biology) presented in Annual Review of Virology can also apply to other research fields, including Biofilm, Transmission (medicine), Social evolution, Coinfection and Phage therapy.

In addition to Virology, the journal tackled discussions on ZINC FINGER ANTIVIRAL PROTEIN. The studies on Computational biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Nucleic acid structure, Abundance (ecology), Viroid, Proteomics and Viral infection. The presented Bacteriophage research focuses mostly on Microbiology and, on occasion, topics in Bacteria, Invertebrate, CRISPR, Genome evolution and Vibrio.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Vaccine Safety, Efficacy, and Trust Take Time. (5 citations)
  • Targeted Restriction of Viral Gene Expression and Replication by the ZAP Antiviral System. (3 citations)
  • Bacteriophage ICP1: A Persistent Predator of Vibrio cholerae. (2 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 Annual Review of Virology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Daniel DiMaio (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Lynn W. Enquist (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Terence S. Dermody (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mavis Agbandje-McKenna (3 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Graham F. Hatfull (3 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Annual Review of Virology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pittsburgh (11 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yale University (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 6.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.74% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.52% of all publications and 29.63% 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

  • Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections.

    Miyu Moriyama;Walter J. Hugentobler;Akiko Iwasaki;Akiko Iwasaki

    (2020)
    1237 Citations
  • The Life Cycle of the Vaccinia Virus Genome.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    132 Citations
  • The Current Status of Latency Reversing Agents for HIV-1 Remission.

    Anthony Rodari;Gilles Darcis;Carine M Van Lint

    (2021)
    89 Citations
  • Vaccines to Emerging Viruses: Nipah and Hendra.

    Moushimi Amaya;Christopher C. Broder

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • Sex Differences in Respiratory Viral Pathogenesis and Treatments.

    Rebecca L. Ursin;Sabra L. Klein

    (2021)
    61 Citations
  • Understanding the Complex Phage-Host Interactions in Biofilm Communities.

    Diana Priscila Penso Pires;Luís Daniel Rodrigues Melo;Joana Azeredo

    (2021)
    61 Citations
  • Within-Host Viral Diversity: A Window into Viral Evolution

    Adam S Lauring

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Historical Perspective on the Discovery of the Quasispecies Concept.

    Esteban Domingo;Esteban Domingo;Carlos García-Crespo;Celia Perales;Celia Perales;Celia Perales

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • Integrating Viral Metagenomics into an Ecological Framework.

    Pacifica Sommers;Anushila Chatterjee;Arvind Varsani;Arvind Varsani;Gareth Trubl

    (2021)
    53 Citations

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