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Microbes and Infection
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Microbes and Infection

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 125 88 97 16
Immunology 136 42 52 13
Medicine 1979 36 53 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 210
Documents by Best Scientists*: 190
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 160
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.744
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Microbes and Infection?

The primary areas of discussion in Microbes and Infection are Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, Immune system and Virus. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Microbiology, it also covered topics in Bacteria, Innate immune system, Macrophage and Virulence. Immunology studies presented include Cytokine, Immunity, Antigen, Inflammation and Antibody.

The work on Virology tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Epitope, Molecular biology and Gene. Microbes and Infection links adjacent topics like Immune system with Cell biology. Cell biology research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Signal transduction.

  • Microbiology (37.20%)
  • Immunology (35.50%)
  • Virology (26.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Establishment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection: lessons from a versatile opportunist. (1092 citations)
  • Neutrophil granules and secretory vesicles in inflammation. (901 citations)
  • The epidemiology of human listeriosis (874 citations)

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

The published papers facilitate discussions on Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, Immune system and Virulence. The journal articles explore issues in Microbiology which can be linked to other research areas like Gene, Enterobacteriaceae and Salmonella, Bacteria. Issues in Immune system were discussed in the journal publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Antibody and Antigen.

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

  • Gene
  • Virus
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Microbiology, Immunology, Immune system, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Virology are tackled in the journal. The presented Microbiology research provided insight into the related

  • Acinetobacter baumannii together with Multidrug tolerance,
  • Virulence which connect with Pathogen.. Microbes and Infection aims to address concerns in Immunology, specifically in the areas of Antibody, Immunity, Immunization, Influenza A virus and Antigen.

Issues in Immune system were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Molecular biology, Receptor, Cytokine and Escherichia coli. The journal tackles studies in 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak and the interrelated subject of Environmental health and Coronavirus to gain insights into Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Virus is a major topic of Virology research presented in Microbes and Infection.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • COVID-19 Vaccine Decisions: Considering the Choices and Opportunities. (6 citations)
  • Bacterial and fungal co-infections among COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit. (6 citations)
  • Management of COVID-19: Current Status and Future Prospects. (3 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 Infection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Akio Adachi (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gilbert Greub (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sophia Häfner (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Stefan H. E. Kaufmann (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David M. Ojcius (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 Infection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pasteur Institute (190 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (127 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (95 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (85 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (75 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, 2.63% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.16% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.70% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.92% of all publications and 66.22% 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

  • Measures for diagnosing and treating infections by a novel coronavirus responsible for a pneumonia outbreak originating in Wuhan, China.

    Fei Yu;Lanying Du;David M. Ojcius;Chungen Pan

    (2020)
    425 Citations
  • Viral load of SARS-CoV-2 across patients and compared to other respiratory viruses.

    Damien Jacot;Gilbert Greub;Katia Jaton;Onya Opota

    (2020)
    156 Citations
  • Comparative computational analysis of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein epitopes in taxonomically related coronaviruses.

    Bruno Tilocca;Alessio Soggiu;Maurizio Sanguinetti;Vincenzo Musella

    (2020)
    155 Citations
  • Lessons learned from the 2019-nCoV epidemic on prevention of future infectious diseases.

    Xingchen Pan;David M. Ojcius;Tianyue Gao;Zhongsheng Li

    (2020)
    128 Citations
  • The potential role of Th17 immune responses in coronavirus immunopathology and vaccine-induced immune enhancement.

    Peter J. Hotez;Peter J. Hotez;Peter J. Hotez;Maria Elena Bottazzi;Maria Elena Bottazzi;David B. Corry

    (2020)
    110 Citations

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