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Journal of Virology
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Journal of Virology

0022-538X

Published by: American Society for Microbiology

https://journals.asm.org/journal/jvi

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 22 579 1053 53
Medicine 346 303 494 41

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1746
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1878
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 70
SCIMAGO H-index: 330
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.283
Impact Factor: 3.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Virology?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Virology, Molecular biology, Virus, Viral replication and Gene. The Virology research presented in Journal of Virology explores the relationship between Immunology and the closely related topic of Cytotoxic T cell. The concepts on Molecular biology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including RNA, Biochemistry, DNA, Mutant and Transcription (biology).

Issues in RNA were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Messenger RNA, Polymerase and Protein biosynthesis. The Mutant study featured in Journal of Virology draws parallels with the field of Mutation. The research on Virus tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Epitope and Antigen.

In addition to Viral replication research, it aims to explore topics under Interferon and Cell biology. The journal facilitated presentations on Gene research, particularly Gene expression and Open reading frame. Genetics studies presented include Genome and Nucleic acid sequence.

  • Virology (53.67%)
  • Molecular biology (42.32%)
  • Virus (40.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Production of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated retrovirus in human and nonhuman cells transfected with an infectious molecular clone. (2709 citations)
  • A Third-Generation Lentivirus Vector with a Conditional Packaging System (2589 citations)
  • Receptor Recognition by the Novel Coronavirus from Wuhan: an Analysis Based on Decade-Long Structural Studies of SARS Coronavirus. (2450 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Virology:

The most cited papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Virology, Virus, Molecular biology, Viral replication and Gene. While Virology is the key highlight in the most cited publications, thet also covered some subjects on Immunology and Cytotoxic T cell. Glycoprotein, Interferon and Antigen are some topics wherein Virus research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact.

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

  • Gene
  • Virus
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Virology, Virus, Cell biology, Viral replication and Gene. Journal of Virology focuses on Virology but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Antibody which is concerned with Antigen. Topics in Virus were tackled in line with various other fields like Innate immune system, Mutant and Virulence.

The work on Cell biology tackled in it brings together disciplines like RNA, Transcription factor, Transcription (biology) and Capsid. The RNA research presented falls under the domain of Genetics. The majority of Gene studies presented zero in on Genome.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Genomic characterization of a novel SARS-CoV-2 lineage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (114 citations)
  • Effective Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Heparin and Enoxaparin Derivatives. (65 citations)
  • Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike versus Nucleoprotein Antibody Responses Impact the Estimates of Infections in Population-Based Seroprevalence Studies. (61 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 Virology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bernard Moss (257 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bernard Roizman (225 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David C. Montefiori (224 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Joseph Sodroski (192 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yoshihiro Kawaoka (184 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than 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 Virology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (2532 papers) published 32 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (1507 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (890 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (846 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (700 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 4.19% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.19% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.79% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.35% of all publications and 58.67% 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

  • Receptor Recognition by the Novel Coronavirus from Wuhan: an Analysis Based on Decade-Long Structural Studies of SARS Coronavirus.

    Yushun Wan;Jian Shang;Rachel Graham;Ralph S. Baric

    (2020)
    4938 Citations
  • Molecular mechanism for antibody-dependent enhancement of coronavirus entry

    Yushun Wan;Jian Shang;Shihui Sun;Wanbo Tai

    (2020)
    776 Citations
  • Type I Interferon Susceptibility Distinguishes SARS-CoV-2 from SARS-CoV.

    Kumari G. Lokugamage;Adam Hage;Maren de Vries;Ana M. Valero-Jimenez

    (2020)
    434 Citations
  • Nucleocapsid protein recruitment to replication-transcription complexes plays a crucial role in coronaviral life cycle

    Yingying Cong;Mustafa Ulasli;Hein Schepers;Mario Mauthe

    (2020)
    377 Citations
  • Genomic characterization of a novel SARS-CoV-2 lineage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    Carolina M Voloch;Ronaldo da Silva Francisco;Luiz G P de Almeida;Cynthia C Cardoso

    (2021)
    371 Citations
  • Omicron: What Makes the Latest SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern So Concerning?

    (2022)
    339 Citations
  • Type I and Type III Interferons Restrict SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Human Airway Epithelial Cultures.

    Abigail Vanderheiden;Philipp Ralfs;Philipp Ralfs;Tatiana Chirkova;Amit A. Upadhyay;Amit A. Upadhyay

    (2020)
    317 Citations
  • The Enzymatic Activity of the nsp14 Exoribonuclease Is Critical for Replication of MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2.

    Natacha S. Ogando;Jessika C. Zevenhoven-Dobbe;Yvonne van der Meer;Peter J. Bredenbeek

    (2020)
    258 Citations

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