Tuberculosis

Top Research Topics at Tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis explores disciplines such as Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Immunology, Microbiology and Virology. More specifically, the research on Tuberculosis in Tuberculosis is related to Latent tuberculosis. The research on Mycobacterium tuberculosis tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Genetics, Gene, Virulence, Rifampicin and Isoniazid.

It is focused mainly on Genetics, particularly Genome. The Immunology research presented places emphasis on topics like Immune system, Antigen, Vaccination, Cytokine and Immunity. Vaccination works presented in the journal have a specific focus on BCG vaccine.

Some problems in Microbiology that were presented in Tuberculosis overlapped with concepts under Mycobacterium bovis, In vitro, Mutant and Mycobacterium. The study on Virology presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Tuberculosis vaccines. Topics in Internal medicine explored in Tuberculosis were investigated in conjunction with research in Gastroenterology and Pulmonary tuberculosis.

• Tuberculosis (74.37%)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (48.46%)
• Immunology (30.10%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Structure, function, and biogenesis of the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (642 citations)
• M. tuberculosis persistence, latency, and drug tolerance (435 citations)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene expression during adaptation to stationary phase and low-oxygen dormancy (361 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Tuberculosis:

The journal articles investigate studies in Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Immunology, Microbiology and Virology. While Tuberculosis is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Antigen, Disease and Immunity. The published papers tackle studies in Drug resistance and the interrelated subject of Pharmacology to gain insights into Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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

• Gene
• Internal medicine
• Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Tuberculosis deals with Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Immunology, Microbiology and Immune system. Topics in Tuberculosis were tackled in line with various other fields like Biomarker (medicine), Internal medicine, Disease and Virology. The studies on Virology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Rifampicin resistance and Fusion protein.

While Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Genetics, Gene, Drug resistance, Whole genome sequencing and Antimicrobial peptides. The journal focuses on Immunology but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Latent tuberculosis which is concerned with Transcriptome. The journal explores topics in Microbiology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Sputum and In vivo.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A new resource on artificial intelligence powered computer automated detection software products for tuberculosis programmes and implementers (7 citations)
• Pathology of TB/COVID-19 Co-Infection: The phantom menace. (6 citations)
• Drug resistance, fitness and compensatory mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (4 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 Tuberculosis (based on the number of publications) are:

• Ian M. Orme (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Robin M. Warren (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• David N. McMurray (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Tom H. M. Ottenhoff (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Patrick J. Brennan (18 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 Tuberculosis (based on the number of publications) are:

• Colorado State University (77 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Stellenbosch University (60 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Cape Town (60 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Pasteur Institute (44 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (44 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 5.06% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.33% of all publications and 45.33% 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.