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Biometals
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Biometals

0966-0844

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10534

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 572 20 25 10
Chemistry 800 20 27 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 77
Documents by Best Scientists*: 82
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 122
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.785
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Biometals?

Biometals mainly deals with areas of study such as Biochemistry, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Siderophore and Zinc. Biochemistry and Molecular biology are closely related fields of research discussed in Biometals. The journal focuses on Molecular biology research which is adjacent to topics in Apoptosis.

The Siderophore study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Microbiology. Microbiology research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Lactoferrin and Bacteria. Most of the works presented in it deals with Zinc but it intersects with the subject of Cadmium.

Biometals facilitates discussions on Oxidative stress that incorporate concepts from other fields like Reactive oxygen species and Antioxidant.

  • Biochemistry (33.36%)
  • Internal medicine (13.52%)
  • Endocrinology (12.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Cadmium stress: an oxidative challenge (638 citations)
  • Zinc coordination sphere in biochemical zinc sites (587 citations)
  • Antifungal activity and mode of action of silver nano-particles on Candida albicans (571 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biometals:

The most cited papers explore disciplines such as Biochemistry, Siderophore, Microbiology, Cadmium and Internal medicine. The most cited papers address concerns in Biochemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Zinc and Cell biology. The journal publications focus on Microbiology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Lactoferrin, Bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Virulence.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Biometals tackles a plethora of topics, such as Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Nuclear chemistry, Biochemistry and Oxidative stress. It addresses concerns in Endocrinology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Inflammation, Proinflammatory cytokine and Zinc. Zinc research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Nanoparticle and Copper.

The studies on Nuclear chemistry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Proton NMR, Silver nanoparticle, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Fluorescence microscope and Mass spectrometry. The Biochemistry works, particularly on Intracellular are tackled in the journal. It explores topics in Oxidative stress which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Reactive oxygen species, Kidney and Antioxidant.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Copper metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: an update. (8 citations)
  • Nitric oxide induced Cd tolerance and phytoremediation potential of B. juncea by the modulation of antioxidant defense system and ROS detoxification. (7 citations)
  • Genome-wide comparative analysis of Mg transporter gene family between Triticum turgidum and Camelina sativa (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.

The top authors publishing in Biometals (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Günther Winkelmann (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Piera Valenti (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Koichi Orino (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Luigi Messori (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Ute Möllmann (16 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Biometals (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tübingen (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Chile (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (23 papers) published 1 paper 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, 3.49% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.02% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.61% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.43% of all publications and 81.93% 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.

Educational Resources for Aspiring Biometal Researchers

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Top Publications

  • Arsenic in medicine: past, present and future

    (2022)
    97 Citations
  • The biology of mammalian multi-copper ferroxidases

    (2022)
    57 Citations
  • Effects of zinc status on age-related T cell dysfunction and chronic inflammation

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • A review of plant metabolites with metal interaction capacity: a green approach for industrial applications

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • Iron-oxide minerals in the human tissues.

    H Svobodova;D Kosnáč;H Tanila;A Wagner

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Rhizobactin B is the preferred siderophore by a novel Pseudomonas isolate to obtain iron from dissolved organic matter in peatlands.

    Stefan Kügler;Rebecca E. Cooper;Johanna Boessneck;Kirsten Küsel;Kirsten Küsel

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Investigation of total zinc contents and zinc-protein profile in medicinal plants traditionally used for diabetes treatment

    Ammar M. Ebrahim;Ammar M. Ebrahim;Ahmed O. Alnajjar;Maged E. Mohammed;Maged E. Mohammed;Abubakr M. Idris;Abubakr M. Idris

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Antitumor activity of bovine lactoferrin and its derived peptides against HepG2 liver cancer cells and Jurkat leukemia cells

    (2023)
    19 Citations
  • The good, the bad, and the ugly of metals as antimicrobials

    (2023)
    18 Citations
  • Anticancer effects against colorectal cancer models of chloro(triethylphosphine)gold(I) encapsulated in PLGA–PEG nanoparticles

    Alessio Menconi;Tiziano Marzo;Lara Massai;Alessandro Pratesi

    (2021)
    17 Citations

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