Trends in Microbiology

Top Research Topics at Trends in Microbiology?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Microbiology, Virology, Genetics, Immunology and Cell biology. It explores topics in Microbiology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Bacteria, Host (biology) and Virulence. The journal links adjacent topics like Bacteria with Biochemistry.

It emphasizes research on Virology, which includes concerns such as Virus. Trends in Microbiology encompasses presentations on Genetics, specifically Gene and Genome. The study on Immunology presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Disease.

• Microbiology (28.90%)
• Virology (17.25%)
• Genetics (15.36%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Mechanisms of biofilm resistance to antimicrobial agents (2778 citations)
• Epidemiology, Genetic Recombination, and Pathogenesis of Coronaviruses (1451 citations)
• Survival strategies of infectious biofilms. (1391 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Trends in Microbiology:

Microbiology, Bacteria, Genetics, Virulence and Ecology are the main subjects of interest in the journal articles. The journal publications explore research in Microbiology alongside concepts in Immunology and other areas of study in Disease. The most cited papers focus on Bacteria but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Biochemistry and Cell biology.

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

• Gene
• Bacteria
• Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Trends in Microbiology mostly deals with topics like Computational biology, Microbiology, Host (biology), Microbiome and Evolutionary biology. It focuses on Computational biology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Epigenetics, Gene, CRISPR, DNA and Effector. Topics in Microbiology were tackled in line with various other fields like Virulence and Bacteria.

The discussions emphasized the topic of Virulence in an attempt to further explore the field of Genetics. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Host (biology) as it also encompasses Immune system. The featured Antimicrobial studies mainly concentrate on Antibiotics but also cover areas of interest in Immunology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Oceanic Hitchhikers - Assessing Pathogen Risks from Marine Microplastic. (39 citations)
• The Role of Integrative and Conjugative Elements in Antibiotic Resistance Evolution. (31 citations)
• Microbial Regulation of Host Physiology by Short-chain Fatty Acids. (23 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 Trends in Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Cathel Kerr (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Alexandra Venter (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Mark J. Pallen (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• B. Brett Finlay (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Joanna B. Goldberg (19 papers) absent at the last 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 Trends in Microbiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Pasteur Institute (84 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (70 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• National Institutes of Health (66 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Oxford (62 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (57 papers) published 4 papers 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, 4.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.19% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.86% of all publications and 64.19% 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.