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Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters
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Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters

1425-8153

Published by: Springer

https://cmbl.biomedcentral.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 170 6 7 4
Biology and Biochemistry 544 29 35 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 78
Documents by Best Scientists*: 84
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 73
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.458
Impact Factor: 10.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters?

The main research concerns discussed in Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters are Biochemistry, Cell biology, Molecular biology, Cancer research and Biophysics. Membrane, Enzyme, Liposome and Protein kinase A are all subfields of Biochemistry research that were featured in it. Lipid bilayer is a major topic of Membrane research.

Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters explores topics in Cell biology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cell, Cell culture and Apoptosis. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Molecular biology as it also encompasses Gene. The studies in Cancer research featured incorporate elements of Cell growth and Molecular medicine.

  • Biochemistry (25.25%)
  • Cell biology (23.10%)
  • Molecular biology (12.51%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Plant chitinases--regulation and function. (410 citations)
  • In silico analysis on frequency and distribution of microsatellites in ESTs of some cereal species. (327 citations)
  • The role of mammalian DNA methyltransferases in the regulation of gene expression. (319 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters:

The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Cell biology, Biochemistry, Apoptosis, Molecular biology and Genetics. The Cell biology research tackled in the journal papers is interrelated with microRNA which concerns subjects like Regulation of gene expression. The journal publications explore research in Biochemistry and the adjacent study of Biophysics.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Molecular medicine, Cancer research, Cell biology, Cell growth and Apoptosis are among the topics commonly tackled in Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters. Issues in Molecular medicine were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Carcinogenesis, Cell cycle checkpoint and Downregulation and upregulation. The work on Cancer research tackled in it brings together disciplines like Cell culture, Cancer cell, microRNA, Metastasis and Cell cycle.

Specifically, studies on Endoplasmic reticulum are prevalent in the Cell biology works discussed. The Cell growth works featured in Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters incorporate elements from Cell migration, Protein aggregation, Gene knockdown, Lung cancer and Colorectal cancer. The presented Apoptosis research focuses mostly on Flow cytometry and, on occasion, topics in Gene silencing, Lipoprotein, STAT3, Blot and Apoptosis Promoter.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Beyond K48 and K63: non-canonical protein ubiquitination (7 citations)
  • Mesenchymal stem cells as a double-edged sword in tumor growth: focusing on MSC-derived cytokines. (5 citations)
  • LncRNA DNM3OS regulates GREM2 via miR-127-5p to suppress early chondrogenic differentiation of rat mesenchymal stem cells under hypoxic conditions. (3 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 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Aleksander F. Sikorski (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Krystyna Michalak (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marek Langner (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Maria Bryszewska (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Halina Kleszczyńska (15 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 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Polish Academy of Sciences (92 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Wrocław (89 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wrocław Medical University (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jagiellonian University (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Łódź (34 papers) absent at the last 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, 6.98% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.00% of all publications and 67.50% 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

  • The role of polyphenols in overcoming cancer drug resistance: a comprehensive review

    (2022)
    206 Citations
  • MicroRNA let-7 and viral infections: focus on mechanisms of action

    (2022)
    137 Citations
  • CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing: a new approach for overcoming drug resistance in cancer

    (2022)
    99 Citations
  • Unfolded protein response (UPR) integrated signaling networks determine cell fate during hypoxia

    Sylwia Bartoszewska;James F. Collawn

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • The transition from HIF-1 to HIF-2 during prolonged hypoxia results from reactivation of PHDs and HIF1A mRNA instability

    (2022)
    90 Citations
  • Potential anticancer properties and mechanisms of thymoquinone in osteosarcoma and bone metastasis

    (2022)
    57 Citations
  • Slc25a5 regulates adipogenesis by modulating ERK signaling in OP9 cells

    (2022)
    42 Citations
  • DNA-dependent protein kinase in telomere maintenance and protection.

    Jiangdong Sui;Shichuan Zhang;Benjamin P. C. Chen

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Role of angiotensin-converting enzyme in myeloid cell immune responses

    Duo-Yao Cao;Suguru Saito;Luciana C Veiras;Derick Okwan-Duodu

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Targeting microRNAs with thymoquinone: a new approach for cancer therapy

    Mina Homayoonfal;Zatollah Asemi;Bahman Yousefi

    (2021)
    24 Citations

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