Journal of Clinical Immunology

Top Research Topics at Journal of Clinical Immunology?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Immunology, Medical microbiology, Antibody, Immune system and Internal medicine. Immunology and Virology are closely related fields of research discussed in it. Virus is part of Virology studies tackled in the journal.

The research on Medical microbiology featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Chronic granulomatous disease, MEDLINE, Dermatology and Primary immunodeficiency, Disease. In Journal of Clinical Immunology, Pediatrics and Common variable immunodeficiency are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Primary immunodeficiency research. While Antibody is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Molecular biology and Immunopathology.

It facilitates discussions on Internal medicine that incorporate concepts from other fields like Gastroenterology and Endocrinology. The research on T cell featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Cytotoxic T cell and CD8. The journal explores research in Cytokine and the adjacent study of Tumor necrosis factor alpha.

• Immunology (63.00%)
• Medical microbiology (19.50%)
• Antibody (19.11%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The common mucosal immune system and current strategies for induction of immune responses in external secretions (745 citations)
• Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases: an Update on the Classification from the International Union of Immunological Societies Expert Committee for Primary Immunodeficiency 2015 (720 citations)
• Spontaneous human lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity against tumor target cells. IX. The quantitation of natural killer cell activity (669 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Clinical Immunology:

The published papers focus largely on the fields of Immunology, Immune system, Internal medicine, Antibody and Cytokine. The studies on Immune system discussed at the most cited publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Lymphocyte and Cell biology. While work presented in the published papers provide substantial information on Antibody, it also covers topics in Immunopathology and Virology.

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

• Internal medicine
• Gene
• Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Medical microbiology, Immunology, MEDLINE, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Internal medicine. It focuses on Medical microbiology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Dermatology, Disease, Severe combined immunodeficiency and Chronic granulomatous disease. Immune system, Immunodeficiency, Antibody, T cell and Autoimmunity are Immunology topics of special interest in it.

The journal is mostly focused on Immune system, specifically Acquired immune system. Some problems in MEDLINE that were presented in Journal of Clinical Immunology overlapped with concepts under Bioinformatics and Intensive care medicine. In the journal, Gastroenterology and Oncology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Internal medicine research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Serologic Cross-Reactivity of SARS-CoV-2 with Endemic and Seasonal Betacoronaviruses. (37 citations)
• Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency. (28 citations)
• The Ever-Increasing Array of Novel Inborn Errors of Immunity: an Interim Update by the IUIS Committee. (27 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 Journal of Clinical Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jean-Laurent Casanova (86 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Sudhir Gupta (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hans D. Ochs (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Isabelle Meyts (43 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 8 more 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• Boston Children's Hospital (282 papers) published 57 papers at the last edition, 24 more than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (210 papers) published 29 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
• French Institute of Health and Medical Research (123 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
• Rockefeller University (83 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Los Angeles (76 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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, 9.54% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 41.09% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.82% of all publications and 34.55% 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.