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mBio
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mBio

2161-2129

Published by: American Society for Microbiology

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

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 8 952 1454 71

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 2912
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2748
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 127
SCIMAGO H-index: 180
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.885
Impact Factor: 4.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Mbio?

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Microbiology, Cell biology, Genetics, Gene and Virology. The concepts on Microbiology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Bacteria and Virulence. The journal addresses concerns in Bacteria which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Biochemistry and Escherichia coli.

The study on Virulence featured in it expounds on the topic of Virulence factor in particular. It facilitates discussions on Cell biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Secretion and Innate immune system. The main emphasis of the journal is the research on Genetics, emphasizing the topic of Genome.

Presentations on Gene include those discussing Mutant and Gene expression. The research on Virology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Antibody and Immune system.

  • Microbiology (26.15%)
  • Cell biology (19.94%)
  • Genetics (14.48%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Coronavirus Susceptibility to the Antiviral Remdesivir (GS-5734) Is Mediated by the Viral Polymerase and the Proofreading Exoribonuclease (804 citations)
  • Genomic Characterization of a Newly Discovered Coronavirus Associated with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Humans (680 citations)
  • Microbial Electrosynthesis: Feeding Microbes Electricity To Convert Carbon Dioxide and Water to Multicarbon Extracellular Organic Compounds (662 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mbio:

The journal papers explore disciplines such as Microbiology, Genetics, Virology, Gene and Virulence. The featured Microbiology studies in the most cited publications mainly concentrate on Bacteria but also cover areas of interest in Biochemistry. The most cited articles focus on Virology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as RNA, Antibody and Coronavirus.

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 Mbio (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Arturo Casadevall (75 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Joseph Heitman (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Paul Keim (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ralph S. Baric (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • W. Ian Lipkin (24 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 Mbio (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (271 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 16 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (205 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (144 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (142 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (134 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 8 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, 2.64% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.83% of all publications and 51.07% 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

  • Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture.

    Matthew C. Fisher;Sarah J. Gurr;Christina A. Cuomo;David S. Blehert

    (2020)
    503 Citations
  • Tracing the Evolutionary History and Global Expansion of Candida auris Using Population Genomic Analyses.

    Nancy A. Chow;José F. Muñoz;Lalitha Gade;Elizabeth L. Berkow

    (2020)
    413 Citations
  • Report from the American Society for Microbiology COVID-19 International Summit, 23 March 2020: Value of Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19.

    Robin Patel;Esther Babady;Elitza S. Theel;Gregory A. Storch

    (2020)
    409 Citations
  • A New Pneumococcal Capsule Type, 10D, is the 100th Serotype and Has a Large cps Fragment from an Oral Streptococcus

    Feroze Ganaie;Jamil S. Saad;Lesley McGee;Andries J. van Tonder

    (2020)
    376 Citations
  • Phage-Antibiotic Synergy Is Driven by a Unique Combination of Antibacterial Mechanism of Action and Stoichiometry

    Carmen Gu Liu;Sabrina I. Green;Lorna Min;Justin R. Clark

    (2020)
    361 Citations
  • A Genus Definition for Bacteria and Archaea Based on a Standard Genome Relatedness Index.

    R. A. Barco;R. A. Barco;G. M. Garrity;J. J. Scott;J. P. Amend

    (2020)
    323 Citations
  • The Impact of Evolving SARS-CoV-2 Mutations and Variants on COVID-19 Vaccines

    Unknown

    (2022)
    316 Citations
  • Comorbidities in SARS-CoV-2 Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Wern Hann Ng;Thomas Tipih;Nigel A. Makoah;Jan-G Vermeulen

    (2021)
    277 Citations
  • Discovery and Genomic Characterization of a 382-Nucleotide Deletion in ORF7b and ORF8 during the Early Evolution of SARS-CoV-2.

    Yvonne C. F. Su;Danielle E. Anderson;Barnaby E. Young;Martin Linster

    (2020)
    271 Citations
  • The Substitutions L50F, E166A, and L167F in SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro Are Selected by a Protease Inhibitor In Vitro and Confer Resistance To Nirmatrelvir

    Unknown

    (2022)
    251 Citations

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