Development (Cambridge)

Top Research Topics at Development?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Cell biology, Anatomy, Genetics, Embryo and Molecular biology. Cell biology research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Embryonic stem cell, Endocrinology, Cellular differentiation, Internal medicine and Morphogenesis. Development focuses on Cellular differentiation research which is adjacent to topics in Stem cell.

Issues in Anatomy were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gastrulation, Neural crest, Ectoderm, Mesoderm and Neuroscience. The study on Mesoderm presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Endoderm. Presentations on Genetics include those discussing Gene, Mutant, Transcription factor, Regulation of gene expression and Phenotype.

The main emphasis of it is the subject of Gene, focusing on Gene expression. The main emphasis of the journal is the research on Embryo, emphasizing the topic of Embryogenesis.

• Cell biology (52.86%)
• Anatomy (22.20%)
• Genetics (20.31%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Targeted gene expression as a means of altering cell fates and generating dominant phenotypes. (8131 citations)
• NeuN, a neuronal specific nuclear protein in vertebrates. (2063 citations)
• The in vitro development of blastocyst-derived embryonic stem cell lines: formation of visceral yolk sac, blood islands and myocardium (1930 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Development:

The journal publications cover a variety of subjects, including Cell biology, Genetics, Anatomy, Internal medicine and Endocrinology. The majority of Cell biology studies in the most cited publications are focused on the issues of Embryo. The journal papers address concerns in Anatomy which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Neuroscience, Neural tube, Neural plate, Neural crest and Ectoderm.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Development (based on the number of publications) are:

• Wendy Harcourt (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
• James C. Smith (75 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Andrew P. McMahon (68 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Didier Y.R. Stainier (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (54 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Development (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (599 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (584 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Cambridge (458 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute (405 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of California, San Francisco (394 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 16.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.03% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.76% of all publications and 56.53% 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.