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Cell Discovery
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Cell Discovery

Published by: Springer

https://www.nature.com/celldisc/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 34 48 80 28
Biology and Biochemistry 104 125 154 40

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 371
Documents by Best Scientists*: 364
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 68
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.842
Impact Factor: 12.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cell discovery?

The objective of Cell discovery is to combine knowledge in the areas of Cell biology, Computational biology, Cancer research, Virology and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The work on Cell biology tackled in it brings together disciplines like Embryonic stem cell, Cell, Genetics, RNA and Gene. The journal investigates Computational biology research which frequently intersects with CRISPR.

The in-depth study on Cancer research also explores topics in the intersecting field of Cancer. Research on Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presented in it concerns the broader topic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cell discovery connects the study in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with the closely related area of 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

  • Cell biology (40.51%)
  • Computational biology (9.49%)
  • Cancer research (9.28%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Hydroxychloroquine, a less toxic derivative of chloroquine, is effective in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro (1216 citations)
  • Network-based drug repurposing for novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2 (842 citations)
  • Comparative genetic analysis of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2) receptor ACE2 in different populations (532 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cell discovery:

The most cited papers focus largely on the fields of Cell biology, Gene, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Virology. Issues in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were discussed in the most cited publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Drug, Public health and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. The published articles address concerns in the field of Virology by exploring it in line with topics in In vitro which intersect with Hydroxychloroquine, Pharmacology and Chloroquine subjects.

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 main points discussed in Cell discovery deals with Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Virology, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Cell biology and Transcriptome. In Cell discovery, Virus and In vitro are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) research. Antibody and Pandemic are some topics wherein Virology research discussed in it have an impact.

The concepts on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presented in Cell discovery can also apply to other research fields, including Vaccination and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Cell biology, it also covered topics in RNA, Intron, Small molecule, Transcription (biology) and Cell fate determination. The research on Transcriptome featured in Cell discovery combines topics in other fields like Cell, Gastrulation, Immunology, Computational biology and Embryo.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein undergoes liquid-liquid phase separation into stress granules through its N-terminal intrinsically disordered region (19 citations)
  • Integrated decoding hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis using single-cell sequencing and its medical implication (19 citations)
  • The SARS-CoV-2 protein ORF3a inhibits fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes (14 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 discovery (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Qi Zhou (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yi Lu (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yun Zhao (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jianping Ding (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Karsten Melcher (6 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 discovery (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (163 papers) published 39 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Tsinghua University (52 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (37 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Peking University (34 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Fudan University (33 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 76.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.12% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.28% of all publications and 10.31% 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

  • Network-based drug repurposing for novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2

    Yadi Zhou;Yuan Hou;Jiayu Shen;Yin Huang

    (2020)
    1900 Citations
  • Lysosome biology in autophagy.

    Willa Wen-You Yim;Noboru Mizushima

    (2020)
    558 Citations
  • Sulfated polysaccharides effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

    Paul S. Kwon;Hanseul Oh;Seok Joon Kwon;Weihua Jin;Weihua Jin

    (2020)
    334 Citations
  • Bi-directional differentiation of single bronchioalveolar stem cells during lung repair

    Kuo Liu;Muxue Tang;Qiaozhen Liu;Ximeng Han

    (2020)
    320 Citations
  • Emerging roles of ATG proteins and membrane lipids in autophagosome formation.

    Taki Nishimura;Sharon A Tooze

    (2020)
    218 Citations
  • Heparan sulfate assists SARS-CoV-2 in cell entry and can be targeted by approved drugs in vitro

    Qi Zhang;Catherine Zhengzheng Chen;Manju Swaroop;Miao Xu

    (2020)
    216 Citations
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection with CRISPR diagnostics

    Lu Guo;Xuehan Sun;Xinge Wang;Chen Liang

    (2020)
    214 Citations
  • Initial whole-genome sequencing and analysis of the host genetic contribution to COVID-19 severity and susceptibility

    Fang Wang;Shujia Huang;Rongsui Gao;Yuwen Zhou

    (2020)
    191 Citations
  • Dynamic O-GlcNAcylation coordinates ferritinophagy and mitophagy to activate ferroptosis

    (2022)
    187 Citations

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