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Journal of Food Protection
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Journal of Food Protection

0362-028X

Published by: International Association for Food Protection

https://www.foodprotection.org/publications/journal-of-food-protection/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 136 48 87 15
Biology and Biochemistry 450 51 119 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 207
Documents by Best Scientists*: 311
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 157
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.65
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Food Protection?

The journal explores disciplines such as Food science, Microbiology, Salmonella, Bacteria and Listeria monocytogenes. Topics in Food science were tackled in line with various other fields like Inoculation, Food microbiology, Contamination and Agar. Journal of Food Protection dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Food microbiology and Food contaminant.

In the journal, Veterinary medicine and Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Microbiology research. Many of the studies tackled connect Escherichia coli with a similar field of study like Feces. Salmonella enterica and Salmonella enteritidis are all subfields of Salmonella research that were featured in Journal of Food Protection.

The majority of Bacteria studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Lactic acid. The Listeria monocytogenes study tackling the subject of Listeria is the focus of the journal.

  • Food science (46.06%)
  • Microbiology (36.14%)
  • Salmonella (17.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Pathogenic Microorganisms Associated with Fresh Produce. (1121 citations)
  • Bactericidal activities of plant essential oils and some of their isolated constituents against Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella enterica. (897 citations)
  • Fresh produce: a growing cause of outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States, 1973 through 1997. (882 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Food Protection:

The journal papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Food science, Microbiology, Bacteria, Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. While Food science is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Inoculation, Food microbiology and Lactic acid. While the primary focus in the journal articles is Microbiology, they also dissect topics surrounding Escherichia coli and Feces as a whole.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Food science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Food science, Food safety, Salmonella, Contamination and Veterinary medicine. The presented research on Food science deals specifically with Escherichia coli but it also addresses topics in Virulence. The subject of Environmental health, which is connected to the field of Outbreak, serves as the foundation of the Food safety research featured in the journal.

Some problems in Salmonella that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Water activity, Inoculation and Serotype, Microbiology. The study on Microbiology presented in Journal of Food Protection intersects with subjects under the field of Genotype. Journal of Food Protection explores research in Campylobacter and overlapping concepts in Campylobacter jejuni to expand the discourse in Veterinary medicine.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Genomic Markers for Quaternary Ammonium Compound Resistance as a Persistence Indicator for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination in Food Manufacturing Environments. (6 citations)
  • Consumer Knowledge and Behaviors Regarding Food Safety Risks Associated with Wheat Flour. (4 citations)
  • Levels of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins/Furans and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Free-Range Hen Eggs in Central Italy and Estimated Human Dietary Exposure. (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 Food Protection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael P. Doyle (129 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Larry R. Beuchat (104 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • John N. Sofos (102 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joseph F. Frank (76 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Elmer H. Marth (73 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 Food Protection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (1143 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • Food and Drug Administration (461 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (382 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Georgia (343 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Center for Food Safety (295 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 7.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.08% of all publications and 48.24% 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

  • The Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing by the Federal Interagency Collaboration for Genomics for Food and Feed Safety in the United States.

    (2022)
    97 Citations
  • Foodborne Klebsiella pneumoniae: Virulence Potential, Antibiotic Resistance, and Risks to Food Safety.

    Sri Harminda Pahm Hartantyo;Man Ling Chau;Tse Hsien Koh;Min Yap

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Practice and Progress: Updates on Outbreaks, Advances in Research, and Processing Technologies for Low-moisture Food Safety.

    (2023)
    46 Citations
  • Prevalence, Persistence, and Diversity of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria Species in Produce Packinghouses in Three U.S. States.

    Erika M Estrada;Alexis M Hamilton;Genevieve B Sullivan;Martin Wiedmann

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Concentration and Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements, Lead and Cadmium, in Vegetables and Cereals Consumed in Western Iran

    Ali Heshmati;Fereshteh Mehri;Javad Karami-Momtaz;Amin Mousavi Khaneghah

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Current State of Development of Biosensors and Their Application in Foodborne Pathogen Detection.

    Luping Xu;Xingjian Bai;Arun K Bhunia

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Effect of Drying Temperatures and Exposure Times on Aspergillus flavus Growth and Aflatoxin Production on Artificially Inoculated Hazelnuts.

    Silvia Valente;Giovanna Roberta Meloni;Simona Prencipe;Nicola Spigolon

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Food Safety and Employee Health Implications of COVID-19: A Review.

    Aljosa Trmcic;Elizabeth Demmings;Kalmia Kniel;Martin Wiedmann

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Prevalence of Cronobacter spp. and Salmonella in Milk Powder Manufacturing Facilities in the United States.

    Melinda M Hayman;Sharon G Edelson-Mammel;Peggy J Carter;Y I Chen

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Occurrence of Histamine in Canned Fish Samples (Tuna, Sardine, Kilka, and Mackerel) from Markets in Tehran

    Leila Peivasteh-Roudsari;Leila Peivasteh-Roudsari;Anosheh Rahmani;Nabi Shariatifar;Behrouz Tajdar-Oranj

    (2020)
    25 Citations

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