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Microbes and Environments
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Microbes and Environments

1342-6311

Published by: Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jsme2

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 220 8 19 9
Plant Science and Agronomy 319 9 15 6
Environmental Sciences 541 6 15 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 59
Documents by Best Scientists*: 90
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 69
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.596
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Microbes and Environments?

Microbes and Environments facilitates discussions on Microbiology, Bacteria, Botany, Ecology and 16S ribosomal RNA. The studies in Microbiology featured incorporate elements of Food science, Biofilm, Strain (chemistry) and Gene, Escherichia coli. The discussions emphasized the topic of Gene in an attempt to further explore the field of Genetics.

In addition to Bacteria research, Microbes and Environments aims to explore topics under Environmental chemistry and Biochemistry. The work on Botany tackled in Microbes and Environments brings together disciplines like Nitrogen fixation, Symbiosis, Bradyrhizobium, Rhizosphere and Soil microbiology. Ecology and Microbial population biology are closely related fields of research discussed in Microbes and Environments.

The studies on 16S ribosomal RNA discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Ribosomal RNA and Phylogenetic tree. Microbes and Environments connects research in Phylogenetic tree with the related topic of Phylogenetics.

  • Microbiology (28.86%)
  • Bacteria (25.77%)
  • Botany (23.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Syntrophic Acetate-Oxidizing Microbes in Methanogenic Environments (319 citations)
  • Escherichia coli in the Environment: Implications for Water Quality and Human Health (316 citations)
  • The Ecology, Biology and Pathogenesis of Acinetobacter spp.: An Overview (219 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Microbes and Environments:

Botany, Microbiology, Bacteria, Ecology and 16S ribosomal RNA are the main subjects of interest in the most cited papers. The study of Microbiology in the journal papers encompasses disciplines such as Betaproteobacteria, as well as fields such as Denitrifying bacteria, all of which overlap with one another. While the most cited papers focused on Bacteria, they were also able to explore topics like Ribosomal RNA and Biochemistry.

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

  • Bacteria
  • Gene
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Botany, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Bacteria and Microbial population biology are tackled in Microbes and Environments. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Botany, it also covered topics in Mesorhizobium, Rhizobia, Symbiosis, 16S ribosomal RNA and Rhizosphere. Microbiology research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Acanthamoeba.

Biochemistry research featured in Microbes and Environments incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Artificial seawater and Ammonium. The research on Bacteria tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Biofilter, Strain (chemistry) and Manure. In the journal, Food science and Soil test are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Microbial population biology research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Nitrogen-fixing Ability and Nitrogen Fixation-related Genes of Thermophilic Fermentative Bacteria in the Genus Caldicellulosiruptor. (3 citations)
  • Marseilleviridae Lineage B Diversity and Bunch Formation Inhibited by Galactose. (2 citations)
  • Soil Sample Preservation Strategy Affects the Microbial Community Structure. (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 Microbes and Environments (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kiwamu Minamisawa (54 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Akira Hiraishi (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoichi Kamagata (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hiroyuki Ohta (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Seishi Ikeda (26 papers) published 1 paper 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 Microbes and Environments (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (114 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (86 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tohoku University (84 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hokkaido University (74 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (72 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.65% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.59% of all publications and 11.76% 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

  • Characterization of Rhizobia for the Improvement of Soybean Cultivation at Cold Conditions in Central Europe.

    Kun Yuan;Moritz Reckling;Maria Daniela Artigas Ramirez;Salem Djedidi

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Community analysis-based screening of plant growth-promoting bacteria for sugar beet

    Kazuyuki Okazaki;Hirohito Tsurumaru;Megumi Hashimoto;Hiroyuki Takahashi

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Dynamics of the Microbial Community and Opportunistic Pathogens after Water Stagnation in the Premise Plumbing of a Building

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • Impact of Atrazine Exposure on the Microbial Community Structure in a Brazilian Tropical Latosol Soil.

    Ana Flavia Tonelli Fernandes;Ana Flavia Tonelli Fernandes;Ping Wang;Christopher Staley;Jéssica Aparecida Silva Moretto

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Diversity of Bradyrhizobium in Non-Leguminous Sorghum Plants: B. ottawaense Isolates Unique in Genes for N2O Reductase and Lack of the Type VI Secretion System.

    Sawa Wasai-Hara;Shintaro Hara;Takashi Morikawa;Masayuki Sugawara

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • RNA Viral Metagenome Analysis of Subnanogram dsRNA Using Fragmented and Primer Ligated dsRNA Sequencing (FLDS)

    Miho Hirai;Yoshihiro Takaki;Fumie Kondo;Masayuki Horie

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Comparative Analysis of Bacterial Diversity and Community Structure in the Rhizosphere and Root Endosphere of Two Halophytes, Salicornia europaea and Glaux maritima , Collected from Two Brackish Lakes in Japan

    Kosuke Yamamoto;Minenosuke Matsutani;Yuh Shiwa;Taichiro Ishige

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • dsRNA-seq Reveals Novel RNA Virus and Virus-Like Putative Complete Genome Sequences from Hymeniacidon sp. Sponge.

    Syun-Ichi Urayama;Syun-Ichi Urayama;Yoshihiro Takaki;Daisuke Hagiwara;Takuro Nunoura

    (2020)
    19 Citations

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