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Journal of Biophotonics
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Journal of Biophotonics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 231 11 18 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 293
Documents by Best Scientists*: 382
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 84
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.531
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Biophotonics?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Optics, Biomedical engineering, Microscopy, Pathology and Optical coherence tomography. Laser, Scattering, Microscope and Wavelength are all aspects of Optics discussed in Journal of Biophotonics. It links adjacent topics like Biomedical engineering with In vivo.

The research on Microscopy tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Biophysics and Raman spectroscopy.

  • Optics (18.90%)
  • Biomedical engineering (17.17%)
  • Microscopy (11.87%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Surface plasmon resonance based biosensor technique: a review (251 citations)
  • Clinical multiphoton tomography (238 citations)
  • Scanning fiber endoscopy with highly flexible, 1 mm catheterscopes for wide-field, full-color imaging (233 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Biophotonics:

The most cited publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Optics, Pathology, Microscopy, Nanotechnology and Raman spectroscopy. The study of Pathology in the most cited articles encompasses disciplines such as In vivo, as well as fields such as Biomedical engineering, all of which overlap with one another. The published papers with studies in Raman spectroscopy featured incorporate elements of Nuclear magnetic resonance and Infrared spectroscopy.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Optics
  • Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Biophotonics tackles a plethora of topics, such as Biomedical engineering, Optical coherence tomography, Optics, Artificial intelligence and Fluorescence. The concepts on Biomedical engineering presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Ultrasound and In vivo. Many of the studies tackled connect Optical coherence tomography with a similar field of study like Medical imaging.

Research on Optics addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Phase (waves). Computer vision and Pattern recognition are some topics wherein Artificial intelligence research discussed in the journal have an impact. Fluorescence research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Optoelectronics and Biophysics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Laser-Induced Optothermal Response of Gold Nanoparticles: from a Physical Viewpoint to Cancer Treatment Application (14 citations)
  • Strain and elasticity imaging in compression optical coherence elastography: The two‐decade perspective and recent advances (12 citations)
  • LV-GAN: A deep learning approach for limited-view optoacoustic imaging based on hybrid datasets. (8 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 Journal of Biophotonics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jürgen Popp (43 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Valery V. Tuchin (36 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Vasilis Ntziachristos (25 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michael R. Hamblin (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Christopher Dunsby (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 Journal of Biophotonics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (57 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (54 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Jena (49 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (44 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Saratov State University (37 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 4.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.52% of all publications and 55.09% 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

  • Imaging the invisible-Bioorthogonal Raman probes for imaging of cells and tissues.

    Georgette Azemtsop Matanfack;Georgette Azemtsop Matanfack;Jan Rüger;Clara Stiebing;Michael Schmitt;Michael Schmitt

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Functional Imaging of Human Retina Using Integrated Multispectral and Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging

    Ximeng Feng;Yue Yu;Da Zou;Zi Jin

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Automatic imaging of Drosophila embryos with light sheet fluorescence microscopy on chip

    Roberto Memeo;Roberto Memeo;Petra Paiè;Federico Sala;Federico Sala;Michele Castriotta;Michele Castriotta

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Distinguishing metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer from nonmetastatic breast cancer using second harmonic generation imaging and resonance Raman spectroscopy

    Ethan Bendau;Jason Smith;Lin Zhang;Ellen Ackerstaff

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • The use of optical coherence tomography and convolutional neural networks to distinguish normal and abnormal oral mucosa.

    Andrew E. Heidari;Tiffany T. Pham;Ibe Ifegwu;Ross Burwell

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Optical coherence tomography evaluation of vaginal epithelial thickness during CO2 laser treatment: A pilot study

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • A biophotonic approach to measure pH in small volumes in vitro: Quantifiable differences in metabolic flux around the cumulus‐oocyte‐complex (COC)

    Hanna J. McLennan;Avishkar Saini;Georgina M. Sylvia;Erik P. Schartner

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Polarimetric optical scanning microscopy of zebrafish embryonic development using the coherency matrix.

    Aymeric Le Gratiet;Artemi Bendandi;Artemi Bendandi;Colin J. R. Sheppard;Colin J. R. Sheppard;Alberto Diaspro;Alberto Diaspro

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Femtosecond Optical Kerr Gate in tissues

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • In vivo coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy reveals vitamin A distribution in the liver.

    Marko Rodewald;Marko Rodewald;Hyeonsoo Bae;Sophie Huschke;Tobias Meyer-Zedler;Tobias Meyer-Zedler

    (2021)
    3 Citations

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