Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Top Research Topics at Journal of Clinical Microbiology?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Microbiology, Virology, Polymerase chain reaction, Immunology and Virus. Microbiology works presented in Journal of Clinical Microbiology have a specific focus on Serotype. While it focused on Virology, it was also able to explore topics like Molecular biology, Antibody, Serology and Antigen.

The journal investigates Molecular biology research which frequently intersects with DNA. Antibody studies presented in Journal of Clinical Microbiology focus on topics such as Immunoglobulin G, Immunoglobulin M, Immunoassay and Titer. The journal focuses on Polymerase chain reaction research which is adjacent to topics in Real-time polymerase chain reaction.

The journal links adjacent topics like Immunology with Internal medicine. The field of Genetics is the anchor for the Genotype studies presented in it. The featured Enterobacteriaceae study falls within the wider topic of Escherichia coli.

• Microbiology (52.41%)
• Virology (35.28%)
• Polymerase chain reaction (12.28%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Interpreting chromosomal DNA restriction patterns produced by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis: criteria for bacterial strain typing. (7570 citations)
• Rapid and simple method for purification of nucleic acids. (4871 citations)
• Numerical index of the discriminatory ability of typing systems: an application of Simpson's index of diversity. (2631 citations)

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

The most cited articles investigate areas of study like Microbiology, Virology, Polymerase chain reaction, Genetics and Genotype. Aside from discussions in Microbiology, the published articles also deal with the subject of Escherichia coli which intersects with Virulence disciplines. While Virology is the key highlight in the most cited papers, thet also covered some subjects on Immunology and Internal medicine.

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

• Internal medicine
• Disease
• Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Internal medicine, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Virology, Microbiology and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Issues in Internal medicine were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gastroenterology and Tuberculosis. The Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Cycle threshold, Pandemic, Saliva and Viral load.

The Virology research dealing mostly with Virus is the focus of Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Antibiotic resistance, Blood culture, Serotype and Broth microdilution are all areas of Microbiology tackled in the journal. Journal of Clinical Microbiology addresses concerns in Serology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Multiplex, Immunoglobulin M and Antigen.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Evaluation of the Panbio Covid-19 rapid antigen detection test device for the screening of patients with Covid-19. (75 citations)
• Comparative performance of five commercially available serologic assays to detect antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and identify individuals with high neutralizing titers. (72 citations)
• Performance of Saliva, Oropharyngeal Swabs, and Nasal Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Detection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. (43 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 Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Didier Raoult (141 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Karen C. Carroll (120 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Kwok-Yung Yuen (106 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Daniel J. Diekema (104 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Robin Patel (103 papers) published 4 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1477 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Pasteur Institute (577 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (542 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Johns Hopkins University (424 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Mayo Clinic (377 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 10 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, 2.80% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.82% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.99% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.92% of all publications and 50.26% 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.