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Viral Immunology
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Viral Immunology

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Published by: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers

https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/viral-immunology/57/overview

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 181 32 34 8
Microbiology 241 16 16 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 76
Documents by Best Scientists*: 75
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 71
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.349
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Viral Immunology?

Viral Immunology investigates areas of study like Virology, Immunology, Virus, Immune system and Antibody. Issues in Virology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Epitope, Antigen, Molecular biology and Cytotoxic T cell. Viral Immunology features studies on Cytotoxic T cell, including topics such as CTL*.

The presentations discussing Immunology offer insights in topics such as Immunity, T cell, CD8, Interferon and Cytokine. Many of the studies tackled connect Virus with a similar field of study like Microbiology. Immune system research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Adjuvant and Viral load.

The Antibody study featured in it draws connections with the study of Recombinant DNA.

  • Virology (64.50%)
  • Immunology (49.13%)
  • Virus (33.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Immune modulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis during viral infection. (319 citations)
  • Guidelines for Plaque-Reduction Neutralization Testing of Human Antibodies to Dengue Viruses. (278 citations)
  • Immunological Responses of Swine to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Infection (275 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Viral Immunology:

The most cited papers mostly deal with topics like Virology, Immunology, Virus, Immune system and Antibody. The published papers hold forums on Virology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Epitope, Antigen and Cytotoxic T cell. The journal articles focus on Virus but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Innate immune system and Microbiology.

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

  • Virus
  • Gene
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Viral Immunology mainly cover the fields of Virology, Immunology, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Immune system. The journal addresses concerns in the field of Virology by exploring it in line with topics in Antigen which intersect with Capsid subjects. Viral Immunology addresses concerns in Immunology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Receptor and Coronavirus.

The featured works in Cytokine storm, which all belong in the domain if Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), also overlaps with concepts under Context (language use). It facilitates discussions on Immune system that incorporate concepts from other fields like Virus, Hepatitis B virus and Interferon. It focuses on Virus but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Cytokine which is concerned with Microbiology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Correlation Between Relative Nasopharyngeal Virus RNA Load and Lymphocyte Count Disease Severity in Patients with COVID-19. (81 citations)
  • Protective Potentials of Type III Interferons in COVID-19 Patients: Lessons from Differential Properties of Type I- and III Interferons. (10 citations)
  • The Role of the SARS-CoV-2 S-Protein Glycosylation in the Interaction of SARS-CoV-2/ACE2 and Immunological Responses. (8 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 Viral Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David L. Woodland (79 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carol Shoshkes Reiss (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shayan Sharif (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Rodney S. Russell (16 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Julia L. Hurwitz (15 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Viral Immunology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Trudeau Institute (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Iowa State University (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Minnesota (19 papers) absent 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, 3.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 5.95% of all publications and 71.43% 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

  • B Cell Activation and Response Regulation During Viral Infections.

    Jonathan H. Lam;Fauna L. Smith;Nicole Baumgarth

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Resident Memory B Cells.

    S. Rameeza Allie;Troy D. Randall

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • Antibody (IgA, IgG, and IgG Subtype) Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Severe and Nonsevere COVID-19 Patients.

    Harshad P. Patil;Prajakta S. Rane;Shubham Shrivastava;Sonali Palkar

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • The ABC of Major Histocompatibility Complexes and T Cell Receptors in Health and Disease

    Katherine Kedzierska;Marios Koutsakos

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Immune Evasion Strategies Used by Zika Virus to Infect the Fetal Eye and Brain

    Branden R Nelson;Justin A Roby;William B Dobyns;William B Dobyns;Lakshmi Rajagopal

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Increased Blood Monocytic Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells but Low Regulatory T Lymphocytes in Patients with Mild COVID-19.

    Carlos Jiménez-Cortegana;Julia Liró;Natalia Palazón-Carrión;Elena Salamanca

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Probiotic Lactobacilli Enhance Immunogenicity of an Inactivated H9N2 Influenza Virus Vaccine in Chickens.

    Nadiyah Alqazlan;Jake Astill;Khaled Taha-Abdelaziz;Khaled Taha-Abdelaziz;Éva Nagy

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Human Cytomegalovirus Infection and Cardiovascular Disease: Current Perspectives

    (2023)
    10 Citations
  • Structure-Function of the Yellow Fever Virus Envelope Protein: Analysis of Antibody Epitopes.

    Emily H. Davis;Alan D.T. Barrett

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Harnessing Cross-Reactive CD8 + T RM Cells for Long-Standing Protection Against Influenza A Virus.

    Ida Uddbäck;Jacob E Kohlmeier;Allan R Thomsen;Jan P Christensen

    (2020)
    8 Citations

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