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Current Microbiology
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Current Microbiology

0343-8651

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/284

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 141 90 133 14
Biology and Biochemistry 420 82 107 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 344
Documents by Best Scientists*: 383
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 114
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.621
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Current Microbiology?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Microbiology, Biochemistry, Bacteria, Gene and Strain (chemistry). The Microbiology study tackling the subject of Antibiotics is the focus of the journal. Biochemistry research discussed connects with the study of Chromatography.

The study on Bacteria presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Food science. The Food science research dealing mostly with Fermentation is the focus of the journal. Current Microbiology addresses concerns in the field of Gene by exploring it in line with topics in Molecular biology which intersect with DNA subjects.

The Strain (chemistry) study featured in Current Microbiology draws connections with the study of 16S ribosomal RNA. Current Microbiology addresses concerns in 16S ribosomal RNA which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ribosomal RNA, Botany and Phylogenetic tree. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Ribosomal RNA as it also encompasses Sequence analysis.

  • Microbiology (39.62%)
  • Biochemistry (30.17%)
  • Bacteria (23.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • An adhesive factor found in strains of Escherichia coli belonging to the traditional infantile enteropathogenic serotypes (603 citations)
  • Pseudomonas siderophores: A mechanism explaining disease-suppressive soils (497 citations)
  • A rapid and easy method for the detection of microbial cellulases on agar plates using gram's iodine (481 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current Microbiology:

The journal papers focus largely on the fields of Microbiology, Biochemistry, Bacteria, Botany and Food science. While the most cited articles mainly focused on Microbiology studies, they also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as

  • 16S ribosomal RNA and related Ribosomal RNA,
  • Gene, which have a strong connection to Molecular biology.. The published articles connects the study in Biochemistry with the closely related areas of Chromatography.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Current Microbiology covers a variety of subjects, including Microbiology, Bacteria, 16S ribosomal RNA, Strain (chemistry) and Food science. The work on Microbiology tackled in it brings together disciplines like Virulence and Biofilm. The research on 16S ribosomal RNA presented in Current Microbiology often intersects with areas of study such as

  • Ribosomal RNA, which have a strong connection to Phylogenetics,
  • Botany which intersects with area such as Proteobacteria..

The studies on Strain (chemistry) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of genomic DNA, Phosphatidylglycerol, Peptidoglycan and Genome size. In addition to Food science research, the journal aims to explore topics under Biodegradation and Pseudomonas. Research in Gene discussed is concerned with the study of Genetics as a whole.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Current Understanding of the Pathogenesis of Dengue Virus Infection. (9 citations)
  • Bioformulation of Microbial Fertilizer Based on Clay and Alginate Encapsulation (6 citations)
  • Phage Display Technique as a Tool for Diagnosis and Antibody Selection for Coronaviruses. (5 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 Current Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Paul Baumann (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Linda Baumann (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mortimer P. Starr (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Myung Kyum Kim (20 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Leon M. T. Dicks (20 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 Current Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (151 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (106 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (89 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nanjing Agricultural University (81 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Pasteur Institute (76 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, 4.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 5.21% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.21% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.94% of all publications and 81.64% 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

  • Bacterial Mitigation of Drought Stress in Plants: Current Perspectives and Future Challenges

    (2022)
    78 Citations
  • Vibrio Clade 3.0: New Vibrionaceae Evolutionary Units Using Genome-Based Approach

    (2021)
    63 Citations
  • Augmented Biodegradation of Textile Azo Dye Effluents by Plant Endophytes: A Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Alternative

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538

    Chiara Ceresa;Simon Hutton;Marta Lajarin-Cuesta;Robert Heaton

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Biofilm Formation and Associated Gene Expression in Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Clinical Specimens

    (2022)
    33 Citations
  • Evaluation of Full-Length Versus V4-Region 16S rRNA Sequencing for Phylogenetic Analysis of Mouse Intestinal Microbiota After a Dietary Intervention

    (2022)
    28 Citations
  • Methylobacterium symbioticum sp. nov., a new species isolated from spores of Glomus iranicum var. tenuihypharum.

    Jose Antonio Pascual;Margarita Ros;Jesus Martínez;Francisco Carmona

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Impact of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) by-Product on Composition and Metabolic Activity of Human Colonic Microbiota In Vitro Indicates Prebiotic Properties.

    Francisca Nayara Dantas Duarte Menezes;Érika Tayse da Cruz Almeida;Arthur Rodrigo da Silva Vieira;Jailane de Souza Aquino

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Ustiloxin A is Produced Early in Experimental Ustilaginoidea virens Infection and Affects Transcription in Rice

    (2020)
    24 Citations

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