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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 73 77 247 22
Medicine 814 190 396 26

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 442
Documents by Best Scientists*: 816
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 153
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.706
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Transfusion?

Transfusion mainly deals with areas of study such as Immunology, Surgery, Platelet, Antibody and Internal medicine. Most of the works presented in Transfusion deals with Immunology but it intersects with the subject of Virology. Research on Virology presented in the journal focuses, in particular, on Virus and Hepatitis C virus.

The work tackled in Transfusion goes beyond the discipline of Surgery as it also encompasses Anesthesia. The research on Platelet tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Andrology, Chromatography and Biochemistry. It addresses concerns in Internal medicine which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Gastroenterology and Endocrinology.

Issues in Red blood cell were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Blood cell and Hemolysis. Most of the Antigen studies addressed also intersect with Molecular biology. Many of the studies tackled connect Blood transfusion with a similar field of study like Intensive care medicine.

  • Immunology (27.53%)
  • Surgery (15.85%)
  • Platelet (13.22%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Diagnostic and pathogenetic considerations in transfusion-related acute lung injury. (707 citations)
  • Toward an understanding of transfusion‐related acute lung injury: statement of a consensus panel (592 citations)
  • Reports of 355 transfusion-associated deaths: 1976 through 1985 (587 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Transfusion:

The main points discussed in the published articles deal with Immunology, Surgery, Internal medicine, Platelet and Blood transfusion. The journal publications focus on Immunology but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Virology which is concerned with Polymerase chain reaction. The studies on Surgery discussed at the journal papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Anesthesia and Donation.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Transfusion explores disciplines such as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Internal medicine, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak and Virology. It explores research in Emergency medicine and overlapping concepts in Donation to expand the discourse in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Antibody.

Research in Antibody tackled falls within the umbrella of Immunology. The study on Internal medicine presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Gastroenterology. The in-depth study on Platelet also explores topics in the intersecting field of Andrology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Characterization of 100 sequential SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma donations. (18 citations)
  • COVID-19 convalescent plasma: Interim recommendations from the AABB. (15 citations)
  • Therapeutic plasma exchange for COVID-19-associated hyperviscosity. (15 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 Transfusion (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael P. Busch (228 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Paul M. Ness (225 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Susan L. Stramer (112 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mark H. Yazer (103 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Roger Y. Dodd (99 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Transfusion (based on the number of publications) are:

  • American Red Cross (692 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center (570 papers) published 38 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (342 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Canadian Blood Services (286 papers) published 35 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • New York Blood Center (286 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 5 more 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, 18.03% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 36.31% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.75% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.43% of all publications and 36.51% 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

  • Prepare to adapt: Blood supply and transfusion support during the first 2 weeks of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affecting Washington State

    Monica B. Pagano;John R. Hess;Hamilton C. Tsang;Elizabeth Staley

    (2020)
    171 Citations
  • SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic and symptomatic patients and risk for transfusion transmission.

    Victor M. Corman;Holger F. Rabenau;Ortwin Adams;Doris Oberle

    (2020)
    111 Citations
  • Use of convalescent plasma in COVID-19 patients with immunosuppression.

    Jonathon W. Senefeld;Stephen A. Klassen;Shane K. Ford;Katherine A. Senese

    (2021)
    90 Citations
  • Screening for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in convalescent plasma in Brazil: Preliminary lessons from a voluntary convalescent donor program.

    Silvano Wendel;Jose Mauro Kutner;Rafael Machado;Rita Fontão-Wendel

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • The epidemiology of platelet transfusions: an analysis of platelet use at 12 US hospitals.

    Jerome Gottschall;YanYun Wu;Darrell Triulzi;Steven Kleinman

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Leukapheresis for the management of hyperleukocytosis in acute myeloid leukemia-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Jan P. Bewersdorf;Smith Giri;Martin S. Tallman;Amer M. Zeidan

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Therapeutic plasma exchange for COVID-19-associated hyperviscosity.

    Alexander D. Truong;Sara C. Auld;Nicholas A. Barker;Sarah Friend

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • SARS-CoV-2 antibody persistence in COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors: Dependency on assay format and applicability to serosurveillance.

    Clara Di Germanio;Graham Simmons;Kathleen Kelly;Rachel Martinelli

    (2021)
    46 Citations

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