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EClinicalMedicine
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EClinicalMedicine

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 68 1426 1067 82

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 2384
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1465
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 78
SCIMAGO H-index: 99
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.633
Impact Factor: 10

Overview

Top Research Topics at EClinicalMedicine?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), MEDLINE, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. Adverse effect, Randomized controlled trial, Hazard ratio, Cohort and Confidence interval are all aspects of Internal medicine research featured in it. The Randomized controlled trial study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Clinical trial.

Confidence interval research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Odds ratio and Demography. Most of the works presented in EClinicalMedicine deals with Demography but it intersects with the subject of Socioeconomic status. The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) study tackling the subject of Pandemic is the focus of it.

Issues in MEDLINE were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Meta-analysis, Family medicine and Intensive care medicine. The 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak study which was featured in EClinicalMedicine aims to expound on the research in Virology.

  • Internal medicine (27.60%)
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (19.41%)
  • MEDLINE (19.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing surgeries during the incubation period of COVID-19 infection. (735 citations)
  • Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in the US. (306 citations)
  • The impact of ethnicity on clinical outcomes in COVID-19: A systematic review (253 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at EClinicalMedicine:

The most cited publications focus on Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Cohort and MEDLINE. The journal papers link adjacent topics like Internal medicine with Antibody. The journal publications tackle studies in Meta-analysis and the interrelated subject of Randomized controlled trial, Psychological intervention and Clinical trial to gain insights into MEDLINE.

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 EClinicalMedicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Anita Raj (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Laura B Nellums (8 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Monica Malta (8 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Peter J. Hotez (8 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition,
  • Kamlesh Khunti (7 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Harvard University (51 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Oxford (44 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 17 more than at the previous edition,
  • University College London (40 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • King's College London (37 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of London (31 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 10 more 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, 3.36% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.13% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.39% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.48% of all publications and 40.00% 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.

Career Opportunities in Medicine and Health Research

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Top Publications

  • Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in the US.

    Amyn A. Malik;Sarah Ann M. McFadden;Jad Elharake;Saad B. Omer

    (2020)
    1451 Citations
  • The prevalence and long-term health effects of Long Covid among hospitalised and non-hospitalised populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Unknown

    (2022)
    1023 Citations
  • Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on the risk of developing long-COVID and on existing long-COVID symptoms: A systematic review

    (2022)
    623 Citations
  • The current and future incidence and mortality of gastric cancer in 185 countries, 2020–40: A population-based modelling study

    (2022)
    617 Citations
  • Medium-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on multiple vital organs, exercise capacity, cognition, quality of life and mental health, post-hospital discharge

    B Raman;B Raman;M P Cassar;E M Tunnicliffe;N Filippini

    (2021)
    608 Citations
  • Cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19.

    Adam Hampshire;William Trender;Samuel R Chamberlain;Samuel R Chamberlain;Amy E. Jolly

    (2021)
    581 Citations
  • Ethnicity and clinical outcomes in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Shirley Sze;Daniel Pan;Clareece R. Nevill;Laura J. Gray

    (2020)
    564 Citations
  • The impact of ethnicity on clinical outcomes in COVID-19: A systematic review

    Daniel Pan;Daniel Pan;Shirley Sze;Jatinder S. Minhas;Mansoor N. Bangash;Mansoor N. Bangash

    (2020)
    553 Citations
  • Megakaryocytes and platelet-fibrin thrombi characterize multi-organ thrombosis at autopsy in COVID-19: A case series.

    Amy V. Rapkiewicz;Xingchen Mai;Steven E. Carsons;Stefania Pittaluga

    (2020)
    505 Citations
  • Prevalence and correlates of stress and burnout among U.S. healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national cross-sectional survey study

    Kriti Prasad;Colleen McLoughlin;Martin Stillman;Sara Poplau

    (2021)
    393 Citations

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