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Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
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Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

1056-9103

Published by: Wolters Kluwer Health

https://journals.lww.com/infectdis/pages/default.aspx

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 283 13 13 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 33
Documents by Best Scientists*: 35
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 25
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.138
Impact Factor: 0.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Internal medicine, Microbiology, Intensive care medicine, Virology and Surgery. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice focuses on Internal medicine research which is adjacent to topics in Gastroenterology. The main emphasis of Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice is the subject of Microbiology, focusing on Bacteremia.

  • Internal medicine (16.47%)
  • Microbiology (13.56%)
  • Intensive care medicine (12.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections in correctional facilities-Georgia, California, and Texas, 2001-2003 (192 citations)
  • SAFETY OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS WITH VIABLE LACTOBACILLUS STRAINS (80 citations)
  • Combination Foscarnet and Ganciclovir Therapy vs. Monotherapy for the Treatment of Relapsed Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in Patients with AIDS: The Cytomegalovirus Retreatment Trial (79 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice:

The most cited publications investigate studies in Internal medicine, Intensive care medicine, Virology, Microbiology and Pediatrics. While Internal medicine is the key highlight in the published articles, thet also covered some subjects on Gastroenterology and Surgery. The most cited articles explore topics in Microbiology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Urinary system, Daptomycin and Staphylococcus aureus.

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:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Dermatology and Internal medicine. Issues in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Pneumonia, Tocilizumab, Intensive care medicine, Pediatrics and Rash. The journal explores research in Intensive care medicine and the adjacent study of Antimicrobial.

Most of the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) studies addressed also intersect with Virology. The study on 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of MEDLINE.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Music therapy for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 psychopathological problems intervention and well-being improvement (5 citations)
  • Ganciclovir Therapy for CMV Viremia in a Patient on VV ECMO With COVID-19 After Treatment With Tocilizumab (1 citations)
  • Early Use of Remdesivir in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Improves Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Observational Study. (1 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 Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John G. Bartlett (159 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Bartlett (134 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John N. Greene (126 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ramon L. Sandin (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sherwood L. Gorbach (43 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 Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Johns Hopkins University (155 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wayne State University (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henry Ford Health System (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Case Western Reserve University (19 papers) absent at the last 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, 83.82% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 4.55% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.09% of all publications and 86.36% 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

  • Vitamin A for the Management of Measles in the United States

    Patricia A. Stinchfield;Walter A. Orenstein

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in an Adult With COVID-19-A Trial of Anakinra: A Case Report.

    Abhimanyu Aggarwal;Ezra Cohen;Marisol Figueira;Vishakha Sabharwal

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Bundling Probiotics With Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs for the Prevention of Clostridiodes difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Ravina Kullar;Stuart Johnson;Lynne V. McFarland;Debra A. Goff

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Haemophilus Species, a Rare Cause of Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

    Daniel R. Brooks;Shiwei Zhou;Carol A. Kauffman

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • First Reported Case of Postneurosurgical Ventriculoperitonitis Due to Kocuria rhizophila Following a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement

    Vincent Mathy;Benjamin Chousterman;Anne-Lise Munier;Emmanuelle Cambau

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Comparison of Positive Results With End-Point and Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for the Diagnosis of Pneumocystis Pneumonia

    Shiwei Zhou;Carol A. Kauffman;Marisa H. Miceli

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Healthcare Providers' Views on Hepatitis C Testing and Counseling Among Sexual Partners of Hepatitis-C-Infected Persons: An Online Survey.

    Katherine Dunham;Jessica McDonald;Anna Yousaf;Joshua A. Barocas

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Cryptococcal Pneumonia following Influenza in an Immunocompetent Patient

    Thomas McNeil;Santhosh Daniel;David L. Gordon;David L. Gordon

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • A Pain in the Flank

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Aerococcus urinae: Recommendations for Empirical Therapy

    (2022)
    1 Citations

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