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Communicative and Integrative Biology
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Communicative and Integrative Biology

1942-0889

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/kcib20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 669 10 14 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 27
Documents by Best Scientists*: 26
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 51
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.34
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Communicative & Integrative Biology?

Communicative & Integrative Biology investigates areas of study like Cell biology, Genetics, Ecology, Neuroscience and Bioinformatics. Topics in Cell biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Cell and Cytoskeleton. Communicative & Integrative Biology facilitated presentations on Genetics research, particularly Gene and Genome.

The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Neuroscience as it also encompasses Anatomy.

  • Cell biology (40.83%)
  • Genetics (9.82%)
  • Ecology (9.29%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Exosomes: Fit to deliver small RNA. (268 citations)
  • The mechanism of action of PA-824: Novel insights from transcriptional profiling. (223 citations)
  • Effects of intestinal microbiota on anxiety-like behavior (190 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Communicative & Integrative Biology:

The journal articles facilitate discussions on Cell biology, Ecology, Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Botany. The works on Cell biology tackled in the most cited publications bring together disciplines like Cell and Cytoskeleton. While Neuroscience is the focus of the published articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Immunology and Anatomy.

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

  • Gene
  • Ecology
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Communicative & Integrative Biology facilitates discussions on Cell biology, Botany, Inflammation, Epistemology and Structure (mathematical logic). While Cell biology is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Secretion, Cell migration and Chemotaxis. In addition to Botany research, Communicative & Integrative Biology aims to explore topics under Tissue Adhesion and Solanaceae.

The Inflammation research discussed in the journal can contribute to the expansion of the discourse in closely related subjects like

  • Immune system which connect with Downregulation and upregulation, Reporter gene, Inflammatory Response Pathway, AP-1 transcription factor and Pathogen,
  • Cytokine which connect with Gene expression, TLR4, Stimulation, Signal transduction and Receptor.. It discusses concepts in Consciousness under Epistemology and how they intertwine with disciplines like Concepts of Physics. The Structure (mathematical logic) works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Theoretical physics, Living systems and Natural law.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Regulation of diverse nuclear shapes: pathways working independently, together. (3 citations)
  • Endosomal Rab GTPases regulate secretory granule maturation in Drosophila larval salivary glands. (3 citations)
  • Adhesion stimulates Scar/WAVE phosphorylation in mammalian cells. (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 Communicative & Integrative Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thomas E. Marler (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • František Baluška (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Renu Tuteja (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Levin (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ken Lukowiak (8 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 Communicative & Integrative Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tokyo (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Guam (18 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, 27.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.75% of all publications and 75.00% 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

  • Giant, highly diverse protists in the abyssal Pacific: vulnerability to impacts from seabed mining and potential for recovery.

    Andrew J Gooday;Andrew J Gooday;Jennifer M Durden;Craig R Smith

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Exposure to 1.8 GHz radiofrequency field modulates ROS in human HEK293 cells as a function of signal amplitude

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Emergence of informative higher scales in biological systems: a computational toolkit for optimal prediction and control

    Erik Hoel;Michael Levin;Michael Levin

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Infrared light therapy relieves TLR-4 dependent hyper-inflammation of the type induced by COVID-19.

    Blanche Aguida;Marootpong Pooam;Margaret Ahmad;Margaret Ahmad;Nathalie Jourdan

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Therapeutic application of light and electromagnetic fields to reduce hyper-inflammation triggered by COVID-19

    Marootpong Pooam;Blanche Aguida;Soria Drahy;Nathalie Jourdan

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Does regeneration recapitulate phylogeny? Planaria as a model of body-axis specification in ancestral eumetazoa

    Chris Fields;Michael Levin

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Novel biomarkers of ciliary extracellular vesicles interact with ciliopathy and Alzheimer’s associated proteins

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Cellular and Natural Viral Engineering in Cognition-Based Evolution

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Effects of spatial confinement on migratory properties of Dictyostelium discoideum cells.

    Yuri Belotti;David McGloin;Cornelis J. Weijer

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Adhesion stimulates Scar/WAVE phosphorylation in mammalian cells.

    Shashi Prakash Singh;Robert H Insall

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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