Microbial Pathogenesis

Top Research Topics at Microbial Pathogenesis?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Microbiology, Virulence, Virology, Immunology and Bacteria. It explores topics in Microbiology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Gene, Mutant, Escherichia coli and Biofilm. Microbial Pathogenesis connects research in Gene with the related topic of Molecular biology.

The Molecular biology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Biochemistry. Microbial Pathogenesis is focused mainly on Escherichia coli, particularly Enterobacteriaceae. It facilitates discussions on Biofilm that incorporate concepts from other fields like Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Antimicrobial.

Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Virulence and the similar topic of Plasmid. It explores issues in Virology which can be linked to other research areas like Antibody and Antigen. The journal covers various topics on Immunology such as Immune system, Pathogenesis and Cytokine.

• Microbiology (53.96%)
• Virulence (18.37%)
• Virology (14.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Akkermansia muciniphila and its role in regulating host functions. (405 citations)
• Comparative meta-analysis of the effect of Lactobacillus species on weight gain in humans and animals (296 citations)
• Deletions of chromosomal regions coding for fimbriae and hemolysins occur in vitro and in vivo in various extraintestinal Escherichia coli isolates. (265 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Microbial Pathogenesis:

The most cited papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Microbiology, Virulence, Virology, Molecular biology and Bacteria. While the journal articles mainly focused on Microbiology studies, they also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as

• Escherichia coli, which have a strong connection to Toxin,
• Enterobacteriaceae which is related to area like Salmonella.. The published papers explore topics in Virulence which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Plasmid and Pathogen, Immunology.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Microbial Pathogenesis (based on the number of publications) are:

• Matheus D. Baldissera (68 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Aleksandro S. Da Silva (50 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• Carine F. Souza (45 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Lenita M. Stefani (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Bernardo Baldisserotto (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Microbial Pathogenesis (based on the number of publications) are:

• Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (141 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 17 less than at the previous edition,
• Tehran University of Medical Sciences (108 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Huazhong Agricultural University (93 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (84 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
• Pasteur Institute of Iran (68 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 5.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.49% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.92% of all publications and 65.29% 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.