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Journal of Vascular Access
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Journal of Vascular Access

1129-7298

Published by: Wichtig Publishing

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jva

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 2369 35 50 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 81
Documents by Best Scientists*: 99
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 51
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.58
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Vascular Access?

Journal of Vascular Access generally zeroes in on subjects such as Surgery, Hemodialysis, Arteriovenous fistula, Vascular access and Catheter. Journal of Vascular Access explores research in Radiology and overlapping concepts in Vein to expand the discourse in Surgery. In addition to Hemodialysis research, it aims to explore topics under Stenosis, Cardiology and Retrospective cohort study.

While the primary focus in Journal of Vascular Access is Stenosis, it also dissects topics surrounding Angioplasty and Balloon and Percutaneous as a whole. While Arteriovenous fistula is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Dialysis access and Forearm. While Journal of Vascular Access focused on Vascular access, it was also able to explore topics like Treatment outcome and Intensive care medicine.

The Intensive care medicine study featured in Journal of Vascular Access draws parallels with the field of MEDLINE. The research on Catheter tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Anesthesia and Complication. Many of the studies tackled connect Vascular Patency with a similar field of study like Blood vessel prosthesis.

  • Surgery (59.82%)
  • Hemodialysis (30.21%)
  • Arteriovenous fistula (22.65%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The electrocardiographic method for positioning the tip of central venous catheters (127 citations)
  • Arteriovenous fistulae vs. arteriovenous grafts: a retrospective review of 1,700 consecutive vascular access cases. (113 citations)
  • Understanding the dialysis access steal syndrome. A review of the etiologies, diagnosis, prevention and treatment strategies. (111 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Vascular Access:

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Surgery, Hemodialysis, Arteriovenous fistula, Radiology and Catheter. Topics like Vascular Patency, Vascular access, Treatment outcome, Fistula and Thrombosis are tackled as part of the discussions on Surgery in the journal publications. Issues in Hemodialysis were discussed in the most cited papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Retrospective cohort study, Intensive care medicine, Complication, Stenosis and Dialysis.

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

  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Radiology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Vascular Access aims to foster the development of research in Surgery, Hemodialysis, Arteriovenous fistula, Vascular access and Catheter. Dialysis access, Fistula, Complication, Thrombosis and Central venous catheter are all aspects of Surgery research featured in the journal. Issues in Hemodialysis were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Percutaneous, Single Center and Cardiology.

The studies on Arteriovenous fistula discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Angioplasty, Kidney disease, Stenosis, Dialysis and End stage renal disease. Topics in Vascular access explored in Journal of Vascular Access were investigated in conjunction with research in Emergency medicine and Intensive care medicine. Research in Catheter discussed is concerned with the study of Radiology as a whole.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Intracavitary electrocardiography for tip location during central venous catheterization: A narrative review of 70 years of clinical studies. (9 citations)
  • GAVeCeLT-WoCoVA Consensus on subcutaneously anchored securement devices for the securement of venous catheters: Current evidence and recommendations for future research: (8 citations)
  • Centrally inserted central catheters in preterm neonates with weight below 1500 g by ultrasound-guided access to the brachio-cephalic vein: (7 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 Vascular Access (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Maurizio Gallieni (58 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mauro Pittiruti (40 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ingemar Davidson (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nicholas Inston (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bart Dolmatch (27 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 Journal of Vascular Access (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Milan (56 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Boston Children's Hospital (42 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • The Catholic University of America (32 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Oklahoma (28 papers) published 7 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, 19.49% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.37% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.46% of all publications and 67.83% 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.

Career Prospects and Tips for Research Aspirants

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Top Publications

  • Efficacy and safety associated with the use of the Surfacer ® Inside-Out ® Access Catheter System: Results from a prospective, multicenter Food and Drug Administration-approved Investigational Device Exemption study.

    Mahmood K Razavi;Eric K Peden;Ehab Sorial;John R Ross

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • The impact of flushing with pre-filled saline syringes on the incidence of peripheral venous catheter failure: A quasi-experimental study.

    Patrick Saliba;Guillermo Cuervo;Guillermo Cuervo;Ana Hornero;Gabriella De Carli

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Catheter-related bloodstream infections in a nephrology unit: Analysis of patient- and catheter-associated risk factors:

    Francesca Zanoni;Laura Pavone;Valentina Binda;Giovanni Tripepi

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • PATENCY-2 trial of vonapanitase to promote radiocephalic fistula use for hemodialysis and secondary patency

    Eric K Peden;John F Lucas;Barry J Browne;Stephen M Settle

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Impact of locking solutions on conditioning biofilm formation in tunnelled haemodialysis catheters and inflammatory response activation.

    Mario Jiménez Hernández;Alex Soriano;Xavier Filella;María Calvo

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Arteriovenous fistula creation with VasQTM device: A feasibility study to reveal hemodynamic implications

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • Interventional nephrology and vascular access practice: A perspective from South and Southeast Asia.

    Raja Ramachandran;Vinant Bhargava;Sanjiv Jasuja;Maurizio Gallieni

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • One- versus two-stage transposed brachiobasilic arteriovenous fistulae: A review of the current state of the art:

    Mohamed Sheta;Jalal Hakmei;Mark London;Mathew Wooster

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • A randomised clinical trial of ultrasound guided cannulation of difficult fistulae for dialysis access.

    Joshua Eves;Paris Cai;Ross Latham;Clement Leung

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • ASDIN white paper: Management of cephalic arch stenosis endorsed by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology.

    Gerald A Beathard;William C Jennings;Haimanot Wasse;Surendra Shenoy

    (2021)
    11 Citations

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