Journal of Molecular Biology

Top Research Topics at Journal of Molecular Biology?

Journal of Molecular Biology focuses on Biochemistry, Crystallography, Molecular biology, Stereochemistry and DNA. The work tackled in Journal of Molecular Biology goes beyond the discipline of Biochemistry as it also encompasses Biophysics. While Journal of Molecular Biology focused on Crystallography, it was also able to explore topics like Protein structure, Molecule, Hydrogen bond and Protein folding.

Protein structure research featured in Journal of Molecular Biology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Peptide sequence, Plasma protein binding and Protein secondary structure. The journal facilitates discussions on Molecular biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like RNA, Genetics, Transcription (biology), Gene and Cell biology. RNA research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Ribosomal RNA and Messenger RNA.

The majority of Genetics studies are focused on the issues of Genome. In Journal of Molecular Biology, Amino acid, Dimer and Active site are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Stereochemistry research. DNA study tackled is connected to the field of Bacteriophage.

• Biochemistry (29.13%)
• Crystallography (26.06%)
• Molecular biology (19.99%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (74708 citations)
• Detection of specific sequences among DNA fragments separated by gel electrophoresis. (28198 citations)
• A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of a protein (19729 citations)

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

The journal articles focus on Crystallography, Biochemistry, Protein structure, Stereochemistry and Molecular biology. While Crystallography is the key highlight in the most cited papers, thet also covered some subjects on Protein folding and Folding (chemistry). RNA, Transcription (biology), Gene, Mutant and DNA are some topics wherein Molecular biology research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact.

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

• Gene
• Enzyme
• DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Cell biology, Biophysics, Computational biology, DNA and Chromatin. The work on Cell biology tackled in Journal of Molecular Biology brings together disciplines like Pyroptosis, Receptor, Transcription factor and Transcription (biology). Research on Transcription (biology) addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of RNA polymerase II.

Molecular dynamics, Function (biology), Membrane, Actin and Binding site are some topics wherein Biophysics research discussed in it have an impact. Topics in Computational biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Proteome and Genome. The Chromatin study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Histone.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Structural insights into SARS-CoV-2 proteins (42 citations)
• Experimental evidence for enhanced receptor binding by rapidly spreading SARS-CoV-2 variants. (30 citations)
• Subtle Influence of ACE2 Glycan Processing on SARS-CoV-2 Recognition. (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.

Top authors and change over time

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

• Robert Huber (136 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Kurt Wüthrich (96 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Christopher M. Dobson (95 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Michael G. Rossmann (90 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Alan R. Fersht (88 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• Max Planck Society (1097 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Laboratory of Molecular Biology (1069 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (877 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Harvard University (758 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (724 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 1.95% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.19% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.22% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.39% of all publications and 60.20% 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.