Tropical Medicine and International Health

Top Research Topics at Tropical Medicine & International Health?

The journal investigates areas of study like Environmental health, Malaria, Pediatrics, Public health and Immunology. The research on Environmental health featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Rural area, Epidemiology, Health care and Psychological intervention. In addition to Epidemiology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Demography and Incidence (epidemiology).

Malaria research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Tropical medicine and Surgery. Surgery and Gynecology are closely related fields of research discussed in Tropical Medicine & International Health. Tropical Medicine & International Health investigates Public health research which frequently intersects with Developing country.

In Tropical Medicine & International Health, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Family medicine are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Developing country research. Immunology research discussed connects with the study of Internal medicine. The research on Internal medicine tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Gastroenterology and Tuberculosis.

• Environmental health (14.23%)
• Malaria (13.89%)
• Pediatrics (12.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The COVID-19 epidemic. (911 citations)
• Household drinking water in developing countries: a systematic review of microbiological contamination between source and point‐of‐use (621 citations)
• Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in low- and middle-income settings: a retrospective analysis of data from 145 countries (590 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Tropical Medicine & International Health:

The published papers investigate studies in Malaria, Environmental health, Public health, Developing country and Pediatrics. The published articles cover Malaria research under the subject of Immunology. Aside from discussions in Pediatrics, the most cited publications also deal with the subject of Epidemiology which intersects with Demography, Incidence (epidemiology) and Veterinary medicine disciplines.

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:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Environmental health, Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Logistic regression. While Environmental health is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Psychological intervention, Health care, Disease, Public health and Vaccination. Research on Internal medicine addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Tuberculosis.

The work on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presented in it focuses on Pandemic in particular. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as it also encompasses 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. Odds ratio and Demography are some topics wherein Logistic regression research discussed in Tropical Medicine & International Health have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• COVID-19 vaccine research and development: ethical issues. (17 citations)
• Limited specificity of commercially available SARS-CoV-2 IgG ELISAs in serum samples of African origin. (15 citations)
• COVID-19 and mucormycosis syndemic: double health threat to a collapsing healthcare system in India. (12 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 Tropical Medicine & International Health (based on the number of publications) are:

• Marleen Boelaert (78 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Patrick Van der Stuyft (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Anthony D. Harries (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Brian Greenwood (46 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Rony Zachariah (34 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 Tropical Medicine & International Health (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of London (698 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (312 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• World Health Organization (181 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (149 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Médecins Sans Frontières (146 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 11.83% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.24% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.24% of all publications and 44.51% 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.

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