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Molecules
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Molecules

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 18 1204 2277 79
Chemistry 27 3265 6208 92

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 6907
Documents by Best Scientists*: 10534
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 140
SCIMAGO H-index: 261
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.865
Impact Factor: 4.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Molecules?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Stereochemistry, Biochemistry, Organic chemistry, Chromatography and Food science. Enzyme is the primary subject of Biochemistry works presented in it. The main emphasis of Molecules is the research on Organic chemistry, emphasizing the topic of Catalysis.

In the Chromatography research discussed, Extraction (chemistry), High-performance liquid chromatography and Mass spectrometry are all tackled. The concepts on Food science presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Polyphenol and Antioxidant. Antioxidant research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on DPPH.

  • Stereochemistry (9.94%)
  • Biochemistry (9.88%)
  • Organic chemistry (8.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Plant phenolics: extraction, analysis and their antioxidant and anticancer properties. (2173 citations)
  • Extended Functional Groups (EFG): An Efficient Set for Chemical Characterization and Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Chemical Compounds (945 citations)
  • Fucoidan: Structure and Bioactivity (823 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Molecules:

The journal papers focus on Biochemistry, Organic chemistry, Pharmacology, Antioxidant and Food science. The most cited publications link adjacent topics like Organic chemistry with Combinatorial chemistry. While Food science is the key highlight in the most cited articles, thet also covered some subjects on Botany and Traditional medicine.

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 Molecules (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Josef Jampilek (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yueh-Hsiung Kuo (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lillian Barros (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vincenzo De Feo (39 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 Molecules (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (594 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • King Saud University (507 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Universiti Putra Malaysia (388 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peking Union Medical College (370 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (347 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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.

Career Opportunities in Chemistry Fields

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Top Publications

  • Comprehensive Review on Alzheimer’s Disease: Causes and Treatment

    Zeinab Breijyeh;Rafik Karaman

    (2020)
    2500 Citations
  • A Review on Recent Advances in Nitrogen-Containing Molecules and Their Biological Applications.

    Nagaraju Kerru;Lalitha Gummidi;Suresh Maddila;Kranthi Kumar Gangu

    (2020)
    1524 Citations
  • Polymeric nanoparticles: production, characterization, toxicology and ecotoxicology

    Aleksandra Zielińska;Filipa Carreiró;Ana M. Oliveira;Andreia Neves

    (2020)
    1433 Citations
  • Resistance of Gram-Negative Bacteria to Current Antibacterial Agents and Approaches to Resolve It

    Zeinab Breijyeh;Buthaina Jubeh;Rafik Karaman

    (2020)
    1421 Citations
  • Plant Flavonoids: Chemical Characteristics and Biological Activity.

    Maria Celeste Dias;Diana C. G. A. Pinto;Artur M. S. Silva

    (2021)
    1310 Citations
  • Important Flavonoids and Their Role as a Therapeutic Agent.

    Asad Ullah;Sidra Munir;Syed Lal Badshah;Noreen Khan

    (2020)
    937 Citations
  • An Overview of Nrf2 Signaling Pathway and Its Role in Inflammation

    Sarmistha Saha;Brigitta Buttari;Emiliano Panieri;Elisabetta Profumo

    (2020)
    852 Citations
  • Chitosan: A Natural Biopolymer with a Wide and Varied Range of Applications.

    Carmen P. Jiménez-Gómez;Juan Antonio Cecilia

    (2020)
    679 Citations
  • COVID-19: A Global Challenge with Old History, Epidemiology and Progress So Far.

    Mujeeb Khan;Syed F. Adil;Hamad Z. Alkhathlan;Muhammad N. Tahir

    (2020)
    567 Citations

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