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Virchows Archiv
H-index 40

Virchows Archiv

0945-6317

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/428

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 373 369 527 40

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 506
Documents by Best Scientists*: 598
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 114
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.272
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Virchows Archiv?

Virchows Archiv is organized to address concerns in the fields of Gynecology, Pathology, Anatomy, Immunohistochemistry and Internal medicine. While the journal focused on Pathology, it was also able to explore topics like Cancer, Adenocarcinoma and Cancer research. Topics in Internal medicine were tackled in line with various other fields like Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Oncology.

  • Gynecology (38.47%)
  • Pathology (32.37%)
  • Anatomy (9.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumors--definition, clinical, histological, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic features and differential diagnosis. (1493 citations)
  • TNM staging of foregut (neuro)endocrine tumors: a consensus proposal including a grading system (1233 citations)
  • Über Myome: ausgehend von der quergestreiften willkürlichen Muskulatur (859 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Virchows Archiv:

The published articles focus largely on the fields of Pathology, Immunohistochemistry, Gynecology, Internal medicine and Carcinoma. The study of Pathology in the published articles encompasses disciplines such as Cancer research, as well as fields such as Carcinogenesis, all of which overlap with one another. The most cited papers explore topics in Internal medicine which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Oncology.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Virchows Archiv investigates areas of study like Pathology, Immunohistochemistry, Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Issues in Pathology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Fusion gene and Fluorescence in situ hybridization. Immunohistochemistry research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Concordance, Staining and Cancer research.

In the journal, Gastroenterology and Oncology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Internal medicine research. Virchows Archiv links adjacent topics like Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. Research in 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak tackled falls within the umbrella of Virology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Post-mortem viral dynamics and tropism in COVID-19 patients in correlation with organ damage. (43 citations)
  • Fibrotic progression and radiologic correlation in matched lung samples from COVID-19 post-mortems. (24 citations)
  • The pulmonary pathology of COVID-19. (20 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 Virchows Archiv (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wenzel Gruber (230 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rud Virchow (151 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rud Virchow (85 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Julius Arnold (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vincenzo Eusebi (57 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 Virchows Archiv (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Heidelberg University (306 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Hamburg (257 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Kiel (210 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bonn (203 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Zurich (194 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 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, 17.93% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.28% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.95% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.52% of all publications and 62.25% 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.

Career Opportunities in Relevant Fields

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Top Publications

  • Pulmonary pathology and COVID-19: lessons from autopsy. The experience of European Pulmonary Pathologists.

    Fiorella Calabrese;Federica Pezzuto;Francesco Fortarezza;Paul Hofman

    (2020)
    296 Citations
  • The evolution of pulmonary pathology in fatal COVID-19 disease: an autopsy study with clinical correlation.

    Hans Bösmüller;Selina Traxler;Michael Bitzer;Helene Häberle

    (2020)
    189 Citations
  • Ewing sarcoma and Ewing-like tumors

    Marta Sbaraglia;Alberto Righi;Marco Gambarotti;Angelo P Dei Tos

    (2020)
    157 Citations
  • ESGO/ESTRO/ESP Guidelines for the management of patients with endometrial carcinoma.

    Nicole Concin;Carien L. Creutzberg;Ignace Vergote;David Cibula

    (2021)
    139 Citations
  • Basic principles of biobanking: from biological samples to precision medicine for patients.

    Laura Annaratone;Giuseppe De Palma;Giuseppina Bonizzi;Anna Sapino

    (2021)
    135 Citations
  • International Consensus Classification of acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma

    (2022)
    106 Citations
  • Diagnosis of myocardial infarction at autopsy: AECVP reappraisal in the light of the current clinical classification

    Katarzyna Michaud;Cristina Basso;Giulia d’Amati;Carla Giordano

    (2020)
    102 Citations
  • New concepts in EBV-associated B, T, and NK cell lymphoproliferative disorders

    (2022)
    102 Citations
  • Post-mortem viral dynamics and tropism in COVID-19 patients in correlation with organ damage.

    Kristijan Skok;Evelyn Stelzl;Michael Trauner;Harald H. Kessler

    (2021)
    101 Citations
  • Fibrotic progression and radiologic correlation in matched lung samples from COVID-19 post-mortems.

    Emanuela Barisione;Federica Grillo;Lorenzo Ball;Rita Bianchi

    (2021)
    77 Citations

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