Respiratory Research

Top Research Topics at Respiratory Research?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Internal medicine, Immunology, Lung, COPD and Pathology. Issues in Internal medicine were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Cardiology. Immunology and Bronchoalveolar lavage are closely related fields of research discussed in it.

It facilitates discussions on Lung that incorporate concepts from other fields like Fibrosis and Pathogenesis. It explores topics in COPD which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Randomized controlled trial, Sputum, Disease, Physical therapy and Spirometry. The journal addresses concerns in Asthma which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Anesthesia and Airway.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Pulmonary fibrosis, apply to Bleomycin as well.

• Internal medicine (35.75%)
• Immunology (27.78%)
• Lung (23.38%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Characterisation of COPD heterogeneity in the ECLIPSE cohort (835 citations)
• TGF-β1 induces human alveolar epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition (EMT) (600 citations)
• Alveolar epithelial type II cell: defender of the alveolus revisited (558 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Respiratory Research:

The published papers mainly tackle studies in Immunology, Internal medicine, Lung, COPD and Pathology. While Internal medicine is the focus of the journal articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Gastroenterology, Placebo, Endocrinology and Cardiology. Exacerbation, Intensive care medicine, Physical therapy, Severity of illness and Spirometry are some topics wherein COPD research discussed in the journal articles has an impact.

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

• Internal medicine
• Gene
• Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Respiratory Research mostly deals with topics like Internal medicine, COPD, Lung, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and Asthma. Internal medicine research discussed connects with the study of Gastroenterology. The journal explores research in Cohort and overlapping concepts in Cohort study to expand the discourse in COPD.

Topics in Lung were tackled in line with various other fields like Inflammation, Fibrosis and Immune system. Respiratory Research explores studies in Inflammation as part of the wider topic of Immunology. It explores research in Immunology and the adjacent study of Sputum.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Post-discharge critical COVID-19 lung function related to severity of radiologic lung involvement at admission. (14 citations)
• Tracking the time course of pathological patterns of lung injury in severe COVID-19. (11 citations)
• Circulating Vitamin D levels status and clinical prognostic indices in COVID-19 patients. (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 Respiratory Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Dave Singh (50 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
• Claus Vogelmeier (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Fernando J. Martinez (29 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Edwin K. Silverman (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Dirkje S. Postma (26 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 Respiratory Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• National Institutes of Health (123 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Brigham and Women's Hospital (75 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of British Columbia (71 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• AstraZeneca (68 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Boston Children's Hospital (67 papers) published 5 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, 4.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.36% 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 55.04% 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.