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Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 40 48 106 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 139
Documents by Best Scientists*: 239
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 130
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.971
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Pathology, CATS and Endocrinology. The studies on Internal medicine discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Surgery and Cardiology. The Cardiology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Anesthesia.

Immunology, Prospective cohort study and Chemotherapy are some topics wherein Gastroenterology research discussed in the journal have an impact. Histopathology is a focus of the Pathology works in the journal. CATS study tackled is connected to the field of Kidney disease.

Endocrinology research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Insulin. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Creatinine and Renal function.

  • Internal medicine (47.15%)
  • Gastroenterology (17.85%)
  • Pathology (16.04%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Recommendations for standards in transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography in the dog and cat (718 citations)
  • Passive transfer of colostral immunoglobulins in calves. (509 citations)
  • Guidelines for the Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Systemic Hypertension in Dogs and Cats (485 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine:

The most cited articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Pathology, Surgery and CATS. Endocrinology and Cardiology are some topics wherein Internal medicine research discussed in the journal publications has an impact. In addition to Gastroenterology research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Prospective cohort study, Anemia and Immunology, Lymphoma.

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:

Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, CATS, Confidence interval and Cardiology are the subjects of interest in Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine connects research in Internal medicine with the related topic of Endocrinology. It emphasizes research on Endocrinology, which includes concerns such as Insulin.

The research on Gastroenterology featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Enteropathy, Adverse effect, Hematocrit and Inflammatory bowel disease. The CATS works featured in Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine incorporate elements from Anesthesia, Urology, Diabetes mellitus, Pancreatitis and Euthyroid. The concepts on Cardiology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Blood pressure and Furosemide.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Randomized controlled clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of intratumoral treatment of canine mast cell tumors with tigilanol tiglate (EBC-46). (11 citations)
  • Retrospective study of dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs. (5 citations)
  • Utility of point-of-care lung ultrasound for monitoring cardiogenic pulmonary edema in dogs. (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 Veterinary Internal Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jens Häggström (74 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jörg M. Steiner (68 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Edward B. Breitschwerdt (65 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Philip H. Kass (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jonathan Elliott (57 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as 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 Veterinary Internal Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Davis (475 papers) published 27 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (319 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • North Carolina State University (312 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ohio State University (292 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Colorado State University (277 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 6.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 47.16% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.06% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.89% of all publications and 14.89% 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

  • Effects of metronidazole on the fecal microbiome and metabolome in healthy dogs.

    Rachel Pilla;Frederic P. Gaschen;James W. Barr;Erin Olson

    (2020)
    185 Citations
  • Effect of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid on clinical scores, intestinal microbiome, and amoxicillin-resistant Escherichia coli in dogs with uncomplicated acute diarrhea.

    Melanie Werner;Jan S. Suchodolski;Reinhard K. Straubinger;Georg Wolf

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Outcomes of treatment of cats with feline infectious peritonitis using parenterally administered remdesivir, with or without transition to orally administered GS‐441524

    (2023)
    29 Citations
  • Developmental stages in microbiota, bile acids, and clostridial species in healthy puppies.

    Amanda B Blake;Annalis Cigarroa;Hannah L Klein;Mohammad R Khattab

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • The effect of combined carprofen and omeprazole administration on gastrointestinal permeability and inflammation in dogs

    Susan M. Jones;Ann Gaier;Hiroko Enomoto;Patricia Ishii

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Evaluation of hair and nail cortisol concentrations and associations with behavioral, physical, and environmental indicators of chronic stress in cats.

    Elena T Contreras;Raphael Vanderstichel;Claire Hovenga;Michael R Lappin

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Preliminary evaluation of fecal fatty acid concentrations in cats with chronic kidney disease and correlation with indoxyl sulfate and p-cresol sulfate.

    Stacie Summers;Jessica M. Quimby;Robert Kyle Phillips;Jonathan Stockman

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Serum procalcitonin concentrations in dogs with induced endotoxemia

    Frankie Easley;Marie K. Holowaychuk;Erin W. Lashnits;Shila K. Nordone

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • The effects of signalment, diet, geographic location, season, and colitis associated with antimicrobial use or Salmonella infection on the fecal microbiome of horses.

    Carolyn E. Arnold;Rachel Pilla;M. Keith Chaffin;Jessica L. Leatherwood

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Serum triglyceride and cholesterol concentrations and lipoprotein profiles in dogs with naturally occurring pancreatitis and healthy control dogs.

    Panagiotis G. Xenoulis;Panagiotis G. Xenoulis;Paul J. Cammarata;Rosemary L. Walzem;Jan S. Suchodolski

    (2020)
    20 Citations

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