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Current Protein and Peptide Science
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Current Protein and Peptide Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 524 26 43 12
Chemistry 860 14 19 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 65
Documents by Best Scientists*: 84
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 99
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.562
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Current Protein & Peptide Science?

Biochemistry, Cell biology, Computational biology, Protein structure and Signal transduction are the subjects of interest in the journal. It explores research in Biochemistry and the adjacent study of Biophysics. The study on Cell biology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Receptor.

It explores the study of Receptor to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Internal medicine. It features Computational biology research that overlaps with concepts in Bioinformatics. The journal investigates Protein structure research which frequently intersects with Protein folding.

  • Biochemistry (22.34%)
  • Cell biology (18.92%)
  • Computational biology (11.99%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The use of circular dichroism in the investigation of protein structure and function. (812 citations)
  • Alpha Beta-Hydrolase Fold Enzymes Structures, Functions and Mechanisms (480 citations)
  • C-Phycocyanin: A Biliprotein with Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Effects (425 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current Protein & Peptide Science:

The journal publications explore disciplines such as Biochemistry, Protein structure, Cell biology, Computational biology and Amino acid. Most of the works presented in the most cited papers deal with Biochemistry but they intersect with the subject of Biophysics. The published papers with studies in Cell biology featured incorporate elements of Heat shock protein, Receptor and Regulation of gene expression.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Amino acid

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Current Protein & Peptide Science covers a variety of subjects, including Computational biology, Peptide, Drug, Cell biology and Cancer research. The research on Computational biology featured in it combines topics in other fields like Proteome, Proteomics, Mass spectrometric, Mass spectrometry and Glucose homeostasis. The presented Peptide study covers related areas such as Antimicrobial peptides and also touches on topics like Low toxicity.

It focuses on Cell biology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Abscisic acid, Nervous tissue and Abiotic component. Research in Blood proteins tackled falls within the umbrella of Biochemistry. The concepts on Biochemistry presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Elastin and Capillary electrophoresis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Neuropeptidomics: Improvements in Mass Spectrometry Imaging Analysis and Recent Advancements. (3 citations)
  • Micro-RNA, a promising biomarker for breast and ovarian cancer: A Review. (2 citations)
  • RNA sensors as a mechanism of innate immune evasion among SARS-CoV2, HIV and Nipah viruses. (2 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 Protein & Peptide Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Vladimir N. Uversky (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Xi Ma (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sergio Crovella (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ghulam Md Ashraf (14 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous 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 Protein & Peptide Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • China Agricultural University (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • King Abdulaziz University (20 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Federal University of Pernambuco (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong (17 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, 3.64% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.09% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.32% of all publications and 71.70% 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

  • Melatonin against environmental plant stressors: a review

    Marino B Arnao;Josefa Hernández-Ruiz

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Effects of Medium Chain Fatty Acids on Intestinal Health of Monogastric Animals

    Manyi Jia;Yucheng Zhang;Yuqi Gao;Xi Ma

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Melatonin Against Environmental Plant Stressors: A Review

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques: Principles and Practices for Quantitative Proteomics

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Mechanisms of Plant Defense Under Pathogen Stress: A Review.

    Monika Sood;Dhriti Kapoor;Vipul Kumar;Namarta Kalia

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • An Overview on Predicting Protein Subchloroplast Localization by using Machine Learning Methods.

    Meng-Lu Liu;Wei Su;Zheng-Xing Guan;Dan Zhang

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • The Development of an Antimicrobial Contact Lens - From the Laboratory to the Clinic.

    Mark D.P. Willcox;Renxun Chen;Parthasarathi Kalaiselvan;Muhammad Yasir

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Biomedical and Pharmaceutical-Related Applications of Laccases.

    Elham Mohit;Maryam Tabarzad;Mohammad Ali Faramarzi

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Neuropeptidomics: Improvements in Mass Spectrometry Imaging Analysis and Recent Advancements.

    Nhu Q. Vu;Kellen DeLaney;Lingjun Li

    (2021)
    17 Citations

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