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Journal of Viral Hepatitis
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Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 87 102 150 23
Immunology 107 56 103 16
Medicine 768 211 291 27

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 378
Documents by Best Scientists*: 380
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 112
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.813
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Viral Hepatitis?

The objective of Journal of Viral Hepatitis is to combine knowledge in the areas of Internal medicine, Immunology, Hepatitis C virus, Virology and Hepatitis C. Topics in Internal medicine explored in Journal of Viral Hepatitis were investigated in conjunction with research in Gastroenterology and Ribavirin. The concepts on Gastroenterology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Chronic hepatitis, Liver biopsy, Fibrosis, Pathology and Alpha interferon.

Ribavirin research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Adverse effect and Combination therapy. The work tackled in Journal of Viral Hepatitis goes beyond the discipline of Immunology as it also encompasses Liver disease. Journal of Viral Hepatitis focuses on Hepatitis C virus but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as RNA, Incidence (epidemiology) and Transmission (medicine).

Some problems in Virology that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Molecular biology, Antibody and Genotype. While Hepatitis C is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Odds ratio, Epidemiology, Surgery, Viral hepatitis and Cohort. It holds forums on Hepatitis B virus that merges themes from other disciplines such as Seroconversion and Antigen.

  • Internal medicine (44.89%)
  • Immunology (37.29%)
  • Hepatitis C virus (34.31%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Hepatitis B virus epidemiology, disease burden, treatment, and current and emerging prevention and control measures (2191 citations)
  • Global surveillance and control of hepatitis C. Report of a WHO Consultation organized in collaboration with the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board, Antwerp, Belgium. (839 citations)
  • Spontaneous viral clearance following acute hepatitis C infection: a systematic review of longitudinal studies. (691 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Viral Hepatitis:

The published articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Immunology, Internal medicine, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C virus and Virology. Issues in Internal medicine were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gastroenterology and Ribavirin. The journal articles focus on Virology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Antibody and Genotype, Hepatitis E virus.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Viral Hepatitis primarily tackles Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatitis C virus, Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B virus. The subject of Chronic hepatitis, which is connected to the field of Tenofovir and Fibrosis, serves as the foundation of the Internal medicine research featured in the journal. The work on Gastroenterology tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Entecavir, HBsAg, Cumulative incidence and Hazard ratio.

The overlapping concepts between Epidemiology and Seroprevalence are the key highlights of Hepatitis C virus study. Journal of Viral Hepatitis addresses concerns in Hepatitis C which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Viral hepatitis, Intensive care medicine, Emergency medicine, Hepatitis and Ribavirin. The Hepatitis B virus study which was featured in Journal of Viral Hepatitis aims to expound on the research in Virology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Low risk of hepatitis b reactivation in patients with severe COVID-19 who receive immunosuppressive therapy (14 citations)
  • The case for simplifying and using absolute targets for viral hepatitis elimination goals. (12 citations)
  • Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 70 cases of coronavirus disease and concomitant hepatitis B virus infection: A multicentre descriptive study. (12 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 Viral Hepatitis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stefan Zeuzem (45 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Gregory J. Dore (41 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Howard C. Thomas (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Antonio Craxì (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Michael P. Manns (30 papers) published 1 paper 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 Viral Hepatitis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (101 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Imperial College London (75 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of New South Wales (62 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam (59 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Paris (56 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 8.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.04% of all publications and 49.02% 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

  • Prevalence and burden of HBV co‐infection among people living with HIV: A global systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Lucy Platt;Clare E. French;Catherine R. McGowan;Catherine R. McGowan;Keith Sabin

    (2020)
    118 Citations
  • Low risk of hepatitis b reactivation in patients with severe COVID-19 who receive immunosuppressive therapy

    Sergio Rodríguez-Tajes;Anna Miralpeix;Josep Costa;Ester López-Suñé

    (2021)
    90 Citations
  • Loss to follow‐up in the hepatitis C care cascade: A substantial problem but opportunity for micro‐elimination

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • Risk factors for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Cori Campbell;Tingyan Wang;Anna L McNaughton;Eleanor Barnes

    (2021)
    64 Citations
  • Ten-year follow-up of a randomized controlled clinical trial in chronic hepatitis delta.

    Anika Wranke;Svenja Hardtke;Benjamin Heidrich;George Dalekos

    (2020)
    57 Citations

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