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Lupus
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Lupus

0961-2033

Published by: SAGE

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

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 92 68 100 18
Medicine 1108 130 178 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 248
Documents by Best Scientists*: 297
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 122
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.779
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Lupus?

The foci of the journal are Immunology, Internal medicine, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Lupus erythematosus and Antibody. The Immunology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Disease. Many of the research works in Internal medicine, specifically Lupus nephritis, closely connected to disciplines like In patient.

While Lupus nephritis is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Cyclophosphamide, Nephritis and Proteinuria. The journal explores topics in Systemic lupus erythematosus which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Surgery, Pediatrics, Cohort and Rheumatology. In Lupus, MEDLINE, Dermatology, Retrospective cohort study, Pathology and Severity of illness are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Lupus erythematosus research.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Antibody, it also covered topics in Molecular biology and Antigen. The work on Antiphospholipid syndrome addressed in Lupus expands to the thematically related Lupus anticoagulant. Lupus focuses on Pregnancy research which is adjacent to topics in Obstetrics.

  • Immunology (43.05%)
  • Internal medicine (34.33%)
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (24.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus: a comparison of worldwide disease burden. (614 citations)
  • Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: international consensus statement on classification criteria and treatment guidelines (607 citations)
  • Elevation of proinflammatory cytokine (IL-18, IL-17, IL-12) and Th2 cytokine (IL-4) concentrations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: (429 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Lupus:

The journal articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Immunology, Internal medicine, Lupus erythematosus, Systemic lupus erythematosus and Antibody. While the most cited papers focused on Immunology, they were also able to explore topics like Lupus nephritis and Disease. The most cited papers hold forums on Internal medicine that merge themes from other disciplines such as Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Surgery.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Lupus investigates studies in Internal medicine, Immunology, In patient, Dermatology and Systemic lupus erythematosus. Gastroenterology and Cardiology are some topics wherein Internal medicine research discussed in it have an impact. It holds forums on Immunology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Disease activity and Lupus nephritis.

The journal tackles research works in In patient as well as Cohort study. It explores issues in Dermatology which can be linked to other research areas like Lupus erythematosus and Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus. It deals with Systemic lupus erythematosus in conjunction with Pediatrics and similar fields in Cohort.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Observations from an Indian inception cohort. (10 citations)
  • Clinical and laboratory phenotypes in juvenile-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus across ethnicities in the UK. (5 citations)
  • Adult systemic lupus erythematosus in Egypt: The nation-wide spectrum of 3661 patients and world-wide standpoint. (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 Lupus (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Y Shoenfeld (100 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Munther A. Khamashta (86 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Eloisa Bonfa (64 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Graciela S. Alarcón (63 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Angela Tincani (54 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 Lupus (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sheba Medical Center (162 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (135 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • St Thomas' Hospital (125 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University College London (123 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (69 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 5.47% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.46% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.22% of all publications and 67.77% 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

  • 16th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies Task Force Report on Antiphospholipid Syndrome Treatment Trends

    Hannah Cohen;Hannah Cohen;Maria J Cuadrado;Doruk Erkan;Ali Duarte-Garcia

    (2020)
    311 Citations
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus, lupus nephritis and end-stage renal disease: a pragmatic review mapping disease severity and progression:

    Anadi Mahajan;Justyna Amelio;Kerry Gairy;Gavneet Kaur

    (2020)
    114 Citations
  • 10 Years of belimumab experience: What have we learnt?:

    Roger A Levy;Tania Gonzalez-Rivera;Munther Khamashta;Norma Lynn Fox

    (2021)
    95 Citations
  • Clinical and laboratory characteristics in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus across age groups.

    J S Massias;E M D Smith;E Al-Abadi;K Armon

    (2020)
    87 Citations
  • Anifrolumab reduces flare rates in patients with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Richard Furie;Eric F Morand;Anca D Askanase;Edward M Vital;Edward M Vital

    (2021)
    62 Citations
  • Evolving phenotype of systemic lupus erythematosus in Caucasians: low incidence of lupus nephritis, high burden of neuropsychiatric disease and increased rates of late-onset lupus in the ‘Attikon’ cohort:

    D Nikolopoulos;D Nikolopoulos;M Kostopoulou;A Pieta;T Karageorgas

    (2020)
    44 Citations

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