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International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
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International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 182 30 32 11
Medicine 2888 18 20 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 151
Documents by Best Scientists*: 138
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 52
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.962
Impact Factor: 3.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal for Parasitology-Drugs and Drug Resistance?

The concepts of Pharmacology, Drug resistance, Anthelmintic, Microbiology and Plasmodium falciparum are tackled in the journal. The research on Pharmacology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of IC50, Visceral leishmaniasis and In vivo. It covers Drug resistance research under the subject of Genetics.

International Journal for Parasitology-Drugs and Drug Resistance explores topics in Anthelmintic which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Nematode, Haemonchus contortus, Ivermectin and Albendazole. Moxidectin is the primary subject of Ivermectin works presented in the journal. International Journal for Parasitology-Drugs and Drug Resistance facilitates discussions on Microbiology that incorporate concepts from other fields like In vitro and Leishmania.

In addition to Plasmodium falciparum research, International Journal for Parasitology-Drugs and Drug Resistance aims to explore topics under Chloroquine and Biochemistry. Malaria study tackled is connected to the field of Virology. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Drug as it also encompasses Drug discovery.

  • Pharmacology (25.17%)
  • Drug resistance (21.05%)
  • Anthelmintic (17.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Drug repurposing and human parasitic protozoan diseases (219 citations)
  • Visceral leishmaniasis treatment: What do we have, what do we need and how to deliver it? (194 citations)
  • Moxidectin and the avermectins: Consanguinity but not identity. (170 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal for Parasitology-Drugs and Drug Resistance:

The most cited articles explore disciplines such as Pharmacology, Drug resistance, Anthelmintic, Ivermectin and Drug. While the journal articles focused on Pharmacology, they were also able to explore topics like Plasmodium falciparum, Malaria, Trypanosoma brucei, Parasitic disease and In vivo. The published papers explore studies in Drug resistance as part of the wider topic of Genetics.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Drug resistance, Microbiology, Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum and Artemisinin. The journal holds forums on Drug resistance that merges themes from other disciplines such as Mechanism of action, Resistance (ecology), Point mutation, Molecular biology and Drug. International Journal for Parasitology-Drugs and Drug Resistance facilitates discussions on Microbiology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Tritrichomonas foetus, In vitro, Programmed cell death and Haemonchus contortus.

The Haemonchus contortus research presented in it explores the relationship between Susceptible individual and the closely related topic of Moxidectin, Levamisole and Anthelmintic. Research on Malaria addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Pharmacology. Plasmodium falciparum research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cytotoxic T cell, Ic50 values and Virology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Monitoring Plasmodium vivax resistance to antimalarials: Persisting challenges and future directions. (5 citations)
  • A review of the frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 artemisinin resistance mutations in Africa. (3 citations)
  • Heartworm disease - Overview, intervention, and industry perspective. (3 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 Journal for Parasitology-Drugs and Drug Resistance (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Roger K. Prichard (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrew C. Kotze (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Adrian J. Wolstenholme (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Andrew Hemphill (12 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Richard J. Martin (11 papers) published 1 paper 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 International Journal for Parasitology-Drugs and Drug Resistance (based on the number of publications) are:

  • McGill University (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Georgia (20 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Glasgow (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Melbourne (18 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Griffith University (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 3.64% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.08% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.53% of all publications and 35.85% 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

  • A review of the frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 artemisinin resistance mutations in Africa.

    Leonard Ndwiga;Kelvin M. Kimenyi;Kevin Wamae;Victor Osoti

    (2021)
    72 Citations
  • Plasmodium falciparum resistance to ACTs: Emergence, mechanisms, and outlook.

    Faiza Amber Siddiqui;Xiaoying Liang;Liwang Cui

    (2021)
    67 Citations
  • The molecular basis of antimalarial drug resistance in Plasmodium vivax.

    Lucas E Buyon;Brendan Elsworth;Manoj T Duraisingh

    (2021)
    52 Citations
  • Drug repurposing applied: Activity of the anti-malarial mefloquine against Echinococcus multilocularis.

    Britta Lundström-Stadelmann;Reto Rufener;Andrew Hemphill

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Spread of anthelmintic resistance in intestinal helminths of dogs and cats is currently less pronounced than in ruminants and horses – Yet it is of major concern

    Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna;RC Andrew Thompson;Jürgen Krücken;Warwick Grant

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • A new paraprobiotic-based treatment for control of Haemonchus contortus in sheep.

    John Sanders;Yue Xie;David Gazzola;Hanchen Li

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • HDAC inhibitors Tubastatin A and SAHA affect parasite cell division and are potential anti-Toxoplasma gondii chemotherapeutics.

    Carlla Assis Araujo-Silva;Wanderley De Souza;Erica S. Martins-Duarte;Rossiane C. Vommaro

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Evaluation of the therapeutic efficacy of praziquantel against schistosomes in seven countries with ongoing large-scale deworming programs.

    B. Levecke;J. Vlaminck;L. Andriamaro;S. Ame

    (2020)
    23 Citations

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