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Journal of Autoimmunity
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Journal of Autoimmunity

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 31 240 263 39
Medicine 288 269 273 45

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 558
Documents by Best Scientists*: 413
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 147
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.281
Impact Factor: 7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Autoimmunity?

Journal of Autoimmunity investigates areas of study like Immunology, Autoimmunity, Antibody, Autoantibody and Internal medicine. The journal aims to address concerns in Immunology, specifically in the areas of Autoimmune disease, Immune system, Antigen, T cell and Cytokine. The Autoimmune disease study featured in Journal of Autoimmunity draws parallels with the field of Immunopathology.

The journal investigates Immune system research which frequently intersects with Inflammation. The concepts on T cell presented in Journal of Autoimmunity can also apply to other research fields, including Cytotoxic T cell, T lymphocyte, CD8 and Cell biology. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Autoimmunity, it also covered topics in Immune tolerance and Pathogenesis.

In it, Molecular biology and Virology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Antibody research. Autoantibody research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Lupus erythematosus and Pathology. It facilitates discussions on Internal medicine that incorporate concepts from other fields like Diabetes mellitus, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology.

  • Immunology (61.83%)
  • Autoimmunity (23.94%)
  • Antibody (22.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The epidemiology and pathogenesis of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (2339 citations)
  • Effects of tobacco smoke on immunity, inflammation and autoimmunity (620 citations)
  • 'ASIA' - autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants. (553 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Autoimmunity:

The journal articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Immunology, Autoimmunity, Autoimmune disease, Immune system and Autoantibody. While the most cited papers focused on Immunology, they were also able to explore topics like Internal medicine and Disease. The most cited papers hold forums on Immune system that merge themes from other disciplines such as Inflammation and Cell biology.

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 Journal of Autoimmunity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • M. Eric Gershwin (143 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yehuda Shoenfeld (66 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Aftab A. Ansari (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jean-François Bach (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carlo Selmi (37 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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 Journal of Autoimmunity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Davis (183 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (118 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (94 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sheba Medical Center (78 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Weizmann Institute of Science (71 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, 1.87% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.10% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.10% of all publications and 59.05% 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 etiology of rheumatoid arthritis.

    Hans Ulrich Scherer;Thomas Häupl;Gerd R. Burmester

    (2020)
    596 Citations
  • The 2022 outbreak and the pathobiology of the monkeypox virus

    (2022)
    424 Citations
  • Autoinflammatory and autoimmune conditions at the crossroad of COVID-19.

    Yhojan Rodríguez;Lucia Novelli;Manuel Rojas;Maria De Santis

    (2020)
    315 Citations
  • An overview of autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis

    Myrthe A.M. van Delft;Tom W.J. Huizinga

    (2020)
    281 Citations
  • The pathogenesis, diagnosis and clinical manifestations of steroid-induced osteonecrosis.

    (2020)
    250 Citations
  • Characteristics and prognostic factors of disease severity in patients with COVID-19: The Beijing experience.

    Ying Sun;Yanli Dong;Lifeng Wang;Huan Xie

    (2020)
    228 Citations
  • The anti-viral facet of anti-rheumatic drugs: Lessons from COVID-19.

    Carlo Perricone;Paola Triggianese;Elena Bartoloni;Giacomo Cafaro

    (2020)
    157 Citations

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