Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases

Top Research Topics at Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases?

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases tackles a plethora of topics, such as Internal medicine, Pediatrics, Microbiology, Epidemiology and Intensive care medicine. Issues in Internal medicine were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gastroenterology and Immunology. In particular, the Immunology works presented emphasize discussions on Virus.

While Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases focused on Pediatrics, it was also able to explore topics like Pregnancy, Surgery, Incidence (epidemiology), Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Tuberculosis. Discussions in Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases are anchored in the subject of Tuberculosis and the similar topic of Family medicine. Colistin is a key component of Microbiology research discussed in the journal.

Some problems in Epidemiology that were presented in Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases overlapped with concepts under Outbreak, Public health and Environmental health. Guideline, Antibiotics and Antimicrobial are some topics wherein Intensive care medicine research discussed in Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases have an impact.

• Internal medicine (19.05%)
• Pediatrics (16.48%)
• Microbiology (12.45%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Tuberculosis and blood-borne infectious diseases: workplace conditions and practices of healthcare workers at three public hospitals in the Free State (22 citations)
• Public knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards antibiotic usage in Windhoek, Namibia (20 citations)
• Knowledge, attitudes and practices in the control and prevention of malaria in four endemic provinces of Zambia (20 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases:

The most cited papers mostly deal with topics like Environmental health, Family medicine, Virology, Pharmacy and Antimicrobial stewardship. Alternative medicine, Private sector, Medical prescription and Antibiotics are some topics wherein Family medicine research discussed in the most cited papers has an impact. While Virology is the focus of the published articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Isolation (microbiology), Pathogen, Microbiology and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157.

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

• Internal medicine
• Disease
• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Internal medicine, Antibiotic resistance, Microbiology, Confidence interval and Family medicine. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Internal medicine, it also covered topics in HBsAg, Hepatitis B virus and Referral. The presented studies in Antimicrobial stewardship fall within the purview of Antibiotic resistance but it also intertwines with topics in Kwazulu natal.

Antibiotics and Normal flora studies in the realm of Microbiology interact with fields like Exudative pharyngitis and Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The work on Family medicine tackled in Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases brings together disciplines like Health care, Health professionals, Significant difference and Hygiene. Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases goes beyond the discussion of Odds ratio as it connects it with closely related disciplines like

• GeneXpert MTB/RIF together with Retrospective cohort study,
• Attendance, which have a strong connection to Pediatrics..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• South Africa’s capacity to conduct antimicrobial stewardship (0 citations)
• Rapid survey to determine the predictive factors of vaccination coverage in children aged 0 to 59 months in Guinea. (0 citations)
• Indications and diagnostic value of bone marrow examination in HIV-positive individuals: A 3-year review at Tygerberg Hospital. (0 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 Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases (based on the number of publications) are:

• Warren Lowman (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Nelesh P. Govender (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Olga Perovic (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Sabiha Y. Essack (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Nathlee Abbai (6 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of KwaZulu-Natal (69 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of the Witwatersrand (53 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• National Health Laboratory Service (40 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Cape Town (23 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (19 papers) published 1 paper 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 82.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.57% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.14% of all publications and 7.14% 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.