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Journal of Huntington's disease
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Journal of Huntington's disease

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1975 38 65 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 108
Documents by Best Scientists*: 118
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.347
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Huntington's disease?

The journal explores disciplines such as Huntington's disease, Disease, Huntingtin, Neuroscience and Internal medicine. Huntingtin Protein is a major topic of Huntington's disease research presented in it. Huntingtin Protein studies covered in Journal of Huntington's disease falls within the purview of Pathology.

Clinical trial, Cohort and Clinical psychology are some topics wherein Disease research discussed in the journal have an impact. The work on Huntingtin tackled in it brings together disciplines like Exon, Molecular biology and Cell biology. The journal connects research in Neuroscience with the related topic of Transgene.

Many of the studies tackled connect Internal medicine with a similar field of study like Endocrinology. Issues in Cognition were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Developmental psychology, Audiology and Cognitive decline. Research on Neurodegeneration addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Phenotype.

  • Huntington's disease (88.15%)
  • Disease (37.57%)
  • Huntingtin (21.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Oxidative Stress and Huntington's Disease: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. (80 citations)
  • A transgenic minipig model of Huntington's Disease. (68 citations)
  • Large genetic animal models of Huntington's Disease. (67 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Huntington's disease:

The most cited papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Huntington's disease, Disease, Neuroscience, Huntingtin and Huntingtin Protein. The presentations in the journal papers focused mostly on Huntington's disease in an attempt to further explore topics in Internal medicine. The works on Disease tackled in the journal articles bring together disciplines like Psychological intervention, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Clinical trial and Pediatrics.

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

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Huntington's disease, Trinucleotide repeat expansion, Genetics, Disease and Huntingtin. The research on Huntington's disease tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cognition, Neuroscience, Wild type, DNA repair and Pediatrics. The studies in Neuroscience featured incorporate elements of Genetically modified mouse, Stem cell and Transplantation.

Journal of Huntington's disease goes beyond the discussion of Trinucleotide repeat expansion as it connects it with closely related disciplines like

  • Somatic cell which is related to area like Neurodegeneration,
  • Genetic association, which have a strong connection to Genetic variation and X chromosome,
  • Bioinformatics which connect with Age of onset and DNA Damage Repair.. It explores themes in Disease like Cognitive decline and links them with other fields of study like Mechanism (biology). The journal facilitates discussions on Huntingtin that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cell biology, Computational biology, Allele and Exon.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Modifiers of CAG/CTG Repeat Instability: Insights from Mammalian Models. (13 citations)
  • Huntington's Disease Pathogenesis: Two Sequential Components. (12 citations)
  • DNA Mismatch Repair and its Role in Huntington's Disease. (10 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 Huntington's disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Raymund A.C. Roos (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Neil Aronin (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marian DiFiglia (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Blair R. Leavitt (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Julie C. Stout (12 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 Huntington's disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (39 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of British Columbia (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Iowa (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • CHDI Foundation (17 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Cardiff University (16 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more 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, 5.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 54.55% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.03% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.12% of all publications and 30.30% 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.

Application in Healthcare

Apart from the typical biological and medical research, the relevance and impact of Huntington's Disease research can significantly extend to healthcare settings, specifically nursing. For instance, findings related to Huntington's Disease from the journal can be used to create better long-term care strategies and improve the quality of life of patients with Huntington's Disease. These strategies include advanced patient care, handling disease symptoms, and advising patients and families on disease progression and management. Such information can be incorporated into nursing programs and continued education for healthcare professionals to ensure that they are equipped with the latest information and best practices for patient care in such conditions. This is pivotal, especially with the growing importance and preference for online mediums for education and development. Institutions are now offering high quality online programs for nursing and other healthcare professions. For instance, potential candidates can explore online nursing programs in Arizona, which might incorporate findings related to diseases like Huntington's for in-depth understanding and practical applications. Ensuring such knowledge exchange and transfer points towards the multidisciplinary nature and impact of such research, highlighting that the implications of the study extend beyond the research lab and directly contribute to patient care and health outcomes.

Top Publications

  • Huntington's Disease Pathogenesis: Two Sequential Components.

    Eun Pyo Hong;Marcy E. MacDonald;Marcy E. MacDonald;Vanessa C. Wheeler;Lesley Jones

    (2021)
    84 Citations
  • What is the Pathogenic CAG Expansion Length in Huntington's Disease?

    Jasmine Donaldson;Sophie Powell;Nadia Rickards;Peter Holmans

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • Standardizing the CAP Score in Huntington's Disease by Predicting Age-at-Onset.

    (2022)
    39 Citations
  • The Mammalian Circadian Time-Keeping System

    (2023)
    35 Citations
  • Huntington's disease clinical trials corner: April 2022.

    (2022)
    35 Citations
  • Huntington’s Disease Clinical Trials Corner: August 2023

    (2023)
    24 Citations
  • Huntington's Disease Clinical Trials Corner: November 2022.

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • Effects of Pridopidine on Functional Capacity in Early-Stage Participants from the PRIDE-HD Study.

    Andrew McGarry;Mika Leinonen;Karl Kieburtz;Michal Geva

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Additional Safety and Exploratory Efficacy Data at 48 and 60 Months from Open-HART, an Open-Label Extension Study of Pridopidine in Huntington Disease.

    Andrew McGarry;Peggy Auinger;Karl Kieburtz;Michal Geva

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • HDinHD: A Rich Data Portal for Huntington's Disease Research.

    Jeff Aaronson;Vahri Beaumont;Richard A. Blevins;Viktoria Andreeva

    (2021)
    16 Citations

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