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Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
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Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 111 69 182 19
Medicine 2321 53 69 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 206
Documents by Best Scientists*: 329
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 76
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.584
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy?

The aim of Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy is to expand the discussion of research in Microbiology, Internal medicine, Medical microbiology, Surgery and Immunology. In it, Staphylococcus aureus and Virology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Microbiology research. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a focus of the Staphylococcus aureus works in the journal.

Virus is a key component of Virology research discussed in the journal. Gastroenterology and Bacteremia are some topics wherein Internal medicine research discussed in Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy have an impact. Medical microbiology study tackled is connected to the field of Intensive care medicine.

Immunology research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Antibody. Specifically, studies on Community-acquired pneumonia are prevalent in the Pneumonia works discussed. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy investigates Antibiotics research which frequently intersects with Vancomycin.

  • Microbiology (32.01%)
  • Internal medicine (31.79%)
  • Medical microbiology (15.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP): a rapid, accurate, and cost-effective diagnostic method for infectious diseases (690 citations)
  • Bacteriophage therapy : a revitalized therapy against bacterial infectious diseases (312 citations)
  • Challenges and new discoveries in the treatment of leishmaniasis. (223 citations)

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

The published articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Microbiology, Internal medicine, Immunology, Medical microbiology and Antibiotics. In addition to Microbiology research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Staphylococcus aureus and Virology. The journal publications explore research in Surgery and overlapping concepts in Adverse effect to expand the discourse in Internal medicine.

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:

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy was organized to reinforce research efforts on Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Retrospective cohort study and Microbiology. The research on Internal medicine featured in Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy combines topics in other fields like Gastroenterology and Bacteremia, Antibiotics. The in-depth study on Antibiotics also explores topics in the intersecting field of Surgery.

It addresses concerns in Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Saliva, Antigen and Virology. Virology research is concerned with Viral load in particular. Topics in Microbiology explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Gene, Multilocus sequence typing and Genotype.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Comparative evaluation of nasopharyngeal swab and saliva specimens for the molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Japanese patients with COVID-19. (31 citations)
  • Clinical validation of quantitative SARS-CoV-2 antigen assays to estimate SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in nasopharyngeal swabs. (20 citations)
  • Estimated effectiveness of school closure and voluntary event cancellation as COVID-19 countermeasures in Japan (17 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 and Chemotherapy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hiroshige Mikamo (97 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yuka Yamagishi (77 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shigeru Kohno (67 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hideaki Hanaki (58 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Keisuke Sunakawa (56 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 Infection and Chemotherapy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (148 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nagasaki University (148 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • Toho University (139 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Keio University (128 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Aichi Medical University (121 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 13.95% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 36.82% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.84% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.31% of all publications and 27.03% 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

  • Therapeutic potential of ciclesonide inhalation for COVID-19 pneumonia: Report of three cases

    (2020)
    135 Citations
  • National trend of blood-stream infection attributable deaths caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in Japan.

    Shinya Tsuzuki;Nobuaki Matsunaga;Koji Yahara;Yoshiaki Gu

    (2020)
    67 Citations
  • Ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia in coronavirus 2019 disease, a retrospective monocentric cohort study.

    Marco Moretti;Johan Van Laethem;Andrea Minini;Denis Pierard

    (2021)
    52 Citations
  • Immunochromatographic test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Clinical course of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in individuals present during the outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Distribution of Legionella species and serogroups in patients with culture-confirmed Legionella pneumonia.

    Naoyuki Miyashita;Futoshi Higa;Yosuke Aoki;Toshiaki Kikuchi

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Clinical validation of quantitative SARS-CoV-2 antigen assays to estimate SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in nasopharyngeal swabs.

    Kotaro Aoki;Tatsuya Nagasawa;Yoshikazu Ishii;Shintaro Yagi

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Analysis of a persistent viral shedding patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 by RT-qPCR, FilmArray Respiratory Panel v2.1, and antigen detection.

    Yosuke Hirotsu;Makoto Maejima;Masahiro Shibusawa;Kenji Amemiya

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • Effectiveness of Personal Protective Equipment in Preventing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection among Healthcare Workers

    Tetsuya Suzuki;Kayoko Hayakawa;Akira Ainai;Naoko Iwata-Yoshikawa

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infection.

    Leyland Chuang;Paul Anantharajah Tambyah

    (2021)
    33 Citations

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