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Beneficial microbes
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Beneficial microbes

1876-2883

Published by: Wageningen Academic Publishers

https://www.wageningenacademic.com/journals/bm/submitting-a-paper

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 151 30 38 14
Medicine 2421 22 22 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 99
Documents by Best Scientists*: 85
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 67
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.782
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Beneficial Microbes?

The journal focuses on Probiotic, Microbiology, Internal medicine, Immunology and Gut flora. Beneficial Microbes holds forums on Probiotic that merges themes from other disciplines such as Food science, Bifidobacterium, In vivo and Antibiotics. Beneficial Microbes tackles issues in Food science, particularly in the topics of Fermentation and Prebiotic.

The concepts on Microbiology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Bacteria, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus, Lactic acid and Immune system. Some problems in Lactobacillus that were presented in Beneficial Microbes overlapped with concepts under Feces and Lactobacillus acidophilus. Studies on Immune system discussed in the journal link to the field of Cytokine.

The Internal medicine works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Gastroenterology, Placebo and Endocrinology. Many of the studies tackled connect Immunology with a similar field of study like Disease. Gut flora study tackled is connected to the field of Microbiome.

  • Probiotic (41.84%)
  • Microbiology (40.47%)
  • Internal medicine (19.75%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Probiotics in animal nutrition and health. (247 citations)
  • Human milk: a source of more life than we imagine (213 citations)
  • Early life: gut microbiota and immune development in infancy (190 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Beneficial Microbes:

The journal papers investigate studies in Probiotic, Microbiology, Immunology, Gut flora and Internal medicine. While the published articles focused on Probiotic, they were also able to explore topics like Biotechnology, Placebo, Food science and Bifidobacterium. Issues in Microbiology were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Animal science, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus, Bacteria.

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

  • Bacteria
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Beneficial Microbes investigates studies in Probiotic, Internal medicine, Gut flora, Food science and Microbiology. While Probiotic is the focus of Beneficial Microbes, it also provided insights into the studies of Meta-analysis, Irritable bowel syndrome and Immune system, Immunology. Topics in Internal medicine were tackled in line with various other fields like Gastroenterology, Bifidobacterium animalis, Placebo and Endocrinology.

The research on Gut flora featured in Beneficial Microbes combines topics in other fields like Microbiome, Obesity, Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and Metabolite. Beneficial Microbes focuses on Food science but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Lachnospiraceae and Bacteria. The studies on Microbiology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Dysbiosis, Diarrheal disease, Murine model, Foodborne pathogen and Campylobacter species.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Gut microbiota, body weight and histopathological examinations in experimental infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: antibiotic versus bacteriocin (2 citations)
  • Foreword - The importance of a healthy microbiota in the era of COVID-19. (2 citations)
  • Lactulose ingestion causes an increase in the abundance of gut-resident bifidobacteria in Japanese women: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial. (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 Beneficial Microbes (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Koen Venema (20 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jacques Robert Nicoli (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jin-zhong Xiao (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Flaviano S. Martins (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Eric Claassen (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 Beneficial Microbes (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (29 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Turku (14 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, 10.20% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.09% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.45% of all publications and 36.36% 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

  • Short chain fatty acids in human gut and metabolic health.

    E E Blaak;E E Canfora;S Theis;G Frost

    (2020)
    689 Citations
  • Effect of fructans, prebiotics and fibres on the human gut microbiome assessed by 16S rRNA-based approaches: a review

    K. S. Swanson;W. M. de Vos;E. C. Martens;J. A. Gilbert;J. A. Gilbert

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • Cross-feeding between Bifidobacterium infantis and Anaerostipes caccae on lactose and human milk oligosaccharides.

    L W Chia;M Mank;B Blijenberg;R S Bongers

    (2021)
    36 Citations
  • Probiotics with vitamin C for the prevention of upper respiratory tract symptoms in children aged 3-10 years: randomised controlled trial.

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Treatment with Bifidobacterium longum 51A attenuates intestinal damage and inflammatory response in experimental colitis.

    F A Abrantes;B B Nascimento;M E R Andrade;P A V de Barros

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Human milk mycobiota composition: relationship with gestational age, delivery mode, and birth weight

    M. Dinleyici;Vicente Pérez-Brocal;S. Arslanoglu;O. Aydemir

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Lactobacillus strains derived from human gut ameliorate metabolic disorders via modulation of gut microbiota composition and short-chain fatty acids metabolism.

    G. Wang;G. Zhu;C. Chen;Y. Zheng

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Safety assessment of Streptococcus salivarius M18 a probiotic for oral health.

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG inhibits infection of human keratinocytes by Staphylococcus aureus through mechanisms involving cell surface molecules and pH reduction

    I Spacova;C O'Neill;S Lebeer

    (2020)
    19 Citations

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