Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Top Research Topics at Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Microbiology, Virology, Internal medicine, Immunology and Antibiotics. It explores topics in Microbiology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Escherichia coli, Polymerase chain reaction and Staphylococcus aureus. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Virology but it intersects with the subject of Genotype.

Issues in Internal medicine were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gastroenterology and Surgery. Immunology studies presented in it focus on topics such as Antibody and Antigen.

• Microbiology (35.80%)
• Virology (18.96%)
• Internal medicine (13.11%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Detection of biofilm formation among the clinical isolates of Staphylococci: an evaluation of three different screening methods. (340 citations)
• Review of clinical and laboratory features of human brucellosis. (233 citations)
• Re-emergence of chikungunya virus in India. (198 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology:

The published papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Microbiology, Virology, Drug resistance, Immunology and Antibiotics. While the primary focus in the published papers is Microbiology, they also dissect topics surrounding Escherichia coli and Virulence as a whole. While work presented in the journal papers provide substantial information on Immunology, it also covers topics in Pregnancy and Internal medicine.

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:

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology is mainly concerned with subjects like Internal medicine, Microbiology, Virology, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The tackled Internal medicine research is interrelated with Antibiotics which concerns subjects like Acinetobacter baumannii. The work on Microbiology addressed in it expands to the thematically related Klebsiella pneumoniae.

The work on Virology tackled in Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology brings together disciplines like Antibody and Gene, Genotype. In addition to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) research, Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology aims to explore topics under Mucormycosis and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. While the journal focused on Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it was also able to explore topics like Pandemic and Asymptomatic.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• No correlation between Ct values and severity of disease or mortality in patients with COVID 19 disease. (14 citations)
• Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in COVID-19 patient with diabetes a deadly trio: Case series from the north-western part of India. (12 citations)
• Profile of co-infections & secondary infections in COVID-19 patients at a dedicated COVID-19 facility of a tertiary care Indian hospital: Implication on antimicrobial resistance. (10 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 Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Balaji Veeraraghavan (36 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Vemu Lakshmi (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Reba Kanungo (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Gopalan Sridharan (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Pallab Ray (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Christian Medical College & Hospital (180 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (141 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (134 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (68 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (64 papers) published 3 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, 15.94% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.07% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.34% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.97% of all publications and 33.62% 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.