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Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
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Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

0891-3668

Published by: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

https://journals.lww.com/pidj/pages/default.aspx

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 81 155 268 24
Immunology 106 100 142 16
Medicine 819 169 304 26

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 421
Documents by Best Scientists*: 538
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 160
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.784
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Pediatrics, Immunology, Internal medicine, Virology and Surgery. It facilitates discussions on Pediatrics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Epidemiology, Incidence (epidemiology), Retrospective cohort study and Prospective cohort study. The studies on Immunology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal tackles topics on Streptococcus pneumoniae, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Microbiology. The Internal medicine works featured in it incorporate elements from Gastroenterology and Bacteremia, Antibiotics. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal emphasizes research on Antibiotics, which includes concerns such as Antibacterial agent.

It is mostly focused on Virology, specifically Virus. The journal explores research in Viral disease and the adjacent study of Immunopathology. Vaccination study tackled is connected to the field of Immunization.

  • Pediatrics (27.04%)
  • Immunology (26.49%)
  • Internal medicine (18.17%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children (2052 citations)
  • Oral oseltamivir treatment of influenza in children. (605 citations)
  • Patterns of adherence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli to HEp-2 cells. (564 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal:

The most cited articles investigate areas of study like Immunology, Pediatrics, Internal medicine, Vaccination and Virology. In addition to Immunology research, the journal papers aim to explore topics under Respiratory disease, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Pediatrics, it also covers topics in Epidemiology, Incidence (epidemiology), Risk factor and Pneumonia.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal deals with Pediatrics, Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. It focuses on Pediatrics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Incidence (epidemiology), MEDLINE, Retrospective cohort study, Disease and Cohort. Incidence (epidemiology) and Vaccination are closely related fields of research discussed in it.

The journal explores issues in Internal medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Gastroenterology and Antibiotics. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal explores topics in Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Pandemic and Virology. The study on Pneumonia presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Etiology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Latin American Children: A Multinational Study. (36 citations)
  • SCHOOLS CLOSURES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A Catastrophic Global Situation. (29 citations)
  • Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal in Parents. (21 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 Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ron Dagan (147 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • George H. McCracken (141 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John D. Nelson (99 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sheldon L. Kaplan (81 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • John S. Bradley (74 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Boston Children's Hospital (930 papers) published 56 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (454 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Baylor College of Medicine (297 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Johns Hopkins University (256 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 14 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (174 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 8.29% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.53% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.05% of all publications and 58.29% 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

  • Coronavirus Infections in Children Including COVID-19: An Overview of the Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Options in Children.

    Petra Zimmermann;Nigel Curtis

    (2020)
    1350 Citations
  • COVID-19 in Children, Pregnancy and Neonates: A Review of Epidemiologic and Clinical Features.

    Petra Zimmermann;Nigel Curtis

    (2020)
    477 Citations
  • How Common is Long COVID in Children and Adolescents

    Petra Zimmermann;Laure F. Pittet;Nigel Curtis

    (2021)
    197 Citations
  • To ChatGPT or not to ChatGPT? The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Academic Publishing.

    (2023)
    178 Citations
  • Why Does the Severity of COVID-19 Differ With Age?

    (2021)
    115 Citations

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