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Journal of Cellular Physiology
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Journal of Cellular Physiology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 67 36 59 17
Biology and Biochemistry 101 276 361 40

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 584
Documents by Best Scientists*: 638
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 17
SCIMAGO H-index: 212
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.377
Impact Factor: 4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Cellular Physiology?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Cell biology, Molecular biology, Internal medicine, Biochemistry and Endocrinology. Journal of Cellular Physiology explores topics in Cell biology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cell, Cellular differentiation, Receptor and Cell growth. It focuses on Cell growth but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cell cycle and Cancer research.

Some problems in Cancer research that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Cancer, Metastasis, Apoptosis, Downregulation and upregulation and microRNA. Topics in Molecular biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Cell culture, Gene expression, Immunology, DNA synthesis and Messenger RNA. Bone marrow is a primary topic of Immunology research in Journal of Cellular Physiology.

The journal investigates Biochemistry research which frequently intersects with Biophysics. In the journal, Epidermal growth factor and Growth factor are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Endocrinology research.

  • Cell biology (33.95%)
  • Molecular biology (22.22%)
  • Internal medicine (19.17%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Ki‐67 protein: From the known and the unknown (3560 citations)
  • Conditions controlling the proliferation of haemopoietic stem cells in vitro. (2001 citations)
  • Cellular response to oxidative stress: signaling for suicide and survival. (1898 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Cellular Physiology:

The journal papers explore disciplines such as Cell biology, Molecular biology, Internal medicine, Endocrinology and Biochemistry. Immunology, Cell, Cellular differentiation and Cell growth are some topics wherein Cell biology research discussed in the most cited articles has an impact. While Molecular biology is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Cell culture, Transfection, In vitro and Gene expression.

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:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Cell biology, Cancer research, Downregulation and upregulation, Internal medicine and Signal transduction. Cell biology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Autophagy, Receptor and Cell. The journal holds forums on Cancer research that merges themes from other disciplines such as Carcinogenesis, Cancer, Metastasis, Cell growth and Apoptosis.

The work tackled in Journal of Cellular Physiology goes beyond the discipline of Downregulation and upregulation as it also encompasses Gene knockdown. The journal connects the study in Internal medicine with the closely related area of Endocrinology. The journal features Mesenchymal stem cell research that overlaps with concepts in Stem cell.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Higher infectivity of the SARS-CoV-2 new variants is associated with K417N/T, E484K, and N501Y mutants: An insight from structural data. (58 citations)
  • Th17 and Treg cells function in SARS-CoV2 patients compared with healthy controls. (33 citations)
  • Targeted therapy strategies against SARS-CoV-2 cell entry mechanisms: A systematic review of in vitro and in vivo studies. (32 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 Cellular Physiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gary S. Stein (113 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Amirhossein Sahebkar (94 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Antonio Giordano (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jane B. Lian (84 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Janet L. Stein (81 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 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 Journal of Cellular Physiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (333 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (332 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Temple University (305 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (234 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (230 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 14 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, 2.96% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.92% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.12% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.13% of all publications and 72.82% 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

  • Higher infectivity of the SARS-CoV-2 new variants is associated with K417N/T, E484K, and N501Y mutants: An insight from structural data.

    Abbas Khan;Tauqir Zia;Muhammad Suleman;Taimoor Khan

    (2021)
    325 Citations
  • Virtual reality and music therapy as distraction interventions to alleviate anxiety and improve mood states in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy

    Andrea Chirico;Andrea Chirico;Patrizia Maiorano;Paola Indovina;Paola Indovina;Carla Milanese;Carla Milanese

    (2020)
    226 Citations
  • NF‐κB as a regulator of cancer metastasis and therapy response: A focus on epithelial–mesenchymal transition

    (2022)
    206 Citations
  • HMGB1 as a therapeutic target in disease.

    Jiaming Xue;Jiaming Xue;Joelle S Suarez;Michael Minaai;Shuangjing Li

    (2021)
    184 Citations
  • Th17 and Treg cells function in SARS-CoV2 patients compared with healthy controls.

    Armin Sadeghi;Safa Tahmasebi;Arshad Mahmood;Maria Kuznetsova

    (2021)
    150 Citations
  • Glucose, glycolysis, and neurodegenerative diseases

    Bor Luen Tang

    (2020)
    131 Citations
  • Role of iNOS in osteoarthritis: Pathological and therapeutic aspects.

    Nashrah Ahmad;Nashrah Ahmad;Mohammad Y. Ansari;Tariq M. Haqqi

    (2020)
    128 Citations
  • Versatile role of curcumin and its derivatives in lung cancer therapy

    Milad Ashrafizadeh;Masoud Najafi;Pooyan Makvandi;Ali Zarrabi

    (2020)
    119 Citations
  • Colon cancer therapy by focusing on colon cancer stem cells and their tumor microenvironment

    Zohreh Jahanafrooz;Zohreh Jahanafrooz;Jaffar Mosafer;Morteza Akbari;Mahmoud Hashemzaei

    (2020)
    116 Citations
  • The emerging roles of hnRNPK.

    Ziyi Wang;Heng Qiu;Jianbo He;Jianbo He;Langxia Liu

    (2020)
    111 Citations

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