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Journal of Food Safety
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Journal of Food Safety

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 647 19 28 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 62
Documents by Best Scientists*: 74
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 58
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.439
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Food Safety?

Journal of Food Safety aims to foster the development of research in Food science, Microbiology, Bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. It facilitates discussions on Food science that incorporate concepts from other fields like Food spoilage, Antimicrobial and Contamination. The research on Antimicrobial discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Essential oil.

The studies in Microbiology featured incorporate elements of Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Virulence. The main emphasis of it is the subject of Bacteria, focusing on Lactic acid. It emphasizes research on Listeria monocytogenes, which includes concerns such as Listeria.

The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Salmonella and Serotype.

  • Food science (47.62%)
  • Microbiology (32.71%)
  • Bacteria (13.84%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • SPICES AND HERBS: THEIR ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND ITS DETERMINATION (528 citations)
  • ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS OF SPICES (501 citations)
  • Infective dose of foodborne pathogens in volunteers : A Review (254 citations)

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

The published articles focus largely on the fields of Food science, Microbiology, Bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. Inoculation, Antimicrobial and Escherichia coli are some topics wherein Food science research discussed in the journal articles has an impact. The journal publications hold forums on Microbiology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Food preservation and Enterobacteriaceae.

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 Safety (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Robert L. Buchanan (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Donald J. Lisk (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mark E. Berrang (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • James L. Smith (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Donald W. Schaffner (11 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 Safety (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (102 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (53 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Islamic Azad University (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Food and Drug Administration (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tehran (24 papers) absent at the last 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, 5.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.27% of all publications and 71.83% 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

  • Plantaricin bacteriocins: As safe alternative antimicrobial peptides in food preservation—A review

    Raghda Abdulhussain Kareem;Seyed Hadi Razavi

    (2020)
    67 Citations
  • Characterization of Commiphora wightii based bioactive edible film and its efficacy for improving the storage quality of meat products

    Radhika Sharma;Zuhaib F. Bhat;Arvind Kumar;Sunil Kumar

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Overview of listeriosis in the Southern African Hemisphere—Review

    Adeoye J. Kayode;Etinosa O. Igbinosa;Anthony I. Okoh

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Viability of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Typhimurium after isochoric freezing

    David F. Bridges;Cristina Bilbao‐Sainz;Matthew J. Powell‐Palm;Tina Williams

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Effectiveness of edible coatings to inhibit browning and inactivate foodborne pathogens on fresh‐cut apples

    Tony Z. Jin;Wenxuan Chen;Joshua B. Gurtler;Xuetong Fan

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Microbial contamination associated with the processing of grilled pork, a ready‐to‐eat street food in Benin

    Dona G. H. Anihouvi;Dona G. H. Anihouvi;Yénoukounmè E. Kpoclou;Mahunan F. Assogba;Ogouyom Herbert Iko Afe;Ogouyom Herbert Iko Afe

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Combination of ultraviolet light‐C and clove essential oil to inactivate Salmonella Typhimurium biofilms on stainless steel

    Brenda A. Silva‐Espinoza;Julian J. Palomares‐Navarro;Melvin R. Tapia‐Rodriguez;Manuel R. Cruz‐Valenzuela

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of burgers with quinoa peptide‐loaded nanoliposomes

    Mina Mahdavi Yekta;Mohammad Rezaei;Mohammad Rezaei;Leila Nouri;Mohammad H. Azizi

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Decontamination of Bacillus cereus in cardamom ( Elettaria cardamomum ) seeds by infrared radiation and modeling of microbial inactivation through experimental models

    Mahdi Shavandi;Mahdi Kashaninejad;Alireza Sadeghi;Seid Mahdi Jafari

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Edible films containing carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 on organic leafy greens in sealed plastic bags

    Libin Zhu;Carl Olsen;Tara McHugh;Mendel Friedman

    (2020)
    14 Citations

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