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Virology Journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 114 112 116 18
Immunology 127 52 60 14
Medicine 1793 78 79 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 371
Documents by Best Scientists*: 313
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 104
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.992
Impact Factor: 3.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Virology Journal?

The aim of Virology Journal is to expand the discussion of research in Virology, Virus, Genetics, Immunology and Gene. The journal is focused mainly on Virology, particularly Viral replication. Virus research featured in Virology Journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cell culture, Immune system and Microbiology.

Phylogenetic tree and Sequence analysis are all aspects of Genetics discussed in Virology Journal. Studies on Phylogenetic tree discussed in Virology Journal link to the field of Phylogenetics. Specifically, studies on Viral load are prevalent in the Immunology works discussed.

Whole genome sequencing is a focus of the Genome works in it. The Genotype study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Outbreak. The journal focuses on Antibody as well as the interrelated topic of Antigen.

  • Virology (98.04%)
  • Virus (34.98%)
  • Genetics (12.73%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Chloroquine is a potent inhibitor of SARS coronavirus infection and spread (1125 citations)
  • Coronavirus envelope protein: current knowledge (888 citations)
  • Severe cytomegalovirus infection in apparently immunocompetent patients: a systematic review. (409 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Virology Journal:

The journal articles focus on Virology, Virus, Genetics, Immunology and Genome. While the most cited articles focused on Virology, they were also able to explore topics like Gene, Genotype and Microbiology. The journal papers deal with Virus in conjunction with Outbreak and similar fields in Dengue fever and Dengue virus.

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 journal primarily focuses on research topics in Virology, Virus, Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Virology research is the primary subject tackled in it with a focus on Viral replication. Topics in Virus explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Transmission (medicine), Vector (molecular biology), Immune system and Phylogenetic tree.

Topics in Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were tackled in line with various other fields like Real-time polymerase chain reaction, Coronavirus and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. The work on Genotype tackled in it brings together disciplines like Cervical cancer, HPV infection and Epidemiology. It covers Gene research under the subject of Genetics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • False negative rate of COVID-19 PCR testing: a discordant testing analysis. (25 citations)
  • COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study in southwest Iran. (15 citations)
  • Neutralization assay with SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 spike pseudotyped murine leukemia virions. (14 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 Virology Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Anchun Cheng (42 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mingshu Wang (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Renyong Jia (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Dekang Zhu (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Xiaoyue Chen (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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 Virology Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (118 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (87 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (73 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (70 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Peking Union Medical College (70 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 8.21% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.37% of all publications and 63.68% 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

  • Evolutionary trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants.

    Jalen Singh;Pranav Pandit;Andrew G McArthur;Arinjay Banerjee

    (2021)
    134 Citations
  • Harnessing the Immune System to Overcome Cytokine Storm and Reduce Viral Load in COVID-19: A Review of the Phases of Illness and Therapeutic Agents

    Sumanth Khadke;Nayla Ahmed;Nausheen Ahmed;Ryan Ratts

    (2020)
    102 Citations
  • Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies using a vesicular stomatitis virus possessing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

    Hideki Tani;Miyuki Kimura;Long Tan;Yoshihiro Yoshida

    (2021)
    63 Citations
  • Intranasal exposure of African green monkeys to SARS-CoV-2 results in acute phase pneumonia with shedding and lung injury still present in the early convalescence phase

    Robert W. Cross;Krystle N. Agans;Abhishek N. Prasad;Viktoriya Borisevich

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Precision therapeutic targets for COVID-19.

    Zachary A. Krumm;Grace M. Lloyd;Connor P. Francis;Lith H. Nasif

    (2021)
    51 Citations
  • A new Hendra virus genotype found in Australian flying foxes.

    Jianning Wang;Danielle E. Anderson;Kim Halpin;Xiao Hong

    (2021)
    51 Citations
  • Neutralization assay with SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 spike pseudotyped murine leukemia virions.

    Yue Zheng;Erin T. Larragoite;Elizabeth S. C. P. Williams;Juan Lama

    (2021)
    51 Citations

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