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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

0030-2465

Published by: African Online Scientific Information Systems

https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 178 13 17 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 19
Documents by Best Scientists*: 27
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 43
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.482
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research?

The scientific interests tackled in Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research are Veterinary medicine, Virology, Pathology, Outbreak and Microbiology. It is mostly focused on Veterinary medicine, specifically Tick. Amblyomma, Rhipicephalus and Ixodidae are all aspects of Tick research featured in it.

In Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, Antibody, Serology and Antigen are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Virology research.

  • Veterinary medicine (47.62%)
  • Virology (17.21%)
  • Pathology (10.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Leukoencephalomalacia in a horse induced by fumonisin B1 isolated from Fusarium moniliforme. (643 citations)
  • Leukoencephalomalacia in two horses induced by oral dosing of fumonisin B1. (432 citations)
  • Refugia--overlooked as perhaps the most potent factor concerning the development of anthelmintic resistance. (429 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research:

The journal papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Veterinary medicine, Virology, Virus, Tick and Outbreak. While Veterinary medicine is the focus of the journal publications, it also provides insights into the studies of National park, Livestock and Larva. The published articles hold forums on Virology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Antibody, Antigen and Microbiology.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Ecology
  • Virus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research are Veterinary medicine, Microbiology, Polymerase chain reaction, Serology and Isoniazid. It tackles research in various disciplines, including Veterinary medicine and Trichuris trichiura. The journal facilitates discussions on Microbiology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Gene, Genotype and Escherichia coli.

Topics in Polymerase chain reaction explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Virus isolation, Multiple drug resistance, Antimicrobial and Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants. It addresses concerns in Serology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Rift Valley fever, Epidemiology, Disease and Incidence (epidemiology). It focuses on Isoniazid but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Toxoplasmosis, In vitro, Growth inhibition, Intracellular parasite and Toxoplasma gondii.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Epidemiology and serological detection of Rift Valley Fever disease in farm animals in southern Egypt. (1 citations)
  • Review of African swine fever outbreaks history in South Africa: From 1926 to 2018. (0 citations)
  • Finding of a two-headed green turtle embryo during nest monitoring in Baa Atoll, Maldives. (0 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 Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ivan Gerard Horak (143 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Colin McKenzie Cameron (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jacob Diederik Frederik Boomker (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Leon Prozesky (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J.A. Van Wyk (30 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 Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pretoria (371 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of the Free State (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Zimbabwe (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Limpopo (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sokoine University of Agriculture (48 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, 22.22% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.57% of all publications and 57.14% 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

  • Challenges for controlling bovine tuberculosis in South Africa.

    L.F. Arnot;Anita Luise Michel

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Zoonotic origins and animal hosts of coronaviruses causing human disease pandemics: A review.

    Abdalla A. Latif;Samson Mukaratirwa

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Rift Valley fever in cattle and selected wildlife species at the livestock/wildlife interface areas of Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe.

    Masimba Ndengu;Gift Matope;Musavengana Tivapasi;Davies Mubika Pfukenyi

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Seroprevalence and risk factors for Trypanosoma evansi, the causative agent of surra, in the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) population in Southeastern Algeria.

    Mohamed Houcine Benaissa;Nora Mimoune;Younes Bentria;Tahar Kernif

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Study on the prevalence and genetic diversity of Eimeria species from broilers and free-range chickens in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

    Abiodun J Fatoba;Oliver T Zishiri;Damer P Blake;Sunday O Peters

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Barriers to vaccine use in small ruminants and poultry in Tanzania

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Seroprevalence and factors associated with Coxiella burnetii exposure in goats in Moretele

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Characterisation of South African field Ehrlichia ruminantium using multilocus sequence typing

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Case report: Control of intestinal nematodes in captive Chlorocebus sabaeus

    Katalina Cruz;Tatiana M. Corey;Michel Vandenplas;María Trelis

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of bovine neosporosis in the Khomas region of Namibia

    (2023)
    2 Citations

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