Immunogenetics

Top Research Topics at Immunogenetics?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Genetics, Gene, Molecular biology, Major histocompatibility complex and Human genetics. Allele, Haplotype, Locus (genetics), Human leukocyte antigen and Nucleic acid sequence are all subfields of Genetics research that were featured in it. It investigates Allele research which frequently intersects with Genotype.

The in-depth study on Haplotype also explores topics in the intersecting field of Restriction fragment length polymorphism. It encompasses presentations on Gene, specifically Exon, Immunogenetics, Southern blot, Intron and Homology (biology). The studies on Molecular biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Antigen, Complementary DNA, Peptide sequence and Antibody, Monoclonal antibody.

Immunogenetics focuses on Antigen but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cytotoxic T cell and Virology. It focused on Major histocompatibility complex research but expanded to cover Evolutionary biology. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Human genetics as it also encompasses Computational biology.

• Genetics (54.64%)
• Gene (41.34%)
• Molecular biology (37.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• SYFPEITHI: database for MHC ligands and peptide motifs. (2148 citations)
• MHC ligands and peptide motifs: first listing. (1707 citations)
• Human T-cell receptor variable gene segment families. (660 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Immunogenetics:

The journal papers facilitate discussions on Genetics, Gene, Molecular biology, Major histocompatibility complex and Antigen. The most cited publications explore issues in Molecular biology which can be linked to other research areas like Southern blot, Complementary DNA, Restriction fragment length polymorphism and Antibody, Monoclonal antibody. The most cited papers explore topics in Major histocompatibility complex which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Epitope and Evolutionary biology.

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

• Gene
• DNA
• Immune system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Human genetics, Gene, Evolutionary biology, Major histocompatibility complex and Genetics. Issues in Human genetics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cancer, Cell, Cancer research, Allergy and Haplotype. In addition to Gene research, the journal aims to explore topics under Receptor and Somatic hypermutation.

The work on Evolutionary biology tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Gene family, Phylogenetic tree, Vertebrate, Exon and Interleukin 2. Topics in Major histocompatibility complex explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Acquired immune system, Innate immune system, Ethnic group and Allele. The journal concentrated on Genetics research, specifically Antigen, T cell, T-cell receptor, Pseudogene and Locus (genetics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Anatomy of teleost fish immune structures and organs. (9 citations)
• Lost structural and functional inter-relationships between Ig and TCR loci in mammals revealed in sharks. (5 citations)
• Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) associations with diseases in ethnic groups of the Arabian Peninsula (4 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 Immunogenetics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jan Klein (96 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ronald E. Bontrop (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Peter Parham (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hidetoshi Inoko (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Chella S. David (53 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Immunogenetics (based on the number of publications) are:

• National Institutes of Health (173 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (170 papers) absent at the last edition,
• French Institute of Health and Medical Research (162 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Stanford University (122 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Harvard University (117 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, 5.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 5.26% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 5.26% of all publications and 86.84% 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.