Emerging Microbes and Infections

Top Research Topics at Emerging microbes & infections?

The main research concerns discussed in Emerging microbes & infections are Virology, Virus, Microbiology, Outbreak and Immunology. Topics in Virology were tackled in line with various other fields like Antibody and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Topics in Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Pandemic and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

Influenza A virus and Viral replication are among the concentrations of Virus that garnered much attention in Emerging microbes & infections. The research on Microbiology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Gene and Virulence. The journal is concerned with the study of Gene and Genetics in general.

The Immunology research dealing mostly with Immune system is the focus of Emerging microbes & infections. Most of the Zika virus studies addressed also intersect with Flavivirus.

• Virology (46.67%)
• Virus (19.29%)
• Microbiology (15.16%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Genomic characterization of the 2019 novel human-pathogenic coronavirus isolated from a patient with atypical pneumonia after visiting Wuhan. (1509 citations)
• Molecular and serological investigation of 2019-nCoV infected patients: implication of multiple shedding routes. (1099 citations)
• Potent binding of 2019 novel coronavirus spike protein by a SARS coronavirus-specific human monoclonal antibody. (806 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Emerging microbes & infections:

The published papers explore disciplines such as Virology, Virus, Outbreak, Immunology and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The studies on Virology discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Antibody, Betacoronavirus and Coronavirus. The most cited articles explore research in Immunology alongside concepts in Disease and other areas of study in Microbiology.

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

• Virus
• Gene
• Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Virology, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Microbiology and Virus are the focal point of discussions in the journal. While Virology is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Antibody and Pandemic. It features Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) research that overlaps with concepts in 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

Emerging microbes & infections explores issues in Microbiology which can be linked to other research areas like Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Virulence. Virus works presented in Emerging microbes & infections have a specific focus on Viral load. The concepts on Vaccination presented in Emerging microbes & infections can also apply to other research fields, including Neutralizing antibody, Immune system, Immunogenicity and Recombinant DNA.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Susceptibility of rabbits to SARS-CoV-2. (41 citations)
• The in vitro antiviral activity of lactoferrin against common human coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 is mediated by targeting the heparan sulfate co-receptor. (34 citations)
• Heterologous prime-boost: breaking the protective immune response bottleneck of COVID-19 vaccine candidates. (27 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 Emerging microbes & infections (based on the number of publications) are:

• Kwok-Yung Yuen (34 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Patrick C. Y. Woo (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Wenhong Zhang (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan (19 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Susanna K. P. Lau (19 papers) published 1 paper 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 Emerging microbes & infections (based on the number of publications) are:

• Fudan University (106 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (92 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (84 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (81 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Peking Union Medical College (60 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 5.05% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 43.62% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.43% of all publications and 29.79% 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.