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Top Research Topics at Chemistry & Biology?

Chemistry & Biology investigates areas of study like Biochemistry, Cell biology, Stereochemistry, Computational biology and Enzyme. Biosynthesis, Peptide, Binding site, Gene cluster and Amino acid are all aspects of Biochemistry research featured in the journal. Gene cluster studies covered in the journal falls within the purview of Gene.

Chemistry & Biology facilitates discussions on Cell biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cell, Receptor, Small molecule and Molecular biology. The journal addresses concerns in Stereochemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Polyketide synthase, Polyketide, Protein structure and Active site. Chemistry & Biology focuses on Computational biology research which is adjacent to topics in Chemical biology.

• Biochemistry (41.92%)
• Cell biology (18.51%)
• Stereochemistry (16.18%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Molecular biological access to the chemistry of unknown soil microbes: a new frontier for natural products (1316 citations)
• DNA topoisomerases and their poisoning by anticancer and antibacterial drugs. (1235 citations)
• A DNA enzyme that cleaves RNA (1010 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chemistry & Biology:

The journal publications mainly deal with areas of study such as Biochemistry, Stereochemistry, Cell biology, Enzyme and Computational biology. The journal papers explore topics in Stereochemistry which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Protein structure, Amino acid, Binding site and Active site. The published papers facilitate discussions on Cell biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Apoptosis, Small molecule and Molecular biology.

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

• Gene
• Enzyme
• DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Cell biology, Computational biology, Small molecule, Biochemistry and Chemical biology. It focuses on Cell biology but also tackles concerns of closely connected disciplines like

• Ubiquitin ligase that connect with fields like Target protein,
• Ubiquitin which intersects with area such as Proteomics and Enzyme.. Chemistry & Biology explores issues in Computational biology which can be linked to other research areas like Function (biology), Identification (biology), Drug discovery and Phenotypic screening.

Some problems in Small molecule that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under RNA and Phenotype. In particular, the Biochemistry works presented emphasize discussions on Biosynthesis. The journal addresses concerns in the field of Chemical biology by exploring it in line with topics in Cell which intersect with Cancer research and Cancer subjects.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Discovery of a Functional Covalent Ligand Targeting an Intrinsically Disordered Cysteine within MYC. (20 citations)
• Targeted degradation of the enhancer lysine acetyltransferases CBP and p300. (16 citations)
• MGST1 is a redox-sensitive repressor of ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer cells (12 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 Chemistry & Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Christopher T. Walsh (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Wendy Wolfson (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Stuart L. Schreiber (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Alice A. Mccarthy (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Nathanael S. Gray (34 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 Chemistry & Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (289 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Scripps Research Institute (219 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Stanford University (112 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• University of California, San Francisco (96 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 2.96% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.40% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.72% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.83% of all publications and 37.06% 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.

How to Become a Researcher at Chemistry & Biology

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