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International Wound Journal

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1227 42 120 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 118
Documents by Best Scientists*: 192
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 93
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.877
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Wound Journal?

The foci of the journal are Surgery, Wound healing, Internal medicine, Wound care and Diabetic foot. Surgery research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Negative-pressure wound therapy, Anesthesia and Diabetes mellitus. The studies in Wound healing featured incorporate elements of Inflammation, Pharmacology and Pathology.

The in-depth study on Internal medicine also explores topics in the intersecting field of Gastroenterology. Wound care research discussed in the journal aim to provide more information in the subject of Intensive care medicine. The Intensive care medicine study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of MEDLINE.

The journal focused on Diabetic foot research but expanded to cover Amputation.

  • Surgery (45.80%)
  • Wound healing (20.98%)
  • Internal medicine (10.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Multiple bacterial species reside in chronic wounds: a longitudinal study. (396 citations)
  • Silver dressings: their role in wound management. (336 citations)
  • Comparative evaluation of silver-containing antimicrobial dressings and drugs (309 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Wound Journal:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Surgery, Wound healing, Intensive care medicine, Wound care and Diabetic foot. The published articles hold forums on Surgery that merge themes from other disciplines such as Negative-pressure wound therapy, Clinical trial and Diabetes mellitus. In addition to Wound healing research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Inflammation, Fibroblast and Pathology, Debridement.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Surgery, Wound healing, Diabetic foot, Internal medicine and Wound care. Aside from investigating topics in Complication under Surgery, International Wound Journal also explores concepts in In patient. The research on Wound healing tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Inflammation, Antimicrobial, Pharmacology and Biofilm.

The journal investigates Diabetic foot in the context of the closely related subject of areas like

  • Amputation together with Diabetes mellitus,
  • Clinical trial together with Randomized controlled trial.. The Wound care works featured in it incorporate elements from Pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Health care and Emergency medicine. The overlapping concepts between Meta-analysis and Relative risk and Adverse effect are the key highlights of Confidence interval study.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Identification of potential circRNAs and circRNA‐miRNA‐mRNA regulatory network in the development of diabetic foot ulcers by integrated bioinformatics analysis (5 citations)
  • Clinical and economic burden of diabetic foot ulcers: A 5-year longitudinal multi-ethnic cohort study from the tropics (4 citations)
  • Personal protective equipment related skin reactions in healthcare professionals during COVID-19. (4 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 Wound Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Keith Harding (119 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Douglas Queen (84 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Raffaele Serra (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David Armstrong (35 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Amit Gefen (33 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 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 Wound Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Cardiff University (99 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Magna Græcia University (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tel Aviv University (35 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Queensland University of Technology (34 papers) published 2 papers 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, 12.29% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.83% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.93% of all publications and 52.87% 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.

Career Paths in Wound Care Research

For those who are interested in the field of wound care research, there are many exciting career paths to consider. Some may choose a research-oriented career in academia, while others may prefer a more hands-on role in clinical settings.

One possible career path is to become a nurse practitioner specializing in wound care. Nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered nurses who have completed specialized training and education in a particular area of medicine. They take a comprehensive approach to healthcare, providing a full range of services from disease prevention to acute care management.

To become a nurse practitioner in New Jersey, one must first complete a Bachelor's degree in nursing and pass the NCLEX-RN exam to become a registered nurse. Following this, you would need to acquire a Master's degree in nursing from an accredited nurse practitioner program. Furthermore, you must acquire national certification in your nurse practitioner specialty through an organization such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Finally, you must apply for state certification to practice in New Jersey.

For more information about becoming a nurse practitioner in New Jersey, you can refer to this detailed guide on nurse practitioner education requirements in New Jersey.

Regardless of the specific career path you choose in the field of wound care research, you can make a significant impact on patient outcomes and contribute to our understanding of wound healing processes and treatments.

Top Publications

  • Emerging treatment strategies in wound care

    (2022)
    164 Citations
  • Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation: International consensus guidelines update.

    Paul J. Kim;Christopher E. Attinger;Thomas Constantine;Brett D. Crist

    (2020)
    120 Citations
  • Clinical and economic burden of diabetic foot ulcers: A 5-year longitudinal multi-ethnic cohort study from the tropics

    Zhiwen Joseph Lo;Zhiwen Joseph Lo;Naren Kumar Surendra;Akshar Saxena;Josip Car;Josip Car

    (2021)
    73 Citations
  • Clinical and economic burden of wound care in the tropics: a 5-year institutional population health review.

    Zhiwen Joseph Lo;Xuxin Lim;Diane Eng;Josip Car

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Hyperspectral imaging in wound care: A systematic review

    Gennadi Saiko;Phoebe Lombardi;Yunghan Au;Douglas Queen

    (2020)
    69 Citations
  • Cost of managing patients with venous leg ulcers

    Ceri Phillips;Ioan Humphreys;Daniel Thayer;Muhammad Elmessary

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • Societal pandemic burnout: A COVID legacy.

    Douglas Queen;Keith Harding

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • An explainable machine learning model for predicting in-hospital amputation rate of patients with diabetic foot ulcer

    Puguang Xie;Yuyao Li;Bo Deng;Chenzhen Du

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Social participation of people with chronic wounds: A systematic review

    Toni Maria Klein;Valerie Andrees;Natalia Kirsten;Kerstin Protz

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • The efficacy and safety of cold atmospheric plasma as a novel therapy for diabetic wound in vitro and in vivo.

    Rui He;Qin Li;Wenqi Shen;Tao Wang

    (2020)
    39 Citations

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