Molecular Imaging and Biology

Top Research Topics at Molecular Imaging and Biology?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Positron emission tomography, Nuclear medicine, In vivo, Pathology and Radiology. The journal focuses on Positron emission tomography but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Preclinical imaging, Internal medicine and Magnetic resonance imaging. Lesion, Tomography and Prostate cancer are some topics wherein Nuclear medicine research discussed in the journal have an impact.

The concepts on In vivo presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Molecular biology, Cancer research and In vitro. It addresses concerns in Pathology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Inflammation and Molecular imaging. The studies in Radiology featured incorporate elements of Cancer and Lung cancer.

• Positron emission tomography (37.42%)
• Nuclear medicine (31.62%)
• In vivo (21.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Tumor Treatment Response Based on Visual and Quantitative Changes in Global Tumor Glycolysis Using PET-FDG Imaging. The Visual Response Score and the Change in Total Lesion Glycolysis. (473 citations)
• Determination of lipophilicity and its use as a predictor of blood–brain barrier penetration of molecular imaging agents (421 citations)
• Development of a 4-D digital mouse phantom for molecular imaging research. (376 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Molecular Imaging and Biology:

The main points discussed in the most cited articles deal with Positron emission tomography, Nuclear medicine, Radiology, Pathology and In vivo. The most cited articles with studies in Positron emission tomography featured incorporate elements of Radiation therapy, Magnetic resonance imaging, Prostate cancer and Biodistribution. The featured Nuclear medicine studies in the published papers mainly concentrate on Tomography but also cover areas of interest in Correction for attenuation.

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

• Internal medicine
• Cancer
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on In vivo, Positron emission tomography, Pathology, Biodistribution and Nuclear medicine. The In vivo works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Inflammation, In vitro and Surgery. The research on Positron emission tomography featured in Molecular Imaging and Biology combines topics in other fields like Preclinical imaging and Magnetic resonance imaging.

The close relationship between Molecular imaging and Cancer is one of the points of interest dissected in Pathology research. It focuses on Biodistribution but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Cancer research which is concerned with Pet imaging, Prostate cancer and Imaging agent. In particular, the Nuclear medicine works presented emphasize discussions on PET-CT.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Integration of PET/CT Radiomics and Semantic Features for Differentiation between Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Lung Cancer (8 citations)
• Recent Advances of Organic Near-Infrared II Fluorophores in Optical Properties and Imaging Functions. (5 citations)
• Experimental and Data Analysis Considerations for Three-Dimensional Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Biomedical Research (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.

Top authors and change over time

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

• Sanjiv S. Gambhir (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Xiaoyuan Chen (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Abass Alavi (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Ronald Boellaard (30 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Adriaan A. Lammertsma (25 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 Molecular Imaging and Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Stanford University (115 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Los Angeles (85 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (66 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Harvard University (57 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 1.54% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.78% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.16% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.75% of all publications and 45.31% 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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