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Journal of Antibiotics
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Journal of Antibiotics

0021-8820

Published by: Springer

https://www.nature.com/ja/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 210 28 29 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 127
Documents by Best Scientists*: 173
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 96
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.481
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Journal of Antibiotics?

The Journal of Antibiotics tackles a plethora of topics, such as Microbiology, Antibiotics, Stereochemistry, Biochemistry and Bacteria. The journal explores research in In vitro and overlapping concepts in In vivo to expand the discourse in Microbiology. The Antibiotics works featured in The Journal of Antibiotics incorporate elements from Gastroenterology, Internal medicine and Pharmacology.

The research on Internal medicine discussed in The Journal of Antibiotics draws on the closely related field of Endocrinology. Issues in Stereochemistry were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Antibacterial activity, Molecule and Antibacterial agent. The Journal of Antibiotics connects the study in Biochemistry with the closely related area of Streptomyces.

Streptomycetaceae is a key component of Streptomyces research discussed in The Journal of Antibiotics. It centers on topics in Bacteria, with a focus on Actinomycetales. Enzyme inhibitor is a focus of the Enzyme works in The Journal of Antibiotics.

  • Microbiology (25.35%)
  • Antibiotics (25.28%)
  • Stereochemistry (19.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Bioactive microbial metabolites. (2158 citations)
  • RAPAMYCIN (AY-22, 989), A NEW ANTIFUNGAL ANTIBIOTIC I. TAXONOMY OF THE PRODUCING STREPTOMYCETE AND ISOLATION OF THE ACTIVE PRINCIPLE (1374 citations)
  • FK-506, a novel immunosuppressant isolated from a Streptomyces. II. Immunosuppressive effect of FK-506 in vitro. (1072 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Journal of Antibiotics:

The journal papers explore disciplines such as Biochemistry, Antibiotics, Microbiology, Stereochemistry and Bacteria. While Antibiotics is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Isolation (microbiology) and Pharmacology. In addition to Microbiology research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Antibacterial activity, Mycelium and Staphylococcus aureus.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Microbiology, Antibiotics, Antibiotic resistance, Antimicrobial and Bacteria are the focal point of discussions in the journal. While the journal focused on Microbiology, it was also able to explore topics like Biofilm, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Virulence. The journal addresses concerns in Antibiotics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Acinetobacter baumannii, Intensive care medicine, Internal medicine, Medical prescription and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Topics in Medical prescription were tackled in line with various other fields like Antimicrobial stewardship and Family medicine. It focuses on Antibiotic resistance but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Tetracycline, Multiple drug resistance, Ampicillin, Veterinary medicine and Livestock. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Antimicrobial and Antibacterial activity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • It’s Not Easy Being Green: A Narrative Review on the Microbiology, Virulence and Therapeutic Prospects of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (35 citations)
  • Recent progress in biodiversity research on the Xylariales and their secondary metabolism. (16 citations)
  • Sulfaguanidine Hybrid with Some New Pyridine-2-One Derivatives: Design, Synthesis, and Antimicrobial Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria as Dual DNA Gyrase and DHFR Inhibitors. (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 The Journal of Antibiotics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hamao Umezawa (621 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tomio Takeuchi (591 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Satoshi Omura (405 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hiroshi Naganawa (282 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masa Hamada (220 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • University of Tokyo (581 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kitasato University (531 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb (218 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Keio University (189 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Teikyo University (176 papers) published 1 paper 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, 6.74% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 3.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.65% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 2.92% of all publications and 91.76% 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

  • Antibiotics in the clinical pipeline in October 2019

    Mark S. Butler;David L. Paterson

    (2020)
    255 Citations
  • Ferrocenyl chalcone derivatives as possible antimicrobial agents

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Sealutomicins, new enediyne antibiotics from the deep-sea actinomycete Nonomuraea sp. MM565M-173N2.

    Masayuki Igarashi;Ryuichi Sawa;Maya Umekita;Masaki Hatano

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Antibiofilm activities of ceragenins and antimicrobial peptides against fungal-bacterial mono and multispecies biofilms

    Mayram Hacioglu;Ozlem Oyardi;Cagla Bozkurt-Guzel;Paul B. Savage

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Fosfomycin and nitrofurantoin: classic antibiotics and perspectives.

    Cristiane dos Santos;Lucas Souza dos Santos;Octávio Luiz Franco;Octávio Luiz Franco

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Screening for potent and selective anticlostridial leads among FDA-approved drugs.

    Ahmed AbdelKhalek;Haroon Mohammad;Abdelrahman S Mayhoub;Mohamed N Seleem

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Correction: Antifungal susceptibilities of opportunistic filamentous fungal pathogens from the Asia and Western Pacific Region: data from the SENTRY Antifungal Surveillance Program (2011-2019).

    Michael A Pfaller;Cecilia G Carvalhaes;Paul Rhomberg;Shawn A Messer

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Mollicellins S-U, three new depsidones from Chaetomium brasiliense SD-596 with anti-MRSA activities.

    Peipei Zhao;Meng Yang;Guoliang Zhu;Bo Zhao

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Pharmacokinetics of voriconazole and its alteration by Candida albicans infection in silkworms.

    Takeo Yasu;Yasuhiko Matsumoto;Takashi Sugita

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Identification of novel in vitro antibacterial action of cloprostenol and evaluation of other non-antibiotics against multi-drug resistant A. baumannii.

    Shakeel Shahzad;Mark Willcox;Aqeel Shahzad

    (2020)
    9 Citations

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