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Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
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Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

1044-0305

Published by: ACS Publications

https://pubs.acs.org/journal/jamsef

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 239 285 623 30

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 540
Documents by Best Scientists*: 789
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 21
SCIMAGO H-index: 142
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.704
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry?

The foci of Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry are Mass spectrometry, Analytical chemistry, Ion, Chromatography and Tandem mass spectrometry. The overlapping concepts between Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization and Matrix (chemical analysis) are the key highlights of Mass spectrometry study. Some problems in Analytical chemistry that were presented in Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry overlapped with concepts under Ion source, Ionization and Dissociation (chemistry).

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Dissociation (chemistry), apply to Crystallography as well. While Ion is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Photochemistry, Molecule and Atomic physics. The work on Chromatography tackled in Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry brings together disciplines like Proteomics and Peptide.

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry concentrated on Tandem mass spectrometry research, specifically Collision-induced dissociation and Electron-capture dissociation. The research on Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Ion cyclotron resonance and Ion cyclotron resonance spectrometry. It connects the study in Fragmentation (mass spectrometry) with the closely related area of Stereochemistry.

  • Mass spectrometry (56.23%)
  • Analytical chemistry (46.64%)
  • Ion (29.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • An approach to correlate tandem mass spectral data of peptides with amino acid sequences in a protein database. (5494 citations)
  • Mechanistic investigation of ionization suppression in electrospray ionization. (918 citations)
  • A two-dimensional quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer. (691 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry:

The published papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Mass spectrometry, Analytical chemistry, Chromatography, Ion and Electrospray ionization. The published papers hold forums on Mass spectrometry that merge themes from other disciplines such as Proteomics and Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization. In addition to Analytical chemistry research, the most cited articles aim to explore topics under Ionization and Dissociation (chemistry).

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

  • Enzyme
  • Organic chemistry
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Mass spectrometry, Ion, Chromatography, Analytical chemistry and Electrospray ionization. The studies in Mass spectrometry featured incorporate elements of Ionization and Analyte. The concepts on Ion presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Range (particle radiation) and Molecule.

The journal links adjacent topics like Chromatography with Peptide. The featured Analytical chemistry works encompass concepts such as Sample preparation, Matrix (chemical analysis) and Mass spectrometry imaging and examines them in conjunction with Atmospheric pressure. Computational chemistry and Dissociation (chemistry) are some topics wherein Fragmentation (mass spectrometry) research discussed in Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Spatially Resolved Mass Spectrometry at the Single Cell: Recent Innovations in Proteomics and Metabolomics. (9 citations)
  • Gas-Phase Fragmentation of ADP-Ribosylated Peptides: Arginine-Specific Side-Chain Losses and Their Implication in Database Searches. (7 citations)
  • Novel Strategies to Address the Challenges in Top-Down Proteomics. (6 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 the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael L. Gross (131 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jennifer S. Brodbelt (90 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Richard D. Smith (80 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • R. Graham Cooks (77 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Alan G. Marshall (75 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 the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Purdue University (223 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Washington University in St. Louis (152 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Indiana University (133 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Texas at Austin (127 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (126 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 8.72% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.54% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.16% of all publications and 54.41% 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

  • Novel Strategies to Address the Challenges in Top-Down Proteomics.

    Jake A. Melby;David S. Roberts;Eli J. Larson;Kyle A. Brown

    (2021)
    185 Citations
  • Highly Multiplexed Immunohistochemical MALDI-MS Imaging of Biomarkers in Tissues.

    Gargey Yagnik;Ziying Liu;Kenneth J. Rothschild;Mark J. Lim

    (2021)
    88 Citations
  • Interlaboratory Study for Characterizing Monoclonal Antibodies by Top-Down and Middle-Down Mass Spectrometry.

    Kristina Srzentic;Luca Fornelli;Yury O. Tsybin;Joseph A. Loo

    (2020)
    86 Citations
  • Multimodal Imaging Mass Spectrometry: Next Generation Molecular Mapping in Biology and Medicine.

    Elizabeth Kathleen Neumann;Katerina Djambazova;Richard M. Caprioli;Jeffrey M. Spraggins

    (2020)
    85 Citations
  • A DMS Shotgun Lipidomics Workflow Application to Facilitate High-Throughput, Comprehensive Lipidomics.

    Baolong Su;Lisa F Bettcher;Wei-Yuan Hsieh;Daniel Hornburg

    (2021)
    82 Citations
  • To Cleave or Not To Cleave in XL-MS?

    B. Steigenberger;P. Albanese;A. J.R. Heck;R. A. Scheltema

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • LipostarMSI: Comprehensive, Vendor-Neutral Software for Visualization, Data Analysis, and Automated Molecular Identification in Mass Spectrometry Imaging.

    Sara Tortorella;Paolo Tiberi;Andrew P. Bowman;Britt S. R. Claes

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Resolving Power and Collision Cross Section Measurement Accuracy of a Prototype High-Resolution Ion Mobility Platform Incorporating Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulation.

    Jody C May;Katrina L Leaptrot;Bailey S Rose;Kelly L Wormwood Moser

    (2021)
    62 Citations
  • Identification and Confirmation of Fentanyls on Paper using Portable Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Paper Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry.

    Patrick W. Fedick;Patrick W. Fedick;Fan Pu;Nicolás M. Morato;R. Graham Cooks

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • From QCEIMS to QCxMS: A Tool to Routinely Calculate CID Mass Spectra Using Molecular Dynamics.

    Jeroen Koopman;Stefan Grimme

    (2021)
    50 Citations

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