Parasite Immunology

Top Research Topics at Parasite Immunology?

Parasite Immunology tackles a plethora of topics, such as Immunology, Immune system, Antigen, Antibody and Virology. The studies on Immunology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Molecular biology and Microbiology. Immune system research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Inflammation, Spleen and Helminths.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Antigen, it also covered topics in Plasmodium falciparum, In vitro, Monoclonal antibody and Recombinant DNA. Research in Plasmodium falciparum discussed is concerned with the study of Malaria as a whole. Immunoglobulin E, Humoral immunity, Immunization, Isotype and Immunoglobulin G are all areas of Antibody tackled in Parasite Immunology.

The journal emphasizes research on Virology, which includes concerns such as Vaccination. Research in the field of Schistosomiasis was used to conduct the presented Schistosoma mansoni study.

• Immunology (99.05%)
• Immune system (40.01%)
• Antigen (35.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Hormonal and immunological mechanisms mediating sex differences in parasite infection (500 citations)
• A limiting dilution assay for quantifying Leishmania major in tissues of infected mice (438 citations)
• Immune effector mechanisms in malaria. (348 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Parasite Immunology:

Immunology, Immune system, Antigen, Antibody and Virology are the main subjects of interest in the published papers. The works on Antigen tackled in the journal publications bring together disciplines like Molecular biology, Schistosoma mansoni, In vitro and Monoclonal antibody. The most cited papers focus on Antibody but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Haemonchus contortus and Glycoprotein.

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

• Internal medicine
• Gene
• Immune system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Immunology, Immune system, Tick, Antigen and Cytokine. In addition to Immunology research, it aims to explore topics under Molecular biology, Internal medicine and Leishmania. Parasite Immunology facilitates discussions on Immune system that incorporate concepts from other fields like Interleukin and Small intestine.

The featured Tick research encompasses issues not only in the field but also those in the adjacent area of disciplines such as

• Transmission (medicine) which is related to area like Blood meal, Acaricide, Veterinary public health, Vaccination and Saliva,
• Pathogen that intertwine with fields like Hamster, Monoclonal antibody, Mesocricetus and Cellular immunity,
• Evolutionary biology and related Tick borne, Commensalism and Microbiome,
• Immune modulation that connect with fields like Resistance (ecology) and Cell mediated immunity.. While the journal focused on Antigen, it was also able to explore topics like Adjuvant, Protein subunit, In vitro and Toxoplasma gondii. Topics in Cytokine were tackled in line with various other fields like Tumor necrosis factor alpha, Albumin and Immunopathology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Update on the intricate tango between tick microbiomes and tick-borne pathogens. (9 citations)
• Granuloma formation and tissue pathology in Schistosoma japonicum versus Schistosoma mansoni infections. (5 citations)
• Host-parasite dynamics in Chagas disease from systemic to hyper-local scales. (4 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 Parasite Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Kathryn J. Else (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
• David I. Pritchard (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Derek Wakelin (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
• André Capron (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• David W. Dunne (21 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 Parasite Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of London (123 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
• University of Edinburgh (105 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Glasgow (101 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Nottingham (75 papers) absent at the last edition,
• National Institute for Medical Research (74 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, 5.63% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.42% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.48% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.43% of all publications and 65.67% 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.