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Journal of Bacteriology
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Journal of Bacteriology

0021-9193

Published by: American Society for Microbiology

https://journals.asm.org/journal/jb

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 86 131 217 23
Biology and Biochemistry 226 185 250 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 413
Documents by Best Scientists*: 496
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 283
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.088
Impact Factor: 3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Bacteriology?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Escherichia coli and Gene. Journal of Bacteriology focuses on Biochemistry research which is adjacent to topics in Bacillus subtilis. Virology, Strain (chemistry), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacteria and Virulence are some topics wherein Microbiology research discussed in Journal of Bacteriology have an impact.

The journal holds forums on Molecular biology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Plasmid, Nucleic acid sequence, DNA and Transcription (biology), Operon. Enterobacteriaceae and Bacterial outer membrane are among the areas of Escherichia coli tackled. Gene research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Genetics.

Presentations on Genetics include those discussing Genome, Transposable element, Locus (genetics), Restriction map and Sequence analysis. Genome works presented in Journal of Bacteriology have a specific focus on Whole genome sequencing. In addition to Mutant research, the journal aims to explore topics under Mutation and Cell biology.

  • Biochemistry (48.23%)
  • Microbiology (26.49%)
  • Molecular biology (24.87%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • 16S ribosomal DNA amplification for phylogenetic study. (8552 citations)
  • Transformation of intact yeast cells treated with alkali cations. (6533 citations)
  • Tight regulation, modulation, and high-level expression by vectors containing the arabinose PBAD promoter. (4326 citations)

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

The most cited publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Gene, Microbiology and Genetics. The most cited publications hold forums on Molecular biology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Plasmid, Nucleic acid sequence, DNA, Bacillus subtilis and Molecular cloning. In addition to Microbiology research, the journal publications aim to explore topics under Bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Biofilm and Virulence.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Cell biology, Gene, Mutant, Microbiology and Biochemistry are tackled in Journal of Bacteriology. While Cell biology is the focus of Journal of Bacteriology, it also provided insights into the studies of Gene expression, Cell division, Bacterial outer membrane, Escherichia coli and Peptidoglycan. The featured Gene study falls within the wider topic of Genetics.

The Mutant study featured in Journal of Bacteriology draws parallels with the field of Bacteria. The Microbiology research presented in the journal explores the relationship between Virulence and the closely related topic of Secretion. Biochemistry research featured in Journal of Bacteriology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Bacillus subtilis and Mycobacterium smegmatis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Pilus Production in Acinetobacter baumannii Is Growth Phase Dependent and Essential for Natural Transformation. (9 citations)
  • Structure of the Bacterial Cellulose Ribbon and Its Assembly-Guiding Cytoskeleton by Electron Cryotomography. (7 citations)
  • The Rhl Quorum-Sensing System Is at the Top of the Regulatory Hierarchy under Phosphate-Limiting Conditions in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 (6 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 Journal of Bacteriology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter Setlow (194 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Graham C. Walker (110 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas J. Silhavy (108 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masayori Inouye (94 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eugene W. Nester (80 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 Journal of Bacteriology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (1132 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (824 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (804 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (670 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (664 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, 3.69% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.91% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.51% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 59.57% 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

  • Type II Toxin-Antitoxin Systems: Evolution and Revolutions.

    Nathan Fraikin;Frédéric Goormaghtigh;Laurence Van Melderen

    (2020)
    222 Citations
  • The Versatile Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Matrix Protein CdrA Promotes Aggregation through Different Extracellular Exopolysaccharide Interactions.

    Courtney Reichhardt;Holly M. Jacobs;Michael Matwichuk;Cynthis Wong

    (2020)
    76 Citations
  • Nisin J, a Novel Natural Nisin Variant, Is Produced by Staphylococcus capitis Sourced from the Human Skin Microbiota.

    Julie N. O’Sullivan;Julie N. O’Sullivan;Paula M. O’Connor;Paula M. O’Connor;Mary C. Rea;Mary C. Rea;Orla O’Sullivan;Orla O’Sullivan

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Conservation and Evolution of the Sporulation Gene Set in Diverse Members of the Firmicutes

    (2022)
    64 Citations
  • Protein Nanowires: the Electrification of the Microbial World and Maybe Our Own.

    Derek R. Lovley;Dawn E. Holmes;Dawn E. Holmes

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • The Gut-Lung Axis in Cystic Fibrosis.

    Courtney E. Price;George A. O’Toole

    (2021)
    58 Citations
  • Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of CodY-Mediated Cell Aggregation in Staphylococcus aureus Reveals an Interaction between Extracellular DNA and Polysaccharide in the Extracellular Matrix

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Can Produce Calcium-Gelled Biofilms Independent of the Matrix Components Psl and CdrA

    (2022)
    53 Citations
  • Exogenous Alginate Protects Staphylococcus aureus from Killing by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Courtney E. Price;Dustin G. Brown;Dominique H. Limoli;Vanessa V. Phelan

    (2020)
    50 Citations

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