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Avian Pathology
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Avian Pathology

0307-9457

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cavp20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 97 33 63 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 77
Documents by Best Scientists*: 107
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 100
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.658
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Avian Pathology?

Virology, Virus, Microbiology, Veterinary medicine and Flock are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The Virology research dealing mostly with Vaccination is the focus of Avian Pathology. The Vaccination study featured falls within the larger field of Immunology.

Immunology research is the primary subject tackled in it with a focus on Immune system. The concepts on Virus presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Infectious bursal disease and Outbreak. In Avian Pathology, Salmonella, Polymerase chain reaction and Escherichia coli are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Microbiology research.

Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Veterinary medicine and the similar topic of Broiler. Serology is a focus of the presented Antibody works and it dives deep in Serology.

  • Virology (49.97%)
  • Virus (29.44%)
  • Microbiology (22.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Clostridium perfringens in poultry: an emerging threat for animal and public health (437 citations)
  • Acute infectious bursal disease in poultry: A review (386 citations)
  • Ascites in poultry (384 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Avian Pathology:

The published papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Virology, Virus, Microbiology, Flock and Veterinary medicine. Issues in Virology were discussed in the most cited publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Antibody and Virulence. Aside from discussions in Virus, the most cited papers also deal with the subject of Vaccination which intersects with Immunity disciplines.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Virus
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Avian Pathology focuses largely on the fields of Virology, Virus, Microbiology, Flock and Vaccination. Avian Pathology explores issues in Virology which can be linked to other research areas like Pathogen, Phylogenetic tree, Genotype, Embryo and Virulence. The work on Virus tackled in it brings together disciplines like Infectious bursal disease and Genome.

While work presented in Avian Pathology provided substantial information on Microbiology, it also covered topics in 16S ribosomal RNA, Salmonella enteritidis, Pathogenic Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli and Spleen. Issues in Flock were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Serology and Biosecurity. The studies on Vaccination discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of In ovo, Immune system, Immunity, Marek's disease and Antibody.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Bursa atrophy at 28 days old caused by variant infectious bursal disease virus has a negative economic impact on broiler farms in Japan. (6 citations)
  • A unified genotypic classification of infectious bursal disease virus based on both genome segments. (4 citations)
  • Characterization of antigenic variant infectious bursal disease virus strains identified in South Korea. (4 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 Avian Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • R. C. Jones (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wil J.M. Landman (51 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Janet M. Bradbury (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Hess (42 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Freddy Haesebrouck (41 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 Avian Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Liverpool (118 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Utrecht University (107 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ghent University (90 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Georgia (79 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (77 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, 8.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.73% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.45% of all publications and 34.55% 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

  • New strategies to prevent and control avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC).

    Henrik Christensen;Josef Bachmeier;Magne Bisgaard

    (2021)
    95 Citations
  • Spotlight on avian pathology: Eimeria and the disease coccidiosis.

    Damer P Blake;Virginia Marugan-Hernandez;Fiona M Tomley

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • Omics technologies in poultry health and productivity - part 1: current use in poultry research

    (2022)
    24 Citations
  • A comparison of virulence genes, antimicrobial resistance profiles and genetic diversity of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) isolates from broilers and broiler breeders in Thailand and Australia

    Thotsapol Thomrongsuwannakij;Thotsapol Thomrongsuwannakij;Patrick J. Blackall;Steven P. Djordjevic;Max L. Cummins

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Minimal inhibitory concentration of seven antimicrobials to Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae isolates from six European countries.

    Anno de Jong;Myriam Youala;Ulrich Klein;Farid El Garch

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Unravelling fatty liver haemorrhagic syndrome: 1. Oestrogen and inflammation.

    Shaniko Shini;Agim Shini;Wayne L. Bryden

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Unravelling fatty liver haemorrhagic syndrome: 2. Inflammation and pathophysiology

    Shaniko Shini;Agim Shini;Wayne L Bryden

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Strategies for enhancing immunity against avian influenza virus in chickens: a review

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Field investigations of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Infantis epidemic strain incursions into broiler flocks in England and Wales.

    Kate Newton;Becky Gosling;André Rabie;Rob Davies

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • A study on risk factors for macroscopic gut abnormalities in intensively reared broiler chickens

    Nele Caekebeke;Moniek Ringenier;Fien De Meyer;Richard Ducatelle

    (2020)
    13 Citations

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