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Food and Waterborne Parasitology
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Food and Waterborne Parasitology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 71 45 56 13
Microbiology 218 12 20 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 64
Documents by Best Scientists*: 69
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 28
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.936
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Food and Waterborne Parasitology?

The journal investigates studies in Veterinary medicine, Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma gondii, Environmental health and Zoology. In it, Feces, Incidence (epidemiology), Outbreak and Genotype are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Veterinary medicine research. While the primary focus in it is Outbreak, it also dissects topics surrounding Food safety and Trichinella, Wild boar and Trichinella spiralis as a whole.

Topics in Cryptosporidium explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia, Oyster and Protozoa. Food and Waterborne Parasitology explores issues in Toxoplasma gondii which can be linked to other research areas like Toxoplasmosis, Zoonosis and Virology. Toxoplasmosis research presented in Food and Waterborne Parasitology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Direct agglutination test and Serology.

The journal addresses concerns in Environmental health which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Transmission (medicine), Disease burden and Public health. Taenia solium and Protozoan parasite are some topics wherein Transmission (medicine) research discussed in Food and Waterborne Parasitology have an impact. The journal focuses on Zoology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Ecology, Fauna, Wildlife, Fish products and Fish farming.

  • Veterinary medicine (22.32%)
  • Cryptosporidium (17.86%)
  • Toxoplasma gondii (16.96%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Molecular epidemiologic tools for waterborne pathogens Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis. (95 citations)
  • Toxoplasma gondii infection and toxoplasmosis in farm animals: Risk factors and economic impact. (82 citations)
  • Environmental transmission of Toxoplasma gondii: Oocysts in water, soil and food. (65 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Food and Waterborne Parasitology:

The journal publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma gondii, Zoology, One Health and Ecology. While the primary focus in the journal papers is Toxoplasmosis, they also dissect topics surrounding Environmental health and Agriculture, Biosecurity and Livestock as a whole. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Toxoplasma gondii, it also covers topics in Transmission (medicine) and Vaccine efficacy, Vaccination.

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

  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine
  • Genetics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Cryptosporidium, Zoology, Microbiology, Veterinary medicine and Environmental health are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The research on Cryptosporidium tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Outbreak, Identification (biology), Genotyping, Gene and Sanger sequencing. The Sanger sequencing research presented in the journal explores the relationship between Hybridization Array and the closely related topic of Toxoplasma gondii.

Food and Waterborne Parasitology holds forums on Zoology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Common dace, Rutilus and Nematode. Topics in Veterinary medicine were tackled in line with various other fields like Breed and Palpation. The study of Environmental health encompasses disciplines such as Protozoan parasite, as well as fields such as Toxoplasmosis and Disease burden, all of which overlap with one another.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • CryptoGenotyper: A new bioinformatics tool for rapid Cryptosporidium identification. (7 citations)
  • Optimization and validation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for detection of Giardia duodenalis in leafy greens. (1 citations)
  • Occurrence and abundance of zoonotic nematodes in snapper Chrysophrys auratus, a popular table fish from Australian and New Zealand waters (1 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 Food and Waterborne Parasitology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Lucy J. Robertson (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alvin A. Gajadhar (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joke van der Giessen (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Jitender P. Dubey (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Isabelle Villena (5 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 Food and Waterborne Parasitology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Norwegian University of Life Sciences (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Istituto Superiore di Sanità (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (6 papers) published 1 paper 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, 8.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 22.73% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 31.82% of all publications and 18.18% 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

  • Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in retail meat samples in Scotland.

    Jacqueline Plaza;Filip Dámek;Isabelle Villena;Elisabeth A. Innes

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infections in sheep and goats in Switzerland: Seroprevalence and occurrence in aborted foetuses

    (2022)
    32 Citations
  • Molecular differentiation of cattle Sarcocystis spp. by multiplex PCR targeting 18S and COI genes following identification of Sarcocystis hominis in human stool samples

    S. Rubiola;T. Civera;E. Ferroglio;S. Zanet

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • A review of Trichinella species infection in wild animals in Romania

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Anisakid nematodes in Trichiurus lepturus and Saurida undosquamis (Teleostea) from the South-West Indian Ocean: Genetic evidence for the existence of sister species within Anisakis typica (s.l.), and food-safety considerations

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Application of next generation sequencing for detection of protozoan pathogens in shellfish.

    Catherine DeMone;Mei Hua Hwang;Zeny Feng;J. Trenton McClure

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Mathematical modelling of Toxoplasma gondii transmission: A systematic review.

    Huifang Deng;Rachel Cummins;Gereon Schares;Chiara Trevisan

    (2021)
    18 Citations

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