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Developmental Dynamics
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Developmental Dynamics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 387 93 135 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 175
Documents by Best Scientists*: 206
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 158
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.857
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Developmental Dynamics?

The concepts of Cell biology, Anatomy, Molecular biology, Genetics and Endocrinology are tackled in Developmental Dynamics. In addition to Cell biology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Embryonic stem cell, Cellular differentiation, Morphogenesis and Zebrafish. The study on Embryonic stem cell presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Stem cell.

Topics in Anatomy explored in Developmental Dynamics were investigated in conjunction with research in Mesenchyme, Neural crest, Regeneration (biology), Mesoderm and Neuroscience. Most of the works presented in Developmental Dynamics deals with Neural crest but it intersects with the subject of Neural tube. Mesoderm research discussed connects with the study of Gastrulation.

While it focused on Molecular biology, it was also able to explore topics like Xenopus, Gene expression, In situ hybridization and Transgene. Gene, Transcription factor, Regulation of gene expression, Mutant and Phenotype are some of the facets of Genetics tackled in the journal. The Embryo works, particularly on Embryogenesis are tackled in Developmental Dynamics.

  • Cell biology (54.89%)
  • Anatomy (24.65%)
  • Molecular biology (17.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Stages of embryonic development of the zebrafish. (8794 citations)
  • A series of normal stages in the development of the chick embryo (1544 citations)
  • The Tol2kit: a multisite gateway-based construction kit for Tol2 transposon transgenesis constructs. (1334 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Developmental Dynamics:

The journal articles primarily focus on research topics in Cell biology, Anatomy, Molecular biology, Endocrinology and Genetics. The featured Cell biology studies in the journal articles mainly concentrate on Embryonic stem cell but also cover areas of interest in Stem cell. The journal papers facilitate discussions on Anatomy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Mesenchyme, Embryo, Neural crest, Mesoderm and Neuroscience.

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

  • Gene
  • Gene expression
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Cell biology, Regeneration (biology), Zebrafish, Evolutionary biology and Gene. The studies on Cell biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Morphogenesis and Mutant. Developmental Dynamics focuses on Morphogenesis but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Mesenchyme and Wnt signaling pathway.

The research on Regeneration (biology) tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Reactive oxygen species, Neuroscience and Salamander. The research on Zebrafish featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Computational biology, Gene expression and Transgene. The presented Evolutionary biology research focuses mostly on Limb development and, on occasion, topics in Limb bud and Embryonic stem cell.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes: Complex phenotypes, challenging diagnoses, and poorly understood causes (7 citations)
  • A developmental staging system and musculoskeletal development sequence of the common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus). (7 citations)
  • A cell-centric view of lung alveologenesis. (6 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 Developmental Dynamics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gary C. Schoenwolf (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Parker B. Antin (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert E. Poelmann (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John F. Fallon (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Koji Tamura (19 papers) published 1 paper 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 Developmental Dynamics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (160 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (135 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Utah (125 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (118 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (104 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, 1.74% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.06% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.79% of all publications and 62.72% 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

  • Phosphotungstic acid-enhanced microCT: Optimized protocols for embryonic and early postnatal mice.

    Kate M. Lesciotto;Susan M. Motch Perrine;Mizuho Kawasaki;Timothy Stecko

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • BMP9 and BMP10: two close vascular quiescence partners that stand out.

    Agnès Desroches-Castan;Emmanuelle Tillet;Claire Bouvard;Sabine Bailly

    (2021)
    55 Citations
  • TGF-β superfamily co-receptors in cancer.

    John B. Pawlak;Gerard C. Blobe

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • Developmental origins of mechanical homeostasis in the aorta

    Sae‐Il Murtada;Yuki Kawamura;Guangxin Li;Martin A. Schwartz

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • The role of LTBPs in TGF beta signaling

    Daniel Rifkin;Nalani Sachan;Karan Singh;Elyse Sauber

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Understanding embryonic development for cell-based therapies of intervertebral disc degeneration: Toward an effort to treat disc degeneration subphenotypes

    Steven Tessier;Steven Tessier;Makarand V. Risbud

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Distinct toll‐like receptor signaling in the salamander response to tissue damage

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • The acquisition of positional information across the radial axis of the cochlea.

    Vidhya Munnamalai;Vidhya Munnamalai;Donna M. Fekete

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Mammalian hemicentin 1 is assembled into tracks in the extracellular matrix of multiple tissues

    Meei Hua Lin;Bill D. Pope;Takako Sasaki;Daniel P. Keeley

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Fusion of airways during avian lung development constitutes a novel mechanism for the formation of continuous lumena in multicellular epithelia

    Michael A. Palmer;Celeste M. Nelson

    (2020)
    19 Citations

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