Virologica Sinica

Top Research Topics at Virologica Sinica?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Virology, Virus, Molecular biology, Gene and Medical microbiology. The research on Virology featured in it combines topics in other fields like Genome, Antibody and Antigen. Some problems in Virus that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Cell culture, Inoculation, In vitro, Real-time polymerase chain reaction and Microbiology.

Issues in Molecular biology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Plasmid, DNA, Recombinant DNA, Expression vector and Complementary DNA. The journal tackles topics on Gene, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Genetics. Virologica Sinica tackles issues in Genetics, particularly in the topics of Phylogenetic tree and Homology (biology).

The field of Immunology is the anchor for the Medical microbiology studies presented in it. The study on Immunology featured in the journal expounds on the topic of Immune system in particular.

• Virology (56.69%)
• Virus (32.90%)
• Molecular biology (27.73%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Understanding SARS-CoV-2-Mediated Inflammatory Responses: From Mechanisms to Potential Therapeutic Tools. (424 citations)
• Serological Evidence of Bat SARS-Related Coronavirus Infection in Humans, China (138 citations)
• Hand foot and mouth disease due to enterovirus 71 in Malaysia (114 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Virologica Sinica:

The most cited articles primarily focus on research topics in Virology, Medical microbiology, Virus, Immunology and Coronavirus. The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Virology that incorporate concepts from other fields like RNA and Antibody. While the most cited publications focused on Virus, they were also able to explore topics like Zoology and Phylogenetic tree.

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

• Virus
• Gene
• DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Virology, Medical microbiology, Virus, Cell biology and Gene. The research on Virology presented in Virologica Sinica often intersects with areas of study such as

• Antibody and related Recombinant DNA,
• Genotype which is related to area like Phylogenetic tree.. The Medical microbiology works featured in it incorporate elements from Epidemiology, MEDLINE, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Virus but it intersects with the subject of Immune system. Topics in Cell biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Interferon, Transcription (biology) and Apoptosis. Virologica Sinica features research on Gene in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Genetics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• On the Calculation of TCID 50 for Quantitation of Virus Infectivity (16 citations)
• African Swine Fever Virus MGF360-12L Inhibits Type I Interferon Production by Blocking the Interaction of Importin α and NF-κB Signaling Pathway. (10 citations)
• Porcine Coronaviruses: Overview of the State of the Art (9 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 Virologica Sinica (based on the number of publications) are:

• Fei Deng (43 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Zhihong Hu (42 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Zhengli Shi (42 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Chen Pu-yan (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hualin Wang (26 papers) published 6 papers 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 Virologica Sinica (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (358 papers) published 47 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
• Wuhan University (101 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (72 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (60 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
• Peking Union Medical College (49 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 14 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, 2.92% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 58.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.25% of all publications and 15.06% 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.