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Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
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Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 906 12 17 6
Medicine 2570 25 34 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 121
Documents by Best Scientists*: 165
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 103
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.814
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Pharmacological Sciences?

The scientific interests tackled in Journal of Pharmacological Sciences are Internal medicine, Pharmacology, Endocrinology, Cell biology and Receptor. The study on Internal medicine presented in Journal of Pharmacological Sciences intersects with the topics under Cardiology. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Pharmacology, it also covered topics in Oxidative stress, Biochemistry, Anesthesia, Agonist and Antagonist.

The Cell biology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Apoptosis.

  • Internal medicine (31.98%)
  • Pharmacology (27.64%)
  • Endocrinology (27.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Anti-inflammatory plant flavonoids and cellular action mechanisms. (694 citations)
  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor/TrkB signaling in memory processes. (437 citations)
  • The kallikrein-kinin system: current and future pharmacological targets. (389 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Pharmacological Sciences:

The main points discussed in the published papers deal with Pharmacology, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Biochemistry and Cell biology. The published papers explore research in Pharmacology alongside concepts in Neuroscience and other areas of study in Neurodegeneration. The published articles focus on Cell biology but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Apoptosis which is concerned with Molecular biology and Cancer research.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Cell biology, Signal transduction, Transporter, Intracellular and Jnk c jun. The studies on Cell biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Gene family, Gene mutation and Cyclin. The Signal transduction study which was featured in it aims to expound on the research in Biochemistry.

The work on Transporter tackled in Journal of Pharmacological Sciences brings together disciplines like Homeostasis and Protein biosynthesis. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences investigates Jnk c jun research which frequently intersects with Interleukin 10.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • L-type amino acid transporter 1 as a target for inflammatory disease and cancer immunotherapy (0 citations)
  • KCa3.1 inhibition-induced activation of the JNK/c-Jun signaling pathway enhances IL-10 expression in peripherally-induced regulatory T cells (0 citations)
  • Pterostilbene alleviates liver ischemia/reperfusion injury via PINK1-mediated mitophagy (0 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 Pharmacological Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Atsushi Sugiyama (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Akira Takahara (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hikaru Tanaka (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nobuaki Egashira (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yasuo Mori (25 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 Pharmacological Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kyushu University (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tokyo (93 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Okayama University (84 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Toho University (84 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyoto University (78 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, 20.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 25.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 25.00% 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

  • Effects of orally active hypoxia inducible factor alpha prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, FG4592 on renal fibrogenic potential in mouse unilateral ureteral obstruction model.

    Kazuya Kabei;Yu Tateishi;Masayuki Shiota;Mayuko Osada-Oka

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Kaempferol, the melanogenic component of Sanguisorba officinalis, enhances dendricity and melanosome maturation/transport in melanocytes

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • A machine learning model that emulates experts’ decision making in vancomycin initial dose planning

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Lymphangiogenesis induced by vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 signaling contributes to the progression of endometriosis in mice

    Kyoko Hattori;Yoshiya Ito;Masako Honda;Kazuki Sekiguchi

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Effects of post-renal anemia treatment with the HIF-PHD inhibitor molidustat on adenine-induced renal anemia and kidney disease in mice.

    Lei Li;Daisuke Nakano;Anqi Zhang;Wararat Kittikulsuth

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitors reconstitute tumor blood vessels in mice

    Shunji Nishide;Junji Uchida;Shinji Matsunaga;Kentaro Tokudome

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • The angiotensin II receptor-neprilysin inhibitor LCZ696 attenuates the progression of proteinuria in type 2 diabetic rats.

    Asadur Rahman;Shamshad J. Sherajee;Kazi Rafiq;Hideki Kobara

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Xingnaojing ameliorates synaptic plasticity and memory deficits in an Aβ1–42 induced mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Dihydrocapsaicin-induced angiogenesis and improved functional recovery after cerebral ischemia and reperfusion in a rat model

    Adchara Janyou;Piyawadee Wicha;Vatcharee Seechamnanturakit;Kanokkan Bumroongkit

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Capsaicinoid nonivamide improves nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in rats fed a high-fat diet.

    Naruemon Wikan;Jiraporn Tocharus;Sivanan Sivasinprasasn;Aphisek Kongkaew

    (2020)
    12 Citations

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