Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Top Research Topics at Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics?

The journal focuses on Biochemistry, Enzyme, Molecular biology, Stereochemistry and Chromatography. The study on Biochemistry presented in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics intersects with subjects under the field of Internal medicine. In the Enzyme research discussed, Substrate (chemistry), Enzyme assay and Cofactor are all tackled.

It focuses on Stereochemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Binding site and Active site.

• Biochemistry (54.28%)
• Enzyme (19.99%)
• Molecular biology (12.99%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Tissue sulfhydryl groups (20523 citations)
• Photoperoxidation in isolated chloroplasts. I. Kinetics and stoichiometry of fatty acid peroxidation. (6520 citations)
• The preparation and chemical characteristics of hemoglobin-free ghosts of human erythrocytes (4020 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics:

The journal publications primarily tackle Biochemistry, Enzyme, Molecular biology, Chromatography and Stereochemistry. The Biochemistry research presented in the journal papers places emphasis on topics like Amino acid, Microsome, Mitochondrion, Metabolism and Glutathione. The most cited papers tackle issues in Enzyme, particularly in the topics of Substrate (chemistry) and Enzyme assay.

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

• Enzyme
• Internal medicine
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics primarily focuses on research topics in Cell biology, Cancer research, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Enzyme. The Cell biology works featured in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics incorporate elements from Cell and Transfection. The studies in Cancer research featured incorporate elements of Cancer cell, Cancer, Apoptosis, Gene knockdown and Downregulation and upregulation.

The journal facilitates discussions on Biophysics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Membrane and Circular dichroism. The journal investigates Enzyme research which frequently intersects with Stereochemistry. While Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics focused on Stereochemistry, it was also able to explore topics like Flavin group and Active site.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• The photochemical production of oxygen and hydrogen ion by isolated chloroplasts. (16 citations)
• The devil is in the details: The chemical basis and mechanistic versatility of flavoprotein monooxygenases (11 citations)
• Mitochondrial dysfunction in the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. (10 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Hector F. DeLuca (125 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Rodney Croteau (95 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Irwin Fridovich (88 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Herbert Weissbach (81 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Choh Hao Li (70 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

• National Institutes of Health (964 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Wisconsin-Madison (767 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Davis (435 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Pennsylvania (389 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• University of California, Berkeley (347 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, 7.36% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 2.09% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.93% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.37% of all publications and 86.61% 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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