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Metabolomics
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Metabolomics

1573-3882

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11306

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 304 102 108 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 369
Documents by Best Scientists*: 271
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 103
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.835
Impact Factor: 3.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Metabolomics?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Metabolomics, Metabolite, Biochemistry, Internal medicine and Metabolome. The journal addresses concerns in Metabolomics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Computational biology, Metabolic pathway and Molecular medicine. The Molecular medicine study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Pathology.

The studies on Metabolite discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Urine and Pharmacology. Metabolomics explores research in Urine and the adjacent study of Urinary system. Metabolism and Amino acid are among the areas of Biochemistry tackled.

While work presented in Metabolomics provided substantial information on Internal medicine, it also covered topics in Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Oncology. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Metabolome, apply to Botany as well. Research on Chromatography addressed in Metabolomics frequently intersections with the field of Analytical chemistry.

  • Metabolomics (51.01%)
  • Metabolite (23.73%)
  • Biochemistry (17.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Proposed minimum reporting standards for chemical analysis (2312 citations)
  • Assessment of PLSDA cross validation (952 citations)
  • Statistical strategies for avoiding false discoveries in metabolomics and related experiments (612 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Metabolomics:

The most cited articles mainly tackle studies in Metabolomics, Metabolite, Chromatography, Metabolome and Mass spectrometry. Molecular medicine, Biochemistry, Data mining and Computational biology are some topics wherein Metabolomics research discussed in the published papers has an impact. The studies on Metabolite discussed at the published articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Urine, Physiology and Botany.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Metabolomics deals with Metabolomics, Internal medicine, Metabolite, Metabolome and Endocrinology. Research in the field of Chromatography was used to conduct the presented Metabolomics study. Issues in Internal medicine were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gastroenterology, Oncology and Fatty acid.

While the journal focused on Metabolite, it was also able to explore topics like Pregnancy, Food science, Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, Polyunsaturated fatty acid and Physiology. The journal explores topics in Metabolome which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Genetics, Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and Weight loss. The concepts on Metabolism presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Fetus and Pharmacology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • New software tools, databases, and resources in metabolomics: updates from 2020. (11 citations)
  • Salivary metabolomics for the diagnosis of periodontal diseases: a systematic review with methodological quality assessment (6 citations)
  • Untargeted metabolomics as a diagnostic tool in NAFLD: discrimination of steatosis, steatohepatitis and cirrhosis (4 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 Metabolomics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Royston Goodacre (52 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mark R. Viant (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Warwick B. Dunn (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Oliver Fiehn (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Julian L. Griffin (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 Metabolomics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Manchester (80 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Birmingham (52 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Copenhagen (43 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Imperial College London (41 papers) published 2 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, 6.19% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.99% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.88% of all publications and 58.24% 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.

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Top Publications

  • Untargeted metabolomics of COVID-19 patient serum reveals potential prognostic markers of both severity and outcome

    (2021)
    89 Citations
  • The critical role that spectral libraries play in capturing the metabolomics community knowledge

    (2022)
    83 Citations
  • Dissemination and analysis of the quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) practices of LC-MS based untargeted metabolomics practitioners.

    Anne M. Evans;Claire O’Donovan;Mary Playdon;Chris Beecher

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Metabolomics on the study of marine organisms

    (2022)
    64 Citations
  • Environmental lipidomics: understanding the response of organisms and ecosystems to a changing world.

    Jeremy P. Koelmel;Jeremy P. Koelmel;Michael P. Napolitano;Candice Z. Ulmer;Vasilis Vasiliou

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Plasma metabolites associated with chronic kidney disease and renal function in adults from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

    Yuko Yamaguchi;Marta Zampino;Ruin Moaddel;Teresa K. Chen;Teresa K. Chen

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Identification of markers of sensory quality in ground coffee: an untargeted metabolomics approach.

    Gabriele Rocchetti;Gian Paolo Braceschi;Luigi Odello;Terenzio Bertuzzi

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Single cell metabolism: current and future trends

    (2022)
    35 Citations
  • An untargeted metabolomics strategy to measure differences in metabolite uptake and excretion by mammalian cell lines.

    Marina Wright Muelas;Ivayla Roberts;Farah Mughal;Steve O’Hagan

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • New findings on urinary prostate cancer metabolome through combined GC–MS and 1H NMR analytical platforms

    Ana Rita Lima;Joana Pinto;Daniela Barros-Silva;Carmen Jerónimo

    (2020)
    31 Citations

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