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International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 14 488 835 60
Medicine 154 559 846 59

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1531
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1703
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 43
SCIMAGO H-index: 140
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.323
Impact Factor: 4.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Infectious Diseases?

Virology, Internal medicine, Microbiology, Immunology and Pediatrics are the subjects of interest in the journal. Virology studies presented in International Journal of Infectious Diseases focus on topics such as Virus and Outbreak. While Internal medicine is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Gastroenterology, Surgery and Tuberculosis.

Antibiotic resistance is a major topic of Microbiology research.

  • Virology (18.12%)
  • Internal medicine (16.48%)
  • Microbiology (12.23%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Prevalence of comorbidities and its effects in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (1938 citations)
  • The continuing 2019-nCoV epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health - The latest 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. (1674 citations)
  • Preliminary estimation of the basic reproduction number of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, from 2019 to 2020: A data-driven analysis in the early phase of the outbreak. (1095 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Infectious Diseases:

The journal articles mainly tackle studies in Internal medicine, Immunology, Epidemiology, Surgery and Virology. While the journal papers focused on Internal medicine, they were also able to explore topics like Gastroenterology and Bacteremia. The works on Virology tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Genotype and Microbiology.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Virus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

International Journal of Infectious Diseases is mainly concerned with subjects like Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Pandemic and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. It holds forums on Internal medicine that merges themes from other disciplines such as Gastroenterology and Tuberculosis. While Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Demography, Health care, Outbreak and Vaccination.

International Journal of Infectious Diseases tackles studies in Epidemiology and the interrelated subject of Incidence (epidemiology) to gain insights into Demography. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) research featured in International Journal of Infectious Diseases incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Antibody, Immunology, Asymptomatic and Virology. The studies on Pandemic discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Transmission (medicine), Public health and Environmental health.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A five day course of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19 may reduce the duration of illness. (69 citations)
  • High prevalence of pre-existing serological cross-reactivity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in sub-Saharan Africa. (66 citations)
  • Efficacy and Safety of Favipiravir, an Oral RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Inhibitor, in Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19: A Randomized, Comparative, Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase 3 Clinical Trial. (53 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 Infectious Diseases (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alimuddin Zumla (92 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales (75 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Eskild Petersen (55 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ziad A. Memish (46 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Didier Raoult (43 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Infectious Diseases (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (401 papers) published 33 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mahidol University (133 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • World Health Organization (130 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pasteur Institute (123 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University College London (116 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 7.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.48% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.54% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.46% of all publications and 65.53% 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

  • The continuing 2019-nCoV epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health - The latest 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China.

    David S. Hui;Esam Ei Azhar;Tariq A. Madani;Francine Ntoumi

    (2020)
    3775 Citations
  • A first case of meningitis/encephalitis associated with SARS-Coronavirus-2.

    Takeshi Moriguchi;Norikazu Harii;Junko Goto;Daiki Harada

    (2020)
    2234 Citations
  • Estimation of the asymptomatic ratio of novel coronavirus infections (COVID-19).

    Hiroshi Nishiura;Tetsuro Kobayashi;Takeshi Miyama;Ayako Suzuki

    (2020)
    1469 Citations
  • Serial interval of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections.

    Hiroshi Nishiura;Natalie M. Linton;Andrei R. Akhmetzhanov

    (2020)
    1280 Citations
  • Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 - Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts.

    Jeremiah Chakaya;Jeremiah Chakaya;Mishal Khan;Francine Ntoumi;Eleni Aklillu

    (2021)
    1050 Citations
  • Transmission potential and severity of COVID-19 in South Korea

    (2020)
    809 Citations
  • Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients.

    John A. Lednicky;John A. Lednicky;Michael Lauzardo;Michael Lauzardo;Z. Hugh Fan;Antarpreet Jutla

    (2020)
    727 Citations
  • Mild versus severe COVID-19: Laboratory markers.

    Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan;Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan;Christian G. Meyer

    (2020)
    566 Citations

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