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Journal of Microbiology
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Journal of Microbiology

1225-8873

Published by: The Microbiological Society of Korea

https://www.springer.com/journal/12275

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 189 17 46 11
Biology and Biochemistry 690 20 25 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 75
Documents by Best Scientists*: 103
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 83
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.695
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Microbiology?

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Microbiology, Biochemistry, Bacteria, Gene and Botany. The studies on Microbiology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of 16S ribosomal RNA, Virology, Strain (chemistry), Escherichia coli and Virulence. Topics in 16S ribosomal RNA explored in Journal of Microbiology were investigated in conjunction with research in Ribosomal RNA and Phylogenetic tree.

The study on Phylogenetic tree presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Phylogenetics. In particular, the Virology works presented emphasize discussions on Virus. The study on Biochemistry presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Food science.

The in-depth study on Gene also explores topics in the intersecting field of Molecular biology. Studies on Molecular biology discussed in it link to the field of Recombinant DNA.

  • Microbiology (39.09%)
  • Biochemistry (17.56%)
  • Bacteria (13.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Viable but Nonculturable State in Bacteria (1008 citations)
  • UBCG: Up-to-date bacterial core gene set and pipeline for phylogenomic tree reconstruction (433 citations)
  • Quorum sensing and quorum-quenching enzymes. (377 citations)

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

The most cited publications primarily tackle Microbiology, Bacteria, Botany, 16S ribosomal RNA and Biochemistry. The Microbiology research tackled in the most cited papers is interrelated with Virulence which concerns subjects like Pathogen. The published articles address concerns in the field of Botany by exploring it in line with topics in Actinobacteria which intersect with Firmicutes subjects.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Microbiology generally zeroes in on subjects such as Microbiology, Gene, Strain (chemistry), 16S ribosomal RNA and Cell biology. Issues in Microbiology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Amino acid, Bacteria, Peptidoglycan, Biofilm and Virulence. Topics in Virulence were tackled in line with various other fields like Pathogen and Effector.

Journal of Microbiology aims to reinforce research in the subjects of Biochemistry and Genetics by tackling studies in Gene. The 16S ribosomal RNA works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Taxonomy (biology) and Genus. While Cell biology is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Autophagy, Mutant, Proteolysis and Transcription (biology), Repressor.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Raloxifene as a treatment option for viral infections. (9 citations)
  • A comprehensive review of SARS-CoV-2 genetic mutations and lessons from animal coronavirus recombination in one health perspective. (7 citations)
  • Rediscovery of antimicrobial peptides as therapeutic agents. (5 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 Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hang-Yeon Weon (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chi-Kyung Kim (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyung Sook Bae (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Soon-Wo Kwon (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Seong Woon Roh (23 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 Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Seoul National University (126 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chungnam National University (85 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kyungpook National University (82 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Korea University (77 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yonsei University (75 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 3.81% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.87% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.84% of all publications and 39.60% 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

  • Introducing EzAAI: a pipeline for high throughput calculations of prokaryotic average amino acid identity.

    Dongwook Kim;Sein Park;Jongsik Chun

    (2021)
    463 Citations
  • UBCG2: Up-to-date bacterial core genes and pipeline for phylogenomic analysis.

    Jihyeon Kim;Seong-In Na;Dongwook Kim;Jongsik Chun

    (2021)
    146 Citations
  • Burkholderia thailandensis outer membrane vesicles exert antimicrobial activity against drug-resistant and competitor microbial species.

    Yihui Wang;Joseph P Hoffmann;Chau-Wen Chou;Kerstin Höner Zu Bentrup

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Development of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) thermal inactivation method with preservation of diagnostic sensitivity.

    Young-Il Kim;Mark Anthony B. Casel;Se-Mi Kim;Seong-Gyu Kim

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Short-chain fatty acids inhibit the biofilm formation of Streptococcus gordonii through negative regulation of competence-stimulating peptide signaling pathway

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Lactobacillus plantarum lipoteichoic acid disrupts mature Enterococcus faecalis biofilm.

    A. Reum Kim;Minji Kang;Yeon-Jee Yoo;Cheol-Heui Yun

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Microbial source tracking using metagenomics and other new technologies.

    Shahbaz Raza;Jungman Kim;Michael J. Sadowsky;Tatsuya Unno

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Proposal of a health gut microbiome index based on a meta-analysis of Korean and global population datasets

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • NF-κB/ROS and ERK pathways regulate NLRP3 inflammasome activation in Listeria monocytogenes infected BV2 microglia cells

    Lin Yuan;Yurong Zhu;Shuang Huang;Lin Lin

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Effects of digested Cheonggukjang on human microbiota assessed by in vitro fecal fermentation

    (2021)
    13 Citations

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