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Journal of Medical Virology
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Journal of Medical Virology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 30 328 554 46
Immunology 35 186 267 36
Medicine 231 318 439 50

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1106
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1277
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 26
SCIMAGO H-index: 160
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.291
Impact Factor: 4.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Medical Virology?

The main points discussed in Journal of Medical Virology deals with Virology, Virus, Immunology, Antibody and Genotype. Virology study tackled is connected to the field of Antigen. The research on Virus tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Molecular biology, Polymerase chain reaction and Microbiology.

It encompasses presentations on Immunology, specifically Serology, Immune system, Hepatitis, Titer and Vaccination. The journal is focused mainly on Antibody, particularly Epitope. While Genotype is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Rotavirus and Phylogenetic tree.

It holds forums on Viral disease that merges themes from other disciplines such as Epidemiology and Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Journal of Medical Virology focused on Hepatitis B virus research but expanded to cover Hepatitis B. The Hepatitis C virus study featured in Journal of Medical Virology draws parallels with the field of Hepatitis C.

  • Virology (98.30%)
  • Virus (36.67%)
  • Immunology (26.57%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Emerging coronaviruses: Genome structure, replication, and pathogenesis. (1527 citations)
  • Outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China: The mystery and the miracle. (1461 citations)
  • The neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV2 may play a role in the respiratory failure of COVID-19 patients (1207 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Medical Virology:

The journal papers mainly tackle studies in Virology, Virus, Immunology, Viral disease and Antibody. The most cited articles explore topics in Virology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Polymerase chain reaction, Serology and Genotype. The journal papers with studies in Virus featured incorporate elements of Molecular biology, Microbiology and Hepatitis E virus.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Virus
  • Virology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in Journal of Medical Virology are Virology, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Internal medicine and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. Virology research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Virus. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Virus classification, Epidemiology, MEDLINE and Intensive care medicine.

While the journal focused on Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it was also able to explore topics like Real-time polymerase chain reaction, Outbreak, Viral load, Asymptomatic and Antibody. Journal of Medical Virology investigates Internal medicine research which frequently intersects with Gastroenterology. Coronavirus and Immunology are closely related fields of research discussed in Journal of Medical Virology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Postdischarge symptoms and rehabilitation needs in survivors of COVID-19 infection: A cross-sectional evaluation. (279 citations)
  • The cytokine storm and COVID-19. (231 citations)
  • Proportion of asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (147 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 Medical Virology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hiroshi Ushijima (65 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hiromitsu Kumada (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Massimo Ciccozzi (59 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • Fumitaka Suzuki (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masashi Mizokami (56 papers) published 1 paper 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 Medical Virology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (332 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (279 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Boston Children's Hospital (148 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (131 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (127 papers) published 16 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, 10.48% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.30% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.34% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.04% of all publications and 76.31% 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

  • Outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China: The mystery and the miracle.

    Hongzhou Lu;Charles W. Stratton;Yi Wei Tang

    (2020)
    3923 Citations
  • Emerging coronaviruses: Genome structure, replication, and pathogenesis.

    Yu Chen;Qianyun Liu;Deyin Guo

    (2020)
    3627 Citations
  • Coronavirus infections and immune responses.

    Geng Li;Geng Li;Yaohuao Fan;Yanni Lai;Tiantian Han

    (2020)
    2198 Citations
  • Central nervous system involvement by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).

    Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi;Clare Bryce;Zachary Grimes;Ronald E. Gordon

    (2020)
    1042 Citations
  • The 2019-new coronavirus epidemic: Evidence for virus evolution.

    Domenico Benvenuto;Marta Giovanetti;Alessandra Ciccozzi;Silvia Spoto

    (2020)
    833 Citations
  • Composition and divergence of coronavirus spike proteins and host ACE2 receptors predict potential intermediate hosts of SARS-CoV-2.

    Zhixin Liu;Zhixin Liu;Xiao Xiao;Xiuli Wei;Jian Li

    (2020)
    783 Citations
  • Emerging coronaviruses: Genome structure, replication, and pathogenesis

    Unknown

    (2020)
    763 Citations
  • Overlapping and discrete aspects of the pathology and pathogenesis of the emerging human pathogenic coronaviruses SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and 2019-nCoV.

    Jia Liu;Xin Zheng;Qiaoxia Tong;Wei Li

    (2020)
    714 Citations
  • Predictors of mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Wenjie Tian;Wenjie Tian;Wanlin Jiang;Jie Yao;Jie Yao;Christopher J. Nicholson

    (2020)
    632 Citations

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