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Journal of Experimental Medicine
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Journal of Experimental Medicine

0022-1007

Published by: Rockefeller University Press

https://rupress.org/jem

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 9 598 557 81
Medicine 64 565 521 84

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1751
Documents by Best Scientists*: 989
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 103
SCIMAGO H-index: 503
SCIMAGO SJR: 5.834
Impact Factor: 10.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Experimental Medicine?

The aim of Journal of Experimental Medicine is to expand the discussion of research in Immunology, Molecular biology, Antigen, Antibody and Cell biology. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Immunology and Cytotoxic T cell. Presentations on Cytotoxic T cell include those discussing Antigen-presenting cell, Interleukin 21, IL-2 receptor, Natural killer T cell and CTL*.

The journal explores issues in Molecular biology which can be linked to other research areas like T cell, T-cell receptor, Receptor, Biochemistry and B cell. Topics in T cell were tackled in line with various other fields like T lymphocyte and CD8. The research on Antigen tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of In vitro, Microbiology and Virology.

The Antibody study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Virus. Cell biology study tackled is connected to the field of Cellular differentiation. Journal of Experimental Medicine connects research in Spleen with the related topic of Pathology.

  • Immunology (33.60%)
  • Molecular biology (28.64%)
  • Antigen (21.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Efficient presentation of soluble antigen by cultured human dendritic cells is maintained by granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor plus interleukin 4 and downregulated by tumor necrosis factor alpha. (4898 citations)
  • Conversion of Peripheral CD4+CD25− Naive T Cells to CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells by TGF-β Induction of Transcription Factor Foxp3 (4029 citations)
  • Engagement of the PD-1 immunoinhibitory receptor by a novel B7 family member leads to negative regulation of lymphocyte activation. (3722 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Experimental Medicine:

The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Immunology, Molecular biology, Cell biology, Antigen and T cell. The studies tackled in the journal articles, which mainly focus on Immunology, apply to Cytotoxic T cell as well. The published papers facilitate discussions on Antigen that incorporate concepts from other fields like Spleen, Antibody and Virology.

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 Experimental Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Heather L. Van Epps (143 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hema Bashyam (120 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zanvil A. Cohn (116 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ralph M. Steinman (110 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peyton Rous (108 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 Journal of Experimental Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rockefeller University (2774 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (1289 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (1086 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (454 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • New York University (453 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, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 100.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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.

Top Publications

  • Targeting potential drivers of COVID-19: Neutrophil extracellular traps.

    Betsy J. Barnes;Jose M. Adrover;Amelia Baxter-Stoltzfus;Alain Borczuk

    (2020)
    1444 Citations
  • Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain.

    Eric Song;Ce Zhang;Benjamin Israelow;Alice Lu-Culligan

    (2021)
    1074 Citations
  • Biology and therapeutic potential of interleukin-10.

    Margarida Saraiva;Margarida Saraiva;Paulo Vieira;Paulo Vieira;Paulo Vieira;Anne O’Garra;Anne O’Garra

    (2020)
    1018 Citations
  • SARS-CoV-2-triggered neutrophil extracellular traps mediate COVID-19 pathology.

    Flavio Protasio Veras;Marjorie Cornejo Pontelli;Camila Meirelles Silva;Juliana E Toller-Kawahisa

    (2020)
    934 Citations
  • Inflammasomes are activated in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and are associated with COVID-19 severity in patients.

    Tamara S. Rodrigues;Keyla S.G. De Sá;Adriene Y. Ishimoto;Amanda Becerra

    (2021)
    802 Citations
  • Transforming growth factor–β in tissue fibrosis

    Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis

    (2020)
    759 Citations

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