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Human and Experimental Toxicology
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Human and Experimental Toxicology

0960-3271

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/het

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 862 14 18 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 77
Documents by Best Scientists*: 77
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 95
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.726
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Human & Experimental Toxicology?

The journal investigates areas of study like Internal medicine, Toxicity, Endocrinology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry. It explores issues in Internal medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Gastroenterology and Surgery. Toxicity research presented in Human & Experimental Toxicology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Oral administration, Anesthesia, Toxicology, Immunology and Physiology.

Some problems in Pharmacology that were presented in Human & Experimental Toxicology overlapped with concepts under Oxidative stress and Apoptosis. While Oxidative stress is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Glutathione and Antioxidant. The majority of Antioxidant studies are focused on the issues of Glutathione peroxidase.

  • Internal medicine (23.74%)
  • Toxicity (20.23%)
  • Endocrinology (18.97%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Mechanisms of chromium toxicity, carcinogenicity and allergenicity: Review of the literature from 1985 to 2000 (429 citations)
  • Toxic Side Effects of Drugs Used to Treat Chagas’ Disease (American Trypanosomiasis): (390 citations)
  • Particulate matter properties and health effects: consistency of epidemiological and toxicological studies. (389 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Human & Experimental Toxicology:

The published articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Toxicity, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. Aside from discussions in Toxicity, the most cited papers also deal with the subject of Anesthesia which intersects with Antidote disciplines. The most cited publications focus on Internal medicine but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Gastroenterology and Surgery.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Pharmacology, Oxidative stress, Apoptosis, Cancer research and Internal medicine. The concepts on Pharmacology presented in Human & Experimental Toxicology can also apply to other research fields, including Glutathione and Kidney, Toxicity, Nephrotoxicity. It explores issues in Oxidative stress which can be linked to other research areas like Inflammation, Reactive oxygen species, Antioxidant and Neuroprotection.

Topics in Apoptosis were tackled in line with various other fields like Downregulation and upregulation and Cell biology. Human & Experimental Toxicology focuses on Cancer research but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Cell growth which is concerned with RNA and Cell culture. The work tackled in Human & Experimental Toxicology goes beyond the discipline of Internal medicine as it also encompasses Endocrinology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Synergistic antioxidant capacities of vanillin and chitosan nanoparticles against reactive oxygen species, hepatotoxicity, and genotoxicity induced by aging in male Wistar rats: (8 citations)
  • Vinpocetine attenuates thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis in rats. (6 citations)
  • Circular RNA has circ 0001591 promoted cell proliferation and metastasis of human melanoma via ROCK1/PI3K/AKT by targeting miR-431-5p: (5 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 Human & Experimental Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Edward J. Calabrese (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mohammad Abdollahi (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Paul Turner (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mathias B. Forrester (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas Y. K. Chan (20 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Human & Experimental Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Guy's Hospital (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences (50 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • St Bartholomew's Hospital (46 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, 13.08% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 3.40% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.91% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.50% of all publications and 77.18% 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

  • Protective role of diosmin against testosterone propionate-induced prostatic hyperplasia in Wistar rats: Plausible role of oxidative stress and inflammation:

    A Vafa;S M Afzal;P Barnwal;S Rashid;S Rashid

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Role of H3K18ac-regulated nucleotide excision repair-related genes in arsenic-induced DNA damage and repair of HaCaT cells.

    A L Zhang;L Chen;L Ma;X J Ding

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Arsenic trioxide-induced cardiotoxicity triggers ferroptosis in cardiomyoblast cells

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Fridericia platyphylla (Cham.) L.G. Lohmann root extract exerts cytotoxic and antiproliferative effects on gastric tumor cells and downregulates BCL-XL, BIRC5, and MET genes.

    J. M. Serpeloni;J. M. Serpeloni;A. F. L. Specian;D. L. Ribeiro;L. M. Benicio

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Inhibition of miR-182-5p attenuates pulmonary fibrosis via TGF-β/Smad pathway:

    Y Chen;Q Zhang;Y Zhou;Z Yang

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Protective effects of zingerone on high cholesterol diet-induced atherosclerosis through lipid regulatory signaling pathway:

    X Geng;H Liu;Q Yuwen;J Wang

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • miR-191 is involved in renal dysfunction in arsenic-exposed populations by regulating inflammatory response caused by arsenic from burning arsenic-contaminated coal.

    Y Xu;Z Zou;Y Liu;Q Wang

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Modulation of methotrexate-induced intestinal mucosal injury by dietary factors:

    T Higuchi;M Yoshimura;S Oka;K Tanaka

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Sildenafil ameliorates Alzheimer disease via the modulation of vascular endothelial growth factor and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in rats.

    M A Ibrahim;Masa Haleem;S A AbdelWahab;A M Abdel-Aziz

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Amelioration of N,N'-dimethylhydrazine induced colon toxicity by epigallocatechin gallate in Wistar rats.

    S M Afzal;A Vafa;S Rashid;A Shree

    (2021)
    6 Citations

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