Cell Biology and Toxicology

Top Research Topics at Cell Biology and Toxicology?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Biochemistry, Cell biology, Molecular biology, Cell culture and In vitro. Biochemistry research in Cell Biology and Toxicology involves the investigation of Toxicity studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Pharmacology. Issues in Cell biology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Autophagy, Apoptosis and Cell.

While Apoptosis is the key highlight in it, it also covered some subjects on Cancer research and Downregulation and upregulation. Molecular biology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as DNA damage, DNA, DNA repair and Gene expression. The research on Cell culture tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Endocrinology, Internal medicine and Cell growth.

The journal explores topics in In vitro which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Immunology and In vivo. Cell Biology and Toxicology is mostly focused on Antioxidant, specifically Lipid peroxidation. The research on Oxidative stress discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Reactive oxygen species.

• Biochemistry (25.46%)
• Cell biology (21.49%)
• Molecular biology (21.49%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The Caco-2 cell line as a model of the intestinal barrier: influence of cell and culture-related factors on Caco-2 cell functional characteristics (958 citations)
• Characterization of primary human hepatocytes, HepG2 cells, and HepaRG cells at the mRNA level and CYP activity in response to inducers and their predictivity for the detection of human hepatotoxins. (417 citations)
• Adriamycin-induced oxidative mitochondrial cardiotoxicity (320 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cell Biology and Toxicology:

The journal publications primarily tackle Biochemistry, Cell culture, Cell biology, Molecular biology and In vitro. The featured Cell culture studies in the most cited publications mainly concentrate on Cell growth but also cover areas of interest in Cancer cell. While the primary focus in the journal articles is In vitro, they also dissect topics surrounding Toxicity and Endocrinology and Toxicology as a whole.

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

• Gene
• Enzyme
• Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Cell biology, Cancer research, Apoptosis, Downregulation and upregulation and Cell. Cell biology research is the primary subject tackled in Cell Biology and Toxicology with a focus on Endoplasmic reticulum. It focuses on Cancer research but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cell growth, Gene knockdown, Carcinogenesis, Signal transduction and Metastasis.

While Cell Biology and Toxicology focused on Apoptosis, it was also able to explore topics like In vitro, Mitochondrion and MAPK/ERK pathway. The in-depth study on MAPK/ERK pathway also explores topics in the intersecting field of Cell culture. It holds forums on Cell that merges themes from other disciplines such as Transcriptome and Wnt signaling pathway.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Human umbilical cord blood–derived MSCs exosome attenuate myocardial injury by inhibiting ferroptosis in acute myocardial infarction mice (16 citations)
• Exosomes derived from miR-155-5p–overexpressing synovial mesenchymal stem cells prevent osteoarthritis via enhancing proliferation and migration, attenuating apoptosis, and modulating extracellular matrix secretion in chondrocytes (15 citations)
• Silver nanoparticles and silver ions cause inflammatory response through induction of cell necrosis and the release of mitochondria in vivo and in vitro. (9 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 Cell Biology and Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Xiangdong Wang (33 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Gary M. Williams (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Monique Adolphe (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Dominique Parent-Massin (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• William J. Smith (8 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 Cell Biology and Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

• French Institute of Health and Medical Research (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Fudan University (52 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Paris (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
• National Institutes of Health (19 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, 1.60% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.13% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.33% of all publications and 51.22% 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.

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