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International Journal of Biological Sciences
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International Journal of Biological Sciences

1449-2288

Published by: Ivyspring International Publisher

https://www.ijbs.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 124 171 231 38

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 445
Documents by Best Scientists*: 488
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 129
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.715
Impact Factor: 10

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Biological Sciences?

International Journal of Biological Sciences investigates studies in Cancer research, Cell biology, Internal medicine, Endocrinology and Apoptosis. International Journal of Biological Sciences addresses concerns in Cancer research which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Carcinogenesis, Cancer, Metastasis, Cell growth and Gene knockdown. The journal emphasizes research on Cancer, which includes concerns such as Cancer cell.

Cell growth study tackled is connected to the field of Cell cycle. The concepts on Cell biology presented in International Journal of Biological Sciences can also apply to other research fields, including Molecular biology, Cell and Cellular differentiation. Discussions in International Journal of Biological Sciences are anchored in the subject of Internal medicine and the similar topic of Oncology.

Apoptosis research discussed connects with the study of In vivo.

  • Cancer research (27.38%)
  • Cell biology (20.32%)
  • Internal medicine (13.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • TGF-β and BMP Signaling in Osteoblast Differentiation and Bone Formation (966 citations)
  • Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among Chinese residents during the rapid rise period of the COVID-19 outbreak: a quick online cross-sectional survey. (926 citations)
  • The Vascular Endothelium and Human Diseases (676 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Biological Sciences:

The most cited publications mainly tackle studies in Cancer research, Cell biology, Immunology, Internal medicine and Genetics. The journal publications investigate Cancer research in the context of the closely related subject of areas like

  • Metastasis which is related to area like microRNA,
  • Stem cell most often made with reference to Molecular biology.. The works on Cell biology tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Autophagy, Apoptosis and Cellular differentiation.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Cancer research, Cell biology, Carcinogenesis, Cancer and Metastasis. Cancer research research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Apoptosis, Protein kinase B, Cell growth, Cancer cell and Downregulation and upregulation. Apoptosis research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Signal transduction and In vivo.

The journal holds forums on Cell biology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Cell and Transcription factor. The studies in Carcinogenesis featured incorporate elements of Breast cancer and Wnt signaling pathway. International Journal of Biological Sciences is concerned with the study of Cancer and Internal medicine in general.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Current advances in the development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. (29 citations)
  • SARS-CoV-2 variants evolved during the early stage of the pandemic and effects of mutations on adaptation in Wuhan populations. (14 citations)
  • Regulation of exosome production and cargo sorting. (13 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 International Journal of Biological Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chu-Xia Deng (42 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Zhihua Jiang (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Liu Cao (20 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jennifer J. Michal (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Yu-Tao Xiang (14 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 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 International Journal of Biological Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (110 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Macau (81 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (66 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Fudan University (66 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sun Yat-sen University (63 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 2.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 36.72% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 19.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.28% of all publications and 20.33% 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

  • Zoonotic origins of human coronaviruses.

    Zi Wei Ye;Shuofeng Yuan;Kit San Yuen;Sin Yee Fung

    (2020)
    1051 Citations
  • Targeting the Endocytic Pathway and Autophagy Process as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy in COVID-19.

    Naidi Yang;Han-Ming Shen

    (2020)
    427 Citations
  • The Role of Inflammation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    (2020)
    171 Citations
  • Cytokine storm in COVID-19: from viral infection to immune responses, diagnosis and therapy

    (2022)
    158 Citations
  • Current advances in the development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.

    Annoor Awadasseid;Yanling Wu;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Wen Zhang

    (2021)
    141 Citations
  • GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs): cardiovascular actions and therapeutic potential

    Xiaoxuan Ma;Zhenghong Liu;Iqra Ilyas;Peter J. Little

    (2021)
    138 Citations
  • Berberine ameliorates DSS-induced intestinal mucosal barrier dysfunction through microbiota-dependence and Wnt/β-catenin pathway

    (2022)
    125 Citations
  • Tumor heterogeneity reshapes the tumor microenvironment to influence drug resistance

    (2022)
    122 Citations
  • Mesenchymal stromal cells promote liver regeneration through regulation of immune cells.

    Chenxia Hu;Zhongwen Wu;Lanjuan Li

    (2020)
    97 Citations

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