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Vox Sanguinis

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 148 26 90 12
Medicine 1964 42 69 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 137
Documents by Best Scientists*: 214
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 96
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.565
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Vox Sanguinis?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Immunology, Antibody, Antigen, Molecular biology and Platelet. Topics in Immunology explored in Vox Sanguinis were investigated in conjunction with research in Internal medicine and Virology. While Internal medicine is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology.

Virology studies presented in Vox Sanguinis focus on topics such as Virus and Hepatitis C virus. Antibody works presented in it have a specific focus on Monoclonal antibody. The in-depth study on Antigen also explores topics in the intersecting field of ABO blood group system.

Specifically, studies on Platelet transfusion are prevalent in the Platelet works discussed. The journal explores studies in Blood transfusion as part of the wider topic of Surgery.

  • Immunology (34.26%)
  • Antibody (19.28%)
  • Antigen (14.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A retrospective study on transmission of adult T cell leukemia virus by blood transfusion: seroconversion in recipients. (576 citations)
  • ABH and related histo-blood group antigens; immunochemical differences in carrier isotypes and their distribution. (456 citations)
  • Intravenous Administration of Human γ‐Globulin* (363 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Vox Sanguinis:

The most cited articles investigate studies in Immunology, Antibody, Platelet, Antigen and Surgery. The journal papers hold forums on Immunology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Internal medicine and Virology. The research on Antibody tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Molecular biology and Human leukocyte antigen.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Vox Sanguinis mostly deals with topics like Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Internal medicine and Library science. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) study tackled is connected to the field of ABO blood group system. 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak studies covered in the journal falls within the purview of Virology.

The concepts on Internal medicine presented in Vox Sanguinis can also apply to other research fields, including Gastroenterology and Antibody. Vox Sanguinis connects the study in Platelet with the closely related area of Whole blood. Research in Blood transfusion and the interrelating topic of Retrospective cohort study were among the subjects of interest in the Platelet transfusion studies discussed in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Operational protocol for donation of anti-COVID-19 convalescent plasma in Italy. (29 citations)
  • Guidance for the Procurement of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma: Differences between High and Low-Middle Income Countries. (23 citations)
  • ABO blood group and COVID-19: a review on behalf of the ISBT COVID-19 working group. (19 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 Vox Sanguinis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • H. W. Reesink (103 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Giancarlo M. Liumbruno (84 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Massimo Franchini (70 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • C. P. Engelfriet (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Simonetta Pupella (57 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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 Vox Sanguinis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center (355 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • American Red Cross (194 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Amsterdam (171 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • New York Blood Center (129 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Canadian Blood Services (114 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 11 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, 21.61% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.30% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.94% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.82% of all publications and 50.93% 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

  • Collecting and evaluating convalescent plasma for COVID-19 treatment: why and how?

    Pierre Tiberghien;Xavier de Lamballerie;Pascal Morel;Pierre Gallian

    (2020)
    173 Citations
  • The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak on the safety and availability of blood transfusions in Italy.

    Massimo Franchini;Albert Farrugia;Albert Farrugia;Claudio Velati;Alessandro Zanetti

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Guidance for the Procurement of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma: Differences between High and Low-Middle Income Countries.

    Evan M. Bloch;Ruchika Goel;Ruchika Goel;Silvano Wendel;Thierry Burnouf

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • International Society of Blood Transfusion survey of experiences of blood banks and transfusion services during the COVID‐19 pandemic

    (2022)
    50 Citations
  • Operational protocol for donation of anti-COVID-19 convalescent plasma in Italy.

    Massimo Franchini;Giuseppe Marano;Claudio Velati;Ilaria Pati

    (2021)
    44 Citations
  • COVID-19 convalescent plasma therapy: hit fast, hit hard!

    Daniele Focosi;Massimo Franchini

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • ABO blood group and SARS-CoV-2 antibody response in a convalescent donor population.

    Evan M. Bloch;Eshan U. Patel;Christi Marshall;Kirsten Littlefield

    (2021)
    24 Citations

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