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Biomacromolecules
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Biomacromolecules

1525-7797

Published by: American Chemical Society Publications

https://pubs.acs.org/journal/bomaf6

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 102 628 1065 57
Chemistry 107 634 1024 51
Engineering and Technology 395 47 56 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1213
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1529
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 27
SCIMAGO H-index: 265
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.142
Impact Factor: 5.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Biomacromolecules?

Biomacromolecules investigates areas of study like Polymer chemistry, Chemical engineering, Polymer, Biophysics and Copolymer. Specifically, studies on Self-healing hydrogels are prevalent in the Polymer chemistry works discussed. Biomacromolecules focuses on Self-healing hydrogels research which is adjacent to topics in Tissue engineering.

The Tissue engineering study featured in Biomacromolecules draws parallels with the field of Biomaterial. It holds forums on Chemical engineering that merges themes from other disciplines such as Polyelectrolyte and Adsorption. The research on Polymer featured in Biomacromolecules combines topics in other fields like Combinatorial chemistry and Nanotechnology.

The studies on Biophysics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Biochemistry, Peptide and Drug delivery. The main emphasis of it is the subject of Drug delivery, focusing on Drug carrier. The study on Copolymer presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Micelle.

  • Polymer chemistry (31.99%)
  • Chemical engineering (21.66%)
  • Polymer (20.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Chitosan as Antimicrobial Agent: Applications and Mode of Action (2122 citations)
  • Review of Recent Research into Cellulosic Whiskers, Their Properties and Their Application in Nanocomposite Field (1874 citations)
  • Electrospinning of collagen nanofibers. (1836 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biomacromolecules:

The journal publications aim to foster the development of research in Polymer chemistry, Chemical engineering, Polymer, Copolymer and Organic chemistry. The most cited papers address concerns in Polymer chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ethylene glycol, Polymerization, Aqueous solution and Drug carrier. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Polymer that incorporate concepts from other fields like Polyester and Nanotechnology.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Organic chemistry
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Biomacromolecules focuses largely on the fields of Chemical engineering, Biophysics, Polymer, Self-healing hydrogels and Copolymer. While Chemical engineering is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Lignin, Adsorption and SILK. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Biophysics, it also covered topics in Covalent bond, Cell culture, Extracellular matrix and Peptide.

Topics in Polymer explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Combinatorial chemistry and Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology, Drug delivery. Some problems in Self-healing hydrogels that were presented in Biomacromolecules overlapped with concepts under Tissue engineering, Biomedical engineering, Ethylene glycol and Gelatin. It investigates Copolymer research which frequently intersects with Polymer chemistry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Molecularly Engineered Lignin-Derived Additives Enable Fire-Retardant, UV-Shielding, and Mechanically Strong Polylactide Biocomposites. (15 citations)
  • Synthetic Polypeptide Polymers as Simplified Analogues of Antimicrobial Peptides (15 citations)
  • Thiolated Chitosans: A Multi-talented Class of Polymers for Various Applications. (14 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 Biomacromolecules (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ann-Christine Albertsson (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David L. Kaplan (64 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Xuesi Chen (52 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Orlando J. Rojas (51 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Zhiyuan Zhong (50 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 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 Biomacromolecules (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Royal Institute of Technology (202 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 15 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (194 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (186 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (162 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (152 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 3.59% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.44% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.11% of all publications and 60.30% 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

  • 3D Extracellular Matrix Mimics: Fundamental Concepts and Role of Materials Chemistry to Influence Stem Cell Fate

    Julien Nicolas;Sofia Magli;Linda Rabbachin;Susanna Sampaolesi

    (2020)
    460 Citations
  • Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Curcumin-Cyclodextrins Loaded into Bacterial Cellulose-Based Hydrogels for Wound Dressing Applications.

    Abhishek Gupta;Sophie M. Briffa;Sam Swingler;Hazel Gibson

    (2020)
    338 Citations
  • Natural Polymer-Based Antimicrobial Hydrogels without Synthetic Antibiotics as Wound Dressings

    Yajie Zhong;Huining Xiao;Farzad Seidi;Yongcan Jin

    (2020)
    316 Citations
  • Injectable Antimicrobial Conductive Hydrogels for Wound Disinfection and Infectious Wound Healing.

    Yongping Liang;Baojun Chen;Meng Li;Jiahui He

    (2020)
    313 Citations
  • Recent Advances in Chain Conformation and Bioactivities of Triple-Helix Polysaccharides.

    Yan Meng;Yan Meng;Fengzhi Lyu;Xiaojuan Xu;Lina Zhang

    (2020)
    175 Citations
  • Recent Progress of Highly Adhesive Hydrogels as Wound Dressings.

    Liwei Zhang;Liwei Zhang;Min Liu;Yajie Zhang;Renjun Pei

    (2020)
    166 Citations
  • Biocompatible Synthetic Polymers for Tissue Engineering Purposes.

    (2022)
    164 Citations

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