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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 57 91 189 32
Medicine 331 62 190 42

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 238
Documents by Best Scientists*: 361
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 77
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.955
Impact Factor: 4.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Travel medicine, Virology, Environmental health, Malaria and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Topics in Travel medicine explored in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease were investigated in conjunction with research in Epidemiology, Immunology, Family medicine, Public health and Pediatrics. Studies on Pediatrics discussed in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease link to the field of Vaccination.

Outbreak and Dengue fever are all topics related to Virology research discussed. Environmental health research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Veterinary medicine and Incidence (epidemiology). The study on Malaria presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Chemoprophylaxis.

The study on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presented in the journal intersects with the topics under 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. The journal links adjacent topics like 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak with Coronavirus Infections. The journal connects research in Pandemic with the related topic of Pneumonia.

  • Travel medicine (27.61%)
  • Virology (17.42%)
  • Environmental health (13.45%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Clinical, laboratory and imaging features of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (1089 citations)
  • Clinical and microbiological effect of a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in 80 COVID-19 patients with at least a six-day follow up: A pilot observational study. (470 citations)
  • Meta-analysis of probiotics for the prevention of traveler's diarrhea. (310 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease:

The published articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Travel medicine, Virology, Immunology, Environmental health and Pediatrics. The most cited articles explore issues in Travel medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Epidemiology, Incidence (epidemiology), Malaria, Intensive care medicine and Veterinary medicine. The most cited papers focus on Virology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Pneumonia.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Virology and Epidemiology are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The featured Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) studies mainly concentrate on Environmental health but also cover areas of interest in China. While 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of MEDLINE, Immunity, Public health, Vaccination and Coronavirus.

Outbreak is a primary topic of Virology research in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. Incidence (epidemiology), Pediatrics and Dengue fever are some topics wherein Epidemiology research discussed in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease have an impact. While work presented in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease provided substantial information on Internal medicine, it also covered topics in Gastroenterology and Azithromycin.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Air travel and COVID-19 prevention in the pandemic and peri-pandemic period: A narrative review. (25 citations)
  • Variants, vaccines and vaccination passports: Challenges and chances for travel medicine in 2021. (22 citations)
  • Comparative evaluation of four rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection tests using universal transport medium. (22 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 Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales (118 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • Peter A. Leggat (90 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Philippe Gautret (78 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
  • Martin P. Grobusch (63 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Patricia Schlagenhauf (58 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 6 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 Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Aix-Marseille University (108 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 16 less than at the previous edition,
  • James Cook University (106 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Technological University of Pereira (94 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 23 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (80 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Zurich (75 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 10 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, 7.37% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.95% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.91% of all publications and 48.86% 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

  • Clinical, laboratory and imaging features of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales;Jaime A Cardona-Ospina;Estefanía Gutiérrez-Ocampo;Rhuvi Villamizar-Peña

    (2020)
    4432 Citations
  • Clinical and microbiological effect of a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in 80 COVID-19 patients with at least a six-day follow up: A pilot observational study.

    Philippe Gautret;Jean Christophe Lagier;Philippe Parola;Van Thuan Hoang

    (2020)
    887 Citations
  • COVID-19 in Latin America: The implications of the first confirmed case in Brazil.

    Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales;Viviana Gallego;Juan Pablo Escalera-Antezana;Claudio A. Méndez

    (2020)
    703 Citations
  • Early treatment of COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin: A retrospective analysis of 1061 cases in Marseille, France.

    Matthieu Million;Jean Christophe Lagier;Philippe Gautret;Philippe Colson

    (2020)
    526 Citations
  • Going global - Travel and the 2019 novel coronavirus.

    Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales;Kirsten MacGregor;Sanch Kanagarajah;Dipti Patel

    (2020)
    383 Citations
  • Remdesivir as a possible therapeutic option for the COVID-19

    Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq;Ali H. Al-Homoud;Ziad A. Memish

    (2020)
    350 Citations

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