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Journal of Infection
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Journal of Infection

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 23 320 460 53
Medicine 168 348 476 58

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 912
Documents by Best Scientists*: 890
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 27
SCIMAGO H-index: 145
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.046
Impact Factor: 11.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Infection?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Immunology, Internal medicine, Virology, Microbiology and Surgery. Journal of Infection explores topics in Immunology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Tuberculosis. The majority of Tuberculosis studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

While the journal focused on Internal medicine, it was also able to explore topics like Gastroenterology and Bacteremia, Antibiotics. The work on Virology tackled in Journal of Infection brings together disciplines like Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Journal of Infection is mostly focused on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), specifically Pandemic.

It explores research in Microbiology and the adjacent study of Bacteria. Journal of Infection features studies on Surgery, including topics such as Complication. The studies on Epidemiology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Incidence (epidemiology) and Pediatrics.

  • Immunology (21.27%)
  • Internal medicine (21.02%)
  • Virology (17.87%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The pathogenesis and treatment of the `Cytokine Storm' in COVID-19. (1208 citations)
  • Risk factors of critical & mortal COVID-19 cases: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. (903 citations)
  • Trends in the postmortem epidemiology of invasive fungal infections at a university hospital (718 citations)

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

The published papers focus largely on the fields of Internal medicine, Immunology, Surgery, Virology and Microbiology. The published articles address concerns in the field of Internal medicine by exploring it in line with topics in Bacteremia which intersect with Intensive care medicine subjects. In addition to Immunology research, the most cited publications aim to explore topics under Disease and Tuberculosis.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in Journal of Infection are Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Virology and Internal medicine. The studies in Pandemic under the umbrella field of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) overlap with concepts in In patient. The Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) works featured in it incorporate elements from Health care, Environmental health, Viral load, Asymptomatic and Antibody.

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Health personnel, Immunology, Critically ill, Intensive care medicine and Coronavirus. The majority of Virology studies are focused on the issues of Virus. The study on Internal medicine presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Gastroenterology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Emergence of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant in the UK. (119 citations)
  • Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. Incidence and risk factors: A Mediterranean cohort study. (99 citations)
  • Introduction of the South African SARS-CoV-2 variant 501Y.V2 into the UK. (68 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 Infection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nicholas J. Beeching (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Po-Ren Hsueh (46 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Julian W. Tang (36 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mary Ramsay (33 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shamez N Ladhani (32 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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 Infection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Imperial College London (147 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (137 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Oxford (129 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Public Health England (96 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
  • Boston Children's Hospital (88 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 9.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.38% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.58% of all publications and 57.91% 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 role of community-wide wearing of face mask for control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic due to SARS-CoV-2.

    Vincent Chi Chung Cheng;Shuk Ching Wong;Vivien Wai Man Chuang;Simon Yung Chun So

    (2020)
    931 Citations
  • Baricitinib therapy in COVID-19: A pilot study on safety and clinical impact.

    Fabrizio Cantini;Laura Niccoli;Daniela Matarrese;Emanuele Nicastri

    (2020)
    482 Citations
  • Prolonged virus shedding even after seroconversion in a patient with COVID-19.

    Wang Da Liu;Sui Yuan Chang;Jann Tay Wang;Ming Jui Tsai

    (2020)
    339 Citations
  • Clinical recurrences of COVID-19 symptoms after recovery: Viral relapse, reinfection or inflammatory rebound?

    Marie Gousseff;Pauline Penot;Laure Gallay;Dominique Batisse

    (2020)
    325 Citations
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection, clinical features and outcome of COVID-19 in United Kingdom nursing homes.

    Neil Sn Graham;Cornelia Junghans;Rawlda Downes;Catherine Sendall

    (2020)
    305 Citations
  • Severe air pollution links to higher mortality in COVID-19 patients: The "double-hit" hypothesis.

    Antonio Frontera;Lorenzo Cianfanelli;Konstantinos Vlachos;Giovanni Landoni

    (2020)
    284 Citations

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