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Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

1517-8382

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/42770

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 144 64 106 14
Biology and Biochemistry 453 45 68 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 193
Documents by Best Scientists*: 270
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 95
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.597
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Brazilian Journal of Microbiology?

Microbiology, Food science, Botany, Bacteria and Biochemistry are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The journal facilitates discussions on Microbiology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Escherichia coli, Virology and Virulence. The majority of Virology studies in Brazilian Journal of Microbiology are focused on the subject of Virus.

The journal explores topics in Food science which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Microorganism, Biotechnology and Food microbiology. The research on Botany discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Horticulture. The works on Biochemistry deal in particular with Enzyme.

  • Microbiology (37.40%)
  • Food science (17.49%)
  • Botany (11.36%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Antibacterial activity of plant extracts and phytochemicals on antibiotic-resistant bacteria (1113 citations)
  • Screening methods to determine antibacterial activity of natural products (567 citations)
  • Application of microbial α-amylase in industry - A review (421 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Brazilian Journal of Microbiology:

The journal articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Microbiology, Food science, Botany, Bacteria and Biochemistry. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Microbiology, it also covers topics in Microorganism, Antibacterial activity and Staphylococcus aureus. The journal articles explore issues in Food science which can be linked to other research areas like Bagasse, Biotechnology and Bran.

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

  • Bacteria
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Microbiology, Medical microbiology, Food microbiology, Food science and Bacteria. While Microbiology is the focus of Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, it also provided insights into the studies of Mycology and Virulence. In addition to Medical microbiology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Sporotrichosis, Virus, Serology and Disease.

The research on Food microbiology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Microorganism and Microbial ecology. Specifically, studies on Fermentation are prevalent in the Food science works discussed. Lactic acid is a key component of Bacteria research discussed in Brazilian Journal of Microbiology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Antibacterial and antibiofilm potential of silver nanoparticles against antibiotic-sensitive and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains (8 citations)
  • Guideline for the management of feline sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis and literature revision (8 citations)
  • Feline sporotrichosis: a case series of itraconazole-resistant Sporothrix brasiliensis infection. (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 Brazilian Journal of Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Carlos A. Rosa (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Silvio Arruda Vasconcellos (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Amauri Alcindo Alfieri (21 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Rejane Pereira Neves (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mário Carlos Araújo Meireles (18 papers) published 1 paper 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 Brazilian Journal of Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of São Paulo (431 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (205 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (172 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (134 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (134 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 3.54% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.82% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.39% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.43% of all publications and 38.37% 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

  • Antimicrobial resistance in the globalized food chain: a One Health perspective applied to the poultry industry.

    Mauro de Mesquita Souza Saraiva;Kelvin Lim;Daniel Farias Marinho do Monte;Patrícia Emília Naves Givisiez

    (2021)
    156 Citations
  • Lower cost alternatives for molecular diagnosis of COVID-19: conventional RT-PCR and SYBR Green-based RT-qPCR.

    Erick Gustavo Dorlass;Cairo Oliveira Monteiro;Amanda Oliveira Viana;Camila Pereira Soares

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Spatial distribution and identification of bacteria in stressed environments capable to weather potassium aluminosilicate mineral

    Mahendra Vikram Singh Rajawat;Mahendra Vikram Singh Rajawat;Rajni Singh;Devendra Singh;Ajar Nath Yadav

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Safety profiles of beneficial lactic acid bacteria isolated from dairy systems

    Monique Colombo;Luis Augusto Nero;Svetoslav Dimitrov Todorov;Svetoslav Dimitrov Todorov

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Characterization of non-typhoidal Salmonella isolates from children with acute gastroenteritis, Kolkata, India, during 2000-2016.

    Priyanka Jain;Goutam Chowdhury;Sriparna Samajpati;Surajit Basak

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Achromobacter sp. FB-14 harboring ACC deaminase activity augmented rice growth by upregulating the expression of stress-responsive CIPK genes under salinity stress

    Muhammad Shahid;Asad Ali Shah;Farwa Basit;Farwa Basit;Muhammad Noman;Muhammad Noman

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Bioactive antifungal metabolites produced by Streptomyces amritsarensis V31 help to control diverse phytopathogenic fungi

    Mohammad Shahid;Bansh Narayan Singh;Shaloo Verma;Prassan Choudhary

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Isolation and characterization of phage AHP-1 and its combined effect with chloramphenicol to control Aeromonas hydrophila.

    H P S U Chandrarathna;Chamilani Nikapitiya;S H S Dananjaya;B C J De Silva

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • A novel naphthoquinone derivative shows selective antifungal activity against Sporothrix yeasts and biofilms

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • Genetic diversity, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence genes of thermophilic Campylobacter isolated from broiler production chain.

    Tassiana Ramires;Mauricéia Greici de Oliveira;Natalie Rauber Kleinubing;Simone de Fátima Rauber Würfel

    (2020)
    23 Citations

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