International Journal of Mycobacteriology

Top Research Topics at The International Journal of Mycobacteriology?

The International Journal of Mycobacteriology is mainly concerned with subjects like Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Internal medicine, Microbiology and Drug resistance. Sputum is a key component of Tuberculosis research discussed in it. The research on Mycobacterium tuberculosis tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Genetics, Multiple drug resistance, Rifampicin, Genotype and Isoniazid.

Ethambutol is a primary topic of Isoniazid research in it. It focuses on Internal medicine but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Gastroenterology and Pulmonary tuberculosis. While The International Journal of Mycobacteriology focused on Microbiology, it was also able to explore topics like Mycobacterium bovis, Nontuberculous mycobacteria, Mycobacterium, Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

The works on Immunology deal in particular with Immune system.

• Tuberculosis (60.39%)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (35.17%)
• Internal medicine (20.97%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Limonia acidissima L. leaf mediated synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles: A potent tool against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (89 citations)
• Microscopy as a diagnostic tool in pulmonary tuberculosis. (57 citations)
• Review: Environmental mycobacteria as a cause of human infection (56 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The International Journal of Mycobacteriology:

The journal publications mainly tackle studies in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Microbiology, Internal medicine and Drug resistance. The most cited articles explore issues in Mycobacterium tuberculosis which can be linked to other research areas like Genetics, Virology, Minimum inhibitory concentration, Immunology and Genotype. Surgery, Epidemiology and Intensive care medicine are some topics wherein Tuberculosis research discussed in the journal papers has an impact.

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

• Internal medicine
• Disease
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal facilitates discussions on Tuberculosis, Internal medicine, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Microbiology and Disease. The presented Tuberculosis research focuses mostly on Epidemiology and, on occasion, topics in Outbreak. The journal explores topics in Internal medicine which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Gastroenterology and Diabetes mellitus.

Topics in Mycobacterium tuberculosis explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Genetics, Drug resistance, Genotype and Virology. Drug resistance study tackled is connected to the field of Drug. The International Journal of Mycobacteriology focuses on Disease as well as the interrelated topic of Leprosy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Upregulated bovine tuberculosis microRNAs Trigger oncogenic pathways: An In silico perception. (5 citations)
• A multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak in a language school: Tokyo, Japan, 2019-2020. (1 citations)
• Mind the gap!: Need for improved harmonization of antibiotic susceptibility testing of the nontuberculous mycobacteria between cystic fibrosis clinical guidelines and Mycobacterium antibiotic susceptibility testing laboratories. (0 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in The International Journal of Mycobacteriology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Ali Akbar Velayati (45 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Nader Mosavari (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Parissa Farnia (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Rumina Hasan (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Payam Tabarsi (22 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in The International Journal of Mycobacteriology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (73 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Pasteur Institute (34 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Aga Khan University (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute (32 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• Islamic Azad 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, 40.58% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.39% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.76% of all publications and 51.22% 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.