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International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
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International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 188 19 23 11
Environmental Sciences 335 55 63 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 189
Documents by Best Scientists*: 216
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 141
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.003
Impact Factor: 4.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Biodegradation, Environmental chemistry, Botany, Microbiology and Food science. The research on Biodegradation featured in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation combines topics in other fields like Waste management, Chromatography, Degradation (geology) and Nuclear chemistry. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation centers on topics in Waste management, with a focus on Wastewater.

The Wastewater study featured in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation draws parallels with the field of Sewage treatment. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation features Sewage treatment research that overlaps with concepts in Pulp and paper industry. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation addresses concerns in Environmental chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Contamination, Bioremediation, Environmental remediation, Microorganism and Soil water.

International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation connects the study in Bioremediation with the closely related area of Soil contamination. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation links adjacent topics like Botany with Horticulture. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation holds forums on Microbiology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Bacteria, Pseudomonas, Biofilm and Strain (chemistry).

  • Biodegradation (20.61%)
  • Environmental chemistry (15.80%)
  • Botany (14.36%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Bioremediation of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a review of the microbial degradation of benzo[a]pyrene. (878 citations)
  • Bacterial Decolorization and Degradation of Azo Dyes (763 citations)
  • Biodeterioration of stone: a review (695 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation:

The journal articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Biodegradation, Microbiology, Food science, Environmental chemistry and Bioremediation. The studies on Biodegradation discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Laccase, Microbial biodegradation, Chromatography and Degradation (geology). The published articles hold forums on Food science that merge themes from other disciplines such as Biochemistry and Botany.

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

  • Bacteria
  • Ecology
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Bacteria, Environmental chemistry, Microorganism, Food science and Biodegradation. It focuses on Bacteria as well as the interrelated topic of Biochemistry. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation focuses on Environmental chemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Ammonium, Soil water, Sewage treatment and Nitrite, Nitrate.

The journal deals with Microorganism in conjunction with Botany and similar fields in Cyanobacteria. The study on Food science presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Bioreactor. The research on Biodegradation tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Hydrolysis, Bioremediation and Hydrocarbon.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • An effort to understand and improve the anaerobic biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons: A literature review (7 citations)
  • Biodegradation of profenofos, an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor by a psychrotolerant strain Rahnella sp. PFF2 and degradation pathway analysis (6 citations)
  • Nitrite is a more efficient inhibitor of microbial sulfate reduction in oil reservoirs compared to nitrate and perchlorate: A laboratory and field-scale simulation study (6 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 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ji-Dong Gu (77 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bo-Zhong Mu (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Christine C. Gaylarde (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carol A. Clausen (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jin-Feng Liu (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 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 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (108 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (72 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Hong Kong (65 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (62 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (53 papers) published 2 papers 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, 8.53% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.80% of all publications and 55.93% 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

  • Fungal diversity and its contribution to the biodeterioration of mural paintings in two 1700-year-old tombs of China

    Wenxia Ma;Fasi Wu;Tian Tian;Dongpeng He

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • Denitrification during composting: Biochemistry, implication and perspective

    Mingzi Shi;Yue Zhao;Longji Zhu;Xinyu Song

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Bioremediation of antimony from wastewater by sulfate-reducing bacteria: Effect of the coexisting ferrous ion

    Yanni Xi;Shiming Lan;Xin Li;Yangtao Wu

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Community structures of bacteria and archaea associated with the biodeterioration of sandstone sculptures at the Beishiku Temple

    Fasi Wu;Yong Zhang;Dongpeng He;Ji Dong Gu

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • Insights into the bacterial and fungal communities and microbiome that causes a microbe outbreak on ancient wall paintings in the Maijishan Grottoes

    Dongpeng He;Fasi Wu;Wenxia Ma;Yong Zhang

    (2021)
    44 Citations
  • Lead toxicity alters the antioxidant defense machinery and modulate the biomarkers in Tartary buckwheat plants

    Tanveer Bilal Pirzadah;Tanveer Bilal Pirzadah;Bisma Malik;Bisma Malik;Inayatullah Tahir;Khalid Rehman Hakeem

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • More effective removal of antibiotic resistance genes from excess sludge by microwave integrated fenton treatment

    Guolan Wang;Dahang Deng;Chunyan Hu;Liping Lou

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Removal of sodium dodecyl sulphate from wastewater and its effect on anodic biofilm and performance of microbial fuel cell

    Indrajit Chakraborty;Gourav Dhar Bhowmick;Dibyojyoty Nath;C.N. Khuman

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Successful start-up of anammox process from activated sludge and anaerobic sludge in a sequencing batch reactor using an unconventional strategy

    Shelly Verma;Achlesh Daverey;Jih-Gaw Lin

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 accelerates the corrosion of carbon steel using multiple electron transfer mechanisms

    (2022)
    32 Citations

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