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Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
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Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

1092-2172

Published by: American Society for Microbiology

https://journals.asm.org/journal/mmbr

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 102 59 51 21
Molecular Biology 165 8 7 4
Biology and Biochemistry 410 31 27 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 136
Documents by Best Scientists*: 99
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 287
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.165
Impact Factor: 7.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews?

The journal mostly deals with topics like Biochemistry, Genetics, Cell biology, Microbiology and Gene. In the Biochemistry research discussed, Enzyme, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Biosynthesis, Peptide sequence and Metabolism are all tackled. Saccharomyces cerevisiae research discussed in the journal aim to provide more information in the subject of Yeast.

The journal investigates Genetics research which frequently intersects with Computational biology. More specifically, the research on Cell biology in Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews is related to Signal transduction. Issues in Microbiology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Bacteria, Immune system and Virulence.

Research on Immune system presented in it concerns the broader topic of Immunology. Most of the Genome studies addressed also intersect with Evolutionary biology. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Phylogenetics as it also encompasses Phylogenetic tree.

  • Biochemistry (26.48%)
  • Genetics (23.52%)
  • Cell biology (17.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Microbial cellulose utilization: fundamentals and biotechnology. (3949 citations)
  • Origins and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance (2986 citations)
  • Molecular Basis of Bacterial Outer Membrane Permeability Revisited (2869 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews:

The most cited papers focus on Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics, Cell biology and Gene. The study on Biochemistry presented in the published articles is investigated in conjunction with research in Bacteria. The published papers investigate Microbiology in the context of the closely related subject of areas like

  • Virulence and related Pathogen,
  • Biofilm which is related to area like Bacterial Physiological Phenomena..

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

  • Gene
  • Bacteria
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly tackles studies in Virulence, Microbiology, Cell biology, Immune system and Sexual reproduction. The Virulence research discussed is included in the broader subject of Gene. Some problems in Gene that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Biotechnology, Bacillus thuringiensis, Biological pest control, Nematode and Insect.

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews explores topics in Microbiology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Clostridium novyi, Antigenic variation and Pneumonia (non-human). The Cell biology works featured in it incorporate elements from Peptidoglycan, Alternative complement pathway, Complement system and Amyloid. The study of Pheromone, which falls within the realm of Genetics, was the main focus of the presentations.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Salmonella versus the microbiome (11 citations)
  • Alternative DNA Structures In Vivo: Molecular Evidence and Remaining Questions. (7 citations)
  • Emerging Roles of Functional Bacterial Amyloids in Gene Regulation, Toxicity, and Immunomodulation. (7 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 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Eugene V. Koonin (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Milton H. Saier (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mart Krupovic (4 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jan Maarten van Dijl (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marco Ventura (3 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 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Pasteur Institute (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Diego (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (15 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, 3.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 39.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.71% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 35.71% 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

  • Staphylococcal Biofilm Development: Structure, Regulation, and Treatment Strategies.

    Katrin Schilcher;Alexander R. Horswill;Alexander R. Horswill

    (2020)
    662 Citations
  • Global Organization and Proposed Megataxonomy of the Virus World

    Eugene V. Koonin;Valerian V. Dolja;Mart Krupovic;Arvind Varsani;Arvind Varsani

    (2020)
    588 Citations
  • Salmonella versus the microbiome

    Andrew W L Rogers;Renée M Tsolis;Andreas J Bäumler

    (2021)
    104 Citations
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Conidial Germination in Aspergillus spp.

    Tim J. H. Baltussen;Jan Zoll;Paul E. Verweij;Willem J. G. Melchers

    (2020)
    84 Citations
  • The Baltimore Classification of Viruses 50 Years Later: How Does It Stand in the Light of Virus Evolution?

    Eugene V Koonin;Mart Krupovic;Vadim I Agol;Vadim I Agol

    (2021)
    82 Citations
  • Molecular Hydrogen Metabolism: a Widespread Trait of Pathogenic Bacteria and Protists.

    Stéphane L. Benoit;Robert J. Maier;R. Gary Sawers;Chris Greening;Chris Greening

    (2020)
    80 Citations
  • The ArcAB Two-Component System: Function in Metabolism, Redox Control, and Infection

    (2022)
    70 Citations
  • In Vitro Studies of Persister Cells

    Niilo Kaldalu;Vasili Hauryliuk;Vasili Hauryliuk;Kathryn Jane Turnbull;Agnese La Mensa

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Response Mechanisms of Invertebrates to Bacillus thuringiensis and Its Pesticidal Proteins.

    Daniel Pinos;Ascensión Andrés-Garrido;Juan Ferré;Patricia Hernández-Martínez

    (2021)
    62 Citations

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