Nature Microbiology

Top Research Topics at Nature microbiology?

Microbiology, Cell biology, Virology, Bacteria and Genetics are the subjects of interest in the journal. Topics in Microbiology explored in Nature microbiology were investigated in conjunction with research in Microbiome, Immune system and Virulence. The main emphasis of it is the research on Microbiome, emphasizing the topic of Gastrointestinal Microbiome.

Cell biology and Secretion are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. Issues in Virology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like RNA and Antibody. Genome and Gene are some of the study areas of Genetics discussed.

The journal focuses on Genome but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Evolutionary biology, Computational biology and Metagenomics. The study on Evolutionary biology presented in Nature microbiology intersects with subjects under the field of Phylogenetics. It connects research in Antibiotics with the related topic of Drug resistance.

• Microbiology (18.93%)
• Cell biology (17.04%)
• Virology (12.75%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The species Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus: classifying 2019-nCoV and naming it SARS-CoV-2 (3265 citations)
• Functional assessment of cell entry and receptor usage for SARS-CoV-2 and other lineage B betacoronaviruses. (1512 citations)
• A new view of the tree of life (1171 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nature microbiology:

The journal publications primarily focus on research topics in Microbiology, Genome, Ecology, Microbiome and Metagenomics. The published articles explore issues in Microbiology which can be linked to other research areas like Computational biology, Acinetobacter baumannii, Virulence and Bacteria. While work presented in the journal papers provide substantial information on Genome, it also covers topics in Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetics and Host (biology).

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 concepts of Cell biology, Microbiology, Bacteria, Virology and Virus are tackled in the journal. It explores issues in Cell biology which can be linked to other research areas like RNA, FtsZ, Cell division and DNA replication. In addition to Microbiology research, Nature microbiology aims to explore topics under Gut flora, Immune system and Virulence.

The close relationship between Microbiome and Genome is one of the points of interest dissected in Bacteria research. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Coronavirus and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are some topics wherein Virology research discussed in the journal have an impact. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Virus but it intersects with the subject of Antibody.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Therapeutically administered ribonucleoside analogue MK-4482/EIDD-2801 blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets. (88 citations)
• The furin cleavage site in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is required for transmission in ferrets. (70 citations)
• The SARS-CoV-2 RNA-protein interactome in infected human cells. (55 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Nature microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Julian Parkhill (14 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Curtis Huttenhower (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Philip Hugenholtz (11 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Adolfo García-Sastre (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Michael Wagner (10 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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 Nature microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (92 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (68 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Oxford (55 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Pasteur Institute (55 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (52 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 0.61% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.65% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.43% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.11% of all publications and 36.81% 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.