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Cell Stem Cell
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Cell Stem Cell

1934-5909

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/home

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 3 161 240 77
Biology and Biochemistry 10 341 363 95
Genetics 11 80 86 46

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 878
Documents by Best Scientists*: 618
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 52
SCIMAGO H-index: 316
SCIMAGO SJR: 9.313
Impact Factor: 20.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cell Stem Cell?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Stem cell, Cell biology, Induced pluripotent stem cell, Cell and Cellular differentiation. Stem cell research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cancer research, Immunology, Regeneration (biology) and Adult stem cell. The Cancer research works featured in it incorporate elements from Cancer stem cell, Cancer and Leukemia.

The concepts on Immunology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Mesenchymal stem cell and Transplantation. The research on Cell biology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Embryonic stem cell, Transcription factor, Reprogramming and Genetics. Some problems in Reprogramming that were presented in Cell Stem Cell overlapped with concepts under SOX2, Epigenetics and Somatic cell.

Induced pluripotent stem cell research in Cell Stem Cell involves the investigation of Neuroscience studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Neural stem cell and Anatomy. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Cellular differentiation but it intersects with the subject of Molecular biology. Cell Stem Cell facilitates discussions on Haematopoiesis that incorporate concepts from other fields like Myeloid and Bone marrow.

  • Stem cell (55.59%)
  • Cell biology (51.45%)
  • Induced pluripotent stem cell (21.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • ALDH1 is a marker of normal and malignant human mammary stem cells and a predictor of poor clinical outcome (3164 citations)
  • A perivascular origin for mesenchymal stem cells in multiple human organs (3050 citations)
  • Distinct Populations of Cancer Stem Cells Determine Tumor Growth and Metastatic Activity in Human Pancreatic Cancer (2280 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cell Stem Cell:

The main points discussed in the most cited papers deal with Cell biology, Stem cell, Cellular differentiation, Induced pluripotent stem cell and Immunology. The published papers hold forums on Cell biology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Embryonic stem cell, Reprogramming, Molecular biology and Genetics. The journal articles explore issues in Stem cell which can be linked to other research areas like Cancer research, Bone marrow and Adult stem cell.

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

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Stem cell, Cell biology, Cell, Progenitor cell and Induced pluripotent stem cell are the subjects of interest in the journal. The majority of Stem cell studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Haematopoiesis. While Cell biology is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Embryonic stem cell, Transcription factor, Cell fate determination and Reprogramming.

Issues in Progenitor cell were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Adipose tissue, Niche and Stromal cell. The study on Induced pluripotent stem cell presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Cellular differentiation. The work on Cancer research tackled in it brings together disciplines like Cancer, Cancer stem cell and Transplantation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Capture of Mouse and Human Stem Cells with Features of Formative Pluripotency. (41 citations)
  • Capturing Cardiogenesis in Gastruloids (41 citations)
  • ApoE-Isoform-Dependent SARS-CoV-2 Neurotropism and Cellular Response. (40 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 Stem Cell (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rudolf Jaenisch (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • George Q. Daley (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hans Clevers (28 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Konrad Hochedlinger (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alexander Meissner (22 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 Stem Cell (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (290 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Stanford University (151 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (130 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cambridge (105 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (97 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, 6.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.40% of all publications and 23.94% 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

  • Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Cell Therapy—Promise and Challenges

    Shinya Yamanaka

    (2020)
    844 Citations
  • A Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-based Platform to Study SARS-CoV-2 Tropism and Model Virus Infection in Human Cells and Organoids.

    Liuliu Yang;Yuling Han;Benjamin E. Nilsson-Payant;Vikas Gupta

    (2020)
    661 Citations
  • Patient-Derived Organoids Predict Chemoradiation Responses of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

    Ye Yao;Xiaoya Xu;Lifeng Yang;Ji Zhu

    (2020)
    525 Citations
  • SARS-CoV-2 Infects the Brain Choroid Plexus and Disrupts the Blood-CSF Barrier in Human Brain Organoids.

    Laura Pellegrini;Anna Albecka;Donna L. Mallery;Max J. Kellner

    (2020)
    461 Citations
  • Sliced Human Cortical Organoids for Modeling Distinct Cortical Layer Formation.

    Xuyu Qian;Xuyu Qian;Yijing Su;Christopher D. Adam;Andre U. Deutschmann

    (2020)
    457 Citations
  • Human-iPSC-Derived Cardiac Stromal Cells Enhance Maturation in 3D Cardiac Microtissues and Reveal Non-cardiomyocyte Contributions to Heart Disease

    Elisa Giacomelli;Viviana Meraviglia;Giulia Campostrini;Amy Cochrane

    (2020)
    437 Citations
  • Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Cells and Brain Organoids Reveal SARS-CoV-2 Neurotropism Predominates in Choroid Plexus Epithelium.

    Fadi Jacob;Fadi Jacob;Sarshan R. Pather;Wei-Kai Huang;Wei-Kai Huang;Feng Zhang

    (2020)
    433 Citations
  • Inflammatory Signals Induce AT2 Cell-Derived Damage-Associated Transient Progenitors that Mediate Alveolar Regeneration.

    Jinwook Choi;Jong-Eun Park;Georgia Tsagkogeorga;Motoko Yanagita

    (2020)
    402 Citations

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