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Antibiotics
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Antibiotics

2079-6382

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/antibiotics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 29 453 917 46
Medicine 403 241 491 39

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1377
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2110
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 47
SCIMAGO H-index: 99
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.114
Impact Factor: 4.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Antibiotics?

Antibiotics explores disciplines such as Antibiotics, Microbiology, Antibiotic resistance, Antimicrobial and Internal medicine. The research on Antibiotics featured in Antibiotics combines topics in other fields like Pharmacology and Intensive care medicine. In addition to Microbiology research, it aims to explore topics under Bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Biofilm and Escherichia coli.

Antibiotic resistance and Multiple drug resistance are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. Antibiotics connects research in Internal medicine with the related topic of Gastroenterology.

  • Antibiotics (31.79%)
  • Microbiology (31.13%)
  • Antibiotic resistance (17.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Amphotericins A and B, antifungal antibiotics produced by a streptomycete. I. In vitro studies. (203 citations)
  • A selection of media for maintenance and taxonomic study of Streptomyces. (188 citations)
  • Co-Selection of Resistance to Antibiotics, Biocides and Heavy Metals, and Its Relevance to Foodborne Pathogens (174 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Antibiotics:

The most cited articles cover a variety of subjects, including Antibiotics, Microbiology, Antibiotic resistance, Antimicrobial and Bacteria. While work presented in the journal publications provide substantial information on Antibiotics, it also covers topics in Fungicide, Pharmacology and Intensive care medicine. The published articles investigate Microbiology in the context of the closely related subject of areas like

  • Biofilm which connect with Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
  • Multiple drug resistance most often made with reference to Efflux..

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Bacteria
  • Antibiotics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Antibiotics, Microbiology, Antibiotic resistance, Antimicrobial and Internal medicine are the subjects of interest in the journal. Topics in Antibiotics were tackled in line with various other fields like Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Intensive care medicine. Antibiotics explores issues in Microbiology which can be linked to other research areas like Bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Biofilm, Escherichia coli and Virulence.

Concepts in Medical prescription, as well as related topics in Family medicine, are covered in the Antibiotic resistance research presented in the journal. The featured works in Antimicrobial peptides, which all belong in the domain if Antimicrobial, also overlaps with concepts under Context (language use). Most of the works presented in it deals with Internal medicine but it intersects with the subject of Gastroenterology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Evolution of Antimicrobial Consumption During the First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic (9 citations)
  • Diarylureas: Repositioning from antitumor to antimicrobials or multi-target agents against new pandemics (9 citations)
  • Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities/Programs in the United Kingdom (8 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 Antibiotics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Diane Ashiru-Oredope (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Christopher C Butler (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Wanliang Shi (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lamprini Karygianni (8 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas Thurnheer (7 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous 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 Antibiotics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Public Health England (19 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Copenhagen (18 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Oxford (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Zurich (15 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (12 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 8.03% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.77% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.94% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.81% of all publications and 70.48% 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

  • Drug-Resistant Fungi: An Emerging Challenge Threatening Our Limited Antifungal Armamentarium.

    Amir Arastehfar;Toni Gabaldón;Toni Gabaldón;Rocio Garcia-Rubio;Jeffrey D Jenks

    (2020)
    260 Citations
  • Antimicrobial Peptides: A Potent Alternative to Antibiotics.

    Mariam Rima;Mohamad Rima;Ziad Fajloun;Jean-Marc Sabatier

    (2021)
    222 Citations
  • Antimicrobial Potential of Curcumin: Therapeutic Potential and Challenges to Clinical Applications

    (2022)
    193 Citations
  • Strategies to Combat Multidrug-Resistant and Persistent Infectious Diseases.

    Olga Pacios;Lucia Blasco;Inès Bleriot;Laura Fernandez-Garcia

    (2020)
    180 Citations
  • Oral Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Therapy for COVID-19: The Dawn in the Dark?

    (2022)
    149 Citations
  • Resistance to Ceftazidime/Avibactam, Meropenem/Vaborbactam and Imipenem/Relebactam in Gram-Negative MDR Bacilli: Molecular Mechanisms and Susceptibility Testing

    Unknown

    (2022)
    145 Citations
  • Current Antimycotics, New Prospects, and Future Approaches to Antifungal Therapy.

    Gina Wall;Jose L Lopez-Ribot

    (2020)
    126 Citations
  • Treating Bacterial Infections with Bacteriophage-Based Enzybiotics: In Vitro, In Vivo and Clinical Application

    (2021)
    123 Citations
  • Single Blinded Study on the Feasibility of Decontaminating LA-MRSA in Pig Compartments under Routine Conditions.

    Iris Kobusch;Hannah Müller;Alexander Mellmann;Robin Köck

    (2020)
    121 Citations
  • Comparison of Techniques and Solvents on the Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Potential of Extracts from Acacia dealbata and Olea europaea

    Anabela Borges;Helena José;Vera Homem;Manuel Simões

    (2020)
    115 Citations

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