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Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 171 6 6 4
Neuroscience 200 54 58 15
Biology and Biochemistry 424 57 47 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 148
Documents by Best Scientists*: 116
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 151
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.022
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience?

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience investigates studies in Cell biology, Neuroscience, Molecular biology, Endocrinology and Receptor. Cell biology research presented in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience encompasses a variety of subjects, including Neurite and Biochemistry. As a part of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, discussions in Neuroscience involve topics like Hippocampal formation, Axon, Neurogenesis, Hippocampus and Nervous system.

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience connects the study in Neurogenesis with the closely related area of Neural stem cell. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience explores issues in Molecular biology which can be linked to other research areas like Gene expression, Messenger RNA and Gene.

  • Cell biology (43.63%)
  • Neuroscience (38.54%)
  • Molecular biology (15.13%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Identification of a novel aspartic protease (Asp 2) as beta-secretase. (1079 citations)
  • The adult rat hippocampus contains primordial neural stem cells. (1058 citations)
  • Microglia activated by IL-4 or IFN-γ differentially induce neurogenesis and oligodendrogenesis from adult stem/progenitor cells (718 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience:

The journal articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Neuroscience, Cell biology, Molecular biology, Receptor and Endocrinology. The Neuroscience study tackled in the journal articles is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Neurotrophic factors. The works on Cell biology tackled in the most cited papers bring together disciplines like Neurite, Oligodendrocyte and Biochemistry.

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 mainly tackles studies in Cell biology, Neuroscience, Neuroprotection, Pharmacology and Neurodegeneration. The studies on Cell biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of DOC2B, Neuron and Cytoskeleton. In the journal, Cell, Downregulation and upregulation, Neurotransmission, Regeneration (biology) and GSK3B are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Neuroscience research.

It facilitates discussions on Neuroprotection that incorporate concepts from other fields like Neurotrophic factors, Neurotoxin, Neuroinflammation, Motor coordination and Notch signaling pathway. The close relationship between Pilocarpine and Endocrinology is one of the points of interest dissected in Neurotrophic factors research. The Neurodegeneration studies discussed in the journal incorporate research from disciplines like

  • Ubiquitin together with Proteostasis, Function (biology), Protein degradation and Extracellular,
  • DNA damage which intersects with area such as RNA-binding protein, RNA, Mutant and Ataxin 7..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Dissecting Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis in human 2D and 3D models. (7 citations)
  • Neuroprotection with the cannabigerol quinone derivative VCE-003.2 and its analogs CBGA-Q and CBGA-Q-Salt in Parkinson's disease using 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned mice (4 citations)
  • Elevated soluble amyloid beta protofibrils in Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease. (2 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 Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Melitta Schachner (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Patrick Doherty (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David R. Brown (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frank S. Walsh (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John L. Bixby (14 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 Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (95 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (87 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (72 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (72 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University College London (71 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 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 4.44% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 4.44% of all publications and 84.44% 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

  • Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) alone or in combination regulate select immune functions of microglia-like cells.

    Tyler J. Wenzel;Ellen J. Gates;Athena L. Ranger;Andis Klegeris

    (2020)
    278 Citations
  • Norepinephrine and glucocorticoid effects on the brain mechanisms underlying memory accuracy and generalization.

    Sevgi Bahtiyar;Kubra Gulmez Karaca;Marloes J.A.G. Henckens;Benno Roozendaal

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Models of the blood-brain barrier using iPSC-derived cells

    Louise Delsing;Louise Delsing;Louise Delsing;Anna Herland;Anna Falk;Ryan Hicks

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Tcf4 is required for correct brain development during embryogenesis.

    Simone Mesman;Reinier Bakker;Marten P. Smidt

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Dissecting Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis in human 2D and 3D models.

    Giovanna Cenini;Matthias Hebisch;Vira Iefremova;Lea J. Flitsch

    (2021)
    36 Citations
  • Modulation of the combinatorial code of odorant receptor response patterns in odorant mixtures.

    Claire A. de March;William B. Titlow;Tomoko Sengoku;Patrick Breheny

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Distinct subpopulations of D1 medium spiny neurons exhibit unique transcriptional responsiveness to cocaine

    (2023)
    33 Citations
  • Inhibition of calcium-calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterase (PDE1) suppresses inflammatory responses

    Jennifer J. O'Brien;James P. O'Callaghan;Diane B. Miller;Suman Chalgeri

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Activation and functional modulation of satellite glial cells by oxaliplatin lead to hyperexcitability of sensory neurons in vitro

    Linda-Isabell Schmitt;Markus Leo;Andrea Kutritz;Christoph Kleinschnitz

    (2020)
    30 Citations

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