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Biology of Reproduction
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Biology of Reproduction

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Published by: Society for the Study of Reproduction

https://academic.oup.com/biolreprod

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 57 25 63 15
Biology and Biochemistry 220 139 199 26
Medicine 957 86 168 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 342
Documents by Best Scientists*: 442
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 210
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.988
Impact Factor: 3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Biology of Reproduction?

Biology of Reproduction explores disciplines such as Endocrinology, Cell biology, Sperm, Molecular biology and Estrous cycle. Presentations on Endocrinology include those discussing Luteinizing hormone, Gonadotropin, Ovary, Hormone and Estrogen. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Luteinizing hormone, apply to Testosterone as well.

The study of Ovary encompasses disciplines such as Follicular phase, as well as fields such as Ovulation, all of which overlap with one another. While Cell biology is the key highlight in Biology of Reproduction, it also covered some subjects on Sertoli cell and Testicle. The journal explores topics in Sperm which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Biochemistry and Human fertilization.

It connects research in Molecular biology with the related topic of Gene expression. The journal focuses on Estrous cycle as well as the interrelated topic of Luteal phase. The Embryo works, particularly on Embryogenesis are tackled in it.

  • Endocrinology (52.24%)
  • Cell biology (22.81%)
  • Sperm (9.10%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Capacitation of bovine sperm by heparin. (1415 citations)
  • Capacitation of Rabbit Spermatozoa in vitro (1008 citations)
  • Generation of reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation, and human sperm function. (1005 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biology of Reproduction:

The published papers investigate areas of study like Endocrinology, Cell biology, Sperm, Oocyte and Embryo. Ovarian follicle, Follicular phase, Estrous cycle, Ovary and Ovulation are some of the study areas of Endocrinology discussed in the most cited papers. The published articles explore topics in Cell biology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Genetics, Sertoli cell, Spermatogenesis and Immunology.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Endocrinology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Cell biology, Embryo, Pregnancy, Endocrinology and Oocyte. Biology of Reproduction holds forums on Cell biology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Embryonic stem cell, Transcriptome, Germ cell and Somatic cell. The work on Embryo tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Endometrium and Reprogramming, Gene.

The study on Pregnancy presented in Biology of Reproduction intersects with the topics under Uterus. In the Endocrinology research discussed, Luteinizing hormone, Kisspeptin and Ovary are all tackled. In it, Human fertilization, Mitochondrion and Folliculogenesis are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Oocyte research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The SARS-CoV-2 receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, is required for human endometrial stromal cell decidualization† (8 citations)
  • In vitro models of the human endometrium: evolution and application for women’s health (7 citations)
  • Anatomical and cellular heterogeneity in the mouse oviduct-its potential roles in reproduction and preimplantation development†. (6 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 Biology of Reproduction (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Charlotte Schubert (246 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fuller W. Bazer (224 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas E. Spencer (173 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Robert C. Burghardt (97 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michael D. Griswold (86 papers) published 1 paper 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 Biology of Reproduction (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (318 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Cornell University (298 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Missouri (280 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Texas A&M University (274 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (273 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less 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, 1.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.77% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.60% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.62% of all publications and 59.00% 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

  • Absence of 2019 novel coronavirus in semen and testes of COVID-19 patients.

    Ci Song;Yan Wang;Weiqin Li;Bicheng Hu

    (2020)
    330 Citations
  • Mysteries and unsolved problems of mammalian fertilization and related topics

    (2022)
    66 Citations
  • Metabolic changes in mouse sperm during capacitation

    Melanie Balbach;Maria Gracia Gervasi;David Martin Hidalgo;Pablo E Visconti

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • Male fertility preservation and restoration strategies for patients undergoing gonadotoxic therapies

    (2022)
    55 Citations
  • In vitro models of the human endometrium: evolution and application for women’s health

    Harriet C Fitzgerald;Danny J Schust;Thomas E Spencer

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • Testis-specific serine kinase protein family in male fertility and as targets for non-hormonal male contraception†.

    Ana M Salicioni;María G Gervasi;Julian Sosnik;Darya A Tourzani

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Epigenetic transgenerational inheritance, gametogenesis and germline development†.

    Millissia Ben Maamar;Eric E Nilsson;Michael K Skinner

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Generation and characterization of human Fetal membrane and Decidual cell lines for reproductive biology experiments

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Estrous cycle impacts microRNA content in extracellular vesicles that modulate bovine cumulus cell transcripts during in vitro maturation

    Ana Clara Faquineli Cavalcante Mendes de Ávila;Alessandra Bridi;Gabriella Mamede Andrade;Maite del Collado

    (2020)
    46 Citations

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