Nature Reviews Urology

Top Research Topics at Nature Reviews Urology?

The aim of Nature Reviews Urology is to expand the discussion of research in Internal medicine, Oncology, Prostate cancer, MEDLINE and Urology. It features Internal medicine research that overlaps with concepts in Text mining. The featured works in Renal cell carcinoma, which all belong in the domain if Oncology, also overlaps with concepts under In patient.

Cancer research, Prostate and Radiation therapy are some topics wherein Prostate cancer research discussed in it have an impact. It connects research in MEDLINE with the related topic of Intensive care medicine. The journal investigates Urology research which frequently intersects with Urinary system.

• Internal medicine (41.31%)
• Oncology (36.51%)
• Prostate cancer (34.67%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Epidemiology and risk factors for kidney cancer (881 citations)
• The epidemiology of urinary tract infection (866 citations)
• The genetic basis of kidney cancer: a metabolic disease (532 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nature Reviews Urology:

The published papers investigate studies in Prostate cancer, Internal medicine, Oncology, Disease and Prostate. The studies on Prostate cancer discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Cancer research and Biopsy. While Internal medicine is the focus of the journal articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Endocrinology and Surgery.

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

• Internal medicine
• Cancer
• Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as MEDLINE, Internal medicine, Oncology, Prostate cancer and Text mining. The journal explores research in MEDLINE and the adjacent study of Intensive care medicine. Bladder cancer, Immunotherapy and Cancer are all areas of Internal medicine tackled in the journal.

The study of Disease and how it intertwines with concepts under Chemotherapy were explored in the presented Oncology research. Prostate cancer research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Cancer research, Prostate, Radiology and Clinical trial. In addition to Text mining research, it aims to explore topics under General surgery and Bioinformatics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Sperm ion channels and transporters in male fertility and infertility. (14 citations)
• Genomic and phenotypic heterogeneity in prostate cancer. (12 citations)
• The biology and rationale of targeting nectin-4 in urothelial carcinoma. (10 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 Reviews Urology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Annette Fenner (220 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• Louise Stone (197 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Clemens Thoma (147 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Sarah Payton (146 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Peter Sidaway (107 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Reviews Urology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (45 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Johns Hopkins University (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Michigan (33 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Cleveland Clinic (31 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University College London (30 papers) published 3 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, 40.91% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.95% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 32.05% 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.

A Deeper Dive into Nurse Practitioner Research Opportunities

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