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American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology
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American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

0363-6119

Published by: American Physiological Society

https://journals.physiology.org/journal/ajpregu

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1271 89 146 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 225
Documents by Best Scientists*: 274
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 198
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.945
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at American Journal of Physiology-regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology?

American Journal of Physiology-regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology mainly deals with areas of study such as Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Blood pressure, Anesthesia and Biochemistry. In the Internal medicine research discussed, Hemodynamics, Kidney, Hypothalamus, Angiotensin II and Receptor are all tackled. Hemodynamics study tackled is connected to the field of Circulatory system.

Studies on Kidney discussed in American Journal of Physiology-regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology link to the field of Renal function. The journal aims to address concerns in Endocrinology, specifically in the areas of Renin–angiotensin system, Vasopressin, Insulin, Central nervous system and Stimulation. Most of the Blood pressure studies addressed also intersect with Cardiology.

Research on Baroreflex addressed in American Journal of Physiology-regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology frequently intersections with the field of Baroreceptor.

  • Internal medicine (71.97%)
  • Endocrinology (68.36%)
  • Blood pressure (10.16%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Phase transitions and critical behavior in human bimanual coordination (1296 citations)
  • Timing of human sleep: recovery process gated by a circadian pacemaker (1092 citations)
  • Inflammatory processes in muscle injury and repair. (1053 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at American Journal of Physiology-regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology:

The journal papers investigate areas of study like Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Biochemistry, Blood pressure and Hypothalamus. The presentations in the most cited papers discussing Internal medicine offer insights in topics such as Kidney, Central nervous system, Circadian rhythm, Sympathetic nervous system and Hemodynamics. The journal publications focus on Endocrinology research which is adjacent to topics in Receptor.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Cardiology, Blood pressure and Cell biology. The study on Internal medicine presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Fetus. Concepts in Andrology, as well as related topics in Placenta, are covered in the Fetus research presented in American Journal of Physiology-regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology.

The study on Endocrinology presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Preeclampsia. The studies in Blood flow, Heart failure and Sleep apnea under the umbrella field of Cardiology overlap with concepts in In patient. Some problems in Blood pressure that were presented in American Journal of Physiology-regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology overlapped with concepts under Hemodynamics, Kidney and Intrauterine growth restriction.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Signal-averaged resting sympathetic transduction of blood pressure: is it time to account for prevailing muscle sympathetic burst frequency? (5 citations)
  • Lack of evidence for impaired preload or Bezold-Jarisch activation during brief umbilical cord occlusions in fetal sheep. (5 citations)
  • Signaling in rat brainstem via Gpr160 is required for the anorexigenic and antidipsogenic actions of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide. (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 American Journal of Physiology-regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alan Kim Johnson (76 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Timothy H. Moran (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James M. Krueger (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Timothy J. Bartness (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Barry E. Levin (55 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 American Journal of Physiology-regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Veterans Health Administration (222 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Iowa (208 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pittsburgh (198 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center (196 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Florida (195 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 0.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.24% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.32% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.01% of all publications and 49.43% 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.

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Top Publications

  • Renal functional reserve: from physiological phenomenon to clinical biomarker and beyond.

    Alemayehu H Jufar;Yugeesh R Lankadeva;Clive N May;Andrew D Cochrane

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • Skin blood flow measurements during heat stress: technical and analytical considerations

    Georgia K. Chaseling;Georgia K. Chaseling;Craig G. Crandall;Daniel Gagnon;Daniel Gagnon

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Low-load resistance training to task failure with and without blood flow restriction: muscular functional and structural adaptations.

    Christopher Pignanelli;Heather L. Petrick;Fatemeh Keyvani;George J. F. Heigenhauser

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Unique inflammatory profile is associated with higher SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) mortality.

    Joseph Balnis;Alejandro P. Adam;Amit Chopra;Hau C. Chieng

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • Effects of an acute exercise bout in hypoxia on extracellular vesicle release in healthy and prediabetic subjects.

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Blockade of endogenous angiotensin II type I receptor agonistic autoantibody activity improves mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and hypertension in a rat model of preeclampsia

    Venkata Ramana Vaka;Mark W. Cunningham;Evangeline Deer;Michael Franks

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Effects of regular sauna bathing in conjunction with exercise on cardiovascular function: a multi-arm, randomized controlled trial

    (2022)
    31 Citations
  • Early life stress in mice alters gut microbiota independent of maternal microbiota inheritance.

    Keri M. Kemp;Jackson Colson;Robin G. Lorenz;Craig L. Maynard

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Mineralocorticoid receptors in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and related disorders: from basic studies to clinical disease.

    Guanghong Jia;Warren Lockette;Warren Lockette;James R Sowers

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Renal hemodynamics and oxygenation during experimental cardiopulmonary bypass in sheep under total intravenous anesthesia.

    Roger G Evans;Naoya Iguchi;Andrew D Cochrane;Bruno Marino

    (2020)
    26 Citations

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