Virus Research

Top Research Topics at Virus Research?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Virology, Virus, Molecular biology, Genetics and Gene. In particular, the Virology works presented emphasize discussions on Viral replication. Topics in Virus were tackled in line with various other fields like Antigen, Recombinant DNA, Microbiology and Virulence.

In addition to Molecular biology research, Virus Research aims to explore topics under Gene expression, Mutant, DNA, Capsid and Transcription (biology). Genome, Phylogenetic tree, Nucleic acid sequence, Open reading frame and Peptide sequence are all aspects of Genetics research featured in the journal. The Phylogenetic tree works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Phylogenetics and Genotype.

Epitope is a major topic of Antibody research presented in the journal. The works on Immunology deal in particular with Immune system. The presentations discussing RNA offer insights in topics such as RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and RNA silencing.

• Virology (61.18%)
• Virus (38.80%)
• Molecular biology (25.46%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Human papillomavirus immortalization and transformation functions. (631 citations)
• Nidovirales: Evolving the largest RNA virus genome (619 citations)
• Host cell proteases: Critical determinants of coronavirus tropism and pathogenesis (531 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Virus Research:

The most cited articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Virology, Virus, Genetics, Molecular biology and Gene. Virology research presented in the journal papers is mostly focused on the subject of Viral replication. Aside from discussions in Virus, the most cited papers also deal with the subject of Antibody which intersects with Antigen disciplines.

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

• Gene
• Virus
• DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Virus Research focuses on Virology, Virus, Genome, Genetics and Gene. The overlapping concepts between Epitope and Monoclonal antibody are the key highlights of Virology study. While the journal focused on Virus, it was also able to explore topics like Cell culture, Immune system and Cell biology.

The work on Genome tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like RNA and Bacteriophage. The journal tackles issues in Genetics, particularly in the topics of Phylogenetic tree, Genomic organization and Mutation. Gene, which encompasses microRNA and Virulence, is the main subject of the journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Pervasive transmission of E484K and emergence of VUI-NP13L with evidence of SARS-CoV-2 co-infection events by two different lineages in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (44 citations)
• Putative roles of vitamin D in modulating immune response and immunopathology associated with COVID-19. (21 citations)
• Nitric oxide (NO) and nanoparticles - Potential small tools for the war against COVID-19 and other human coronavirus infections. (17 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 Virus Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Allan R. Gould (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Esteban Domingo (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hans Nauwynck (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Yoshihiro Kawaoka (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Xiang-Jin Meng (21 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 Virus Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (180 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (141 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (136 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Agricultural Research Service (112 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• United States Department of Agriculture (110 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 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, 6.53% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.60% of all publications and 70.22% 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.