Current Opinion in Microbiology

Top Research Topics at Current Opinion in Microbiology?

Current Opinion in Microbiology primarily tackles Microbiology, Cell biology, Genetics, Computational biology and Bacteria. The concepts on Microbiology presented in Current Opinion in Microbiology can also apply to other research fields, including Effector, Host (biology), Immune system and Virulence. Current Opinion in Microbiology covers Immune system research under the subject of Immunology.

It aims to address concerns in Immunology, specifically in the areas of Immunity and Innate immune system. The Cell biology works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Secretion and Cell division. The presentations discussing Genetics offer insights in topics such as Gene, Genome, Regulation of gene expression, RNA and Gene expression.

Genome research is concerned with Genomics in particular. Bacteria study tackled is connected to the field of Biochemistry.

• Microbiology (23.84%)
• Cell biology (22.55%)
• Genetics (20.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Microbial diversity and function in soil: from genes to ecosystems (1338 citations)
• Modulation of natural killer cell activity by viruses. (1055 citations)
• The CTX-M β-lactamase pandemic (899 citations)

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

The most cited publications are organized to reinforce research efforts on Microbiology, Genetics, Cell biology, Bacteria and Gene. While work presented in the journal publications provide substantial information on Microbiology, it also covers topics in Effector and Virulence. The works on Cell biology tackled in the journal papers bring together disciplines like Regulation of gene expression, Transcription factor and Innate immune system.

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

• Gene
• Bacteria
• Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Current Opinion in Microbiology is organized to address concerns in the fields of Cell biology, Computational biology, Microbiology, Immune system and Host (biology). The presented Cell biology research focuses mostly on Enzyme and, on occasion, topics in Metabolism and Bacterial cell structure. While it focused on Computational biology, it was also able to explore topics like Organism, Bacterial microcompartment, Antimicrobial and Gene.

The Gene research discussed is included in the broader subject of Genetics. The research on Microbiology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Epithelium and Inflammasome. The work on Pathogen tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like In vivo and Virulence.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• PANoptosis in microbial infection. (17 citations)
• The antiviral activities of TRIM proteins. (14 citations)
• Hepatitis E virus: host tropism and zoonotic infection. (12 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 Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Dietmar Böltner (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jörg Vogel (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Arturo Casadevall (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Neil A. R. Gow (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Bernhard Hube (8 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 Current Opinion in Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Pasteur Institute (85 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Harvard University (77 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (52 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Imperial College London (48 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (44 papers) published 1 paper 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, 2.75% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.70% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.60% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.87% of all publications and 52.83% 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.