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Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
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Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

1098-612X

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jfm

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 75 31 47 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 61
Documents by Best Scientists*: 75
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 81
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.768
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery?

The primary areas of discussion in Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery are CATS, Internal medicine, Surgery, Pathology and Anesthesia. The research on CATS featured in Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery combines topics in other fields like Virology, Immunology, Retrospective cohort study, Veterinary medicine and Disease. The studies on Virology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Antibody and Polymerase chain reaction.

It addresses concerns in Internal medicine which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Gastroenterology, Diabetes mellitus, Endocrinology and Cardiology. Pathology and Anatomy are closely related fields of research discussed in Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.

  • CATS (58.63%)
  • Internal medicine (19.26%)
  • Surgery (18.23%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A review of feline infectious peritonitis virus infection: 1963-2008. (284 citations)
  • 2008 American Association of Feline Practitioners' feline retrovirus management guidelines (172 citations)
  • 2015 AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats* (169 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery:

The most cited papers mostly deal with topics like CATS, Internal medicine, Surgery, Virology and Pathology. Issues in CATS were discussed in the published papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Anesthesia, Immunology, Veterinary medicine, Disease and Polymerase chain reaction. The journal papers tackle studies in Endocrinology and the interrelated subject of Physiology to gain insights into Internal medicine.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of CATS, Internal medicine, Anesthesia, Surgery and Retrospective cohort study. The concepts on CATS presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Kidney disease, Pathology, Radiology, Pediatrics and Physiology. Topics in Internal medicine were tackled in line with various other fields like Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Cardiology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • 2021 AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stage Guidelines. (4 citations)
  • Feline morbillivirus in northwestern Italy: first detection of genotype 1-B. (3 citations)
  • Prednisolone-induced diabetes mellitus in the cat: a historical cohort: (3 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 Feline Medicine and Surgery (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Katrin Hartmann (96 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Richard Malik (79 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael R. Lappin (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hans Lutz (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrew H Sparkes (55 papers) published 2 papers 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 Feline Medicine and Surgery (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Royal Veterinary College (132 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bristol (131 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Sydney (123 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Colorado State University (108 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (83 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 12.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.83% of all publications and 28.57% 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

  • 2020 AAFP Feline Retrovirus Testing and Management Guidelines

    Susan Little;Julie Levy;Katrin Hartmann;Regina Hofmann-Lehmann

    (2020)
    214 Citations
  • 2022 AAFP/EveryCat Feline Infectious Peritonitis Diagnosis Guidelines

    (2022)
    63 Citations
  • Feline leukaemia virus infection: A practical approach to diagnosis.

    Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;Katrin Hartmann

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Recurrence rate and long-term course of cats with feline lower urinary tract disease

    Elisabeth Kaul;Katrin Hartmann;Sven Reese;Roswitha Dorsch

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Long-term follow-up of cats in complete remission after treatment of feline infectious peritonitis with oral GS-441524

    (2023)
    22 Citations
  • Feline coronavirus with and without spike gene mutations detected by real-time RT-PCRs in cats with feline infectious peritonitis.

    Laura Emmler;Sandra Felten;Kaspar Matiasek;Hans Joerg Balzer

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Temporally separated feline calicivirus isolates do not cluster phylogenetically and are similarly neutralised by high-titre vaccine strain FCV-F9 antisera in vitro:

    Shirley L Smith;Maria M Afonso;Gina L Pinchbeck;Rosalind M Gaskell

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Dirofilarioses in cats: European guidelines from the ABCD on prevention and management:

    Maria Grazia Pennisi;Séverine Tasker;Katrin Hartmann;Sándor Belák

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Comparison of signalment, clinical, laboratory and radiographic parameters in cats with feline asthma and chronic bronchitis.

    Maike Grotheer;Johannes Hirschberger;Katrin Hartmann;Noemi Castelletti

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Molecular detection of Hepatozoon species infections in domestic cats living in Germany.

    Ingo Schäfer;Barbara Kohn;Ard M Nijhof;Elisabeth Müller

    (2021)
    17 Citations

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