1Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
2Biomedical Research Institute, Darfur College, Nyala, Sudan
3Centre for Health Behaviours Research, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
© 2021 Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
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Conflicts of Interest
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Funding
The study was fully funded by a Jiangsu Provincial Social Science Foundation Grant (13TYA001).
Availability of Data
All the data supporting the results of this study are included in the article and the supplementary file. The raw data on ST can also be directly obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection (https://webofknowledge.com/) using the appropriate search query.
Additional Contributions
The authors are grateful to the Southeast University electronic library for providing facilities and library resources for accessing the routine surveillance data used in this study.
SCR | Source journal (n=49) | Articles in top 100 | TGCS (R) | MCA | IQR | 2019 IF | Quartilea) | Publication yearb) |
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1st | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 14 | 965 (1) | 55.0 | 39 | 2.126 | Q2 | 1952−2013 |
2nd | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 7 | 627 (2) | 68.0 | 77 | 8.313 | Q1 | 1997−2009 |
3rd | Infection and Immunity | 7 | 461 (3) | 59.0 | 44 | 2.970 | Q2 | 1967−1982 |
4th | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 6 | 277 (7) | 42.5 | 14 | 5.897 | Q1 | 1977−2010 |
5th | American Journal of Hygiene | 5 | 334 (4) | 69.0 | 10 | NA | NA | 1945−1952 |
6th | Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases | 5 | 315 (5) | 63.0 | 11 | 3.885 | Q1 | 2011−2017 |
7th | Emerging Infectious Diseases | 4 | 235 (10) | 27.5 | 38 | 6.259 | Q1 | 2006−2016 |
8th | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 4 | 258 (9) | 55.5 | 23 | 1.868 | Q3 | 1969−2004 |
9th | The Lancet | 3 | 314 (6) | 84.0 | 114 | 60.390 | Q1 | 1996−2020 |
10th | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 2 | 139 (11) | 69.5 | 19 | 4.904 | Q1 | 1995−2007 |
11th | Current opinion in Infectious Diseases | 2 | 275 (8) | 137.5 | 179 | 4.577 | Q1 | 2003−2016 |
12th | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2 | 112 (13) | 56.0 | 26 | 3.202 | Q2 | 2013−2014 |
13th | Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2 | 112 (13) | 56.0 | 8 | 3.202 | Q4 | 2005−2006 |
14th | Tropical Doctor | 2 | 118 (12) | 59.0 | 38 | 0.523 | Q4 | 2006−2010 |
SCR | Author(n=392) | h-index |
Authorship position |
TGCS | MCA | IQR | Publication yeara) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | Second | Third or last | |||||||
1st | Paris DH | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 789 | 73 | 70 | 2007−2017 |
2nd | Osterman JV | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 579 | 46 | 43 | 1976−1982 |
3rd | Smadel JE | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 545 | 67 | 29 | 1948−1952 |
4th | Blacksell SD | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 518 | 57 | 80 | 2006−2016 |
5th | Abraham OC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 365 | 56 | 37 | 2006−2015 |
6th | Ley HL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 407 | 67 | 34 | 1948−1952 |
7th | Shiral A | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 397 | 64 | 43 | 1976−1983 |
8th | Chierakul W | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 259 | 44 | 15 | 2004−2011 |
9th | Dasch GA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 368 | 50 | 9 | 1979−2006 |
10th | Day NP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 348 | 57 | 35 | 2007−2012 |
11th | Richards AL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 434 | 55 | 24 | 1997−2016 |
12th | Traub R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 399 | 65 | 34 | 1948−1974 |
13th | Watt G | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 588 | 84 | 114 | 1996−2003 |
SCR | Institution, country (n=129) | Article in top 100 (n)a) | TLSC | TGCS | NA | MCA | IQR | Publicationb) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Mahidol University, Thailand | 14 | 35 | 1,004 | 100 | 60 | 40 | 2004−2017 |
2nd | University of Oxford, England | 10 | 31 | 715 | 72 | 60 | 40 | 2004−2017 |
3rd | University School of Nashville, USA | 8 | 52 | 627 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 1973−2011 |
4th | Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA | 8 | 39 | 550 | 69 | 68 | 38 | 1976−2000 |
5th | Christian Medical College & Hospital, India | 6 | 17 | 365 | 46 | 58 | 37 | 2006−2015 |
6th | Chosun University, South Korea | 4 | 13 | 252 | 32 | 57 | 31 | 2006−2010 |
7th | Seoul National University, South Korea | 4 | 15 | 319 | 20 | 59 | 78 | 1993−2001 |
8th | Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, USA | 3 | 16 | 332 | 17 | 58 | 180 | 2000−2003 |
9th | Haenam General Hospital, South Korea | 3 | 13 | 161 | 28 | 48 | 19 | 2006−2007 |
10th | Mahosot Hospital, Laos | 3 | 7 | 270 | 13 | 83 | 61 | 2010−2017 |
11th | Seonam University, South Korea | 3 | 13 | 161 | 28 | 48 | 19 | 2006−2007 |
12th | University of Texas Medical Branch, USA | 3 | 6 | 230 | 33 | 68 | 74 | 2010−2017 |
13th | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, USA | 3 | 20 | 194 | 32 | 60 | 34 | 1995−2000 |
SCR | Source journal (n=49) | Articles in top 100 | TGCS (R) | MCA | IQR | 2019 IF | Quartile |
Publication year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 14 | 965 (1) | 55.0 | 39 | 2.126 | Q2 | 1952−2013 |
2nd | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 7 | 627 (2) | 68.0 | 77 | 8.313 | Q1 | 1997−2009 |
3rd | Infection and Immunity | 7 | 461 (3) | 59.0 | 44 | 2.970 | Q2 | 1967−1982 |
4th | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 6 | 277 (7) | 42.5 | 14 | 5.897 | Q1 | 1977−2010 |
5th | American Journal of Hygiene | 5 | 334 (4) | 69.0 | 10 | NA | NA | 1945−1952 |
6th | Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases | 5 | 315 (5) | 63.0 | 11 | 3.885 | Q1 | 2011−2017 |
7th | Emerging Infectious Diseases | 4 | 235 (10) | 27.5 | 38 | 6.259 | Q1 | 2006−2016 |
8th | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 4 | 258 (9) | 55.5 | 23 | 1.868 | Q3 | 1969−2004 |
9th | The Lancet | 3 | 314 (6) | 84.0 | 114 | 60.390 | Q1 | 1996−2020 |
10th | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 2 | 139 (11) | 69.5 | 19 | 4.904 | Q1 | 1995−2007 |
11th | Current opinion in Infectious Diseases | 2 | 275 (8) | 137.5 | 179 | 4.577 | Q1 | 2003−2016 |
12th | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2 | 112 (13) | 56.0 | 26 | 3.202 | Q2 | 2013−2014 |
13th | Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2 | 112 (13) | 56.0 | 8 | 3.202 | Q4 | 2005−2006 |
14th | Tropical Doctor | 2 | 118 (12) | 59.0 | 38 | 0.523 | Q4 | 2006−2010 |
SCR | Author(n=392) | h-index | Authorship position |
TGCS | MCA | IQR | Publication year |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | Second | Third or last | |||||||
1st | Paris DH | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 789 | 73 | 70 | 2007−2017 |
2nd | Osterman JV | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 579 | 46 | 43 | 1976−1982 |
3rd | Smadel JE | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 545 | 67 | 29 | 1948−1952 |
4th | Blacksell SD | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 518 | 57 | 80 | 2006−2016 |
5th | Abraham OC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 365 | 56 | 37 | 2006−2015 |
6th | Ley HL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 407 | 67 | 34 | 1948−1952 |
7th | Shiral A | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 397 | 64 | 43 | 1976−1983 |
8th | Chierakul W | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 259 | 44 | 15 | 2004−2011 |
9th | Dasch GA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 368 | 50 | 9 | 1979−2006 |
10th | Day NP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 348 | 57 | 35 | 2007−2012 |
11th | Richards AL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 434 | 55 | 24 | 1997−2016 |
12th | Traub R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 399 | 65 | 34 | 1948−1974 |
13th | Watt G | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 588 | 84 | 114 | 1996−2003 |
SCR | Institution, country (n=129) | Article in top 100 (n) |
TLSC | TGCS | NA | MCA | IQR | Publication |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Mahidol University, Thailand | 14 | 35 | 1,004 | 100 | 60 | 40 | 2004−2017 |
2nd | University of Oxford, England | 10 | 31 | 715 | 72 | 60 | 40 | 2004−2017 |
3rd | University School of Nashville, USA | 8 | 52 | 627 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 1973−2011 |
4th | Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA | 8 | 39 | 550 | 69 | 68 | 38 | 1976−2000 |
5th | Christian Medical College & Hospital, India | 6 | 17 | 365 | 46 | 58 | 37 | 2006−2015 |
6th | Chosun University, South Korea | 4 | 13 | 252 | 32 | 57 | 31 | 2006−2010 |
7th | Seoul National University, South Korea | 4 | 15 | 319 | 20 | 59 | 78 | 1993−2001 |
8th | Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, USA | 3 | 16 | 332 | 17 | 58 | 180 | 2000−2003 |
9th | Haenam General Hospital, South Korea | 3 | 13 | 161 | 28 | 48 | 19 | 2006−2007 |
10th | Mahosot Hospital, Laos | 3 | 7 | 270 | 13 | 83 | 61 | 2010−2017 |
11th | Seonam University, South Korea | 3 | 13 | 161 | 28 | 48 | 19 | 2006−2007 |
12th | University of Texas Medical Branch, USA | 3 | 6 | 230 | 33 | 68 | 74 | 2010−2017 |
13th | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, USA | 3 | 20 | 194 | 32 | 60 | 34 | 1995−2000 |
Characteristic | Research | Spearman r | p |
---|---|---|---|
No. of authors | 392 | 0.668 | <0.001 |
No. of institutions | 129 | 0.692 | <0.001 |
No. of years since publication | 41 | 0.869 | <0.001 |
Journal impact factor (2019) | 49 | 0.158 | 0.277 |
No. of countries | 21 | 0.963 | <0.001 |
SCR, Standard Competition Ranking; TGCS, Total Global Citation Score; MCA, median citations per article; IQR, interquartile range; IF, impact factor; NA, not available. Journal quartile range. Time span: publication year for reported authors.
SCR, Standard Competition Ranking; h-index, Hirsh-index; TGCS, Total Global Citation Score; MCA, median citations per article; IQR, interquartile range. Time span: publication year for reported authors.
SCR, Standard Competition Ranking; TLSC, Total Local Citation Score; TGCS, Total Global Citation Score; NA, number of authors; MCA, median citations per article; IQR, interquartile range. Total number of citations. Time span: publication year for reported authors.