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Epidemiology and Infection
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Epidemiology and Infection

0950-2688

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 113 122 148 18
Medicine 1183 106 112 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 388
Documents by Best Scientists*: 353
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 14
SCIMAGO H-index: 128
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.72
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Epidemiology and Infection?

Epidemiology and Infection mainly tackles studies in Epidemiology, Virology, Outbreak, Microbiology and Veterinary medicine. The studies in Epidemiology featured incorporate elements of Incidence (epidemiology), Environmental health, Demography, Immunology and Pediatrics. The study on Environmental health presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Public health.

The featured Immunology studies mainly concentrate on Internal medicine but also cover areas of interest in Surgery. Virology research presented in Epidemiology and Infection encompasses a variety of subjects, including Serology, Antibody and Molecular epidemiology, Genotype. Issues in Outbreak were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Transmission (medicine) and Disease.

Topics in Microbiology were tackled in line with various other fields like Bacteria and Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli. The studies in Veterinary medicine featured incorporate elements of Feces, Campylobacter and Salmonella. The journal centers on topics in Vaccination, with a focus on Measles.

  • Epidemiology (29.75%)
  • Virology (20.68%)
  • Outbreak (19.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Epidemic influenza and vitamin D. (739 citations)
  • The growing burden of foodborne outbreaks due to contaminated fresh produce: risks and opportunities. (633 citations)
  • International increase in Salmonella enteritidis: a new pandemic? (627 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Epidemiology and Infection:

The journal papers primarily focus on research topics in Epidemiology, Veterinary medicine, Outbreak, Microbiology and Virology. Incidence (epidemiology), Environmental health, Demography, Immunology and Pediatrics are some topics wherein Epidemiology research discussed in the published papers has an impact. Aside from discussions in Veterinary medicine, the most cited publications also deal with the subject of Campylobacter which intersects with Campylobacter jejuni disciplines.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Virus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Epidemiology and Infection primarily focuses on research topics in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Epidemiology, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Internal medicine and Outbreak. While it focused on Epidemiology, it was also able to explore topics like Incidence (epidemiology), Environmental health, Asymptomatic, Quarantine and Public health. Incidence (epidemiology) research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Relative risk, Mortality rate and Pediatrics.

While Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the focus of Epidemiology and Infection, it also provided insights into the studies of Virology and Vaccination. The studies on Internal medicine discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Gastroenterology and Tuberculosis. The research on Outbreak featured in it combines topics in other fields like Transmission (medicine) and Disease.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Surviving COVID-19 in Bergamo province: a post-acute outpatient re-evaluation. (25 citations)
  • Review of infective dose, routes of transmission and outcome of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-COV-2: comparison with other respiratory viruses. (17 citations)
  • COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among medical students in India. (13 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 Epidemiology and Infection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Richard Pebody (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nick Andrews (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Goutam K. Adak (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kåre Mølbak (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mary Ramsay (31 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 Epidemiology and Infection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (459 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 18 less than at the previous edition,
  • Health Protection Agency (206 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of London (168 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Public Health England (168 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (112 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 2021 edition, 15.06% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.82% of all publications and 67.00% 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

  • SARS to novel coronavirus - old lessons and new lessons.

    Brian McCloskey;David L. Heymann

    (2020)
    214 Citations
  • Passengers' destinations from China: low risk of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) transmission into Africa and South America.

    Najmul Haider;Alexei Yavlinsky;David Simons;Abdinasir Yusuf Osman

    (2020)
    156 Citations
  • Review of infective dose, routes of transmission and outcome of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-COV-2: comparison with other respiratory viruses.

    Sedighe Karimzadeh;Raj Bhopal;Huy Nguyen Tien

    (2021)
    126 Citations
  • The burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    M. Tin Tin Htar;M. S. Yerramalla;J. C. Moïsi;D. L. Swerdlow

    (2020)
    102 Citations
  • Aerosol and environmental surface monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in a designated hospital for severe COVID-19 patients.

    Y. H. Li;Y. Z. Fan;L. Jiang;H. B. Wang

    (2020)
    98 Citations
  • The Global Health Security index and Joint External Evaluation score for health preparedness are not correlated with countries' COVID-19 detection response time and mortality outcome.

    Najmul Haider;Alexei Yavlinsky;Yu-Mei Chang;Mohammad Nayeem Hasan

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare workers during the early COVID-19 pandemic in a main, academic tertiary care centre in Saudi Arabia.

    M H Temsah;A N Alhuzaimi;N Alamro;A Alrabiaah

    (2020)
    59 Citations

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