Reviews in Medical Virology

Top Research Topics at Reviews in Medical Virology?

Reviews in Medical Virology focuses largely on the fields of Virology, Immunology, Virus, Disease and Immune system. Topics in Virology explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Antibody and Genome, Gene. The work on Immunology addressed in it expands to the thematically related Transmission (medicine).

Virus research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Genetics.

• Virology (44.71%)
• Immunology (27.69%)
• Virus (22.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Global distribution of rotavirus serotypes/genotypes and its implication for the development and implementation of an effective rotavirus vaccine. (1088 citations)
• Review and meta‐analysis of the epidemiology of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (1078 citations)
• Review of cytomegalovirus seroprevalence and demographic characteristics associated with infection. (869 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Reviews in Medical Virology:

The most cited publications aim to foster the development of research in Virology, Immunology, Virus, Immune system and Disease. The studies on Virology discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Genetics, Gene and Epidemiology. The journal publications focus on Virus but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as In vitro, Genome and Microbiology.

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

• Virus
• Gene
• Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Disease, Internal medicine and Virology. The Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) research presented in the journal explores the relationship between Pandemic and the closely related topic of Intensive care medicine, Environmental health, Public health and Infectivity. Topics in Disease were tackled in line with various other fields like Mortality rate, Asymptomatic, ARDS and Immunology.

Gastroenterology and Placebo are some topics wherein Internal medicine research discussed in Reviews in Medical Virology have an impact. Reviews in Medical Virology is focused mainly on Virology, particularly Virus. Reviews in Medical Virology facilitates discussions on Virus that incorporate concepts from other fields like Transmission (medicine), Outbreak and Immune system.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Predictors of COVID-19 severity: A literature review. (72 citations)
• Microfluidic devices for detection of RNA viruses. (38 citations)
• Immune response following infection with SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses: A rapid review. (31 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 Reviews in Medical Virology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Paul D. Griffiths (54 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Philip P. Mortimer (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• William D. Rawlinson (13 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Erik De Clercq (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Nguyen Tien Huy (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Reviews in Medical Virology (based on the number of publications) are:

• University College London (43 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Tehran University of Medical Sciences (22 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Royal Free Hospital (21 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, 7.10% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.33% 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 52.78% 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.