Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Top Research Topics at Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases?

The topics of Intensive care medicine, Immunology, Virology, MEDLINE and Disease are the focal point of discussions in the journal. It focuses on Intensive care medicine but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Antibiotics, Epidemiology, Drug resistance and Pneumonia. Immune system, Pathogenesis and Immunity are all topics related to Immunology research discussed.

The majority of Virology studies in it are focused on the subject of Virus.

• Intensive care medicine (31.21%)
• Immunology (20.50%)
• Virology (13.27%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Bacteria and wound healing. (673 citations)
• Praziquantel: mechanisms of action, resistance and new derivatives for schistosomiasis. (589 citations)
• Infections associated with orthopedic implants. (381 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases:

The journal articles investigate studies in Immunology, Intensive care medicine, Virology, MEDLINE and Drug resistance. The Intensive care medicine research presented in the most cited articles focuses mostly on Epidemiology and, on occasion, topics in Incidence (epidemiology). The most cited publications with studies in MEDLINE featured incorporate elements of Internal medicine and Pediatrics.

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

• Internal medicine
• Disease
• Virus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Intensive care medicine, Epidemiology, Antibiotics, Pandemic and Disease are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The work on Intensive care medicine tackled in Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases brings together disciplines like Randomized controlled trial, Health care, Antimicrobial and MEDLINE. While the primary focus in it is Epidemiology, it also dissects topics surrounding Pneumonia and Anesthesia as a whole.

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases addresses concerns in Antibiotics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pharmacodynamics and Dosing. The Pandemic research presented in Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases also delves into studies in intersecting subjects like

• Transmission (medicine) which intersects with area such as Asymptomatic and Environmental health,
• Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and related Virology.. The featured Disease research zeroes in on concepts in Coronavirus but also tackles themes under Context (language use).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Mucosal immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. (4 citations)
• Potential and demonstrated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmissible infections. (4 citations)
• Coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination in transplant recipients. (3 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases (based on the number of publications) are:

• Matteo Bassetti (23 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Dennis L. Stevens (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Scott B. Halstead (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Thomas M. File (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Monica A. Slavin (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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases (based on the number of publications) are:

• Imperial College London (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Johns Hopkins University (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University College London (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (24 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, 9.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.47% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.84% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.68% of all publications and 50.00% 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.