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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

0959-3993

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11274

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 150 31 32 14
Biology and Biochemistry 398 59 72 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 204
Documents by Best Scientists*: 218
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 126
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.892
Impact Factor: 4.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology?

World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology primarily focuses on research topics in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Food science, Bacteria and Botany. The studies in Microbiology featured incorporate elements of Biodegradation, 16S ribosomal RNA, Strain (chemistry) and Virulence. Many of the studies tackled connect Biochemistry with a similar field of study like Chromatography.

More specifically, the research on Food science in it is related to Fermentation. Microorganism is a primary topic of Bacteria research in the journal. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Botany, apply to Horticulture as well.

Yeast research is concerned with Saccharomyces cerevisiae in particular.

  • Microbiology (26.73%)
  • Biochemistry (26.64%)
  • Food science (21.16%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): emergence in agriculture (1244 citations)
  • Bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles against multidrug-resistant bacteria (472 citations)
  • Special topic review: major viral diseases of the black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) in Thailand (425 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology:

The most cited articles cover a variety of subjects, including Food science, Microbiology, Botany, Biochemistry and Bacteria. While Food science is the focus of the journal publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Yeast and Lactic acid. The published articles explore issues in Botany which can be linked to other research areas like Rhizosphere and Horticulture.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology investigates areas of study like Food science, Bacteria, Microbiology, Fermentation and Biochemistry. Food science research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Strain (chemistry) and Lactic acid. Microorganism is the primary subject of Bacteria works presented in World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology.

In the journal, Quorum sensing, Virulence and Biofilm are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Microbiology research. The journal focuses on Fermentation but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Yeast which is concerned with Flavor. It tackles issues in Biochemistry, particularly in the topics of Escherichia coli and Gene.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Methane utilizing plant growth-promoting microbial diversity analysis of flooded paddy ecosystem of India. (5 citations)
  • Recent advances in constructing artificial microbial consortia for the production of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (5 citations)
  • Recent development in the production strategies of microbial carotenoids (5 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 World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jian Chen (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Saisamorn Lumyong (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jack T. Trevors (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Guocheng Du (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Patrizia Romano (13 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 World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (183 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jiangnan University (77 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Zhejiang University (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of São Paulo (69 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Banaras Hindu University (58 papers) absent at the last 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, 3.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.24% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.10% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.71% of all publications and 71.94% 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

  • New progress of ammonia recovery during ammonia nitrogen removal from various wastewaters

    Shuyu Xiang;Yuhuan Liu;Guangming Zhang;Roger Ruan

    (2020)
    181 Citations
  • A mini-review: mechanism of antimicrobial action and application of surfactin

    (2022)
    153 Citations
  • Spent brewer’s yeast as a source of high added value molecules: a systematic review on its characteristics, processing and potential applications

    Gabriela Vollet Marson;Gabriela Vollet Marson;Ruann Janser Soares de Castro;Marie-Pierre Belleville;Miriam Dupas Hubinger

    (2020)
    70 Citations
  • The promiscuity of Phaseolus vulgaris L. (common bean) for nodulation with rhizobia: a review

    Abdelaal Shamseldin;Encarna Velázquez

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Recent advances in n -butanol and butyrate production using engineered Clostridium tyrobutyricum

    Teng Bao;Jun Feng;Wenyan Jiang;Hongxin Fu

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • Beneficial features of pediococcus: from starter cultures and inhibitory activities to probiotic benefits

    (2022)
    47 Citations
  • Recent advances in the enzymatic production and applications of xylooligosaccharides.

    Caio Cesar de Mello Capetti;Milena Moreira Vacilotto;Andrei Nicoli Gebieluca Dabul;Ana Gabriela Veiga Sepulchro

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • What's new and notable in bacterial spore killing!

    Peter Setlow;Graham Christie

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Integration of molecular tools in microbial phosphate solubilization research in agriculture perspective.

    Burak Alaylar;Dilfuza Egamberdieva;Medine Gulluce;Mehmet Karadayi

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Biofertilizers with beneficial rhizobacteria improved plant growth and yield in chili (Capsicum annuum L.).

    Jing-Yi Gou;Sheng-Zhou Suo;Kun-Zhong Shao;Qi Zhao

    (2020)
    40 Citations

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