Journal of Cell Science

Top Research Topics at Journal of Cell Science?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Cell biology, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Anatomy and Biophysics. Journal of Cell Science focuses on Cell biology as well as the interrelated topic of Cytoskeleton. The study on Molecular biology presented in Journal of Cell Science intersects with the topics under Cell culture.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Biophysics, apply to Membrane as well. The Microtubule research dealing mostly with Tubulin is the focus of Journal of Cell Science. Many of the studies tackled connect Mitosis with a similar field of study like Cell cycle.

• Cell biology (56.02%)
• Biochemistry (15.06%)
• Molecular biology (13.39%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The extracellular matrix at a glance (2057 citations)
• Mesenchymal stem cells reside in virtually all post-natal organs and tissues (1993 citations)
• GSK-3: tricks of the trade for a multi-tasking kinase. (1772 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Cell Science:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Cell biology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Cytoskeleton and Microtubule. While Cell biology is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Integrin and Actin cytoskeleton. The Biochemistry research presented in the published articles focuses mostly on Biophysics and, on occasion, topics in Anatomy.

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

• Gene
• Internal medicine
• Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Cell Science mainly tackles studies in Cell biology, Endoplasmic reticulum, Lipid droplet, Palmitoylation and Biophysics. Topics in Cell biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Cell, Mutant and Actin remodeling. It deals with Endoplasmic reticulum in conjunction with Membrane and similar fields in In vivo, Neurite, Endosome and Cellular functions.

The journal facilitates discussions on Lipid droplet that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cytoplasm, Fusion protein, Bimolecular fluorescence complementation, Membrane protein and Perilipin. The Palmitoylation works featured in Journal of Cell Science incorporate elements from Golgi apparatus, Signal transduction, Microtubule and Molecular motor. Journal of Cell Science holds forums on Biophysics that merges themes from other disciplines such as Genetic screen, Lipid metabolism, Organelle and Vacuole.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• INPP5E controls ciliary localization of phospholipids and the odor response in olfactory sensory neurons (4 citations)
• Ferroptosis induces membrane blebbing in placental trophoblasts. (3 citations)
• Conserved cholesterol-related activities of Dispatched 1 drive Sonic hedgehog shedding from the cell membrane (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Cell Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Mole Mole (132 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Fiona M. Watt (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
• E. Ray Lankester (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Michael Way (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Henry Harris (36 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Cell Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Cambridge (501 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (406 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Oxford (387 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (337 papers) absent at the last edition,
• French Institute of Health and Medical Research (321 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.25% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 75.00% 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.