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Current Issues in Molecular Biology
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Current Issues in Molecular Biology

1467-3037

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cimb

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 130 13 17 7
Biology and Biochemistry 383 119 131 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 368
Documents by Best Scientists*: 327
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 65
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.791
Impact Factor: 3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Current Issues in Molecular Biology?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Computational biology, Genetics, Cell biology, Genome and Gene. It focused on Computational biology research but expanded to cover Genomics. DNA, Virulence and Bacteria are Genetics topics of special interest in Current Issues in Molecular Biology.

The Cell biology study featured in Current Issues in Molecular Biology draws connections with the study of Ubiquitin. The studies on Genome discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of CRISPR and DNA sequencing. Genome editing and Cas9 are all aspects of CRISPR research featured in the journal.

It encompasses presentations on Gene, specifically Gene expression and Regulation of gene expression.

  • Computational biology (15.90%)
  • Genetics (15.11%)
  • Cell biology (14.91%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The role of cathelicidins in the innate host defenses of mammals. (354 citations)
  • Recent developments in bacterial cold-shock response. (347 citations)
  • Immunomodulatory effects of probiotics in the intestinal tract. (314 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current Issues in Molecular Biology:

The journal papers focus largely on the fields of Genetics, Cell biology, Microbiology, Bacteria and Genome. While work presented in the journal publications provide substantial information on Cell biology, it also covers topics in Regulation of gene expression, Neurodegeneration, DNA and Multiparameter flow cytometry. The journal papers explore issues in Genome which can be linked to other research areas like Plasmodium and Computational biology.

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

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Current Issues in Molecular Biology is mainly concerned with subjects like Borrelia, Lyme disease, Enzootic, relapsing fever and Genome. It mainly concentrates on Lyme disease but also investigates its connection with concepts in disciplines such as

  • Disease together with Virulence, Inflammation and Pathogenesis,
  • Transmission (medicine) which intersects with area such as Zoology, Antigenic variation, Neurotropism and Acquired immune system.. The relapsing fever research presented in the journal explores the relationship between Evolutionary biology and the closely related topic of Abundance (ecology), Clade, Vertebrate, Human evolutionary genetics and Genetic variation.

Topics in Genome explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Phenotype and Computational biology. Computational biology research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Disease outcome, Bioinformatics analysis, Allele frequency and Genomics. Current Issues in Molecular Biology explores themes in Immunology like Immune system and Zoonosis and links them with other fields of study like Erythema migrans.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Lyme Disease in Humans. (7 citations)
  • Human and Veterinary Vaccines for Lyme Disease. (5 citations)
  • Immune Response to Borrelia: Lessons from Lyme Disease Spirochetes. (4 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 Current Issues in Molecular Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hany A. El-Shemy (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David A. Lightfoot (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vijai Bhadauria (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Faheem Ahmed Khan (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xuedong Zhou (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 Current Issues in Molecular Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Huazhong Agricultural University (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sichuan University (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • RMIT University (8 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 5.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.22% of all publications and 66.67% 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

  • Oxidative Stress in Type 2 Diabetes: Impacts from Pathogenesis to Lifestyle Modifications

    (2023)
    163 Citations
  • Cracking the Ubiquitin Code: The Ubiquitin Toolbox.

    Monique P C Mulder;Katharina F Witting;Huib Ovaa

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Effect of Curcumin-Loaded Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles on the Head and Neck Cancer Cell Line, HN5

    (2022)
    35 Citations
  • Polydnaviruses: Evolution and Function.

    Michael R Strand;Gaelen R Burke

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Recent Developments in the Use of Baculovirus Expression Vectors

    Robert D Possee;Adam C Chambers;Leo P Graves;Mine Aksular

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • The Role of GLP1-RAs in Direct Modulation of Lipid Metabolism in Hepatic Tissue as Determined Using In Vitro Models of NAFLD

    (2023)
    27 Citations
  • A Novel Anti-CD44 Variant 9 Monoclonal Antibody C44Mab-1 Was Developed for Immunohistochemical Analyses against Colorectal Cancers

    (2023)
    26 Citations
  • Exploring Deep-Sea Brines as Potential Terrestrial Analogues of Oceans in the Icy Moons of the Outer Solar System.

    André Antunes;Karen Olsson-Francis;Terry J McGenity

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Ulcerative Colitis Seems to Imply Oral Microbiome Dysbiosis

    (2022)
    21 Citations

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