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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

2047-2994

Published by: Springer

https://aricjournal.biomedcentral.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 58 138 184 31
Medicine 747 89 190 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 269
Documents by Best Scientists*: 342
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 77
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.278
Impact Factor: 4.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control?

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control generally zeroes in on subjects such as Drug resistance, Medical microbiology, Infection control, Internal medicine and Health care. The studies in Drug resistance featured incorporate elements of Antibiotics, Antibiotic resistance, Antimicrobial and Staphylococcus aureus. Bioinformatics, Outbreak, Emergency medicine, Intensive care medicine and Pediatrics are some topics wherein Medical microbiology research discussed in it have an impact.

Intensive care medicine works presented in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control have a specific focus on Intensive care. It explores issues in Infection control which can be linked to other research areas like Transmission (medicine) and Environmental health. Internal medicine, which encompasses Incidence (epidemiology), Intensive care unit, Retrospective cohort study, Epidemiology and Odds ratio, is the main subject of the journal.

It holds forums on Health care that merges themes from other disciplines such as Family medicine, Medical emergency, Alternative medicine, Pandemic and Hygiene. Some problems in Hygiene that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Nursing, Psychological intervention and Veterinary medicine. Topics in Microbiology were tackled in line with various other fields like Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli.

  • Drug resistance (45.49%)
  • Medical microbiology (43.23%)
  • Infection control (20.08%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • First hospital outbreak of the globally emerging Candida auris in a European hospital (366 citations)
  • The threat of antimicrobial resistance in developing countries: causes and control strategies (275 citations)
  • Antimicrobial resistance: a global view from the 2013 World Healthcare-Associated Infections Forum (256 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control:

The journal articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Drug resistance, Medical microbiology, Antibiotic resistance, Microbiology and Antibiotics. While Drug resistance is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Internal medicine, Antimicrobial, Pediatrics and Infection control. The most cited papers explore topics in Medical microbiology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Epidemiology, Environmental health, Outbreak, Intensive care medicine and Transmission (medicine).

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Antibiotics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control are Health care, Infection control, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pandemic and Drug resistance. In Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Psychological intervention, Cross-sectional study, Family medicine, Personal protective equipment and Hygiene are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Health care research. It explores topics in Infection control which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Transmission (medicine), Medical emergency, Outbreak and Emergency medicine.

Pandemic research featured in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Preparedness, Vaccination, Public health and Environmental health. The work on Drug resistance tackled in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control brings together disciplines like Medical microbiology, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Antibiotic resistance and Acinetobacter baumannii. Medical microbiology research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Carriage, Internal medicine and Antibiotics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: the need to protect both patients and healthcare workers. (50 citations)
  • Antimicrobial multidrug resistance in the era of COVID-19: a forgotten plight? (14 citations)
  • Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries: a scattered picture (7 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 Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Didier Pittet (108 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Petra Gastmeier (45 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Andreas Voss (40 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Stéphan Juergen Harbarth (38 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Andreas F. Widmer (26 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less 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 Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Geneva (87 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Charité (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • World Health Organization (41 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (40 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Geneva College (36 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, 51.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.66% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.59% of all publications and 53.42% 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

  • Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: the need to protect both patients and healthcare workers.

    Mohamed Abbas;Mohamed Abbas;Tomás Robalo Nunes;Romain Martischang;Walter Zingg;Walter Zingg

    (2021)
    259 Citations
  • Knowledge of infection prevention and control among healthcare workers and factors influencing compliance: a systematic review.

    Saad Alhumaid;Abbas Al Mutair;Abbas Al Mutair;Zainab Al Alawi;Murtadha Alsuliman

    (2021)
    251 Citations
  • Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries: a scattered picture

    Katia Iskandar;Katia Iskandar;Laurent Molinier;Souheil Hallit;Massimo Sartelli

    (2021)
    249 Citations
  • Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by aerosols, the rational use of masks, and protection of healthcare workers from COVID-19.

    Rami Sommerstein;Christoph Andreas Fux;Danielle Vuichard-Gysin;Mohamed Abbas

    (2020)
    247 Citations
  • Enterococcus faecium : from microbiological insights to practical recommendations for infection control and diagnostics

    Xuewei Zhou;Rob J L Willems;Alexander W Friedrich;John W A Rossen

    (2020)
    188 Citations
  • Implementation and impact of pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs: a systematic scoping review.

    D. Donà;D. Donà;E. Barbieri;M. Daverio;R. Lundin

    (2020)
    170 Citations
  • The global prevalence of Daptomycin, Tigecycline, Quinupristin/Dalfopristin, and Linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci strains: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Aref Shariati;Masoud Dadashi;Zahra Chegini;Alex van Belkum

    (2020)
    133 Citations
  • Antimicrobial resistance preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries

    Linzy Elton;Margaret J. Thomason;John Tembo;Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan;Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan

    (2020)
    95 Citations

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