Acta Biomaterialia

Top Research Topics at Acta Biomaterialia?

Acta Biomaterialia primarily tackles Biomedical engineering, Tissue engineering, Biophysics, Composite material and Cell biology. Some problems in Biomedical engineering that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Biocompatibility, Self-healing hydrogels, Regeneration (biology) and In vivo. The journal focuses on In vivo but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as In vitro, Drug delivery and Pharmacology.

The studies on Tissue engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Regenerative medicine, Biomaterial, Nanotechnology, Matrix (biology) and Extracellular matrix. Acta Biomaterialia emphasizes research on Nanotechnology, which includes concerns such as Nanoparticle. Biochemistry and Cell adhesion are some topics wherein Biophysics research discussed in it have an impact.

Presentations on Composite material include those discussing Ultimate tensile strength, Porosity, Composite number, Polymer and Microstructure. The journal explores issues in Polymer which can be linked to other research areas like Chemical engineering and Polymer chemistry. While Cell biology is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Cell and Cellular differentiation.

• Biomedical engineering (25.47%)
• Tissue engineering (16.13%)
• Biophysics (14.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Review of bioactive glass: from Hench to hybrids. (1341 citations)
• Strain specificity in antimicrobial activity of silver and copper nanoparticles (1291 citations)
• Reprint of: Extracellular matrix as a biological scaffold material: Structure and function. (1238 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Acta Biomaterialia:

The journal articles facilitate discussions on Biomedical engineering, Tissue engineering, Composite material, Chemical engineering and Nanotechnology. The most cited publications explore issues in Biomedical engineering which can be linked to other research areas like Biocompatibility, Self-healing hydrogels and In vivo. The journal publications focus on Tissue engineering but sometimes tackle the closely related disciplines such as

• Extracellular matrix which intersects with area such as Biophysics and Matrix (biology),
• Mesenchymal stem cell and related Stem cell..

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 Acta Biomaterialia (based on the number of publications) are:

• Rui L. Reis (77 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• María Vallet-Regí (58 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Yufeng Zheng (57 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• David L. Kaplan (55 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Jiang Chang (43 papers) published 2 papers 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 Acta Biomaterialia (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (236 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (147 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Pittsburgh (140 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
• Sichuan University (123 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 16 more than at the previous edition,
• Zhejiang University (111 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 1.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.18% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.82% of all publications and 59.48% 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.