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Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 60 49 235 31
Immunology 169 15 28 10
Medicine 847 29 129 26

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 112
Documents by Best Scientists*: 297
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 78
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.009
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Internal medicine, Microbiology, Immunology, Surgery and Virology. While Internal medicine is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Bacteremia and Gastroenterology. Topics in Microbiology explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

The Staphylococcus aureus study tackling the subject of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is the focus of it. Immune system is the primary subject of Immunology works presented in Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection.

  • Internal medicine (29.12%)
  • Microbiology (22.56%)
  • Immunology (12.43%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Asymptomatic carrier state, acute respiratory disease, and pneumonia due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Facts and myths. (475 citations)
  • TH17 responses in cytokine storm of COVID-19: An emerging target of JAK2 inhibitor Fedratinib. (403 citations)
  • Listeria--review of epidemiology and pathogenesis. (352 citations)

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

The main points discussed in the journal papers deal with Internal medicine, Microbiology, Surgery, Bacteremia and Retrospective cohort study. The works on Internal medicine tackled in the most cited publications bring together disciplines like Gastroenterology, Antibiotics and Intensive care medicine. The most cited papers focus on Microbiology but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Acinetobacter baumannii which is concerned with Colistin.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection mostly deals with topics like Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak and Microbiology. Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection holds forums on Internal medicine that merges themes from other disciplines such as Gastroenterology and Bacteremia. The presented studies in Pandemic fall within the purview of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but it also intertwines with topics in In patient.

In addition to Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) research, it aims to explore topics under Serology, Antibody, Immunology and Virology. The Immunology study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Pneumonia. Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection facilitates discussions on Microbiology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Genotype and phenotype of COVID-19: Their roles in pathogenesis. (352 citations)
  • A Systematic Review of Asymptomatic Infections with COVID-19. (223 citations)
  • In vitro diagnostics of coronavirus disease 2019: Technologies and application. (44 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 Immunology and Infection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Po-Ren Hsueh (157 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Wen Chien Ko (132 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 16 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shan-Chwen Chang (92 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Li-Min Huang (78 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Wen Sen Lee (64 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 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 Microbiology Immunology and Infection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Taiwan University (486 papers) published 38 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Memorial Hospital of South Bend (290 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chang Gung University (266 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Cheng Kung University (216 papers) published 31 papers at the last edition, 14 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Yang-Ming University (197 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 4.86% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 51.91% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.51% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.36% of all publications and 30.21% 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

  • Asymptomatic carrier state, acute respiratory disease, and pneumonia due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Facts and myths.

    Chih Cheng Lai;Yen Hung Liu;Cheng Yi Wang;Ya Hui Wang

    (2020)
    1081 Citations
  • Are children less susceptible to COVID-19?

    Ping Ing Lee;Ya Li Hu;Po Yen Chen;Yhu Chering Huang

    (2020)
    686 Citations
  • Treatment options for COVID-19: The reality and challenges.

    Shio Shin Jean;Ping Ing Lee;Po Ren Hsueh

    (2020)
    544 Citations
  • Co-infections among patients with COVID-19: The need for combination therapy with non-anti-SARS-CoV-2 agents?

    Chih Cheng Lai;Cheng Yi Wang;Po Ren Hsueh

    (2020)
    511 Citations
  • ACE2 receptor polymorphism: Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, hypertension, multi-organ failure, and COVID-19 disease outcome.

    Christian A. Devaux;Christian A. Devaux;Jean Marc Rolain;Didier Raoult

    (2020)
    500 Citations

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