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Medical Mycology
H-index 24

Medical Mycology

1369-3786

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/mmy

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 85 145 324 23
Animal Science and Veterinary 154 15 16 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 270
Documents by Best Scientists*: 420
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 109
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.589
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Medical Mycology?

Medical Mycology is mainly concerned with subjects like Microbiology, Candida albicans, Immunology, Pathology and Corpus albicans. The studies on Microbiology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Fungus, Yeast and Virulence. Topics in Candida albicans explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Fluconazole and Biochemistry.

The concepts on Fluconazole presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Itraconazole and Voriconazole. Immunology studies presented in Medical Mycology focus on topics such as Immune system, Aspergillosis and Antigen. It addresses concerns in Aspergillosis which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Internal medicine and Aspergillus.

Antigen study tackled is connected to the field of Antibody. Research on Pathology addressed in Medical Mycology frequently intersections with the field of Mycosis. Cryptococcus neoformans research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis.

  • Microbiology (50.21%)
  • Candida albicans (15.41%)
  • Immunology (12.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • An amino acid liquid synthetic medium for the development of mycelial and yeast forms of Candida Albicans (752 citations)
  • Nosocomial fungal infections: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment (537 citations)
  • Plate method for detection of phospholipase activity in Candida albicans (507 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Medical Mycology:

The journal publications facilitate discussions on Microbiology, Candida albicans, Immunology, Corpus albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. While work presented in the published papers provide substantial information on Microbiology, it also covers topics in Yeast, Fungus and Virulence. The published papers explore issues in Candida albicans which can be linked to other research areas like Fluconazole and Biochemistry.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Microbiology, Internal medicine, Candida albicans, Biofilm and Fluconazole. The work on Microbiology tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Yeast and Virulence. The Candida albicans study tackling the subject of Corpus albicans is the focus of it.

The featured Fluconazole studies mainly concentrate on Amphotericin B but also cover areas of interest in Cryptococcus neoformans. Concepts in Aspergillus fumigatus, as well as related topics in Aspergillus, are covered in the Azole research presented in Medical Mycology. In addition to Itraconazole research, the journal aims to explore topics under Sporothrix and Voriconazole.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). (33 citations)
  • On the lineage of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates in common laboratory use. (13 citations)
  • Update on Candida krusei, a potential multidrug-resistant pathogen. (13 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 Medical Mycology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David A. Stevens (63 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • G.S. de Hoog (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas J. Walsh (48 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Angela Restrepo (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Josep Guarro (47 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 Medical Mycology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of São Paulo (107 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (107 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Pasteur Institute (106 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (89 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (86 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 4.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.18% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.82% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.18% of all publications and 58.82% 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

  • Antifungal susceptibility, genotyping, resistance mechanism, and clinical profile of Candida tropicalis blood isolates.

    Amir Arastehfar;Farnaz Daneshnia;Ahmed Hafez;Sadegh Khodavaisy

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • CHROMagarTM Candida Plus: A novel chromogenic agar that permits the rapid identification of Candida auris.

    Andrew M Borman;Mark Fraser;Elizabeth M Johnson

    (2021)
    67 Citations
  • Isavuconazole for the treatment of patients with invasive fungal diseases involving the central nervous system.

    Stefan Schwartz;Oliver A Cornely;Kamal Hamed;Francisco M Marty

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Lateral flow assays for diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in adult hematology patients: A comparative multicenter study.

    Toine Mercier;Albert Dunbar;Elizabeth de Kort;Alexander Schauwvlieghe

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • The Fungal PCR Initiative's evaluation of in-house and commercial Pneumocystis jirovecii qPCR assays: Toward a standard for a diagnostics assay

    Maud Gits-Muselli;Maud Gits-Muselli;P Lewis White;Carlo Mengoli;Sharon Chen

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Emerging and future strategies in the management of recalcitrant Candida auris

    (2022)
    43 Citations
  • Interlaboratory Evaluation of Mucorales PCR Assays for Testing Serum Specimens: A Study by the Fungal PCR Initiative and the Modimucor Study Group

    S Rocchi;E Scherer;C Mengoli;A Alanio;A Alanio

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • Farnesol increases the activity of echinocandins against Candida auris biofilms.

    Fruzsina Nagy;Zoltán Tóth;Lajos Daróczi;Adrien Székely

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • General hospital outbreak of invasive candidiasis due to azole-resistant Candida parapsilosis associated with an Erg11 Y132F mutation.

    Dora E Corzo-Leon;Mark Peacock;Mark Peacock;Patricia Rodriguez-Zulueta;Grace J Salazar-Tamayo

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • The environmental stress sensitivities of pathogenic Candida species, including Candida auris, and implications for their spread in the hospital setting

    Helen Heaney;Juliette Laing;Linda Paterson;Alan W Walker

    (2020)
    36 Citations

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