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Systematic and Applied Microbiology
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Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 108 63 124 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 158
Documents by Best Scientists*: 184
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 121
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.008
Impact Factor: 4.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Systematic and Applied Microbiology?

Systematic and Applied Microbiology is mainly concerned with subjects like Microbiology, 16S ribosomal RNA, Bacteria, Botany and Genetics. The concepts on Microbiology presented in Systematic and Applied Microbiology can also apply to other research fields, including Strain (chemistry), Lactobacillus, Genotype, Polymerase chain reaction and Pseudomonas. While it focused on 16S ribosomal RNA, it was also able to explore topics like Ribosomal DNA, Phylogenetic tree, Ribosomal RNA, Genus and Sequence analysis.

Some problems in Phylogenetic tree that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Housekeeping gene, Phylogenetics and rpoB. In addition to Ribosomal RNA research, the journal aims to explore topics under Molecular biology and 23S ribosomal RNA. Systematic and Applied Microbiology explores topics in Bacteria which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Fermentation, Food science, Biochemistry and Chemotaxonomy.

Systematic and Applied Microbiology covers various topics on Biochemistry such as Fatty acid and Yeast. Rhizobia, Bradyrhizobium, Rhizobium and Root nodule are some topics wherein Botany research discussed in the journal have an impact. Genetics, which encompasses Gene, Nucleic acid sequence, Genome and DNA, is the main subject of Systematic and Applied Microbiology.

  • Microbiology (41.45%)
  • 16S ribosomal RNA (29.16%)
  • Bacteria (28.11%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Domain-specific Probe EUB338 is Insufficient for the Detection of all Bacteria: Development and Evaluation of a more Comprehensive Probe Set (1951 citations)
  • Phylogenetic Oligodeoxynucleotide Probes for the Major Subclasses of Proteobacteria: Problems and Solutions (1882 citations)
  • Studies on the spectrophotometric determination of DNA hybridization from renaturation rates (1626 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Systematic and Applied Microbiology:

The journal articles mostly deal with topics like Microbiology, Bacteria, 16S ribosomal RNA, Botany and Genetics. The journal articles facilitate discussions on Bacteria that incorporate concepts from other fields like Biochemistry, DNA and Chemotaxonomy. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on 16S ribosomal RNA, it also covers topics in Ribosomal RNA, Sequence analysis and Ribosomal DNA.

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

  • Bacteria
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of Systematic and Applied Microbiology is to combine knowledge in the areas of 16S ribosomal RNA, Botany, Phylogenetic tree, Bacteria and Strain (chemistry). While work presented in Systematic and Applied Microbiology provided substantial information on 16S ribosomal RNA, it also covered topics in Genome, Strain (biology), Genus and Microbiology. Most of the Microbiology studies addressed also intersect with Bifidobacterium.

Issues in Botany were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Bradyrhizobium, Rhizobia, Nitrogen fixation, Rhizobium and Root nodule. The research on Phylogenetic tree featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetics and rpoB. Topics in Bacteria explored in Systematic and Applied Microbiology were investigated in conjunction with research in Fermentation and Type species.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Pseudooceanicola algae sp. nov., isolated from the marine macroalga Fucus spiralis, shows genomic and physiological adaptations for an algae-associated lifestyle. (7 citations)
  • Phylogenomics reveals the basis of adaptation of Pseudorhizobium species to extreme environments and supports a taxonomic revision of the genus (6 citations)
  • Paraburkholderia youngii sp. nov. and 'Paraburkholderia atlantica' - Brazilian and Mexican Mimosa-associated rhizobia that were previously known as Paraburkholderia tuberum sv. mimosae. (6 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 Systematic and Applied Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Erko Stackebrandt (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wolfgang Ludwig (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rudolf Amann (71 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Karl-Heinz Schleifer (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ramon Rosselló-Móra (60 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Systematic and Applied Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ghent University (168 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (165 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (147 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Technische Universität München (147 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen (71 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, 3.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.97% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.03% of all publications and 44.59% 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

  • Lacipirellula parvula gen. nov., sp. nov., representing a lineage of planctomycetes widespread in low-oxygen habitats, description of the family Lacipirellulaceae fam. nov. and proposal of the orders Pirellulales ord. nov., Gemmatales ord. nov. and Isosphaerales ord. nov.

    Svetlana N. Dedysh;Irina S. Kulichevskaya;Alexey V. Beletsky;Anastasia A. Ivanova

    (2020)
    101 Citations
  • Development of the SeqCode: A proposed nomenclatural code for uncultivated prokaryotes with DNA sequences as type.

    (2022)
    76 Citations
  • A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter.

    (2022)
    73 Citations
  • Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains.

    Wolfgang Ludwig;Tomeu Viver;Ralf Westram;Juan Francisco Gago

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • History and current taxonomic status of genus Agrobacterium.

    José David Flores-Félix;Esther Menéndez;Alvaro Peix;Paula García-Fraile

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • Description of Massilia rubra sp. nov., Massilia aquatica sp. nov., Massilia mucilaginosa sp. nov., Massilia frigida sp. nov., and one Massilia genomospecies isolated from Antarctic streams, lakes and regoliths.

    Pavla Holochová;Ivana Mašlaňová;Ivo Sedláček;Pavel Švec

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Planctopirus ephydatiae, a novel Planctomycete isolated from a freshwater sponge

    T. Kohn;S. Wiegand;C. Boedeker;P. Rast

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • A critical rebuttal of the proposed division of the genus Arcobacter into six genera using comparative genomic, phylogenetic, and phenotypic criteria.

    Stephen L.W. On;William G. Miller;Patrick J. Biggs;Angela J. Cornelius

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Frigoriglobus tundricola gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrotolerant cellulolytic planctomycete of the family Gemmataceae from a littoral tundra wetland.

    Irina S. Kulichevskaya;Anastasia A. Ivanova;Daniil G. Naumoff;Alexey V. Beletsky

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Detection of a novel Chlamydia species in captive spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca) in southeastern Spain and proposal of Candidatus Chlamydia testudinis

    K. Laroucau;N. Ortega;F. Vorimore;R. Aaziz

    (2020)
    33 Citations

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