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Endocrine Practice
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Endocrine Practice

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 771 189 242 27

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 251
Documents by Best Scientists*: 308
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 107
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.182
Impact Factor: 4.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Endocrine Practice?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Pediatrics, Diabetes mellitus and Pathology. The journal explores Internal medicine concepts, specifically Insulin but expands to research in In patient. As a part of Endocrine Practice, discussions in Endocrinology involve topics like Insulin resistance and Hormone.

Issues in Diabetes mellitus were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Surgery, MEDLINE and Intensive care medicine. Endocrine Practice features Pathology research that overlaps with concepts in Thyroid.

  • Internal medicine (36.42%)
  • Endocrinology (17.09%)
  • Pediatrics (14.07%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hypothyroidism in Adults: Cosponsored by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Thyroid Association (969 citations)
  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Associazione Medici Endocrinologi, and European Thyroid Association Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the Diagnosis and Management of thyroid Nodules (915 citations)
  • Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis: Management Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (857 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Endocrine Practice:

Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes mellitus, MEDLINE and Surgery are the main subjects of interest in the most cited publications. The journal papers address concerns in the field of Internal medicine by exploring it in line with topics in Type 2 diabetes which intersect with Metformin subjects. While the published articles focused on Diabetes mellitus, they were also able to explore topics like Pediatrics and Intensive care medicine.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Internal medicine, Pediatrics, Diabetes mellitus, Gastroenterology and Endocrinology. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Internal medicine, it also covered topics in Type 2 diabetes and Oncology. Glycemic is a focus of the Diabetes mellitus works in Endocrine Practice.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Association of Vitamin D Status With Hospital Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19. (17 citations)
  • Hyperglycemia is Associated With Increased Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19. (9 citations)
  • The Impact of COVID-19 Viral Infection on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis. (8 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 Endocrine Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yehuda Handelsman (57 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jerome H. Check (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Saleh Aldasouqi (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alan J. Garber (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jeffrey I. Mechanick (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less 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 Endocrine Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mayo Clinic (190 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (108 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Cleveland Clinic (98 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (92 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Boston University (83 papers) published 11 papers 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, 67.87% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.13% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.74% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.92% of all publications and 48.21% 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.

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Top Publications

  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS/AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS-2020 UPDATE.

    (2020)
    1034 Citations
  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Primary Care and Endocrinology Clinical Settings: Co-Sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).

    (2022)
    893 Citations
  • CONSENSUS STATEMENT BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY ON THE COMPREHENSIVE TYPE 2 DIABETES MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM - 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

    Alan J. Garber;Yehuda Handelsman;George Grunberger;Daniel Einhorn

    (2020)
    554 Citations
  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update.

    (2022)
    453 Citations
  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: The Use of Advanced Technology in the Management of Persons With Diabetes Mellitus.

    (2021)
    311 Citations
  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm - 2023 Update.

    (2023)
    212 Citations
  • Consensus Statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology on the Management of Dyslipidemia and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Algorithm - 2020 Executive Summary.

    Yehuda Handelsman;Paul S. Jellinger;Chris K. Guerin;Zachary T. Bloomgarden

    (2020)
    180 Citations
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS/ AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS- 2020 UPDATE.

    (2021)
    174 Citations
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS/AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS- 2020 UPDATE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

    (2020)
    141 Citations
  • TSH RECEPTOR ANTIBODIES: RELEVANCE & UTILITY.

    (2020)
    97 Citations

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