Best Practice and Research in Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Top Research Topics at Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism?

Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism facilitates discussions on Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Disease, Hormone and Thyroid. The research on Internal medicine tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Diabetes mellitus, Type 2 diabetes and Oncology. The Endocrinology study featured in Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism draws connections with the study of Physiology.

It facilitates discussions on Disease that incorporate concepts from other fields like Immunology, Pediatrics, Bioinformatics and Intensive care medicine. Insulin resistance research discussed connects with the study of Metabolic syndrome.

• Internal medicine (45.01%)
• Endocrinology (37.85%)
• Disease (12.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Sexual dimorphism of body composition (505 citations)
• The impact of obesity on psychological well-being (453 citations)
• Maternal thyroid hormones early in pregnancy and fetal brain development (427 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism:

The published articles investigate areas of study like Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Hormone, Thyroid and Insulin resistance. Diabetes mellitus, Type 2 diabetes and Pregnancy are some topics wherein Internal medicine research discussed in the published articles has an impact. The journal papers investigate Endocrinology research which frequently intersects with Physiology.

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

• Internal medicine
• Gene
• Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism generally zeroes in on subjects such as Disease, Endocrine system, Bioinformatics, Bone marrow and Menopause. The Disease works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Dexamethasone suppression test, Cognition and Immunology. The work on Endocrine system tackled in it brings together disciplines like Young age, Obesity, Physiology and Gut microbiome.

Issues in Bioinformatics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Hormone, Type 1 diabetes and Bacteria. Hormone research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Adverse effect and Thyroid. The Insulin resistance study which was featured in Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism aims to expound on the research in Internal medicine.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Gut microbiome and bile acids in obesity-related diseases (7 citations)
• Gut microbiome, prebiotics, intestinal permeability and diabetes complications. (5 citations)
• Menopausal hormone therapy for the management of osteoporosis (4 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 Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (based on the number of publications) are:

• Wieland Kiess (21 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Laszlo Hegedüs (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Juergen Kratzsch (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Yehuda Shoenfeld (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Constantine A. Stratakis (7 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 Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (based on the number of publications) are:

• Leipzig University (35 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• French Institute of Health and Medical Research (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Birmingham (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Erasmus University Rotterdam (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Boston Children's Hospital (21 papers) published 1 paper 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, 4.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.33% of all publications and 61.67% 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.

Applicability and Impact of the Research

The research published in Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism not only fosters academic discussions, but they also have a significant real-world impact. Particularly, the research is influential in guiding the treatment practices in hospitals and healthcare centers, aiding policy decisions, and informing curriculums in higher education institutions. For instance, insights drawn on Internal medicine, Endocrinology, and Disease from these research articles have been instrumental in developing the online nursing programs in North Dakota.

Apart from impacting healthcare practices, these published researches also influence the research landscape by identifying knowledge gaps, proposing new hypotheses, and ignite more investigative studies in the respective areas.