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Indian Journal of Microbiology
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Indian Journal of Microbiology

0046-8991

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12088

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 237 8 26 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 56
Documents by Best Scientists*: 105
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 67
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.482
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Indian Journal of Microbiology?

The objective of Indian Journal of Microbiology is to combine knowledge in the areas of Microbiology, Biochemistry, Food science, Botany and Bacteria. The studies in Microbiology featured incorporate elements of Biofilm and Virulence. Indian Journal of Microbiology aims to address concerns in Biochemistry, specifically in the areas of Enzyme and Enzyme assay.

It focuses on Food science research which is adjacent to topics in Biotechnology. It connects research in Botany with the related topic of Rhizosphere. Research in Medical microbiology discussed is concerned with the study of Virology as a whole.

Indian Journal of Microbiology is mostly focused on Virology, specifically Virus.

  • Microbiology (27.59%)
  • Biochemistry (14.42%)
  • Food science (14.18%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fungal degradation of lignin (290 citations)
  • Microbial extracellular polymeric substances: central elements in heavy metal bioremediation (272 citations)
  • Induced systemic resistance (ISR) in plants: mechanism of action (225 citations)

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

The most cited papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Microbiology, Bacteria, Food science, Biotechnology and Biochemistry. In particular, the Microbiology works presented in the journal publications emphasize discussions on Antimicrobial. Issues in Bacteria were discussed in the journal publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Medical microbiology, Botany and Virulence.

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

  • Bacteria
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Microbiology, Bacteria, Food science, Gene and Bioremediation are tackled in Indian Journal of Microbiology. Microbiology research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus and Biofilm. The research on Biofilm tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Antimicrobial and Escherichia coli.

Concepts in Microorganism, as well as related topics in Environmental chemistry, are covered in the Food science research presented in the journal. The featured Gene research is covered under the field of Biochemistry. Topics in Bioremediation explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Waste management and Sustainability.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Rhus vernicifera Laccase Immobilization on Magnetic Nanoparticles to Improve Stability and Its Potential Application in Bisphenol A Degradation (15 citations)
  • Valorization of Dairy Wastes: Integrative Approaches for Value Added Products (10 citations)
  • Microalgal-Bacterial Consortia as Future Prospect in Wastewater Bioremediation, Environmental Management and Bioenergy Production. (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.

The top authors publishing in Indian Journal of Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Vipin Chandra Kalia (66 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rup Lal (56 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jung-Kul Lee (27 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sanjay K.S. Patel (24 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pratyoosh Shukla (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Indian Journal of Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Delhi (104 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Konkuk University (39 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (26 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 13.10% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.40% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 5.48% of all publications and 63.01% 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

  • Recent Advancements in the Development of Modern Probiotics for Restoring Human Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis

    Roshan Kumar;Utkarsh Sood;Vipin Gupta;Mona Singh

    (2020)
    112 Citations
  • Interplay of Human Gut Microbiome in Health and Wellness

    Nirjara Singhvi;Vipin Gupta;Mohita Gaur;Vishal Sharma

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • Chicken Gut Microbiome and Human Health: Past Scenarios, Current Perspectives, and Futuristic Applications.

    Utkarsh Sood;Vipin Gupta;Roshan Kumar;Sukanya Lal

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Human Gut Microbiota and Mental Health: Advancements and Challenges in Microbe-Based Therapeutic Interventions

    Helianthous Verma;Sonika Phian;Priya Lakra;Jasleen Kaur

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • A Microcosm Model for the Study of Microbial Community Shift and Carbon Emission from Landfills

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Bacterial Populations in Subgingival Plaque Under Healthy and Diseased Conditions: Genomic Insights into Oral Adaptation Strategies by Lactobacillus sp. Strain DISK7

    Urvashi;Deepika Sharma;Shikha Sharma;Vijay Pal

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Microbiome: A New Lease to Microbiology.

    Vipin Gupta;Utkarsh Sood;Roshan Kumar;Rup Lal

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Prediction of Transcription Factors and Their Involvement in Regulating Rifamycin Production in Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699.

    Nirjara Singhvi;Vipin Gupta;Priya Singh;Om Prakash

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Metagenomic Analysis to Uncover the Subgingival and Atherosclerotic Plaque Microbiota in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

    (2023)
    6 Citations
  • Phylogenomic Framework for Taxonomic Delineation of Paracoccus spp. and Exploration of Core-Pan Genome

    Akshita Puri;Abhay Bajaj;Abhay Bajaj;Sukanya Lal;Yogendra Singh

    (2021)
    6 Citations

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