Journal of Travel Medicine

Top Research Topics at Journal of Travel Medicine?

Journal of Travel Medicine mainly deals with areas of study such as Travel medicine, Pediatrics, Malaria, Immunology and Virology. Concepts in Epidemiology, as well as related topics in Incidence (epidemiology), are covered in the Travel medicine research presented in Journal of Travel Medicine. Pediatrics study tackled is connected to the field of Disease.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Malaria, it also covered topics in Chemoprophylaxis, Surgery and Environmental health. The Environmental health study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Public health. The Immunology study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Internal medicine.

Diarrhea is part of Internal medicine studies tackled in the journal. It explores topics in Virology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Journal of Travel Medicine focuses on Vaccination but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Hepatitis A, Rabies and Immunization.

• Travel medicine (21.22%)
• Pediatrics (14.16%)
• Malaria (13.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus. (1811 citations)
• Isolation, quarantine, social distancing and community containment: pivotal role for old-style public health measures in the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. (1016 citations)
• The positive impact of lockdown in Wuhan on containing the COVID-19 outbreak in China (584 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Travel Medicine:

The most cited articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Travel medicine, Environmental health, Epidemiology, Malaria and Immunology. The journal papers focus on Environmental health but also tackle concerns of closely connected disciplines like

• Public health which intersects with area such as Occupational safety and health,
• Outbreak which is related to area like Pandemic.. Veterinary medicine, Incidence (epidemiology) and Pediatrics are some topics wherein Epidemiology research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact.

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:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Virology and Pandemic. The studies on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Travel medicine, Quarantine and Environmental health. In addition to Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) research, the journal aims to explore topics under Epidemiology and Outbreak.

The presented research on 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak deals specifically with Vaccination but it also addresses topics in Adverse effect. The Virology works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Plasmodium falciparum and Malaria. The journal explores research in Malaria and the adjacent study of Chemoprophylaxis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Quantifying the transmission advantage associated with N501Y substitution of SARS-CoV-2 in the UK: an early data-driven analysis. (42 citations)
• Isolation and characterization of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant in travellers from the United Kingdom to India: VUI-202012/01 of the B.1.1.7 lineage. (25 citations)
• Health equity considerations in COVID-19: geospatial network analysis of the COVID-19 outbreak in the migrant population in Singapore. (21 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Travel Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

• Robert Steffen (81 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Eli Schwartz (60 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Annelies Wilder-Smith (58 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
• Gerard T Flaherty (54 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Peter A. Leggat (51 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Travel Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (103 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Zurich (93 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• James Cook University (84 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Sheba Medical Center (69 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• University of London (66 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 16 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, 9.13% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.75% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.74% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.05% of all publications and 56.46% 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.