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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

0003-1488

Published by: American Veterinary Medical Foundation

https://www.avma.org/journals/about-javma

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 102 57 72 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 139
Documents by Best Scientists*: 188
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 137
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.462
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Javma-journal of The American Veterinary Medical Association?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Surgery, Internal medicine, Pathology, Veterinary medicine and Virology. Studies on Surgery discussed in the journal link to the field of Anesthesia. Topics in Internal medicine explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Cardiology.

  • Surgery (12.82%)
  • Internal medicine (10.88%)
  • Pathology (9.96%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Assessment of the economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome on swine production in the United States. (779 citations)
  • Newly recognized fatal protozoan disease of dogs (718 citations)
  • Report of the AVMA panel on euthanasia (645 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Javma-journal of The American Veterinary Medical Association:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Internal medicine, Surgery, CATS, Pathology and Veterinary medicine. The published articles address concerns in Internal medicine which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Cardiology. The journal publications investigate Surgery research which frequently intersects with Anesthesia.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Javma-journal of The American Veterinary Medical Association are Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Surgery and Case description. It focuses on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) research which is adjacent to topics in Medical education. The concepts on Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presented in Javma-journal of The American Veterinary Medical Association can also apply to other research fields, including Veterinary medicine, Medical emergency and Virology.

Javma-journal of The American Veterinary Medical Association features Surgery research that overlaps with concepts in CATS. It explores issues in Case description which can be linked to other research areas like Intact male, Lameness and Anatomy. It facilitates discussions on Retrospective cohort study that incorporate concepts from other fields like Text mining and MEDLINE.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Current attitudes of veterinarians and producers regarding the use of local and systemic analgesia in beef and dairy cattle in the United States. (6 citations)
  • Lessons learned from preliminary monitoring for African swine fever virus in a region of ongoing transmission. (3 citations)
  • Innate and acquired immune responses of colostrum-fed neonatal Holstein calves following intranasal vaccination with two commercially available modified-live virus vaccines (2 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 Javma-journal of The American Veterinary Medical Association (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Greg Cima (185 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Katie Burns (143 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Malinda Larkin (138 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Philip H. Kass (96 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Harold W. Hannah (96 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 Javma-journal of The American Veterinary Medical Association (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Davis (721 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (607 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Texas A&M University (444 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Colorado State University (438 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ohio State University (382 papers) absent at the last 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, 93.72% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 69.23% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 30.77% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • Evaluation of associations between owner presence and indicators of fear in dogs during routine veterinary examinations.

    Anastiasia C. Stellato;Cate E. Dewey;Tina M. Widowski;Lee Niel

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Ophthalmic disorders in a referral population of seven breeds of brachycephalic dogs: 970 cases (2008–2017)

    Samantha V Palmer;Filipe Espinheira Gomes;Jessica A A McArt

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Multiple anthelmintic drug resistance in hookworms (Ancylostoma caninum) in a Labrador breeding and training kennel in Georgia, USA

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program in a veterinary medical teaching institution.

    Emily E. Feyes;Dubraska Diaz-Campos;Dixie F. Mollenkopf;Rikki L. Horne

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Anesthetic risk during subsequent anesthetic events in brachycephalic dogs that have undergone corrective airway surgery: 45 cases (2007–2019)

    Crystal R. Doyle;Turi K. Aarnes;Gregory A. Ballash;Erin L. Wendt-Hornickle

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Clinical and epidemiologic features of SARS-CoV-2 in dogs and cats compiled through national surveillance in the United States

    (2023)
    14 Citations
  • Tick-borne pathogens detected in sheltered dogs during an epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a One Health challenge.

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Honey bee medicine for veterinarians and guidance for avoiding violative chemical residues in honey

    Emily D. Richards;Lisa A. Tell;Jennifer L. Davis;Ronald E. Baynes

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • A call to action for veterinarians and partners in animal health to collect antimicrobial use data for the purposes of supporting medical decision-making and antimicrobial stewardship

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Survey of production animal veterinarians' prescription practices, factors influencing antimicrobial drug use, and perceptions of and attitudes toward antimicrobial resistance.

    Daniel D. Taylor;Jennifer N. Martin;Paul S. Morley;Keith E. Belk

    (2020)
    10 Citations

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