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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

1935-2727

Published by: PLOS

https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 37 469 905 41
Medicine 294 354 687 44

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1704
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2182
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 80
SCIMAGO H-index: 172
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.37
Impact Factor: 3.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases?

The scientific interests tackled in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases are Immunology, Virology, Environmental health, Veterinary medicine and Dengue fever. Immunology research featured in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Internal medicine and Disease. The research on Internal medicine discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Gastroenterology.

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases explores topics in Virology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Antibody and Serology. The studies in Environmental health featured incorporate elements of Public health, Neglected tropical diseases and Epidemiology. The journal focuses on Neglected tropical diseases as well as the interrelated topic of Global health.

The research on Epidemiology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Demography and Incidence (epidemiology). It focuses on Dengue fever research which is adjacent to topics in Aedes aegypti.

  • Immunology (17.84%)
  • Virology (17.40%)
  • Environmental health (11.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Refining the global spatial limits of dengue virus transmission by evidence-based consensus (907 citations)
  • Neglected tropical diseases in sub-saharan Africa: review of their prevalence, distribution, and disease burden. (780 citations)
  • Estimating the global burden of endemic canine rabies. (735 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases:

The published papers investigate studies in Immunology, Virology, Dengue fever, Environmental health and Veterinary medicine. Internal medicine and Disease are some topics wherein Immunology research discussed in the most cited articles has an impact. The most cited papers tackle studies in Aedes aegypti and the interrelated subject of Vector (epidemiology) to gain insights into Virology.

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 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter J. Hotez (176 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jürg Utzinger (93 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Marleen Boelaert (69 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • David Mabey (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robin L. Bailey (54 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (534 papers) published 52 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (531 papers) published 48 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of London (526 papers) published 56 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pasteur Institute (417 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 15 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (347 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 12 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, 2.80% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.97% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.92% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.81% of all publications and 41.30% 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

  • The changing epidemiology of human monkeypox—A potential threat? A systematic review

    (2021)
    2474 Citations
  • Disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigrant communities in the United States.

    Eva Clark;Eva Clark;Karla Fredricks;Laila Woc-Colburn;Maria Elena Bottazzi

    (2020)
    391 Citations
  • Fungal diseases as neglected pathogens: A wake-up call to public health officials

    Marcio L. Rodrigues;Marcio L. Rodrigues;Joshua D. Nosanchuk

    (2020)
    319 Citations
  • The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030

    Antonio Montresor;Denise Mupfasoni;Alexei Mikhailov;Pauline Mwinzi

    (2020)
    274 Citations
  • Measuring the global burden of chikungunya and Zika viruses: A systematic review

    Christopher J. Puntasecca;Charles H. King;Angelle Desiree LaBeaud

    (2021)
    194 Citations
  • The global epidemiology of chikungunya from 1999 to 2020: A systematic literature review to inform the development and introduction of vaccines

    (2022)
    147 Citations
  • Effectiveness of Wolbachia-infected mosquito deployments in reducing the incidence of dengue and other Aedes-borne diseases in Niterói, Brazil: A quasi-experimental study.

    Sofia B. Pinto;Thais I. S. Riback;Gabriel Sylvestre;Guilherme Costa

    (2021)
    145 Citations
  • What constitutes a neglected tropical disease

    Peter J. Hotez;Serap Aksoy;Paul J. Brindley;Shaden Kamhawi

    (2020)
    144 Citations

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