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Differentiation; Research in Biological Diversity
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Differentiation; Research in Biological Diversity

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 150 12 17 5
Biology and Biochemistry 652 18 17 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 54
Documents by Best Scientists*: 70
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 108
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.814
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Differentiation?

Differentiation investigates areas of study like Cell biology, Molecular biology, Cellular differentiation, Endocrinology and Immunology. Some problems in Cell biology that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Embryonic stem cell, Cell, Cell culture and Anatomy. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Molecular biology, it also covered topics in In vitro, Gene expression, Biochemistry, Messenger RNA and Gene.

Dictyostelium discoideum is a key component of Biochemistry research discussed in it. In Differentiation, researchers investigate the Gene study as part of research in the field of Genetics. Topics in Cellular differentiation explored in Differentiation were investigated in conjunction with research in Cell type and Cell growth.

In it, Mesenchyme and Embryogenesis are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Endocrinology research. The journal explores issues in Immunology which can be linked to other research areas like Epithelium and Mesenchymal stem cell. It features Stem cell research that overlaps with concepts in Adult stem cell.

  • Cell biology (48.56%)
  • Molecular biology (24.82%)
  • Cellular differentiation (21.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Role of Polyamines in the Control of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation (850 citations)
  • Muscle satellite cells are multipotential stem cells that exhibit myogenic, osteogenic, and adipogenic differentiation (681 citations)
  • Lens Differentiation in Vertebrates: A Review of Cellular and Molecular Features (571 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Differentiation:

The most cited papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Cell biology, Cellular differentiation, Molecular biology, Immunology and Endocrinology. The most cited articles focus on Cell biology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cell culture, Embryonic stem cell and Anatomy. While Molecular biology is the focus of the most cited papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Cell, Gene expression, Keratin, Peptide sequence and Cytokeratin.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Cell biology, Estrogen, Estrogen receptor alpha, Estrogen receptor and Physiology are tackled in the journal. Issues in Cell biology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Receptor, Transcription factor and Embryonic stem cell. The presented research on Estrogen deals specifically with Epigenetics but it also addresses topics in Endocrinology, DNA methylation, Estetrol, Organogenesis and Selective estrogen receptor modulator.

The research on Estrogen receptor alpha tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Aromatase, Mesonephric duct, Hormone, Androgen and Rete testis. While Estrogen receptor is the key highlight in Differentiation, it also covered some subjects on Diethylstilbestrol and Clitoris, Cervix, Uterus and Estrogen receptor beta. It focuses on Physiology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Epididymis, Sex organ and Hypospadias.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Estrogens and development of the rete testis, efferent ductules, epididymis and vas deferens. (5 citations)
  • Role of nuclear and membrane estrogen signaling pathways in the male and female reproductive tract (2 citations)
  • Ontogeny of estrogen receptors in human male and female fetal reproductive tracts. (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 Differentiation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gerald R. Cunha (78 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Werner W. Franke (68 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Laurence S. Baskin (50 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mei Cao (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Adriane Sinclair (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less 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 Differentiation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, San Francisco (106 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • German Cancer Research Center (97 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (81 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (58 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Heidelberg University (51 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, 4.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.09% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.70% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.04% of all publications and 52.17% 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

  • Role of nuclear and membrane estrogen signaling pathways in the male and female reproductive tract

    Paul S. Cooke;Ana M. Mesa;Vijay K. Sirohi;Ellis R. Levin

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Periodontal ligament cells regulate osteogenesis via miR-299-5p in mesenchymal stem cells

    Eri Kaneda-Ikeda;Tomoyuki Iwata;Noriyoshi Mizuno;Takayoshi Nagahara

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Insights into differentiation and function of the transition region between the seminiferous tubule and rete testis

    A.F.A. Figueiredo;Rex A. Hess;S.R. Batlouni;N.T. Wnuk

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Imaging the developing human external and internal urogenital organs with light sheet fluorescence microscopy.

    Dylan Isaacson;Dylan McCreedy;Meredith Calvert;Joel Shen

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Sonic hedgehog signaling in craniofacial development.

    (2023)
    12 Citations
  • New frontiers of developmental endocrinology opened by researchers connecting irreversible effects of sex hormones on developing organs.

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Metabolomic profiling during the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells into hepatocyte-like cells

    Rachid Jellali;Myriam Lereau Bernier;Yannick Tauran;Françoise Gilard

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • NRF2 activation protects against valproic acid-induced disruption of neurogenesis in P19 cells.

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Oxygen tension influences embryonic stem cell maintenance and has lineage specific effects on neural and cardiac differentiation.

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Sox17-mediated expression of adherent molecules is required for the maintenance of undifferentiated hematopoietic cluster formation in midgestation mouse embryos.

    Satomi Takahashi;Ikuo Nobuhisa;Kiyoka Saito;Melig Gerel

    (2020)
    8 Citations

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