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Autoimmunity
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Autoimmunity

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Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/iaut20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 172 27 28 9
Medicine 2608 19 21 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 68
Documents by Best Scientists*: 60
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 84
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.842
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Autoimmunity?

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Immunology, Internal medicine, Autoimmunity, Autoantibody and Antibody. It concentrates on Immunology topics that focus on Autoimmune disease, Immune system, Antigen, Pathogenesis and T cell. Lupus erythematosus and Immunopathology are some topics wherein Autoimmune disease research discussed in Autoimmunity have an impact.

Many of the studies tackled connect Immune system with a similar field of study like Inflammation. The studies in T cell featured incorporate elements of Cytotoxic T cell and T lymphocyte. While Internal medicine is the key highlight in Autoimmunity, it also covered some subjects on Endocrinology and Receptor.

It explores the study of Autoimmunity to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Disease. The study on Autoantibody presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Pathology. Autoimmunity explores issues in Antibody which can be linked to other research areas like Molecular biology and Virology.

  • Immunology (63.38%)
  • Internal medicine (25.52%)
  • Autoimmunity (25.17%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • AP-1 and NF-KB Regulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Murine Collagen-Induced Arthritis (326 citations)
  • Microarray analysis of interferon-regulated genes in SLE. (237 citations)
  • Infections and SLE (228 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Autoimmunity:

The published papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Immunology, Autoimmunity, Autoimmune disease, Autoantibody and Immune system. The published papers explore research in Immunology and the adjacent study of Internal medicine. The most cited publications explore research in Antigen and overlapping concepts in Molecular biology to expand the discourse in Autoantibody.

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

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Immune system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Cancer research, Apoptosis, Inflammation, Immunology and Cell growth. Issues in Cancer research were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gene knockdown, Immune system, microRNA, Rheumatoid arthritis and Biomarker (medicine). Topics in Apoptosis were tackled in line with various other fields like Flow cytometry, Cell, Western blot and Cell biology.

It explores issues in Immunology which can be linked to other research areas like Polymorphism (computer science) and Genotype. While the primary focus in the journal is Autoimmunity, it also dissects topics surrounding Fibrosis and Gene as a whole. The presented studies in Autoantibody and Autoimmune antibody fall within the purview of Antibody but it also intertwines with topics in Diagnostic test.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • LncRNA GAS5 alleviates rheumatoid arthritis through regulating miR-222-3p/Sirt1 signalling axis (6 citations)
  • COVID-19: captures iron and generates reactive oxygen species to damage the human immune system. (4 citations)
  • LncRNA FOXD2-AS1 promotes cell proliferation and invasion of fibroblast-like synoviocytes by regulation of miR-331-3p/PIAS3 pathway in rheumatoid arthritis. (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 Autoimmunity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yehuda Shoenfeld (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Martin Herrmann (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Åke Lernmark (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Noel R. Rose (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paolo Casali (19 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 Autoimmunity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sheba Medical Center (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Washington (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (31 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, 15.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.04% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 4.08% of all publications and 93.88% 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

  • Identifying the differentially expressed microRNAs in autoimmunity: A systemic review and meta-analysis

    Lian Zhang;Haijing Wu;Ming Zhao;Qianjin Lu

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Omega-3 fatty acid intake suppresses induction of diverse autoantibody repertoire by crystalline silica in lupus-prone mice

    Lichchavi D. Rajasinghe;Quan Zhen Li;Chengsong Zhu;Mei Yan

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • The pathological role of B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus: From basic research to clinical

    Yu Feng;Ming Yang;Haijing Wu;Qianjin Lu

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • DNA methylation changes on immune cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Carolina Hurtado;Liliana Yazmín Acevedo Sáenz;Elsa María Vásquez Trespalacios;Rodrigo Urrego

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Autoantibody profiles in systemic sclerosis; a comparison of diagnostic tests.

    Wynand Alkema;Hans Koenen;Brigit E Kersten;Charlotte Kaffa

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Effect of FcRn antagonism on protective antibodies and to vaccines in IgG-mediated autoimmune diseases pemphigus and generalised myasthenia gravis

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Abnormal expression of BAFF and its receptors in peripheral blood and skin lesions from systemic lupus erythematosus patients

    Yongjian Chen;Ming Yang;Di Long;Qianwen Li

    (2020)
    16 Citations

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