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Journal of Korean Medical Science
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Journal of Korean Medical Science

1011-8934

Published by: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences

https://jkms.org/index.php

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1966 42 62 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 108
Documents by Best Scientists*: 175
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 91
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.765
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Korean Medical Science?

The main research concerns discussed in Journal of Korean Medical Science are Internal medicine, Surgery, Pathology, Gastroenterology and Endocrinology. The Internal medicine works featured in it incorporate elements from Oncology and Cardiology. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Surgery and Radiology.

Immunohistochemistry is part of Pathology studies tackled in Journal of Korean Medical Science. The Odds ratio study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Confidence interval.

  • Internal medicine (30.86%)
  • Surgery (15.63%)
  • Pathology (14.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Case of the Index Patient Who Caused Tertiary Transmission of COVID-19 Infection in Korea: the Application of Lopinavir/Ritonavir for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infected Pneumonia Monitored by Quantitative RT-PCR (416 citations)
  • Chemistry and cancer preventing activities of ginseng saponins and some related triterpenoid compounds. (383 citations)
  • Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery-Dementia Version (SNSB-D): A Useful Tool for Assessing and Monitoring Cognitive Impairments in Dementia Patients (282 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Korean Medical Science:

The most cited papers aim to foster the development of research in Internal medicine, Surgery, Pathology, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology. In addition to Internal medicine research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Immunology and Cardiology. Specifically, studies on Immunohistochemistry are prevalent in the Pathology works discussed in the published articles.

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 Korean Medical Science investigates areas of study like Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Confidence interval and Vaccination. In addition to Internal medicine research, it aims to explore topics under Gastroenterology and Cardiology. Pandemic research are fields of study within Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but they also intertwine with concepts in In patient.

While the primary focus in Journal of Korean Medical Science is Confidence interval, it also dissects topics surrounding Odds ratio and Logistic regression and Risk factor as a whole. Topics in Vaccination explored in Journal of Korean Medical Science were investigated in conjunction with research in Adverse effect and Pediatrics. The subject of Epidemiology, which is connected to the field of Incidence (epidemiology) and Retrospective cohort study, serves as the foundation of the Pediatrics research featured in Journal of Korean Medical Science.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Adverse Reactions Following the First Dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine and BNT162b2 Vaccine for Healthcare Workers in South Korea. (24 citations)
  • Adverse Events in Healthcare Workers after the First Dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 or BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination: a Single Center Experience. (18 citations)
  • Preparing for the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccination: Evidence, Plans, and Implications. (14 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 Korean Medical Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Je G. Chi (81 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hae-Sim Park (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Myoung Don Oh (43 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sung-Tae Hong (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Myung Ho Jeong (40 papers) published 2 papers 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 Korean Medical Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • New Generation University College (952 papers) published 40 papers at the last edition, 23 less than at the previous edition,
  • Samsung Medical Center (621 papers) published 37 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yonsei University (619 papers) published 30 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Ulsan (611 papers) published 38 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Catholic University of Korea (572 papers) published 29 papers at the last edition, 25 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, 5.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 65.70% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.91% of all publications and 9.39% 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.

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Top Publications

  • Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: an Updated Review of ARCO on Pathogenesis, Staging and Treatment.

    Jeremy T. Hines;Woo Lam Jo;Quanjun Cui;Michael A. Mont

    (2021)
    128 Citations
  • ARCO Consensus on the Pathogenesis of Non-traumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head

    Quanjun Cui;Woo Lam Jo;Kyung Hoi Koo;Edward Y. Cheng

    (2021)
    73 Citations
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and COVID-19 Susceptibility and Outcomes: a Korean Nationwide Cohort.

    Hae Won Yoo;Hyun Young Jin;Dong Keon Yon;Maria Effenberger

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors of Congenital Anomalies: an Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

    Kyung Shin Lee;Yoon Jung Choi;Jinwoo Cho;Hyunji Lee

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Identification of Sleep Apnea Severity Based on Deep Learning from a Short-term Normal ECG.

    Erdenebayar Urtnasan;Jong Uk Park;Eun Yeon Joo;Kyoung Joung Lee

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Article-Level Metrics.

    Armen Yuri Gasparyan;Marlen Yessirkepov;Alexander A. Voronov;Artur A. Maksaev

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Formulating Hypotheses for Different Study Designs

    Durga Prasanna Misra;Armen Yuri Gasparyan;Olena Zimba;Marlen Yessirkepov

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Trend of Menarcheal Age among Korean Girls

    Moon Young Seo;Shin Hye Kim;Anders Juul;Mi Jung Park

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Cannabidiol for Treating Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and Dravet Syndrome in Korea.

    Chung Mo Koo;Se Hee Kim;Joon Soo Lee;Byung Joo Park;Byung Joo Park

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Causes for Retraction in the Biomedical Literature: A Systematic Review of Studies of Retraction Notices

    (2023)
    18 Citations

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