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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

0074-0276

Published by: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

https://memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 162 11 13 7
Microbiology 195 25 40 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 87
Documents by Best Scientists*: 93
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 108
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.752
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz?

The aim of Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz is to expand the discussion of research in Virology, Immunology, Zoology, Ecology and Microbiology. The journal facilitates discussions on Virology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Genotype, Trypanosoma cruzi, Polymerase chain reaction and Antigen. The journal facilitated presentations on Immunology research, particularly Antibody, Immune system, Schistosoma mansoni, Chagas disease and Schistosomiasis.

It focuses on Zoology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Larva and Anatomy. Issues in Ecology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Veterinary medicine and Psychodidae. In particular, the Psychodidae works presented emphasize discussions on Phlebotominae.

  • Virology (15.43%)
  • Immunology (14.93%)
  • Zoology (13.71%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nova tripanozomiaze humana: estudos sobre a morfolojia e o ciclo evolutivo do Schizotrypanum cruzi n. gen., n. sp., ajente etiolojico de nova entidade morbida do homem (1043 citations)
  • First report of autochthonous transmission of Zika virus in Brazil (799 citations)
  • A critical review on Chagas disease chemotherapy. (763 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz:

The published papers primarily focus on research topics in Immunology, Virology, Ecology, Zoology and Chagas disease. The journal papers tackle studies in Vector (epidemiology) and the interrelated subject of Veterinary medicine and Aedes aegypti to gain insights into Ecology. The published papers address concerns in Chagas disease which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Transmission (medicine) and Trypanosoma cruzi.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Ecology
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz are Leishmania, Virology, Trypanosoma cruzi, Gene and Vector (epidemiology). While Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz focused on Virology, it was also able to explore topics like Mycobacterium, Variable number tandem repeat, Whole genome sequencing, Molecular epidemiology and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Christian ministry, Computational biology, Chagas disease and Reduviidae are some topics wherein Trypanosoma cruzi research discussed in Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz have an impact.

In the journal, Environmental health, Taxon, Triatominae, Transmission (medicine) and Rhodnius prolixus are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Chagas disease research. The featured Leishmaniasis studies mainly concentrate on Deforestation but also cover areas of interest in Zoology. Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz holds forums on Zoology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Rodent and Triatoma infestans.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Morphology and morphogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 in Vero-E6 cells. (4 citations)
  • Do the new triatomine species pose new challenges or strategies for monitoring Chagas disease? An overview from 1979-2021. (2 citations)
  • Genomics and functional genomics in Leishmania and Trypanosoma cruzi: statuses, challenges and perspectives. (2 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 Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira (78 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • A. da Costa Lima (75 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rudolf Barth (72 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • José Rodrigues Coura (71 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Zilton A. Andrade (70 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 Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (2662 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 34 less than at the previous edition,
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (487 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (452 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (421 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rio de Janeiro State University (132 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, 6.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 73.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.00% of all publications and 13.33% 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

  • SARS-CoV-2 isolation from the first reported patients in Brazil and establishment of a coordinated task network.

    Danielle Bastos Araujo;Rafael Rahal Guaragna Machado;Deyvid Emanuel Amgarten;Fernanda de Mello Malta

    (2020)
    112 Citations
  • Preliminary results of SARS-CoV-2 detection in sewerage system in niterói municipality, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Tatiana Prado;Tulio Machado Fumian;Camille Ferreira Mannarino;Adriana Gonçalves Maranhão

    (2020)
    110 Citations
  • Low risk of serological cross-reactivity between dengue and COVID-19

    Michele Spinicci;Alessandro Bartoloni;Antonia Mantella;Lorenzo Zammarchi

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Genomic Detection of a Virus Lineage Replacement Event of Dengue Virus Serotype 2 in Brazil, 2019

    Jaqueline Goes de Jesus;Karina Rocha Dutra;Flavia Cristina da Silva Sales;Ingra Morales Claro

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Parasitological, serological and molecular diagnosis of acute and chronic Chagas disease: from field to laboratory

    (2022)
    36 Citations
  • Do the new triatomine species pose new challenges or strategies for monitoring Chagas disease? An overview from 1979-2021.

    Jane Costa;Carolina Dale;Cleber Galvão;Carlos Eduardo Almeida

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Morphology and morphogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 in Vero-E6 cells.

    Debora Ferreira Barreto-Vieira;Marcos Alexandre Nunes da Silva;Cristiana Couto Garcia;Milene Dias Miranda

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Chagas disease in the context of the 2030 agenda: global warming and vectors

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • Natural compounds based chemotherapeutic against Chagas disease and leishmaniasis: mitochondrion as a strategic target

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Experimental yellow fever virus infection in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri spp.) I: gross anatomical and histopathological findings in organs at necropsy.

    Milene Silveira Ferreira;Pedro Soares Bezerra Júnior;Valíria Duarte Cerqueira;Gabriela Riet Correa Rivero

    (2020)
    16 Citations

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