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American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
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American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

1044-1549

Published by: American Thoracic Society

https://www.atsjournals.org/journal/ajrcmb

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 117 15 19 9
Medicine 548 198 263 33

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 532
Documents by Best Scientists*: 538
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 182
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.841
Impact Factor: 5.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology?

The journal explores disciplines such as Immunology, Molecular biology, Lung, Pathology and Cell biology. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology investigates Immunology research which frequently intersects with Bronchoalveolar lavage. The tackled Molecular biology research is interrelated with Tumor necrosis factor alpha which concerns subjects like Interleukin.

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology addresses concerns in Lung which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Endocrinology and Cancer research. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Endocrinology and Receptor. The main emphasis of it is the subject of Pathology, focusing on Epithelium.

The Cell biology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Cell. Pulmonary fibrosis research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and Bleomycin. The majority of Internal medicine studies are focused on the issues of Pulmonary hypertension.

  • Immunology (30.17%)
  • Molecular biology (22.02%)
  • Lung (21.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Heme oxygenase-1: function, regulation, and implication of a novel stress-inducible protein in oxidant-induced lung injury. (1007 citations)
  • An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report: Features and Measurements of Experimental Acute Lung Injury in Animals (861 citations)
  • The role of nuclear factor-kappa B in cytokine gene regulation. (854 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology:

The published articles mostly deal with topics like Immunology, Molecular biology, Lung, Pathology and Cell biology. The study on Immunology presented in the published articles is investigated in conjunction with research in Bronchoalveolar lavage. Aside from discussions in Lung, the published papers also deal with the subject of Endocrinology which intersects with Receptor disciplines.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Immunology, Lung, Cancer research, Cell biology and Text mining. The study of Pulmonary disease and how it intertwines with concepts under COPD were explored in the presented Immunology research. It explores topics in Lung which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Stem cell and Pathology.

Topics in Cancer research were tackled in line with various other fields like Fibroblast, Pulmonary fibrosis and Downregulation and upregulation. The Cell biology works featured in it incorporate elements from Respiratory epithelium and Airway. Proinflammatory cytokine is a major topic of Inflammation research presented in American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Lung Expression of Human Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Sensitizes the Mouse to SARS-CoV-2 Infection (20 citations)
  • The Interplay of the Genetic Architecture, Aging, and Environmental Factors in the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (15 citations)
  • Pulmonary Endothelial Dysfunction and Thrombotic Complications in Patients with COVID-19. (13 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 Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Joe G.N. Garcia (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Reynold A. Panettieri (47 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Stephen I. Rennard (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sadis Matalon (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kenneth B. Adler (40 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 Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (200 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Johns Hopkins University (177 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (175 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pittsburgh (146 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (138 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 2.54% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.06% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.71% of all publications and 35.94% 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

  • Update on the Features and Measurements of Experimental Acute Lung Injury in Animals: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report

    Unknown

    (2022)
    318 Citations
  • Methods in Lung Microbiome Research

    Sharon M. Carney;Jose C. Clemente;Michael J. Cox;Robert P. Dickson

    (2020)
    117 Citations
  • PAI-1 Regulation of TGF-β1-induced Alveolar Type II Cell Senescence, SASP Secretion, and SASP-mediated Activation of Alveolar Macrophages.

    Tapasi Rana;Chunsun Jiang;Gang Liu;Toshio Miyata

    (2020)
    99 Citations
  • Mitochondrial DNA Stimulates TLR9-Dependent Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in Primary Graft Dysfunction.

    Beñat Mallavia;Fengchun Liu;Emma Lefrançais;Simon J. Cleary

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • The Interplay of the Genetic Architecture, Aging, and Environmental Factors in the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Annie Pardo;Moisés Selman

    (2021)
    80 Citations
  • Connective-Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF/CCN2) Contributes to TGF-β1-Induced Lung Fibrosis.

    Toyoshi Yanagihara;Toyoshi Yanagihara;Kazuya Tsubouchi;Mahsa Gholiof;Sy Giin Chong

    (2021)
    66 Citations
  • Impaired Myofibroblast Dedifferentiation Contributes to Nonresolving Fibrosis in Aging

    Kosuke Kato;Naomi J. Logsdon;Yoon Joo Shin;Sunny Palumbo

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • Multi-Platform Single-Cell Analysis Identifies Immune Cell Types Enhanced in Pulmonary Fibrosis.

    (2022)
    62 Citations
  • SPEF2- and HYDIN-Mutant Cilia Lack the Central Pair-associated Protein SPEF2, Aiding Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Diagnostics.

    Sandra Cindrić;Gerard W Dougherty;Heike Olbrich;Rim Hjeij

    (2020)
    61 Citations

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