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Microbiological Research
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Microbiological Research

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 117 67 76 18
Biology and Biochemistry 267 95 111 23

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 344
Documents by Best Scientists*: 348
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 126
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.62
Impact Factor: 6.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Microbiological Research?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Microbiology, Biochemistry, Bacteria, Botany and Gene. The work on Microbiology tackled in it brings together disciplines like Escherichia coli, Mutant, Strain (chemistry) and Virulence. As a part of the journal, discussions in Biochemistry involve topics like Enzyme and Biosynthesis.

Microbiological Research centers on topics in Bacteria, with a focus on Microorganism. Issues in Botany were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Rhizosphere and Horticulture. Rhizosphere research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Rhizobacteria.

Microbiological Research explores studies in Gene as part of the wider topic of Genetics. The journal encompasses presentations on Genetics, specifically Plasmid and Genome.

  • Microbiology (33.89%)
  • Biochemistry (23.98%)
  • Bacteria (18.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Phylogenetic identification and in situ detection of individual microbial cells without cultivation. (7480 citations)
  • Evolution and ecology of influenza A viruses. (3436 citations)
  • Role of Streptococcus mutans in human dental decay. (2436 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Microbiological Research:

The journal papers primarily focus on research topics in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics, Bacteria and Gene. The study of Microbiology in the published articles encompasses disciplines such as Escherichia coli, as well as fields such as Molecular biology, all of which overlap with one another. The published papers focus on Bacteria but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Enterobacteriaceae, Botany and Metabolism.

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 Microbiological Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Xiao-Hong Liu (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Anita Pandey (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas P. West (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jae Kyung Sohng (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fu-Cheng Lin (10 papers) published 2 papers 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 Microbiological Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (56 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (35 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (32 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Zhejiang University (31 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Huazhong Agricultural University (31 papers) published 5 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, 25.79% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.44% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.35% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.30% of all publications and 67.91% 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

  • ACC deaminase in plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB): An efficient mechanism to counter salt stress in crops

    Ma. del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda;Bernard R. Glick;Gustavo Santoyo

    (2020)
    409 Citations
  • Bacillus amyloliquefaciens as an excellent agent for biofertilizer and biocontrol in agriculture: An overview for its mechanisms.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    278 Citations
  • Phyllosphere microbiome: Diversity and functions

    Iqra Bashir;Aadil Farooq War;Iflah Rafiq;Zafar A. Reshi

    (2022)
    246 Citations
  • Beneficial effect of GABA-rich fermented milk on insomnia involving regulation of gut microbiota.

    Leilei Yu;Xiao Han;Shi Cen;Hui Duan

    (2020)
    169 Citations
  • Functional characterization of potential PGPR exhibiting broad-spectrum antifungal activity

    Saira Ali;Sohail Hameed;Muhammad Shahid;Mazhar Iqbal

    (2020)
    163 Citations
  • Rhizobiome engineering: Unveiling complex rhizosphere interactions to enhance plant growth and health.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    154 Citations
  • Type 3 secretion system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Gertrudis Horna;Joaquim Ruiz

    (2021)
    143 Citations
  • Harnessing the plant microbiome to promote the growth of agricultural crops.

    Janie Zhang;Jamie Cook;Jacob T. Nearing;Junzeng Zhang

    (2021)
    142 Citations
  • A novel approach to Lactiplantibacillus plantarum: From probiotic properties to the omics insights.

    (2022)
    97 Citations
  • Interkingdom signaling in plant-rhizomicrobiome interactions for sustainable agriculture.

    Manisha Phour;Anju Sehrawat;Satyavir Singh Sindhu;Bernard R. Glick

    (2020)
    84 Citations

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