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Heliyon

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 849 556 581 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 4764
Documents by Best Scientists*: 5231
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 138
SCIMAGO H-index: 115
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.644
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Heliyon?

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Internal medicine, Food science, Nuclear chemistry, Chemical engineering and Antioxidant. The journal explores research in Internal medicine and the adjacent study of Endocrinology.

  • Internal medicine (5.52%)
  • Food science (5.21%)
  • Nuclear chemistry (3.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • State-of-the-art in artificial neural network applications: A survey (368 citations)
  • Bacterial biofilm formation on implantable devices and approaches to its treatment and prevention (287 citations)
  • The impact of physical activity on psychological health during Covid-19 pandemic in Italy (214 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Heliyon:

The most cited articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Nuclear chemistry, Food science, Chemical engineering, Nanoparticle and Adsorption. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Antibacterial activity and Aqueous solution are some topics wherein Nuclear chemistry research discussed in the published papers has an impact. Most of the Food science studies addressed in the published articles also intersect with Antioxidant.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Heliyon facilitates discussions on Internal medicine, Food science, Context (language use), Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pandemic. The Internal medicine study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Endocrinology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 spike protein S1 subunit induces pro-inflammatory responses via Toll-like receptor 4 signaling in murine and human macrophages (31 citations)
  • IL-6 and IL-10 as predictors of disease severity in COVID-19 patients: results from meta-analysis and regression (26 citations)
  • COVID Pollution: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Plastic Waste Footprint (25 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 Heliyon (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gideon Adamu Shallangwa (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Adamu Uzairu (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Karem H. Alzoubi (9 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ermias Sisay Chanie (8 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition,
  • Wubet Alebachew Bayih (8 papers) published 8 papers 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 Heliyon (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Landmark University (79 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Covenant University (78 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • College of Health Sciences, Bahrain (70 papers) published 40 papers at the last edition, 22 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Indonesia (69 papers) published 37 papers at the last edition, 17 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal (60 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 7.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.59% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.28% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.30% of all publications and 70.82% 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

  • HMGB1 as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for severe COVID-19

    Ruochan Chen;Yan Huang;Jun Quan;Jiao Liu

    (2020)
    129 Citations
  • Industry 4.0 implementation and Triple Bottom Line sustainability: An empirical study on small and medium manufacturing firms

    Sreenivasan Jayashree;Mohammad Nurul Hassan Reza;Chinnasamy Agamudai Nambi Malarvizhi;Muhammad Mohiuddin

    (2021)
    91 Citations
  • Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors in the Bangladeshi population during the COVID-19 pandemic: An online cross-sectional survey

    Md. Estiar Rahman;Md. Saiful Islam;Md. Sajan Bishwas;Mst. Sabrina Moonajilin

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Age, gender, personality, ideological attitudes and individual differences in a person's news spectrum: how many and who might be prone to "filter bubbles" and "echo chambers" online?

    Cornelia Sindermann;Jon D. Elhai;Morten Moshagen;Christian Montag

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Factors influencing poor medication adherence amongst patients with chronic disease in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic scoping review

    (2022)
    60 Citations
  • Oral intake of Streptococcus thermophilus improves knee osteoarthritis degeneration: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • Linking individual differences in satisfaction with each of Maslow's needs to the Big Five personality traits and Panksepp's primary emotional systems.

    Christian Montag;Cornelia Sindermann;David Lester;Kenneth Leon Davis

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Going to the roots of reduced magnesium dietary intake: A tradeoff between climate changes and sources.

    Roberta Cazzola;Matteo Della Porta;Michele Manoni;Stefano Iotti

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Heart failure self-care, factors influencing self-care and the relationship with health-related quality of life: A cross-sectional observational study

    Binu Koirala;Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb;Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb;Chakra Budhathoki;Patricia M. Davidson

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Selective pressure on SARS-CoV-2 protein coding genes and glycosylation site prediction.

    Alessandra Lo Presti;Giovanni Rezza;Giovanni Rezza;Paola Stefanelli

    (2020)
    39 Citations

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