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Infection
H-index 37

Infection

0300-8126

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/15010

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 67 168 201 28
Medicine 609 226 252 31

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 478
Documents by Best Scientists*: 413
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 94
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.167
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Infection?

The concepts of Internal medicine, Immunology, Microbiology, Antibiotics and Surgery are tackled in Infection. Topics in Internal medicine explored in Infection were investigated in conjunction with research in Gastroenterology and Intensive care medicine. The study on Immunology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Virology.

More specifically, the research on Virology in the journal is related to Virus. In it, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacteria and Escherichia coli are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Microbiology research. The Antibiotics research dealing mostly with Antibacterial agent is the focus of Infection.

  • Internal medicine (25.15%)
  • Immunology (20.06%)
  • Microbiology (18.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Transferable resistance to cefotaxime, cefoxitin, cefamandole and cefuroxime in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Serratia marcescens. (763 citations)
  • Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers: a literature review of attitudes and beliefs. (299 citations)
  • Management of infection associated with prosthetic joints. (298 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Infection:

The most cited papers mainly tackle studies in Internal medicine, Immunology, Surgery, Microbiology and Antibiotics. The most cited articles address concerns in Internal medicine which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Gastroenterology and Intensive care medicine. The studies on Immunology discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Disease and Virology.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Infection covers a variety of subjects, including Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak and Virology. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Internal medicine as it also encompasses Gastroenterology. In addition to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) research, it aims to explore topics under Observational study, Cohort and Intensive care medicine.

The studies in Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) featured incorporate elements of Demography, Immune system, Antibody, Immunology and Asymptomatic. Infection focuses on Pneumonia but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Intensive care unit and Etiology. The research on Disease tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Epidemiology and Pediatrics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Risk factors for Covid-19 severity and fatality: a structured literature review. (87 citations)
  • A highly specific and sensitive serological assay detects SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in COVID-19 patients that correlate with neutralization. (56 citations)
  • Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 (42 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 Infection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pramod M. Shah (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Franz Daschner (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Johannes R. Bogner (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Petra Gastmeier (27 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Gerd Fätkenheuer (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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 Infection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (250 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Zurich (105 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Boston Children's Hospital (102 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (102 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Freiburg (69 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 15.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.41% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.80% of all publications and 62.24% 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

  • COVID-19 in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: a case series of 33 patients.

    Georg Härter;Christoph D. Spinner;Julia Roider;Markus Bickel

    (2020)
    257 Citations
  • Epidemiological and etiological variations in hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Evangelista Sagnelli;Margherita Macera;Antonio Russo;Nicola Coppola

    (2020)
    232 Citations
  • COVID-19 and mucormycosis superinfection: the perfect storm.

    Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq;Saad Alhumaid;Abeer N. Alshukairi;Mohamad Hani Temsah

    (2021)
    143 Citations
  • A highly specific and sensitive serological assay detects SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in COVID-19 patients that correlate with neutralization.

    David Peterhoff;Vivian Glück;Matthias Vogel;Philipp Schuster

    (2021)
    127 Citations
  • Long COVID: current definition.

    César Fernández-de-las-Peñas

    (2021)
    124 Citations
  • Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in COVID-19 patients hospitalized in intensive care unit.

    Alessandro Russo;Francesca Gavaruzzi;Giancarlo Ceccarelli;Cristian Borrazzo

    (2021)
    119 Citations
  • Monkeypox in-patients with severe anal pain

    (2022)
    102 Citations
  • Recurrence of COVID-19 after recovery: a case report from Italy.

    Daniela Loconsole;Francesca Passerini;Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri;Francesca Centrone

    (2020)
    100 Citations

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