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Brain Pathology
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Brain Pathology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 99 115 103 27
Medicine 520 196 191 34

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 405
Documents by Best Scientists*: 303
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 154
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.958
Impact Factor: 6.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Brain Pathology?

The journal focuses on Pathology, Neuroscience, Disease, Immunology and Cell biology. In the journal, White matter, Multiple sclerosis and Central nervous system are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Pathology research. While Neuroscience is the focus of Brain Pathology, it also provided insights into the studies of Neuropathology and Neurodegeneration.

Immunology, which encompasses Microglia and Immune system, is the main subject of Brain Pathology.

  • Pathology (36.85%)
  • Neuroscience (18.63%)
  • Disease (8.46%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The new WHO classification of brain tumours. (1298 citations)
  • Detection of Ectopic B-cell Follicles with Germinal Centers in the Meninges of Patients with Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (869 citations)
  • The immunopathology of multiple sclerosis: An overview (853 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Brain Pathology:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Pathology, Neuroscience, Disease, Cell biology and Immunology. Issues in Pathology were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like White matter and Multiple sclerosis. The most cited articles feature studies on Neuroscience, including topics such as Central nervous system.

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

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Pathology, Neuroscience, Neuropathology, Neurodegeneration and Internal medicine. Issues in Pathology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Central nervous system and DNA methylation. The concepts on Central nervous system presented in Brain Pathology can also apply to other research fields, including Multiple sclerosis, Systemic inflammation and Autopsy.

The close relationship between Tauopathy and Progressive supranuclear palsy and Corticobasal degeneration is one of the points of interest dissected in Neuroscience research. The Neurodegeneration works featured in Brain Pathology incorporate elements from Temporal cortex, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Microglia, Dementia with Lewy bodies and Cell biology. It explores issues in Internal medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Endocrinology and Oncology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Brain ischemic injury in COVID-19-infected patients: a series of 10 post-mortem cases. (14 citations)
  • Postmortem neuropathology in COVID-19. (7 citations)
  • The spectrum of rare central nervous system (CNS) tumors with EWSR1-non-ETS fusions: experience from three pediatric institutions with review of the literature. (7 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 Brain Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Arie Perry (63 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Andreas von Deimling (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Herbert Budka (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hans Lassmann (25 papers) published 2 papers 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 Brain Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mayo Clinic (62 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (62 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (57 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Zurich (52 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 1.89% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.12% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.65% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.19% of all publications and 49.04% 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.

Career Opportunities and Emerging Roles in Brain Pathology

While the research and insights shared in Brain Pathology journal greatly influence the academic space, they also have a huge impact in shaping career roles in related fields. There are various professions that can benefit from the research findings in Brain Pathology. For instance, a Speech Language Pathologist, who works on speech and language problems, often draws knowledge from Neurodegeneration and Neuroscience studies. These professionals play a key role in diagnosing and helping patients with speech disorders which could be a result of trauma to the central nervous system or progressive neurological disorders.

Becoming a Speech Pathologist entails specialized education and training. In Vermont, for example, the path to becoming a fully licensed Speech Pathologist involves obtaining a master’s degree in the field, completing a required period of clinical fellowship, and passing a national examination. If you are interested, you can find detailed speech pathologist requirements in Vermont.

Beyond this, there are many other roles emerging in the broad field of Brain Pathology, such as Neuropathologists, Neuroimmunologists, and researchers focusing specifically on diseases of the central nervous system. Insight from Brain Pathology's research topics and papers provide a critical knowledge base for these professions.

As the field continues to advance and uncover new information about the human brain and related diseases, the demand for professionals with expertise in these areas is only expected to grow. Pursuing a career in these areas not only offers a promising future but also an opportunity to significantly contribute to our understanding of complex brain diseases and disorders.

Top Publications

  • cIMPACT-NOW update 6: new entity and diagnostic principle recommendations of the cIMPACT-Utrecht meeting on future CNS tumor classification and grading.

    David N. Louis;Pieter Wesseling;Kenneth Aldape;Daniel J. Brat

    (2020)
    441 Citations
  • cIMPACT-NOW update 7: advancing the molecular classification of ependymal tumors.

    David W. Ellison;Kenneth D. Aldape;David Capper;Maryam Fouladi

    (2020)
    218 Citations
  • The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: An update on pediatric low‐grade gliomas and glioneuronal tumors

    (2022)
    200 Citations
  • Neuropathologic features of four autopsied COVID-19 patients.

    Jonas Kantonen;Shamita Mahzabin;Mikko I. Mäyränpää;Olli Tynninen

    (2020)
    167 Citations
  • Chronic sleep deprivation altered the expression of circadian clock genes and aggravated Alzheimer's disease neuropathology

    (2021)
    120 Citations
  • Characterization of the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) expression in post-mortem normal and Alzheimer's disease brains

    Yaxing Gui;Yaxing Gui;Jordan D. Marks;Sudeshna Das;Bradley T. Hyman

    (2020)
    97 Citations
  • B cell rich meningeal inflammation associates with increased spinal cord pathology in multiple sclerosis

    Camilla Reali;Camilla Reali;Roberta Magliozzi;Roberta Magliozzi;Federico Roncaroli;Federico Roncaroli;Federico Roncaroli;Richard Nicholas

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • IDH mutant lower grade (WHO Grades II/III) astrocytomas can be stratified for risk by CDKN2A, CDK4 and PDGFRA copy number alterations

    Rui Ryan Yang;Zhi feng Shi;Zhen yu Zhang;Aden Ka Yin Chan

    (2020)
    89 Citations
  • Pathological changes within the cerebral vasculature in Alzheimer’s disease: New perspectives

    (2022)
    85 Citations

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