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Cell Communication and Signaling
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Cell Communication and Signaling

1478-811X

Published by: Springer

https://biosignaling.biomedcentral.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 108 27 35 9
Biology and Biochemistry 203 197 221 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 432
Documents by Best Scientists*: 413
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 98
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.494
Impact Factor: 8.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cell Communication and Signaling?

The foci of the journal are Cell biology, Cancer research, Receptor, Signal transduction and Immunology. In addition to Cell biology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Cell and Transcription factor. Some problems in Cancer research that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Cancer cell, Cancer, Metastasis, Carcinogenesis and Cell growth.

Many of the studies tackled connect Metastasis with a similar field of study like Breast cancer. The journal holds forums on Receptor that merges themes from other disciplines such as Apoptosis, Endocrinology and Bioinformatics. In particular, the Signal transduction works presented emphasize discussions on Cell signaling.

The Immunology research dealing mostly with Immune system is the focus of the journal.

  • Cell biology (52.96%)
  • Cancer research (27.21%)
  • Receptor (21.29%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Different populations and sources of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC): A comparison of adult and neonatal tissue-derived MSC (1015 citations)
  • PARP-1 cleavage fragments: signatures of cell-death proteases in neurodegeneration (517 citations)
  • Rac and Rho GTPases in cancer cell motility control (440 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cell Communication and Signaling:

The journal publications are organized to reinforce research efforts on Cell biology, Receptor, Signal transduction, Immunology and Cancer research. Microvesicles, Transcription factor and Cell growth are some topics wherein Cell biology research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact. The journal articles deal with Receptor in conjunction with Cell and similar fields in Molecular biology.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Cell biology, Cancer research, Receptor, Signal transduction and Cancer. It facilitates discussions on Cell biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cell migration and Cytoskeleton. While Cancer research is the focus of Cell Communication and Signaling, it also provided insights into the studies of Apoptosis, Metastasis and Immune system, Immunotherapy.

Cell Communication and Signaling addresses concerns in Receptor which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Context (language use) and Cell growth. The research on Signal transduction tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Angiogenesis, Actin remodeling and Transfection. The study of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and how it intertwines with concepts under Autophagy were explored in the presented Protein kinase B research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The exosome journey: from biogenesis to uptake and intracellular signalling. (18 citations)
  • Interactions among mTORC, AMPK and SIRT: a computational model for cell energy balance and metabolism (7 citations)
  • Drug resistance and Cancer stem cells (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 Cell Communication and Signaling (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stephan M. Feller (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ralf Hass (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ottmar Janssen (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Silja Wessler (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Oliver Ullrich (10 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 Cell Communication and Signaling (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhejiang University (20 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (19 papers) published 1 paper 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, 1.92% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.55% of all publications and 65.69% 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.

Top Publications

  • Intrinsically disordered proteins play diverse roles in cell signaling

    (2022)
    182 Citations
  • TGF-β and WNT signaling pathways in cardiac fibrosis: non-coding RNAs come into focus.

    Fatemeh Yousefi;Zahra Shabaninejad;Zahra Shabaninejad;Sina Vakili;Maryam Derakhshan

    (2020)
    132 Citations
  • Exosomal microRNAs derived from mesenchymal stem cells: cell-to-cell messages

    Kasra Asgarpour;Zahra Shojaei;Fatemeh Amiri;Jafar Ai

    (2020)
    130 Citations
  • Interplay of oxidative stress, cellular communication and signaling pathways in cancer

    (2024)
    103 Citations
  • On the roles of intrinsically disordered proteins and regions in cell communication and signaling.

    Sarah E Bondos;A Keith Dunker;Vladimir N Uversky;Vladimir N Uversky

    (2021)
    85 Citations
  • Eukaryotic translation initiation factors as promising targets in cancer therapy

    Peiqi Hao;Jiaojiao Yu;Richard Ward;Yin Liu

    (2020)
    81 Citations
  • Cell death induced by the ER stressor thapsigargin involves death receptor 5, a non-autophagic function of MAP1LC3B, and distinct contributions from unfolded protein response components

    Paula Lindner;Paula Lindner;Søren Brøgger Christensen;Poul Nissen;Jesper Vuust Møller

    (2020)
    81 Citations
  • Role of exosomes in malignant glioma: microRNAs and proteins in pathogenesis and diagnosis.

    Amir B. Ghaemmaghami;Maryam Mahjoubin-Tehran;Ahmad Movahedpour;Korosh Morshedi

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • RNA sequencing reveals an additional Crz1-binding motif in promoters of its target genes in the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans

    Huihui Xu;Tianshu Fang;Raha Parvizi Omran;Malcolm Whiteway

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Phenolic compounds as Nrf2 inhibitors: potential applications in cancer therapy

    (2023)
    63 Citations

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