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Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
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Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

1081-0706

Published by: Annual Reviews

https://www.annualreviews.org/journal/cellbio

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 97 18 20 11
Biology and Biochemistry 415 20 20 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 59
Documents by Best Scientists*: 56
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 11.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology?

The objective of Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology is to combine knowledge in the areas of Cell biology, Genetics, Signal transduction, Neuroscience and Biochemistry. Cell biology research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Cell, Cytoskeleton and Morphogenesis. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology encompasses presentations on Genetics, specifically Gene, Genome, Epigenetics and Chromatin.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Neuroscience, apply to Anatomy as well.

  • Cell biology (65.13%)
  • Genetics (12.10%)
  • Signal transduction (11.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Wnt signaling pathway in development and disease. (4309 citations)
  • How Matrix Metalloproteinases Regulate Cell Behavior (3312 citations)
  • Biogenesis, Secretion, and Intercellular Interactions of Exosomes and Other Extracellular Vesicles (2865 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Cell biology, Signal transduction, Biochemistry, Genetics and Cellular differentiation. The Cell biology research presented in the journal articles focuses mostly on Arp2/3 complex and, on occasion, topics in Actin remodeling. While the most cited publications focused on Signal transduction, they were also able to explore topics like Immunology, Cell adhesion molecule, Integrin and Transmembrane protein.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology is to expand the discussion of research in Cell biology, Evolutionary biology, Genome, Biogenesis and Intracellular. While it focused on Cell biology, it was also able to explore topics like Nutrient, Endocytosis and Centrosome. While Evolutionary biology is the focus of Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, it also provided insights into the studies of Phylum, Regeneration (ecology) and Drosophila.

Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology explores issues in Genome which can be linked to other research areas like Chromatin, Mechanotransduction and Cell nucleus, Nucleus. The study of Biogenesis encompasses disciplines such as Membrane curvature, as well as fields such as Biophysics, all of which overlap with one another. The work on Intracellular tackled in Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology brings together disciplines like Selective autophagy, Organelle, GABARAP and Immune system.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Visual Opsin Gene Repertoires of Teleost Fishes: Evolution, Ecology, and Function. (5 citations)
  • Mechanisms of Selective Autophagy (3 citations)
  • Self-Organization of Cellular Units (2 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 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Randy Schekman (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ruth Lehmann (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Peter Walter (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anthony A. Hyman (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tom A. Rapoport (3 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 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (41 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Stanford University (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (24 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, 21.74% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.22% of all publications and 27.78% 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

  • Cellular Mechanisms of NETosis.

    Hawa Racine Thiam;Siu Ling Wong;Denisa D. Wagner;Denisa D. Wagner;Clare M. Waterman

    (2020)
    340 Citations
  • Mechanisms of Selective Autophagy

    Trond Lamark;Terje Johansen

    (2021)
    259 Citations
  • Mitochondria as Cellular and Organismal Signaling Hubs.

    (2022)
    149 Citations
  • Calcium Signaling Mechanisms Across Kingdoms

    Sheng Luan;Chao Wang

    (2021)
    147 Citations
  • Cell Biology of Canonical Wnt Signaling.

    Lauren V Albrecht;Lauren V Albrecht;Nydia Tejeda-Muñoz;Edward M De Robertis

    (2021)
    131 Citations
  • Structural Biology of RNA Polymerase II Transcription: 20 Years On.

    Sara Osman;Patrick Cramer

    (2020)
    99 Citations
  • Mitochondrial Quality Control and Restraining Innate Immunity.

    Andrew T Moehlman;Richard J Youle

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • Dynamic Nutrient Signaling Networks in Plants.

    Lei Li;Kun-Hsiang Liu;Jen Sheen

    (2021)
    87 Citations
  • F-Actin Cytoskeleton Network Self-Organization Through Competition and Cooperation.

    Rachel S Kadzik;Rachel S Kadzik;Kaitlin E Homa;David R Kovar

    (2020)
    84 Citations

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