Journal of Immunological Methods

Top Research Topics at Journal of Immunological Methods?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Molecular biology, Antibody, Antigen, Monoclonal antibody and Immunology. The studies in Molecular biology featured incorporate elements of Epitope, Cell culture and In vitro, Biochemistry. Enzyme and Peptide are all aspects of Biochemistry research featured in Journal of Immunological Methods.

While Journal of Immunological Methods focused on Antibody, it was also able to explore topics like Chromatography, Radioimmunoassay and Virology. The work on Chromatography tackled in it brings together disciplines like Conjugate and Affinity chromatography. The majority of Virology studies in it are focused on the subject of Virus.

Antigen research in Journal of Immunological Methods involves the investigation of T cell studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as T lymphocyte. It addresses concerns in Monoclonal antibody which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Recombinant DNA and Polyclonal antibodies. Cytotoxic T cell and Peripheral blood mononuclear cell are some topics wherein Immunology research discussed in the journal have an impact.

• Molecular biology (45.49%)
• Antibody (34.98%)
• Antigen (24.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Rapid colorimetric assay for cellular growth and survival: Application to proliferation and cytotoxicity assays (42851 citations)
• A novel assay for apoptosis. Flow cytometric detection of phosphatidylserine expression on early apoptotic cells using fluorescein labelled Annexin V. (4639 citations)
• A rapid and simple method for measuring thymocyte apoptosis by propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry (4294 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Immunological Methods:

The journal articles focus largely on the fields of Molecular biology, Antibody, Antigen, Chromatography and Monoclonal antibody. Epitope, Cell culture, Biochemistry and Cytokine are some topics wherein Molecular biology research discussed in the most cited papers has an impact. The journal articles focus on Antibody but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Recombinant DNA and Virology.

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

• Internal medicine
• Enzyme
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Antibody, Antigen, Immunology, Virology and Immune system. It facilitates discussions on Antibody that incorporate concepts from other fields like Molecular biology, Internal medicine and Recombinant DNA. Molecular biology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Receptor and In vitro.

Journal of Immunological Methods explores topics in Virology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Fusion protein and Coronavirus. Some problems in Immune system that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Cell, Cancer research, Microbiology and Cell biology. The close relationship between Immunoassay and Multiplex is one of the points of interest dissected in Monoclonal antibody research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Comparative analyses of SARS-CoV-2 binding (IgG, IgM, IgA) and neutralizing antibodies from human serum samples. (30 citations)
• Analytical performance of lateral flow immunoassay for SARS-CoV-2 exposure screening on venous and capillary blood samples. (13 citations)
• Validation of a combined ELISA to detect IgG, IgA and IgM antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in mild or moderate non-hospitalised patients. (10 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Immunological Methods (based on the number of publications) are:

• Robin Thorpe (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Steven A. Rosenberg (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Soldano Ferrone (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Stratis Avrameas (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jean-Luc Guesdon (19 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• National Institutes of Health (283 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• French Institute of Health and Medical Research (219 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Pasteur Institute (159 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Harvard University (135 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Amsterdam (107 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 4.64% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.94% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 75.00% 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.