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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

2414-6366

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/tropicalmed

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 92 48 59 11
Medicine 1196 87 135 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 358
Documents by Best Scientists*: 411
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 14
SCIMAGO H-index: 46
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.817
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease?

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease mainly deals with areas of study such as Environmental health, Public health, Disease, Virology and Internal medicine. It explores issues in Environmental health which can be linked to other research areas like Epidemiology, Outbreak, Transmission (medicine), Vaccination and One Health. The Epidemiology study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Demography.

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease holds forums on Disease that merges themes from other disciplines such as Intensive care medicine, Melioidosis and Burkholderia pseudomallei. The journal explores research in Virology and the adjacent study of Serology. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Internal medicine and Antibiotic resistance.

  • Environmental health (18.32%)
  • Public health (13.99%)
  • Disease (12.45%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Neglected Tropical Diseases: Epidemiology and Global Burden (97 citations)
  • One Health-Its Importance in Helping to Better Control Antimicrobial Resistance. (72 citations)
  • The One Health Approach-Why Is It So Important? (68 citations)

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

The most cited publications mainly tackle studies in Environmental health, Public health, Malaria, Disease and Schistosomiasis. The most cited articles explore issues in Environmental health which can be linked to other research areas like Neglected tropical diseases, Odds, Transmission (medicine), Veterinary medicine and One Health. While Public health is the focus of the journal publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Incidence (epidemiology) and Vaccination.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Virus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Internal medicine, Environmental health, Antibiotic resistance, Public health and Virology are the focal point of discussions in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. Some problems in Internal medicine that were presented in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease overlapped with concepts under Chikungunya and Malaria. While Environmental health is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Psychological intervention, Health care, Outbreak, Livestock and Tuberculosis.

Topics in Outbreak explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Epidemiology and Disease. It is mostly focused on Public health, specifically One Health. The studies in Virology featured incorporate elements of Antibody and Genotype.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Travel-Related Antimicrobial Resistance: A Systematic Review. (10 citations)
  • Assessing the Real-Time Impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV Services: The Experience and Response from Selected Health Facilities in Nairobi, Kenya (5 citations)
  • Public Perceptions on Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions for West Nile Virus Infections: A Survey from an Endemic Area in Northern Italy. (3 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 Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ajay M. V. Kumar (21 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pruthu Thekkur (20 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Srinath Satyanarayana (14 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Rony Zachariah (11 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mohammed Khogali (10 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (42 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 14 more than at the previous edition,
  • James Cook University (30 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • World Health Organization (29 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mahidol University (28 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (28 papers) published 1 paper 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, 14.92% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.79% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.58% of all publications and 48.05% 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

  • Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV Programme Services in Selected Health Facilities in Lilongwe, Malawi: Operational Research in Real Time

    Pruthu Thekkur;Hannock Tweya;Sam Phiri;James Mpunga

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Immigrant Parents Towards Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: A Systematic Review

    Faeza Netfa;Mohamed Tashani;Robert Booy;Catherine King

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • The Interaction of Diabetes and Tuberculosis: Translating Research to Policy and Practice

    Reinout van Crevel;Julia A Critchley

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • Towards a Sustainable One Health Approach to Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Prevention: Focus Areas and Gaps in Knowledge.

    Teresa E. Sorvillo;Teresa E. Sorvillo;Sergio E. Rodriguez;Sergio E. Rodriguez;Peter Hudson;Megan Carey

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Assessing the Real-Time Impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV Services: The Experience and Response from Selected Health Facilities in Nairobi, Kenya

    Irene Mbithi;Pruthu Thekkur;Jeremiah Muhwa Chakaya;Jeremiah Muhwa Chakaya;Elizabeth Onyango

    (2021)
    44 Citations
  • Antiviral Treatment against Monkeypox: A Scoping Review

    (2022)
    42 Citations
  • Rabies as a Public Health Concern in India-A Historical Perspective.

    Sreejith Radhakrishnan;Sreejith Radhakrishnan;Abi Tamim Vanak;Abi Tamim Vanak;Pierre Nouvellet;Pierre Nouvellet;Christl A Donnelly;Christl A Donnelly

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices (KAP) of Italian Occupational Physicians towards Tick Borne Encephalitis.

    Matteo Riccò;Giovanni Gualerzi;Silvia Ranzieri;Pietro Ferraro

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Epidemiological Situation of Monkeypox Transmission by Possible Sexual Contact: A Systematic Review

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • Ecological Niche Modelling Approaches: Challenges and Applications in Vector-Borne Diseases

    (2023)
    34 Citations

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