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Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Indian Journal of Medical Research

0019-5340

Published by: Indian Council of Medical Research

https://www.ijmr.org.in/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 2221 36 41 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 97
Documents by Best Scientists*: 99
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 110
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.61
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Indian Journal of Medical Research?

Indian Journal of Medical Research focuses largely on the fields of Internal medicine, Microbiology, Virology, Immunology and Endocrinology. The studies in Internal medicine featured incorporate elements of Gastroenterology and Cardiology. Presentations on Microbiology include those discussing Antibiotics and Cholera.

The Virology study tackling the subject of Virus is the focus of it. Antibody and Antigen are all aspects of Immunology discussed in it.

  • Internal medicine (16.40%)
  • Microbiology (12.52%)
  • Virology (11.90%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. (1489 citations)
  • World report on ageing and health (1175 citations)
  • Heavy metal induced oxidative stress & its possible reversal by chelation therapy. (659 citations)

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

The published articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Internal medicine, Immunology, Microbiology, Virology and Pediatrics. The most cited papers with studies in Internal medicine featured incorporate elements of Gastroenterology, Diabetes mellitus, Endocrinology and Surgery. The journal articles explore topics in Immunology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Disease and Tuberculosis.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Diabetes mellitus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Indian Journal of Medical Research mainly tackles studies in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Pandemic and One Health. While Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Scope (project management), Family medicine, Intensive care medicine, Veterinary medicine and Saline. It explores topics in Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Virology, Vaccination, Transmission (mechanics) and Demography.

The Virology study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Tuberculosis. In it, Economic growth, Epidemiology, Outbreak and Environmental health are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in One Health research. Disease studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Internal medicine.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Modelling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic - Impact of lockdowns & interventions. (14 citations)
  • Comparison of the immunogenicity & protective efficacy of various SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates in non-human primates. (8 citations)
  • Phylogenetic classification of the whole-genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 from India & evolutionary trends. (7 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 Indian Journal of Medical Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nirmal Kumar Ganguly (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mahajan Rc (85 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rajagopalan Pk (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • U. C. Chaturvedi (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Surendra K. Sharma (49 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 Indian Journal of Medical Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (636 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 60 less than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Council of Medical Research (533 papers) published 27 papers at the last edition, 17 less than at the previous edition,
  • Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (476 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 22 less than at the previous edition,
  • Christian Medical College & Hospital (232 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institute of Virology (173 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 14 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, 8.08% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 62.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.49% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 17.58% 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.

Career Opportunities in Medical Research

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Whether you are considering a career in laboratory research, clinical trials or medical education and publications, the opportunities are many and rewarding. Each path requires different skills, however, they all need a strong grounding in scientific investigation and a dedication to improving healthcare and patient outcomes. Embarking on a career in medical research not only provides personal satisfaction, but contributes to broad advancements in global health issues.

Top Publications

  • Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia in adults: An update

    Vandana Kalwaje Eshwara;Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay;Jordi Rello

    (2020)
    103 Citations
  • An overview of mobile applications (apps) to support the coronavirus disease-2019 response in India.

    Abhinav Bassi;Sumaiya Arfin;Oommen John;Vivekanand Jha

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • Updates on systemic therapy for cervical cancer

    (2021)
    51 Citations
  • A focus on the spread of the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India.

    Giuseppe Novelli;Vito Luigi Colona;Pier Paolo Pandolfi

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • One Health aspects & priority roadmap for fungal diseases : A mini-review.

    Sayantan Banerjee;David W Denning;Arunaloke Chakrabarti

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • White paper on smokeless tobacco & women's health in India.

    Shalini Singh;Pankhuri Jain;Prashant Kumar Singh;K Srinath Reddy

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Time to treat the climate &amp; nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency

    (2023)
    19 Citations
  • The side effects of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy on the endocrine system

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Face mask - An essential armour in the fight of India against COVID-19.

    Samiran Panda;Harkiran Kaur;Lalit Dandona;Balram Bhargava

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Multicentric validation of indigenous molecular test Truenat™ MTB for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum samples from presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in comparison with reference standards

    (2020)
    12 Citations

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