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Letters in Applied Microbiology
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Letters in Applied Microbiology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 156 62 73 13
Biology and Biochemistry 451 50 58 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 214
Documents by Best Scientists*: 209
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 133
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.543
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Letters in Applied Microbiology?

Letters in Applied Microbiology mainly deals with areas of study such as Microbiology, Bacteria, Biochemistry, Food science and Escherichia coli. The main emphasis of Letters in Applied Microbiology is the research on Microbiology, emphasizing the topic of Antimicrobial. Letters in Applied Microbiology features Bacteria research that overlaps with concepts in Strain (chemistry).

It explores research in Biochemistry and the adjacent study of Chromatography. In addition to Food science research, the journal aims to explore topics under Food microbiology and Botany. The main emphasis of it is the subject of Yeast, focusing on Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

The work on Polymerase chain reaction addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Molecular biology. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Molecular biology, apply to Gene as well.

  • Microbiology (52.02%)
  • Bacteria (29.20%)
  • Biochemistry (20.22%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Rapid extraction of bacterial genomic DNA with guanidium thiocyanate (1924 citations)
  • Rapid preparation of DNA from filamentous fungi (1516 citations)
  • Antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils and essences against five important food-borne pathogens (874 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Letters in Applied Microbiology:

The journal papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Microbiology, Bacteria, Food science, Biochemistry and Escherichia coli. The published articles feature studies on Microbiology, including topics such as Antimicrobial. The Food science research tackled in the most cited papers is interrelated with Botany which concerns subjects like Horticulture.

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

  • Bacteria
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Letters in Applied Microbiology is mainly concerned with subjects like Microbiology, Food science, Bacteria, Antimicrobial and Antibiotic resistance. The studies in Microbiology featured incorporate elements of Escherichia coli and Biofilm. The journal addresses concerns in Food science which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Substrate (chemistry) and Response surface methodology.

The journal tackles issues in Bacteria, particularly in the topics of Lactic acid and Antibacterial activity. It focused on Antimicrobial research but expanded to cover Staphylococcus aureus. The Antibiotic resistance study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Virulence.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Gut-organ axis: a microbial outreach and networking. (25 citations)
  • Fungal endophytes from leaves of Avicennia marina growing in semi-arid environment as a promising source for bioactive compounds. (19 citations)
  • Study of enteric pathogens among children in the tropics and effects of prolonged storage of stool samples. (4 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 Letters in Applied Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • A. D. Russell (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John E. Moore (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Dong-Hyun Kang (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robin J. Rowbury (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • M.T. Rowe (17 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 Letters in Applied Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (72 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Queen's University Belfast (71 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (65 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (61 papers) absent at the last 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, 4.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.72% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.41% of all publications and 79.35% 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

  • 2019_nCoV/SARS-CoV-2: rapid classification of betacoronaviruses and identification of Traditional Chinese Medicine as potential origin of zoonotic coronaviruses.

    Trudy M. Wassenaar;Ying Zou

    (2020)
    93 Citations
  • Role of heterotrophic nitrifiers and aerobic denitrifiers in simultaneous nitrification and denitrification process: a nonconventional nitrogen removal pathway in wastewater treatment

    R.K. Gupta;R.K. Gupta;B.J. Poddar;B.J. Poddar;S.P. Nakhate;S.P. Nakhate;A.R. Chavan;A.R. Chavan

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • The denture microbiome in health and disease: an exploration of a unique community

    (2022)
    36 Citations
  • BCG vaccination early in life does not improve COVID-19 outcome of elderly populations, based on nationally reported data.

    Trudy M. Wassenaar;Gregory S. Buzard;David J. Newman

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Global research trends on bioflocculant potentials in wastewater remediation from 1990 to 2019 using a bibliometric approach

    Kunle Okaiyeto;Temitope Ekundayo;Anthony Okoh

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Photodynamic therapy and combinatory treatments for the control of biofilm-associated infections

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • Cinnamyl Schiff bases: synthesis, cytotoxic effects and antifungal activity of clinical interest

    T F F Magalhães;C M da Silva;L B F Dos Santos;D A Santos

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Assessing the growth-inhibitory activity of postbiotics of Lactobacillus spp. against Staphylococcus aureus under in vitro circumstances and food model.

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • Ridinilazole: a novel, narrow‐spectrum antimicrobial agent targeting Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Antimicrobial in vitro activities of condensed tannin extracts on avian pathogenic Escherichia coli.

    Mohammed Munis Dakheel;Fatemah A.H. Alkandari;Irene Mueller‐Harvey;Martin J. Woodward

    (2020)
    20 Citations

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