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CBE Life Sciences Education
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CBE Life Sciences Education

1931-7913

Published by: The American Society for Cell Biology

https://www.lifescied.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 124 12 51 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 53
Documents by Best Scientists*: 89
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 99
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.718
Impact Factor: 4.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at CBE- Life Sciences Education?

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Mathematics education, Curriculum, Science education, Teaching method and Pedagogy. It connects research in Mathematics education with the related topic of Educational measurement. The work on Educational measurement addressed in it expands to the thematically related Test (assessment).

The concepts on Curriculum presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Context (language use), Program evaluation and Engineering ethics. Issues in Science education were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Technology education, Higher education, Engineering education and Educational research. It focuses on Teaching method research which is adjacent to topics in Educational technology.

The research on Pedagogy discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Medical education. The main emphasis of the journal is the research on Medical education, emphasizing the topic of Undergraduate research. Professional development research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Faculty development.

  • Mathematics education (45.71%)
  • Curriculum (27.32%)
  • Science education (22.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Clickers in the Large Classroom: Current Research and Best-Practice Tips (954 citations)
  • Undergraduate Research Experiences Support Science Career Decisions and Active Learning (535 citations)
  • Assessment of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Meeting Report. (428 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at CBE- Life Sciences Education:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Mathematics education, Curriculum, Teaching method, Science education and Educational measurement. The most cited publications focus on Mathematics education as well as the interrelated topics of Undergraduate research. The journal articles cover Curriculum research under the subject of Pedagogy.

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

  • Law
  • Statistics
  • Mathematics education

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

CBE- Life Sciences Education is mainly concerned with subjects like Medical education, Mathematics education, Active learning, Undergraduate research and Student learning. The Medical education works featured in CBE- Life Sciences Education incorporate elements from Persistence (psychology), MEDLINE, Psychological resilience, Student perceptions and Self-efficacy. Most of the Persistence (psychology) studies addressed also intersect with Institution.

While it focused on Mathematics education, it was also able to explore topics like Feeling, Curriculum and Reading (process). Topics in Active learning were tackled in line with various other fields like Science instruction, Community college, Time management, Metacognition and Cooperative learning. Most of the works presented in it deals with Undergraduate research but it intersects with the subject of Mentorship.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Comparison of Cluster Analysis Methodologies for Characterization of Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM (COPUS) Data. (4 citations)
  • Reconsidering the Share of a Think-Pair-Share: Emerging Limitations, Alternatives, and Opportunities for Research (4 citations)
  • COVID-19 and Undergraduates with Disabilities: Challenges Resulting from the Rapid Transition to Online Course Delivery for Students with Disabilities in Undergraduate STEM at Large-Enrollment Institutions. (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.

The top authors publishing in CBE- Life Sciences Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kimberly D. Tanner (44 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sara E. Brownell (35 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Erin L. Dolan (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jennifer K. Knight (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Michelle K. Smith (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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 CBE- Life Sciences Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Georgia (62 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Colorado Boulder (62 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michigan State University (54 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • San Francisco State University (52 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.26% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.58% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.18% of all publications and 25.97% 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.

Journal Contributions to Professional Development and Careers

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Top Publications

  • Fear of Negative Evaluation and Student Anxiety in Community College Active-Learning Science Courses.

    Virginia R. Downing;Katelyn M. Cooper;Jacqueline M. Cala;Logan E. Gin

    (2020)
    146 Citations
  • Fourteen Recommendations to Create a More Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Academic Biology.

    Katelyn M. Cooper;Anna Jo J. Auerbach;Jordan D. Bader;Amy S. Beadles-Bohling

    (2020)
    91 Citations
  • COVID-19 and Undergraduates with Disabilities: Challenges Resulting from the Rapid Transition to Online Course Delivery for Students with Disabilities in Undergraduate STEM at Large-Enrollment Institutions.

    Logan E. Gin;Frank A. Guerrero;Sara E. Brownell;Katelyn M. Cooper

    (2021)
    76 Citations
  • An Exploratory Study of Students with Depression in Undergraduate Research Experiences.

    Katelyn M. Cooper;Logan E. Gin;M. Elizabeth Barnes;Sara E. Brownell

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Is Active Learning Accessible? Exploring the Process of Providing Accommodations to Students with Disabilities.

    Logan E. Gin;Frank A. Guerrero;Katelyn M. Cooper;Sara E. Brownell

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • "Accepting Evolution Means You Can't Believe in God": Atheistic Perceptions of Evolution among College Biology Students.

    M. Elizabeth Barnes;Hayley M. Dunlop;Gale M. Sinatra;Taija M. Hendrix

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Reconsidering the Share of a Think-Pair-Share: Emerging Limitations, Alternatives, and Opportunities for Research

    Katelyn M. Cooper;Jeffrey N. Schinske;Kimberly D. Tanner

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Aspects of Large-Enrollment Online College Science Courses That Exacerbate and Alleviate Student Anxiety.

    Tasneem F Mohammed;Erika M Nadile;Carly A Busch;Danielle Brister

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • A New Measure of Students' Perceived Conflict between Evolution and Religion (PCoRE) Is a Stronger Predictor of Evolution Acceptance than Understanding or Religiosity.

    M. Elizabeth Barnes;K. Supriya;Yi Zheng;Julie A. Roberts

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • The Impact of High School Life Science Teachers' Subject Matter Knowledge and Knowledge of Student Misconceptions on Students' Learning.

    Chen Chen;Gerhard Sonnert;Philip M. Sadler;Susan Sunbury

    (2020)
    27 Citations

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