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ChemBioChem
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ChemBioChem

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 187 594 892 36
Biology and Biochemistry 225 294 446 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 969
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1191
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 24
SCIMAGO H-index: 146
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.844
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at ChemBioChem?

The concepts of Biochemistry, Stereochemistry, Enzyme, Biophysics and Combinatorial chemistry are tackled in the journal. Biosynthesis, Peptide, Amino acid, DNA and Protein engineering are among the areas of Biochemistry tackled. It connects research in Biosynthesis with the related topic of Gene cluster.

Specifically, studies on Oligonucleotide are prevalent in the DNA works discussed. In ChemBioChem, Enzyme catalysis, Cover (algebra), Substrate (chemistry) and Active site are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Stereochemistry research. Many of the studies tackled connect Biophysics with a similar field of study like Fluorescence.

  • Biochemistry (33.45%)
  • Stereochemistry (22.71%)
  • Enzyme (10.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fluorine in Medicinal Chemistry (1098 citations)
  • The Unique Role of Fluorine in the Design of Active Ingredients for Modern Crop Protection (851 citations)
  • Big effects from small changes: Possible ways to explore nature's chemical diversity (754 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at ChemBioChem:

The journal papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Biochemistry, Stereochemistry, Enzyme, Combinatorial chemistry and Peptide. The Biochemistry study tackled in the published papers is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Biophysics. The most cited publications with studies in Stereochemistry featured incorporate elements of Enzyme catalysis, Directed evolution and Active site.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Combinatorial chemistry, Stereochemistry and Enzyme. The study on Biochemistry presented in it intersects with the topics under Bacteria. ChemBioChem focuses on Biophysics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Fluorescence, Förster resonance energy transfer and DNA.

It investigates DNA research which frequently intersects with RNA. The research on Combinatorial chemistry featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Biocatalysis, Catalysis and Substrate (chemistry).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Optical Biosensors for Virus Detection: Prospects for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19. (20 citations)
  • Why Does the Novel Coronavirus Spike Protein Interact so Strongly with the Human ACE2? A Thermodynamic Answer. (12 citations)
  • Tryptophan Synthase: Biocatalyst Extraordinaire (10 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 ChemBioChem (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harald Schwalbe (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rolf Müller (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Herbert Waldmann (43 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Helge B. Bode (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Uwe T. Bornscheuer (27 papers) published 3 papers 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 ChemBioChem (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (348 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (130 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (129 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (121 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Scripps Research Institute (119 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 2.40% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.89% of all publications and 70.08% 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

  • Recent Developments in PROTAC-Mediated Protein Degradation: From Bench to Clinic

    Zhenyi Hu;Craig M. Crews

    (2021)
    145 Citations
  • Optical Biosensors for Virus Detection: Prospects for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19.

    Hemanth Maddali;Catherine E. Miles;Joachim Kohn;Deirdre M. O'Carroll

    (2021)
    142 Citations
  • Charge Matters: Mutations in Omicron Variant Favor Binding to Cells

    (2022)
    129 Citations
  • Photoswitchable Lipids

    (2020)
    98 Citations
  • Challenges of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variant and Its Lineages: A Global Perspective

    (2022)
    85 Citations
  • Visualizing and Manipulating Biological Processes by Using HaloTag and SNAP-Tag Technologies.

    Conner A. Hoelzel;Xin Zhang

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Protein NMR Spectroscopy at 150 kHz Magic-Angle Spinning Continues To Improve Resolution and Mass Sensitivity

    Maarten Schledorn;Alexander A. Malär;Anahit Torosyan;Susanne Penzel

    (2020)
    80 Citations
  • Methyltransferases: Functions and Applications

    (2022)
    80 Citations
  • Hydrogen Sulfide Oxidation by Sulfide Quinone Oxidoreductase.

    Aaron P. Landry;David P. Ballou;Ruma Banerjee

    (2021)
    77 Citations

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