Microbiology Spectrum

Top Research Topics at Microbiology spectrum?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Microbiology, Genetics, Immunology, Cell biology and Bacteria. While it focused on Microbiology, it was also able to explore topics like Escherichia coli and Virulence. Genome, Gene, Plasmid, Transposable element and DNA are all areas of Genetics tackled in the journal.

Microbiology spectrum explores issues in Immunology which can be linked to other research areas like Disease and Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Topics in Cell biology explored in Microbiology spectrum were investigated in conjunction with research in RNA, Secretion and Regulation of gene expression. The concepts on Antibiotic resistance presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Antimicrobial and Drug resistance.

The journal concentrates on Immune system topics that focus on Immunity and Innate immune system.

• Microbiology (23.42%)
• Genetics (15.23%)
• Immunology (14.41%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance (826 citations)
• Bacterial Secretion Systems – An overview (397 citations)
• The Fungal Cell Wall : Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function (368 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Microbiology spectrum:

The published papers mainly tackle studies in Microbiology, Genetics, Immunology, Biofilm and Drug resistance. The journal publications with studies in Microbiology featured incorporate elements of Bacteria, Escherichia coli and Virulence. While work presented in the most cited papers provide substantial information on Immunology, it also covers topics in Disease and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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 Microbiology spectrum (based on the number of publications) are:

• Stefan Schwarz (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Didier Raoult (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Yang Wang (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Arturo Casadevall (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Stanley Maloy (4 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Microbiology spectrum (based on the number of publications) are:

• Pasteur Institute (24 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Harvard University (20 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Cornell University (18 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• National Institutes of Health (17 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (16 papers) published 1 paper 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, 10.10% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.32% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.04% of all publications and 66.30% 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.