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Journal of Clinical Virology
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Journal of Clinical Virology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 33 238 300 44
Immunology 38 91 138 35
Medicine 432 154 174 38

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 452
Documents by Best Scientists*: 422
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 129
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.193
Impact Factor: 3.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Clinical Virology?

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Virology, Immunology, Virus, Internal medicine and Viral load. Hepatitis C virus is a focus of the Virology works in Journal of Clinical Virology. The Hepatitis C virus study featured in it draws connections with the study of Hepatitis C.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Immunology, apply to Transplantation as well. Herpesviridae is the primary subject of Virus works presented in Journal of Clinical Virology. The studies on Internal medicine discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Gastroenterology and Oncology.

Genotyping and Molecular epidemiology are all areas of Genotype tackled in it. Most of the Antibody studies addressed also intersect with Antigen. The in-depth study on Hepatitis B virus also explores topics in the intersecting field of Hepatitis B.

  • Virology (57.11%)
  • Immunology (28.61%)
  • Virus (17.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The epidemiology of human papillomavirus infections. (791 citations)
  • Antiviral drugs in current clinical use. (781 citations)
  • The papillomavirus life cycle. (631 citations)

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

The journal articles investigate studies in Virology, Immunology, Virus, Viral disease and Internal medicine. The majority of Virology studies in the most cited articles are focused on the issues of Viral load. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Virus, it also covers topics in Outbreak and Microbiology.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Virus
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Virology, Internal medicine and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it also covered topics in Sample (material), Real-time polymerase chain reaction, Viral load, Antigen and Polymerase chain reaction. While Viral load is the focus of Journal of Clinical Virology, it also provided insights into the studies of Test (assessment), Epidemiology, Nuclear medicine, Rapid diagnostic test and Sampling (medicine).

While Virology is the key highlight in Journal of Clinical Virology, it also covered some subjects on Whole genome sequencing and Computational biology. The journal explores issues in Internal medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Gastroenterology, Antibody and Point-of-care testing. The study of Immunology serves as the foundation of the Serology research discussed in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Evaluation of a SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test: Potential to help reduce community spread? (43 citations)
  • Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 serological tests with different antigen targets. (31 citations)
  • Evaluation of rapid antigen detection kit from the WHO Emergency Use List for detecting SARS-CoV-2. (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.

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

  • Jacques Izopet (61 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Fausto Baldanti (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hubert G. M. Niesters (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bruno Lina (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kate Templeton (37 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 Clinical Virology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (196 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (126 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Helsinki (84 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (83 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam (81 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 7.32% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.76% of all publications and 57.89% 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

  • Evaluation of rapid antigen test for detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus

    (2020)
    498 Citations
  • Comparison of seven commercial RT-PCR diagnostic kits for COVID-19.

    Puck B. van Kasteren;Bas van der Veer;Sharon van den Brink;Lisa Wijsman

    (2020)
    480 Citations
  • COVID-19 and telemedicine: Immediate action required for maintaining healthcare providers well-being.

    Bobak Moazzami;Niloofar Razavi-Khorasani;Arash Dooghaie Moghadam;Ermia Farokhi

    (2020)
    423 Citations
  • SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody detection in healthcare workers in Germany with direct contact to COVID-19 patients.

    Johannes Korth;Benjamin Wilde;Sebastian Dolff;Olympia E. Anastasiou

    (2020)
    354 Citations
  • Challenges in use of saliva for detection of SARS CoV-2 RNA in symptomatic outpatients.

    Marie L. Landry;Jody Criscuolo;David R. Peaper

    (2020)
    200 Citations
  • Performance of six SARS-CoV-2 immunoassays in comparison with microneutralisation.

    AJ Jääskeläinen;S Kuivanen;E Kekäläinen;MJ Ahava

    (2020)
    194 Citations
  • Brief clinical evaluation of six high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody assays.

    Niko Kohmer;Sandra Westhaus;Cornelia Rühl;Sandra Ciesek

    (2020)
    186 Citations

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