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International Journal of Food Microbiology
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International Journal of Food Microbiology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 63 109 204 30
Biology and Biochemistry 141 137 282 35

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 418
Documents by Best Scientists*: 576
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 227
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.163
Impact Factor: 5.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Food Microbiology?

The scientific interests tackled in International Journal of Food Microbiology are Food science, Microbiology, Bacteria, Food microbiology and Listeria monocytogenes. The study on Food science featured in it expounds on the topic of Fermentation in particular. Lactobacillus is a focus of the presented Fermentation works and it dives deep in Lactobacillus.

While the primary focus in the journal is Microbiology, it also dissects topics surrounding Salmonella and Serotype as a whole. The Bacteria study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Biochemistry. The journal addresses concerns in Food microbiology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Food preservation and Biotechnology.

Listeria is part of Listeria monocytogenes studies tackled in the journal. The majority of Botany studies are focused on the issues of Mycotoxin. The journal features Yeast research that overlaps with concepts in Wine.

  • Food science (39.10%)
  • Microbiology (38.54%)
  • Bacteria (17.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Essential oils: their antibacterial properties and potential applications in foods--a review. (6813 citations)
  • A dynamic approach to predicting bacterial growth in food (1907 citations)
  • Antimicrobial properties of chitosan and mode of action: A state of the art review (1658 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Food Microbiology:

The journal publications tackle a plethora of topics, such as Food science, Microbiology, Food microbiology, Bacteria and Listeria monocytogenes. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Food science that incorporate concepts from other fields like Food spoilage, Biochemistry and Lactic acid. While the most cited articles focused on Microbiology, they were also able to explore topics like Probiotic, Salmonella, Lactobacillus and Escherichia coli.

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

  • Bacteria
  • Enzyme
  • Food science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

International Journal of Food Microbiology mainly tackles studies in Food science, Fermentation, Microbiology, Bacteria and Salmonella. The concepts on Food science presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Listeria monocytogenes, Food spoilage, Microorganism and Lactic acid. The journal holds forums on Fermentation that merges themes from other disciplines such as Sugar, Starter and Yeast.

The research on Microbiology featured in International Journal of Food Microbiology combines topics in other fields like Biofilm, Escherichia coli and Virulence. 16S ribosomal RNA is a major topic of Bacteria research presented in it. The studies in Salmonella featured incorporate elements of Contamination and Serotype.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Application of essential oils as antimicrobial agents against spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms in meat products. (24 citations)
  • Nanocomposite active packaging based on chitosan biopolymer loaded with nano-liposomal essential oil: Its characterizations and effects on microbial, and chemical properties of refrigerated chicken breast fillet. (11 citations)
  • Ultrasound improves the decontamination effect of thyme essential oil nanoemulsions against Escherichia coli O157: H7 on cherry tomatoes (11 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 of Food Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Niels Skovgaard (195 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frank Devlieghere (78 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mieke Uyttendaele (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Johan Debevere (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marcel H. Zwietering (64 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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 of Food Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (291 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ghent University (252 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (219 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (154 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Technical University of Denmark (141 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 8.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.86% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.23% of all publications and 66.42% 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

  • Application of essential oils as antimicrobial agents against spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms in meat products.

    Mirian Pateiro;Paulo E.S. Munekata;Anderson S. Sant'Ana;Rubén Domínguez

    (2021)
    273 Citations
  • Contribution of non-Saccharomyces yeasts to wine volatile and sensory diversity: A study on Lachancea thermotolerans, Metschnikowia spp. and Starmerella bacillaris strains isolated in Italy.

    Renato L. Binati;Wilson J.F. Lemos Junior;Giovanni Luzzini;Davide Slaghenaufi

    (2020)
    204 Citations
  • Prevalence of Campylobacter and Salmonella in African food animals and meat: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kate M. Thomas;William A. de Glanville;Gary C. Barker;Jackie Benschop

    (2020)
    139 Citations
  • Metabolome-microbiome signatures in the fermented beverage, Kombucha

    Silvia Alejandra Villarreal-Soto;Jalloul Bouajila;Mauro Pace;John Leech

    (2020)
    139 Citations
  • Sustainable utilization of food waste for bioenergy production: A step towards circular bioeconomy.

    (2022)
    126 Citations
  • An update on water kefir: Microbiology, composition and production.

    Kieran M. Lynch;Stuart Wilkinson;Luk Daenen;Elke K. Arendt

    (2021)
    123 Citations
  • Effect of Pichia on shaping the fermentation microbial community of sauce-flavor Baijiu.

    Hongxia Zhang;Li Wang;Yuwei Tan;Heyu Wang

    (2021)
    122 Citations
  • Nutritional and functional effects of the lactic acid bacteria fermentation on gelatinized legume flours.

    Ilaria De Pasquale;Erica Pontonio;Marco Gobbetti;Carlo Giuseppe Rizzello

    (2020)
    90 Citations
  • Unraveling the anti-bacterial mechanism of Litsea cubeba essential oil against E. coli O157:H7 and its application in vegetable juices.

    Jinming Dai;Changzhu Li;Haiying Cui;Lin Lin

    (2021)
    81 Citations

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