Cureus

Top Research Topics at Cureus?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Internal medicine, Surgery, Radiology, Disease and Pediatrics. Some problems in Internal medicine that were presented in Cureus overlapped with concepts under Gastroenterology, Diabetes mellitus, Oncology and Cardiology. The main emphasis of Cureus is the subject of Surgery, focusing on Complication.

Radiology research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Magnetic resonance imaging.

• Internal medicine (23.19%)
• Surgery (16.55%)
• Radiology (10.99%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Closure of Universities Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Impact on Education and Mental Health of Students and Academic Staff (409 citations)
• Neurological Complications of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Encephalopathy (312 citations)
• Coronavirus Goes Viral: Quantifying the COVID-19 Misinformation Epidemic on Twitter (285 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cureus:

The published articles cover a variety of subjects, including Internal medicine, Surgery, Pandemic, Disease and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The published articles with studies in Internal medicine featured incorporate elements of Gastroenterology, Diabetes mellitus, Oncology and Cardiology. Pediatrics and Intensive care medicine are some topics wherein Disease research discussed in the journal articles has an impact.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Cureus (based on the number of publications) are:

• R. Shane Tubbs (153 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Joe Iwanaga (104 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Philip R. Cohen (99 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• Safeera Khan (96 papers) published 34 papers at the last edition, 25 less than at the previous edition,
• Rod J. Oskouian (94 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Cureus (based on the number of publications) are:

• Dow University of Health Sciences (516 papers) published 79 papers at the last edition, 94 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Central Florida (350 papers) published 56 papers at the last edition, 31 less than at the previous edition,
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (270 papers) published 158 papers at the last edition, 79 more than at the previous edition,
• Mayo Clinic (266 papers) published 88 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Memorial Hospital of South Bend (192 papers) published 42 papers at the last edition, 36 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, 28.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.91% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.50% of all publications and 63.59% 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.

Research Impact and Collaborations

One aspect that this article can explore further is the impact and collaborations involving the research published in Cureus. Understanding the collaborations between authors and institutions can provide a deeper insight into the collective intellectual effort behind the research. By examining the institutions where the authors are affiliated, we can learn more about the collaborations that enable groundbreaking studies and research. We could also assess the number of local and international collaborations, providing an important dimension to understand the global reach of the research published in the journal.

Moreover, understanding the research impact beyond the citation count could further reveal its influence within the academic community and perhaps, even in policy-making or industry practices. Data such as the Altmetric Attention Score, which considers mentions in news articles, policy documents, social media, and other sources, could offer a broader perspective of the research's reach and prominence.

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