Biology of the Cell

Top Research Topics at Biology of the Cell?

Biology of the Cell mainly tackles studies in Cell biology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Anatomy. The studies in Cell biology featured incorporate elements of Ultrastructure and Cytoskeleton. Cell culture and DNA are some topics wherein Molecular biology research discussed in it have an impact.

• Cell biology (43.18%)
• Molecular biology (16.06%)
• Biochemistry (13.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Enterocyte-like differentiation and polarization of the human colon carcinoma cell line Caco-2 in culture (1652 citations)
• The Raf/MEK/ERK pathway: new concepts of activation (615 citations)
• Fibrillarin: a new protein of the nucleolus identified by autoimmune sera. (406 citations)

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

The published articles focus largely on the fields of Cell biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular biology and Anatomy. The journal publications focus on Cell biology research which is adjacent to topics in Cytoskeleton. The most cited articles feature Biochemistry research that overlaps with concepts in Biophysics.

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

• Gene
• Enzyme
• DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Biology of the Cell tackles a plethora of topics, such as Cell biology, Endocytosis, Intracellular, Organelle and Cell. The research on Cell biology discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Biogenesis. Biology of the Cell focuses on Endocytosis but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cell physiology, Ubiquitin, Ubiquitin ligase and Vacuole.

Intracellular research presented in Biology of the Cell encompasses a variety of subjects, including Cryptosporidium, Membrane, Host (biology), Actin and Phospholipid homeostasis. The work on Organelle tackled in it brings together disciplines like Ultrastructure, Mitochondrial matrix, Super-resolution microscopy, Mitochondrion and Colocalization. In addition to Cell research, it aims to explore topics under Stromal cell, Cancer cell, Babesia, Theileria and Plasmodium.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• The α‐arrestin family of ubiquitin ligase adaptors links metabolism with selective endocytosis (9 citations)
• A comprehensive library of fluorescent constructs of SARS-CoV-2 proteins and their initial characterisation in different cell types. (7 citations)
• Dynamic interplay between cell membrane tension and clathrin-mediated endocytosis (5 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 Biology of the Cell (based on the number of publications) are:

• Philippe Metezeau (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Dominique Ploton (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Daniel Thomas (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jean-Pierre Lechaire (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Michel Monsigny (15 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 Biology of the Cell (based on the number of publications) are:

• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (562 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• French Institute of Health and Medical Research (381 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Paris (154 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Pasteur Institute (125 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Curie Institute (76 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, 2.78% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.43% of all publications and 62.86% 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.