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Journal of Leukocyte Biology
H-index 38

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

0741-5400

Published by: Wiley

https://jlb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 45 254 260 31
Molecular Biology 123 19 24 8
Biology and Biochemistry 228 167 178 25
Medicine 688 151 166 29

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 625
Documents by Best Scientists*: 527
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 19
SCIMAGO H-index: 223
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.336
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Leukocyte Biology?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Immunology, Cell biology, Molecular biology, Immune system and Inflammation. The Immunology study featured in Journal of Leukocyte Biology draws connections with the study of Macrophage. The in-depth study on Macrophage also explores topics in the intersecting field of Phagocytosis.

Cell biology research featured in Journal of Leukocyte Biology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Chemokine, Receptor, Chemotaxis and Cell. While Journal of Leukocyte Biology focused on Molecular biology, it was also able to explore topics like Cell culture, Lipopolysaccharide, Biochemistry, Monocyte and Antibody. The Immune system research presented places emphasis on topics like Innate immune system, Acquired immune system and Immunity.

Inflammation research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Internal medicine. The T cell works featured in Journal of Leukocyte Biology incorporate elements from Cytotoxic T cell and CD8. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Cytokine and the similar topic of Tumor necrosis factor alpha.

  • Immunology (36.81%)
  • Cell biology (31.03%)
  • Molecular biology (21.57%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Interferon-γ: an overview of signals, mechanisms and functions (3028 citations)
  • DAMPs, PAMPs and alarmins: all we need to know about danger (2221 citations)
  • Myeloperoxidase: friend and foe (1734 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Leukocyte Biology:

The journal papers facilitate discussions on Immunology, Cell biology, Inflammation, Molecular biology and Immune system. The journal papers address concerns in the field of Immunology by exploring it in line with topics in Macrophage which intersect with Monocyte and Microbiology subjects. While the primary focus in the published papers is Cell biology, they also dissect topics surrounding T cell and Cytotoxic T cell as a whole.

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:

Immunology, Immune system, Cell biology, Inflammation and Proinflammatory cytokine are among the topics commonly tackled in Journal of Leukocyte Biology. The research on Immunology discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Disease. Topics in Immune system explored in Journal of Leukocyte Biology were investigated in conjunction with research in Cancer research, Pathogenesis, Signal transduction, Antibody and Macrophage.

It holds forums on Cancer research that merges themes from other disciplines such as Cancer cell and Apoptosis. Issues in Cell biology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Receptor, Cell, Transcription factor and Monocyte. Journal of Leukocyte Biology addresses concerns in T cell which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Cytotoxic T cell and CD8.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Frontline Science: COVID-19 infection induces readily detectable morphologic and inflammation-related phenotypic changes in peripheral blood monocytes (97 citations)
  • Neutrophil calprotectin identifies severe pulmonary disease in COVID-19. (38 citations)
  • Cytokine release syndrome in COVID-19: Innate immune, vascular, and platelet pathogenic factors differ in severity of disease and sex. (19 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 Leukocyte Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David A. Hume (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Helene F. Rosenberg (43 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Joost J. Oppenheim (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Debra L. Laskin (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alberto Mantovani (27 papers) published 1 paper 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 Leukocyte Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (318 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (155 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (145 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (128 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (126 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 12.29% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.36% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.92% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.88% of all publications and 70.83% 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

  • Cytokine storm and leukocyte changes in mild versus severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: Review of 3939 COVID-19 patients in China and emerging pathogenesis and therapy concepts.

    Jin Wang;Mengmeng Jiang;Xin Chen;Luis J. Montaner

    (2020)
    753 Citations
  • Neutrophils at the crossroads of innate and adaptive immunity.

    Carlos Rosales

    (2020)
    325 Citations
  • Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of peripheral blood reveals an epigenetic signature associated with severe COVID-19.

    Michael J. Corley;Alina P.S. Pang;Alina P.S. Pang;Kush Dody;Philip A. Mudd

    (2021)
    125 Citations
  • Neutrophil calprotectin identifies severe pulmonary disease in COVID-19.

    Hui Shi;Hui Shi;Yu Zuo;Srilakshmi Yalavarthi;Kelsey Gockman

    (2021)
    125 Citations
  • The vitals of NETs

    Chuyi Tan;Monowar Aziz;Ping Wang;Ping Wang

    (2021)
    119 Citations
  • Multiple roles of caspase-8 in cell death, inflammation, and innate immunity

    Pontus Orning;Pontus Orning;Egil Lien;Egil Lien

    (2021)
    114 Citations
  • On the origin of low-density neutrophils.

    Marwan Hassani;Pien Hellebrekers;Na Chen;Corneli van Aalst

    (2020)
    100 Citations

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