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Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
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Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 80 208 271 24
Medicine 1268 91 131 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 346
Documents by Best Scientists*: 364
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 24
SCIMAGO H-index: 106
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.633
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease?

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease investigates areas of study like Microbiology, Virology, Internal medicine, Antibacterial agent and Antibiotics. Staphylococcus aureus, Bacteria and Polymerase chain reaction are some topics wherein Microbiology research discussed in the journal have an impact. The journal concentrated on Staphylococcus aureus research, specifically Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcaceae.

Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Polymerase chain reaction and the similar topic of Molecular biology. In the journal, Antibody, Immunology, Antigen and Real-time polymerase chain reaction are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Virology research. Serology is a major topic of Immunology research presented in it.

It focuses on Internal medicine but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Gastroenterology, Surgery and Bacteremia. Antibacterial agent research featured in Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Ciprofloxacin, Vancomycin, Minimum inhibitory concentration and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Most of the works presented in Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease deals with Antibiotics but it intersects with the subject of Drug resistance.

  • Microbiology (57.07%)
  • Virology (21.16%)
  • Internal medicine (12.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 7th ed. (1432 citations)
  • Multiplex PCR for detection of acquired carbapenemase genes (968 citations)
  • PCR diagnosis and characterization of Leishmania in local and imported clinical samples. (634 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease:

The most cited publications cover a variety of subjects, including Microbiology, Virology, Antibacterial agent, Polymerase chain reaction and Antibiotics. The most cited articles explore research in Microbiology and the adjacent study of Staphylococcus aureus. The featured Virology studies in the published articles mainly concentrate on Immunology but also cover areas of interest in Gastroenterology.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Microbiology, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak and Real-time polymerase chain reaction. Issues in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gastroenterology, Asymptomatic and Clinical correlation. Attendees of the journal participated in discussions that delve into both Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Clinical performance.

The majority of Microbiology studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Beta-lactam. The 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak works featured in it incorporate elements from Whole genome sequencing, Antigen testing, Antigen and Cohort study. In it, Viral evolution and Multiplex are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Real-time polymerase chain reaction research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative bacteria from intensive care unit and non-intensive care unit patients from United States hospitals (2018-2020). (0 citations)
  • Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing of rapid growing mycobacteria and the issue of antibiotic stability (0 citations)
  • A deletion in the N gene may cause diagnostic escape in SARS-CoV-2 samples. (0 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 Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ronald N. Jones (480 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael A. Pfaller (143 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Helio S. Sader (132 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Douglas J. Biedenbach (80 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas R. Fritsche (61 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 Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Iowa (312 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (151 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tufts University (139 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mayo Clinic (114 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Federal University of São Paulo (82 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 2022 edition, 33.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 75.00% 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.

Top Publications

  • Lower persistence of anti-nucleocapsid compared to anti-spike antibodies up to one year after SARS-CoV-2 infection

    (2022)
    109 Citations
  • Determinants of prolonged viral RNA shedding in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    F. Cogliati Dezza;A. Oliva;F. Cancelli;G. Savelloni

    (2021)
    72 Citations
  • Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia: comparing case and control hospitals.

    Haleema Ali Alserehi;Ada Mohammed Alqunaibet;Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq;Naif Khalaf Alharbi

    (2021)
    66 Citations
  • In vitro time-kill kinetics of dalbavancin against Staphylococcus spp. biofilms over prolonged exposure times

    Vincenzo Di Pilato;Federica Ceccherini;Samanta Sennati;Federico D'Agostino

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • In Vitro Activity of Cefiderocol, a Novel Siderophore Cephalosporin, against Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from Patients in Canadian Intensive Care Units.

    Alyssa R. Golden;Heather J. Adam;Melanie Baxter;Andrew Walkty

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Performance of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction panel for identifying bacterial pathogens causing pneumonia in critically ill patients with COVID-19.

    François Caméléna;Anne Clotilde Moy;Emmanuel Dudoignon;Thibaut Poncin

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • Duration of SARS-CoV-2 viremia and its correlation to mortality and inflammatory parameters in patients hospitalized for COVID-19: a cohort study : Duration of SARS-CoV-2 viremia

    Karl Hagman;Magnus Hedenstierna;Johan Rudling;Patrik Gille-Johnson

    (2021)
    37 Citations

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