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Biology
H-index 57

Biology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 138 407 465 35

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1653
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1681
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 29
SCIMAGO H-index: 91
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.888
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Biology?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Cell biology, Internal medicine, Ecology, Gene and Cancer research. Internal medicine research featured in Biology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Gastroenterology and Endocrinology. The Gene research presented falls under the domain of Genetics.

  • Cell biology (13.01%)
  • Internal medicine (9.68%)
  • Ecology (6.34%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • FLEXBAR—Flexible Barcode and Adapter Processing for Next-Generation Sequencing Platforms (445 citations)
  • DNA Methylation Analysis: Choosing the Right Method (314 citations)
  • A Molecular View of Kinetochore Assembly and Function. (285 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biology:

The most cited publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Cell biology, Genetics, Ecology, Immunology and Evolutionary biology. Microvesicles, Endocytosis and Cell type are some topics wherein Cell biology research discussed in the most cited articles has an impact. The published papers deal with Immunology in conjunction with Phenotype and similar fields in Inflammation.

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 Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John S. Torday (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henrique Silva (7 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Alexander N. Orekhov (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carlos Hermosilla (6 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • Marc Yeste (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous 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 Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (30 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (26 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 17 more than at the previous edition,
  • King Saud University (26 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (22 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (22 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 12 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, 4.85% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.70% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.30% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.30% of all publications and 69.70% 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

  • Rhizosphere Colonization Determinants by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)

    Gustavo Santoyo;Carlos Alberto Urtis-Flores;Pedro Damián Loeza-Lara;Ma. del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda

    (2021)
    388 Citations
  • Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis: Risk Factors, Regulatory Pathways in Chondrocytes, and Experimental Models

    Yuchen He;Zhong Li;Peter G. Alexander;Brian D. Ocasio-Nieves

    (2020)
    204 Citations
  • Recent Advances in Bacterial Amelioration of Plant Drought and Salt Stress

    (2022)
    177 Citations
  • Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarkers and Therapeutic Tools: From Pre-Clinical to Clinical Applications.

    Maria Chiara Ciferri;Rodolfo Quarto;Roberta Tasso

    (2021)
    132 Citations
  • Collagen Extraction from Animal Skin

    (2022)
    111 Citations
  • Exploring the Impact of Contaminants of Emerging Concern on Fish and Invertebrates Physiology in the Mediterranean Sea

    (2023)
    94 Citations
  • STAT3 Pathway in Gastric Cancer: Signaling, Therapeutic Targeting and Future Prospects

    Milad Ashrafizadeh;Ali Zarrabi;Sima Orouei;Vahideh Zarrin

    (2020)
    89 Citations
  • Lipid Metabolism and Resistance to Anticancer Treatment.

    Nicolas Germain;Mélanie Dhayer;Marie Boileau;Quentin Fovez

    (2020)
    86 Citations
  • Adipokines in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Are We on the Road toward New Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets?

    (2022)
    79 Citations
  • The Role of Mitochondria in Cardiovascular Diseases.

    Anastasia V Poznyak;Ekaterina A Ivanova;Igor A Sobenin;Shaw-Fang Yet

    (2020)
    77 Citations

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