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Infection and Drug Resistance
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Infection and Drug Resistance

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 116 73 93 18
Medicine 1972 41 43 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 296
Documents by Best Scientists*: 327
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 74
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.793
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Infection and Drug Resistance?

Infection and Drug Resistance generally zeroes in on subjects such as Microbiology, Internal medicine, Antibiotics, Antibiotic resistance and Drug resistance. Antimicrobial is a major topic of Microbiology research presented in Infection and Drug Resistance. Issues in Internal medicine were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gastroenterology and Tuberculosis.

The work on Tuberculosis presented in Infection and Drug Resistance focuses on Mycobacterium tuberculosis in particular. Some problems in Antibiotics that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacteria. More specifically, the research on Staphylococcus aureus in it is related to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

In addition to Antibiotic resistance research, Infection and Drug Resistance aims to explore topics under Ciprofloxacin, Multiple drug resistance, Ampicillin and Acinetobacter baumannii. Escherichia coli research discussed in the journal aim to provide more information in the subject of Gene. Infection and Drug Resistance focuses on Multilocus sequence typing research which is adjacent to topics in Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

  • Microbiology (32.80%)
  • Internal medicine (28.05%)
  • Antibiotics (19.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Antibiotic resistance: a rundown of a global crisis. (582 citations)
  • Agriculture and food animals as a source of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. (287 citations)
  • Actinomycosis: etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and management (277 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Infection and Drug Resistance:

The published papers investigate areas of study like Microbiology, Antibiotics, Antibiotic resistance, Intensive care medicine and Immunology. The published articles focus on Antibiotics but also tackle concerns of closely connected disciplines like

  • Antimicrobial, which have a strong connection to Klebsiella pneumoniae,
  • Internal medicine, which have a strong connection to Surgery.. The most cited papers focus on Antibiotic resistance but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Drug resistance which is concerned with Efflux.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Antibiotics
  • Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Internal medicine, Microbiology, Antibiotic resistance, Antibiotics and Drug resistance are among the topics commonly tackled in Infection and Drug Resistance. The studies on Internal medicine discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Gastroenterology and Tuberculosis. The journal is focused mainly on Microbiology, particularly Antimicrobial.

While work presented in Infection and Drug Resistance provided substantial information on Antibiotic resistance, it also covered topics in Ciprofloxacin, Multiple drug resistance, Infection control, Ampicillin and Ceftazidime. The research on Antibiotics tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Vancomycin, Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii. The journal facilitates discussions on Klebsiella pneumoniae that incorporate concepts from other fields like Plasmid, Amikacin and Tigecycline.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Correlation Between Biofilm-Formation and the Antibiotic Resistant Phenotype in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates: A Laboratory-Based Study in Hungary and a Review of the Literature. (16 citations)
  • Clinical Outcomes and Prevalence of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Among Non-A-C Hepatitis Patients in Egypt. (13 citations)
  • Secondary Infections in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: Indian Experience (12 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 and Drug Resistance (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yingchun Xu (18 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Helal F Hetta (12 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Meng Xiao (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Beiwen Zheng (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hao Xu (10 papers) published 3 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Infection and Drug Resistance (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Zhejiang University (64 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Capital Medical University (50 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (40 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Peking Union Medical College (35 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • College of Health Sciences, Bahrain (34 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 12.74% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.11% of all publications and 44.32% 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

  • Secondary Infections in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: Indian Experience

    Sonam Vijay;Nitin Bansal;Brijendra Kumar Rao;Balaji Veeraraghavan

    (2021)
    167 Citations
  • Candidemia: Evolution of Drug Resistance and Novel Therapeutic Approaches

    (2021)
    89 Citations
  • Antimicrobial Resistance Rates and Surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Where Are We Now?

    (2022)
    86 Citations
  • A Vaccine Against Group B Streptococcus: Recent Advances.

    Clara Carreras-Abad;Clara Carreras-Abad;Laxmee Ramkhelawon;Paul T Heath;Kirsty Le Doare;Kirsty Le Doare;Kirsty Le Doare

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in an Era of Antibiotic Resistance: Common Resistant Bacteria and Wider Considerations for Practice

    (2021)
    71 Citations
  • Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities

    (2022)
    64 Citations
  • Systematic Review on the Therapeutic Options for COVID-19: Clinical Evidence of Drug Efficacy and Implications

    Abdullahi Rabiu Abubakar;Ibrahim Haruna Sani;Brian Godman;Santosh Kumar

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • cccDNA Maintenance in Chronic Hepatitis B - Targeting the Matrix of Viral Replication.

    Maura Dandri;Joerg Petersen

    (2020)
    36 Citations

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