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FEMS Microbiology Reviews
H-index 51

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

0168-6445

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/femsre

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 43 104 98 37
Biology and Biochemistry 130 73 72 37

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 247
Documents by Best Scientists*: 184
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 261
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.408
Impact Factor: 12.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Fems Microbiology Reviews?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics, Bacteria and Gene. The journal concentrates on Biochemistry topics that focus on Enzyme, Escherichia coli, Metabolism, Bacterial outer membrane and Yeast. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Microbiology, it also covered topics in Biofilm, Cell biology and Virulence.

The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Genetics as it also encompasses Computational biology. Presentations on Bacteria include those discussing Lactic acid and Microorganism. Regulation of gene expression and Gene expression are all areas of Gene tackled in Fems Microbiology Reviews.

The Antibiotic resistance research discussed is included in the broader subject of Antibiotics.

  • Biochemistry (27.35%)
  • Microbiology (20.95%)
  • Genetics (18.81%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Determination of microbial diversity in environmental samples: pitfalls of PCR‐based rRNA analysis (1921 citations)
  • Bacterial iron homeostasis (1849 citations)
  • Heterologous protein expression in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris (1763 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Fems Microbiology Reviews:

The published articles explore disciplines such as Biochemistry, Microbiology, Bacteria, Genetics and Gene. The journal papers facilitate discussions on Microbiology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Biofilm and Virulence. The works on Bacteria tackled in the journal publications bring together disciplines like Ecology and Gram-negative bacteria.

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

  • Bacteria
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Fems Microbiology Reviews tackles a plethora of topics, such as Computational biology, Immune system, Cell biology, Virulence and Bacteria. The journal holds forums on Computational biology that merges themes from other disciplines such as RNA, Gene, Transcriptional regulation, Bacterial genome size and Phage therapy. It facilitates discussions on Cell biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cell cycle and Secretion.

The studies on Virulence discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Phenotype, Host (biology), Antibiotic resistance and Antimicrobial. Most of the works presented in it deals with Bacteria but it intersects with the subject of Biochemistry. Topics in Immunology explored in Fems Microbiology Reviews were investigated in conjunction with research in Microbiome and Antibiotics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Bacteriocins as a new generation of antimicrobials: toxicity aspects and regulations (33 citations)
  • Molecular diversity of coronavirus host cell entry receptors. (16 citations)
  • Bacteriophages as drivers of bacterial virulence and their potential for biotechnological exploitation. (14 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 Fems Microbiology Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Oscar P. Kuipers (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jan Kok (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fernando de la Cruz (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • R. Paul Ross (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Willem M. de Vos (6 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 Fems Microbiology Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (67 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (43 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (40 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Groningen (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pasteur Institute (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 3.85% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.33% of all publications and 50.67% 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

  • Bacteriocins as a new generation of antimicrobials: toxicity aspects and regulations

    Samira Soltani;Riadh Hammami;Paul D Cotter;Paul D Cotter;Sylvie Rebuffat

    (2021)
    491 Citations
  • The impact of the Fungus-Host-Microbiota interplay upon Candida albicans infections: current knowledge and new perspectives

    Christophe d'Enfert;Ann-Kristin Kaune;Leovigildo-Rey Alaban;Sayoni Chakraborty;Sayoni Chakraborty

    (2021)
    328 Citations
  • Current challenges and future opportunities of phage therapy

    Diana P Pires;Ana Rita Costa;Graça Pinto;Luciana Meneses

    (2020)
    297 Citations
  • Development of a vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus invasive infections: Evidence based on human immunity, genetics and bacterial evasion mechanisms.

    Lloyd S Miller;Vance G Fowler;Sanjay K Shukla;Sanjay K Shukla;Warren E Rose

    (2020)
    230 Citations
  • Antibiotic resistance: turning evolutionary principles into clinical reality.

    Dan I Andersson;Nathalie Q Balaban;Fernando Baquero;Patrice Courvalin

    (2020)
    203 Citations
  • Multiple functions of flagellar motility and chemotaxis in bacterial physiology.

    Remy Colin;Bin Ni;Bin Ni;Leanid Laganenka;Victor Sourjik

    (2021)
    192 Citations
  • Mechanistic insights into host adaptation, virulence and epidemiology of the phytopathogen Xanthomonas.

    Shi-Qi An;Neha Potnis;Max Dow;Frank-Jörg Vorhölter

    (2020)
    190 Citations

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