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Journal of General and Applied Microbiology
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Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

0022-1260

Published by: J-STAGE

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jgam

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 292 4 6 3
Biology and Biochemistry 680 27 35 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 47
Documents by Best Scientists*: 52
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 63
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.269
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of General and Applied Microbiology?

Biochemistry, Microbiology, Bacteria, Botany and Yeast are the subjects of interest in the journal. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology links adjacent topics like Biochemistry with Food science. The studies in Microbiology featured incorporate elements of 16S ribosomal RNA, DNA, Strain (chemistry), Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.

Topics in 16S ribosomal RNA explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Ribosomal RNA and Phylogenetic tree. The research on Phylogenetic tree discussed in Journal of General and Applied Microbiology draws on the closely related field of Phylogenetics. Most of the DNA studies addressed also intersect with Molecular biology.

The presentations discussing Botany offer insights in topics such as Taxonomy (biology), Fungi imperfecti and Genus. Yeast research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

  • Biochemistry (41.46%)
  • Microbiology (30.98%)
  • Bacteria (24.17%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A RAPID ANALYSIS FOR CHEMICAL GROUPING OF AEROBIC ACTINOMYCETES (980 citations)
  • Comparative lipoquinone analysis of influent sewage and activated sludge by high-performance liquid chromatography and photodiode array detection (594 citations)
  • STUDIES ON THE AMINO ACID FERMENTATION (465 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of General and Applied Microbiology:

The published papers primarily tackle Microbiology, Bacteria, Biochemistry, Botany and Food science. In addition to Bacteria research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Rumen, Fermentation and Fatty acid. The most cited papers address concerns in Biochemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Chromatography and Nuclear chemistry.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Biochemistry, Food science, Mutant, Gene and Yeast. Issues in Food science were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Soil fertility, Organic matter, Strain (chemistry) and Bacteria. The journal centers on topics in Bacteria, with a focus on Microbulbifer.

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology addresses concerns in Gene which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Molecular biology and Endogeny. The journal facilitates discussions on Yeast that incorporate concepts from other fields like Secretion, Oleic acid and Fatty acid. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology holds forums on Escherichia coli that merges themes from other disciplines such as Gene cluster, Microbiology and Pseudomonas.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Metal chaperone, NhpC, involved in the metallocenter biosynthesis of nitrile hydratase. (2 citations)
  • Comparative evaluation of fibrous artificial carbons and bamboo charcoal in terms of recovery of current from sewage wastewater. (1 citations)
  • Construction of transcription factor gene deletion library of Aspergillus luchuensis. (1 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 General and Applied Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kazuo Komagata (109 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Takashi Nakase (72 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yuzo Yamada (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hiroshi Iizuka (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Akira Yokota (48 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 General and Applied Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (628 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tohoku University (87 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Shizuoka University (79 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ajinomoto (72 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tokyo University of Agriculture (68 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less 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, 11.43% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.81% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 22.58% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.90% of all publications and 38.71% 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

  • Carotenogenesis in cyanobacteria: CruA/CruP-type and CrtL-type lycopene cyclases.

    Kenjiro Sugiyama;Shinichi Takaichi

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Endophytic actinomycetes associated with Cinnamomum cassia Presl in Hoa Binh province, Vietnam: Distribution, antimicrobial activity and, genetic features.

    Thi Hanh Nguyen Vu;Quang Huy Nguyen;Quang Huy Nguyen;Thi My Linh Dinh;Ngoc Tung Quach

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Microbial inhibitors active against Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase derived from an Indonesian soil fungus, Talaromyces pinophilus BioMCC-f.T.3979.

    Amila Pramisandi;Kazuyuki Dobashi;Mihoko Mori;Kenichi Nonaka

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Astaxanthin production in a model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

    Naoya Shimada;Yukiko Okuda;Kaisei Maeda;Kaisei Maeda;Daisuke Umeno

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Biosynthesis of glycolipid MPIase (membrane protein integrase) is independent of the genes for ECA (enterobacterial common antigen)

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 using a broad host-range pBBR1-based plasmid.

    Yusuke Suzuki;Atsushi Kouzuma;Kazuya Watanabe

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • The influence of medium composition on the microbial secretory production of hydroxyalkanoate oligomers.

    Shoji Mizuno;Tetsuo Sakurai;Mikito Nabasama;Kyouhei Kawakami

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Stepwise metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for the production of phenylalanine.

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Constitutive cell surface expression of ZZ domain for the easy preparation of yeast-based immunosorbents.

    Kohei Katsurada;Masahiro Tominaga;Misato Kaishima;Hiroko Kato

    (2021)
    6 Citations

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