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Cellular Microbiology
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Cellular Microbiology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 88 91 101 23
Biology and Biochemistry 333 63 77 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 196
Documents by Best Scientists*: 167
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 162
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.124
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cellular Microbiology?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Cell biology, Microbiology, Secretion, Virulence and Immunology. Intracellular, Effector, Vacuole, Signal transduction and Intracellular parasite are all aspects of Cell biology research featured in Cellular Microbiology. The study on Effector presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Type three secretion system.

In addition to Microbiology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Innate immune system, Immune system, Mutant and Bacteria. The majority of Immune system studies are focused on the issues of Immunity. Most of the works presented in it deals with Immunology but it intersects with the subject of Virology.

  • Cell biology (42.56%)
  • Microbiology (37.99%)
  • Secretion (12.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Lounging in a lysosome: the intracellular lifestyle of Coxiella burnetii. (814 citations)
  • Evolving concepts in biofilm infections (781 citations)
  • Neutrophil extracellular traps capture and kill Candida albicans yeast and hyphal forms (720 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cellular Microbiology:

The journal publications primarily focus on research topics in Microbiology, Cell biology, Secretion, Virulence and Intracellular. The study of Microbiology in the most cited articles encompasses disciplines such as Innate immune system, as well as fields such as Immunity, all of which overlap with one another. The journal articles explore research in Cell biology alongside concepts in Cell culture and other areas of study in Molecular biology.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Cell biology, Microbiology, Intracellular, Secretion and Effector. Topics in Cell biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Cell, Endocytosis and Cytoskeleton. Cellular Microbiology explores issues in Microbiology which can be linked to other research areas like Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Immune system and Virulence.

Cellular Microbiology focuses on Intracellular but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Candida parapsilosis, Amoeba (operating system), Endoplasmic reticulum, Endocytic cycle and Trypanosoma cruzi. While the primary focus in the journal is Secretion, it also dissects topics surrounding Programmed cell death and Chronic infection as a whole. The featured Effector studies mainly concentrate on Type three secretion system but also cover areas of interest in Salmonella enterica.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Fluorescent protein-based reporters reveal stress response of intracellular Salmonella enterica at level of single bacterial cells. (8 citations)
  • A novel tick protein supports integrity of gut peritrophic matrix impacting existence of gut microbiome and Lyme disease pathogens. (8 citations)
  • Activation mechanisms of inflammasomes by bacterial toxins (6 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 Cellular Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gad Frankel (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • B. Brett Finlay (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Philippe J. Sansonetti (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jean-Pierre Gorvel (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stephan Ludwig (18 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 Cellular Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pasteur Institute (191 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (134 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (90 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (80 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Imperial College London (74 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less 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, 9.32% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.36% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.15% of all publications and 59.81% 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

  • Listeria monocytogenes, a model in infection biology.

    Marc Lecuit

    (2020)
    86 Citations
  • Protective effect of fungal extracellular vesicles against murine candidiasis

    Gabriele Vargas;Leandro Honorato;Allan Jefferson Guimarães;Marcio L. Rodrigues;Marcio L. Rodrigues

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • Hepatitis B virus entry into HepG2-NTCP cells requires clathrin-mediated endocytosis.

    Charline Herrscher;Florentin Pastor;Julien Burlaud-Gaillard;Amélie Dumans

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Strategies used by bacterial pathogens to cross the blood-brain barrier.

    Loic Le Guennec;Loic Le Guennec;Loic Le Guennec;Mathieu Coureuil;Mathieu Coureuil;Mathieu Coureuil;Xavier Nassif;Sandrine Bourdoulous;Sandrine Bourdoulous;Sandrine Bourdoulous

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • AFM in cellular and molecular microbiology.

    Yves F. Dufrêne;Albertus Viljoen;Johann Mignolet;Marion Mathelié-Guinlet

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Causalities of war: The connection between type VI secretion system and microbiota.

    Luke P. Allsopp;Patricia Bernal;Laura M. Nolan;Alain Filloux

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Media matters! Alterations in the loading and release of Histoplasma capsulatum extracellular vesicles in response to different nutritional milieus.

    Levi G. Cleare;Daniel Zamith;Heino M. Heyman;Heino M. Heyman;Sneha P. Couvillion

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus and host cell death pathways.

    Ye Mon Soe;Sammy Bedoui;Timothy P Stinear;Abderrahman Hachani

    (2021)
    49 Citations
  • Candidalysin delivery to the invasion pocket is critical for host epithelial damage induced by Candida albicans

    Selene Mogavero;Frank M. Sauer;Sascha Brunke;Stefanie Allert

    (2021)
    47 Citations

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