Biology Open

Top Research Topics at Biology Open?

Biology Open mostly deals with topics like Cell biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics, Gene and Anatomy. In Biology Open, Embryonic stem cell, Cell, Transcription factor, Mutant and Zebrafish are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cell biology research.

• Cell biology (49.04%)
• Genetics (10.26%)
• Bioinformatics (7.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• 3D-structured illumination microscopy provides novel insight into architecture of human centrosomes. (269 citations)
• Nrf2 impacts cellular bioenergetics by controlling substrate availability for mitochondrial respiration (253 citations)
• Reprogrammable CRISPR/Cas9-based system for inducing site-specific DNA methylation (168 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biology Open:

The most cited articles aim to foster the development of research in Cell biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics, Pathology and Anatomy. The published papers explore research in Cell biology alongside concepts in Centrosome and other areas of study in Centriole, Mitosis and Microtubule. Embryo, Zebrafish and Regeneration (biology) are some topics wherein Anatomy research discussed in the most cited papers has an impact.

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

• Gene
• Internal medicine
• Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Cell biology, Zebrafish, Phenotype, Zoology and Neuroscience. It explores topics in Cell biology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Embryonic stem cell, Transcriptome and Cell type. The studies on Embryonic stem cell discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Inner cell mass and Cellular differentiation.

Concepts in Cell, as well as related topics in Embryo, are covered in the Transcriptome research presented in the journal. The work on Zoology tackled in it brings together disciplines like Insectivore and Predation. The featured Wnt signaling pathway studies mainly concentrate on Mesoderm but also cover areas of interest in Germline.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Quantified growth of the human embryonic heart. (6 citations)
• Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in the entorhinal cortex that underlie its selective vulnerability during the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (5 citations)
• Interdomain interactions regulate the localization of a lipid transfer protein at ER-PM contact sites. (3 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 Open (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jordan W. Raff (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Rachel Hackett (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Michael D. Hebert (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Elisabeth Knust (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Michael Levin (6 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 Open (based on the number of publications) are:

• Max Planck Society (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Oxford (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Cambridge (35 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Tokyo (31 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 2.73% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.54% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.21% of all publications and 66.36% 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.