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Journal of Fungi
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Journal of Fungi

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 26 251 621 49
Plant Science and Agronomy 28 212 375 40

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1161
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1763
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 28
SCIMAGO H-index: 78
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.956
Impact Factor: 4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Fungi?

The discussions in Journal of Fungi mainly cover the fields of Microbiology, Candida albicans, Gene, Virulence and Internal medicine. In addition to Microbiology research, Journal of Fungi aims to explore topics under Immune system and Biofilm. More specifically, the research on Candida albicans in Journal of Fungi is related to Corpus albicans.

It explores studies in Gene as part of the wider topic of Genetics. The in-depth study on Aspergillus fumigatus also explores topics in the intersecting field of Aspergillosis.

  • Microbiology (22.36%)
  • Candida albicans (8.10%)
  • Gene (8.04%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Global and Multi-National Prevalence of Fungal Diseases—Estimate Precision (711 citations)
  • FungiDB: An Integrated Bioinformatic Resource for Fungi and Oomycetes (145 citations)
  • Global Epidemiology of Mucormycosis (140 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Fungi:

The journal articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Microbiology, Immunology, Candida albicans, Antifungal and Aspergillus. Biofilm, Immune system and Virulence are some topics wherein Microbiology research discussed in the journal articles has an impact. While the published papers focused on Antifungal, they were also able to explore topics like Resistance (ecology), Drug and Intensive care medicine.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Fungus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of Journal of Fungi is to combine knowledge in the areas of Microbiology, Gene, Botany, Internal medicine and Horticulture. Research on Microbiology addressed in Journal of Fungi frequently intersections with the field of Virulence. The featured Gene research is covered under the field of Genetics.

Internal medicine research discussed connects with the study of Fluconazole.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • When Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus and Severe COVID-19 Converge: The Perfect Storm for Mucormycosis (52 citations)
  • Autopsy Proven Pulmonary Mucormycosis Due to Rhizopus microsporus in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient with Underlying Hematological Malignancy. (25 citations)
  • A Fatal Case of Rhizopus azygosporus Pneumonia Following COVID-19. (18 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 Fungi (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David W. Denning (32 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jacques F. Meis (26 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Cornelia Lass-Flörl (19 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Paul E. Verweij (15 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Martin Hoenigl (15 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 7 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (33 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 20 more than at the previous edition,
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (32 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chiang Mai University (32 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 18 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (30 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Manchester (25 papers) published 6 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, 4.60% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.60% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.31% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.87% of all publications and 66.22% 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

  • Oral Candidiasis: A Disease of Opportunity.

    Taissa Vila;Ahmed S. Sultan;Daniel Montelongo-Jauregui;Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk

    (2020)
    478 Citations
  • When Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus and Severe COVID-19 Converge: The Perfect Storm for Mucormycosis

    Teny M. John;Ceena N. Jacob;Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis

    (2021)
    445 Citations
  • COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA)—from immunology to treatment

    Amir Arastehfar;Agostinho Carvalho;Frank L. van de Veerdonk;Jeffrey D. Jenks

    (2020)
    408 Citations
  • Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: A Current Understanding and Burning Questions.

    Hubertine M. E. Willems;Salman S. Ahmed;Junyan Liu;Zhenbo Xu;Zhenbo Xu

    (2020)
    310 Citations
  • Amphotericin B and Other Polyenes-Discovery, Clinical Use, Mode of Action and Drug Resistance.

    Hans Carolus;Siebe Pierson;Katrien Lagrou;Patrick Van Dijck

    (2020)
    301 Citations
  • Trichophyton indotineae—An Emerging Pathogen Causing Recalcitrant Dermatophytoses in India and Worldwide—A Multidimensional Perspective

    Unknown

    (2022)
    271 Citations
  • COVID-19-Associated Candidiasis (CAC): An Underestimated Complication in the Absence of Immunological Predispositions?

    Amir Arastehfar;Agostinho Carvalho;M. Hong Nguyen;Mohammad Taghi Hedayati

    (2020)
    254 Citations
  • Fusarium as a Novel Fungus for the Synthesis of Nanoparticles: Mechanism and Applications.

    Mahendra Rai;Shital Bonde;Patrycja Golinska;Joanna Trzcińska-Wencel

    (2021)
    188 Citations
  • Fosmanogepix: A Review of the First-in-Class Broad Spectrum Agent for the Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections.

    Karen Joy Shaw;Ashraf S. Ibrahim

    (2020)
    181 Citations
  • A Visual and Comprehensive Review on COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA)

    (2021)
    129 Citations

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