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Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

1415-790X

Published by: SciELO

https://www.scielo.br/j/rbepid/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 445 16 55 10
Medicine 1624 12 67 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 30
Documents by Best Scientists*: 103
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 47
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.674
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Revista Brasileira De Epidemiologia?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Humanities, Gerontology, Demography, Gynecology and Environmental health. In addition to Gerontology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Cross-sectional study, Epidemiology and Public health. Topics in Demography explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Socioeconomic status and Poisson regression.

  • Humanities (16.31%)
  • Gerontology (13.52%)
  • Demography (11.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Leishmaniose visceral no Brasil: quadro atual, desafios e perspectivas (367 citations)
  • Saúde, bem-estar e envelhecimento: o estudo SABE no Município de São Paulo (365 citations)
  • A classificação internacional de funcionalidade, incapacidade e saúde da organização mundial da saúde: conceitos, usos e perspectivas (214 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Revista Brasileira De Epidemiologia:

The most cited papers mainly tackle studies in Gerontology, Humanities, Gynecology, Environmental health and Demography. The journal articles explore topics in Gerontology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Overweight, Socioeconomic status and Nutritional status. The study on Demography presented in the most cited articles is investigated in conjunction with research in Cross-sectional study.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Revista Brasileira De Epidemiologia investigates areas of study like Demography, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Environmental health, Humanities and Pandemic. The presented research on Demography deals specifically with Obesity but it also addresses topics in Body mass index. The research on Environmental health featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Diabetes mellitus, Vaccination and Confidence interval.

The journal explores research in Confidence interval alongside concepts in Cross-sectional study and other areas of study in Health care. Research on Humanities addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Health services. The journal focuses on Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Gynecology which is concerned with Body weight.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Changes in Brazilians' socioeconomic and health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic./ Mudanças nas condições socioeconômicas e de saúde dos brasileiros durante a pandemia de COVID-19. (5 citations)
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prenatal, diabetes and medical appointments in the Brazilian National Health System. (3 citations)
  • Higher mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in socially vulnerable areas in Belo Horizonte: implications for vaccine prioritization. (2 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 Revista Brasileira De Epidemiologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Deborah Carvalho Malta (148 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros (42 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Elisabeth Barboza França (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira Latorre (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Célia Landmann Szwarcwald (31 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 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 Revista Brasileira De Epidemiologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of São Paulo (424 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 15 less than at the previous edition,
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (253 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (238 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • State University of Campinas (96 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Brasília (91 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 16.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 77.61% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.94% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.46% of all publications and 2.99% 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.

Career Opportunities in the Field of Epidemiology

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Top Publications

  • O que é urgente e necessário para subsidiar as políticas de enfrentamento da pandemia de COVID-19 no Brasil?

    Mauricio Lima Barreto;Mauricio Lima Barreto;Aluisio Jardim Dornellas de Barros;Marília Sá Carvalho;Claudia Torres Codeço

    (2020)
    200 Citations
  • Factors associated with chronic kidney disease: epidemiological survey of the National Health Survey

    Lilian Kelen de Aguiar;Rogerio Ruscitto Prado;Andrea Gazzinelli;Deborah Carvalho Malta

    (2020)
    112 Citations
  • The COVID-19 pandemic and changes in the lifestyles of Brazilian adolescents

    Deborah Carvalho Malta;Crizian Saar Gomes;Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros;Margareth Guimaraes Lima

    (2021)
    91 Citations
  • Changes in Brazilians' socioeconomic and health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Wanessa da Silva de Almeida;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald;Deborah Carvalho Malta;Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros

    (2020)
    76 Citations
  • Noncommunicable diseases and changes in lifestyles during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil

    Deborah Carvalho Malta;Crizian Saar Gomes;Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros;Margareth Guimarães Lima

    (2021)
    64 Citations
  • Desigualdades socioeconômicas relacionadas às doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e limitações: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde, 2019

    Deborah Carvalho Malta;Regina Tomie Ivata Bernal;Margareth Guimaraes Lima;Alanna Gomes da Silva

    (2021)
    59 Citations

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