Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Top Research Topics at Fish & Shellfish Immunology?

Fish & Shellfish Immunology is organized to address concerns in the fields of Immune system, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Innate immune system and Gene. The Immune system research discussed is included in the broader subject of Immunology. It addresses concerns in Microbiology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacteria, Shrimp and Lysozyme.

White spot syndrome and Penaeus monodon are among the areas of Shrimp tackled. The Molecular biology works featured in Fish & Shellfish Immunology incorporate elements from Gene expression, Complementary DNA, Open reading frame, Peptide sequence and Messenger RNA. The research on Complementary DNA tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Amino acid and Untranslated region.

Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Innate immune system and the similar topic of Cell biology. Fish & Shellfish Immunology focused on Gene research conducted under the discipline of Genetics. Fish & Shellfish Immunology focuses on Antibody research which is adjacent to topics in Antigen.

• Immune system (27.75%)
• Microbiology (27.15%)
• Molecular biology (23.90%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Innate immunity of fish (overview). (1374 citations)
• Probiotics and immunity: a fish perspective. (738 citations)
• Recent advances on the complement system of teleost fish (479 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Fish & Shellfish Immunology:

The most cited papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Microbiology, Immune system, Molecular biology, Immunology and Innate immune system. The works on Immune system tackled in the most cited publications bring together disciplines like Rainbow trout, Endocrinology, Antibody and Virology. While the most cited articles focused on Molecular biology, they were also able to explore topics like Gene expression, Complementary DNA, Peptide sequence, Gene and Open reading frame.

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

• Gene
• Enzyme
• Immune system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Fish & Shellfish Immunology are Immune system, Microbiology, Innate immune system, Gene and Food science. Immunity is a primary topic of Immune system research in Fish & Shellfish Immunology. The journal explores issues in Microbiology which can be linked to other research areas like Lysozyme, Tilapia, Shrimp and Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacteria.

Fish & Shellfish Immunology addresses concerns in the field of Innate immune system by exploring it in line with topics in Cell biology which intersect with Interferon subjects. The Gene study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Molecular biology. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Food science, it also covered topics in Feed conversion ratio and Antioxidant.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Insect (black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens) meal supplementation prevents the soybean meal-induced intestinal enteritis in rainbow trout and health benefits of using insect oil (11 citations)
• Effects of dietary marjoram, Origanum majorana extract on growth performance, hematological, antioxidant, humoral and mucosal immune responses, and resistance of common carp, Cyprinus carpio against Aeromonas hydrophila. (9 citations)
• Effects of dietary white mulberry leaves on hemato-biochemical alterations, immunosuppression and oxidative stress induced by Aeromonas hydrophila in Oreochromis niloticus. (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Fish & Shellfish Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jehee Lee (150 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• Christopher J. Secombes (148 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Linsheng Song (147 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Lingling Wang (130 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Xiao-Qiu Zhou (87 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 9 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Fish & Shellfish Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (794 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 42 less than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (422 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 29 less than at the previous edition,
• Ocean University of China (234 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 20 less than at the previous edition,
• Sun Yat-sen University (230 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 16 less than at the previous edition,
• Jeju National University (195 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 less 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, 2.22% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.48% of all publications and 48.87% 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.