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Molecules and Cells
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Molecules and Cells

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 141 13 19 6
Biology and Biochemistry 393 65 79 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 114
Documents by Best Scientists*: 129
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 102
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.585
Impact Factor: 6.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Molecules and Cells?

Molecules and Cells mostly deals with topics like Cell biology, Molecular biology, Gene, Biochemistry and Genetics. Specifically, studies on Signal transduction are prevalent in the Cell biology works discussed. Molecular biology research featured in Molecules and Cells incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Complementary DNA, Cell culture, Regulation of gene expression and Transcription (biology).

The study on Complementary DNA featured in it expounds on the topic of cDNA library in particular. The Gene study tackling the subject of Gene expression is the focus of the journal. As a part of Molecules and Cells, discussions in Biochemistry involve topics like Mutant, Peptide sequence, Enzyme and Amino acid.

Molecules and Cells emphasizes research on Genetics, which includes concerns such as Genome.

  • Cell biology (31.47%)
  • Molecular biology (24.01%)
  • Gene (17.38%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Small RNAs: classification, biogenesis, and function. (398 citations)
  • Regulation of Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in Cell Signaling (390 citations)
  • STRUCTURE OF A BETA-TRCPI-SKP1-BETA-CATENIN COMPLEX: DESTRUCTION MOTIF BINDING AND LYSINE SPECIFICITY OF THE SCF(BETA-TRCP1) UBIQUITIN LIGASE (335 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Molecules and Cells:

The most cited articles cover a variety of subjects, including Cell biology, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Gene and Genetics. The most cited articles are focused mainly on Cell biology, particularly Signal transduction. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Molecular biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cell culture and Cancer research.

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 aims to foster the development of research in Cell biology, Cancer research, Immune system, Signal transduction and Immunology. In Molecules and Cells, Receptor and Gene knockdown are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cell biology research. Topics in Receptor explored in Molecules and Cells were investigated in conjunction with research in Regulator and Intracellular.

While the journal mainly focused on Cancer research studies, it also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as

  • Carcinogenesis, which have a strong connection to DNA methylation,
  • Downregulation and upregulation together with Cell growth.. Molecules and Cells focuses on Signal transduction research which is adjacent to topics in Autophagy. The journal addresses concerns in Inflammation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Innate immune system and Innate lymphoid cell.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Expression of HYOU1 via Reciprocal Crosstalk between NSCLC Cells and HUVECs Control Cancer Progression and Chemoresistance in Tumor Spheroids. (12 citations)
  • Molecular Perspectives of SARS-CoV-2: Pathology, Immune Evasion, and Therapeutic Interventions. (3 citations)
  • Inositol Polyphosphate Multikinase Signaling: Multifaceted Functions in Health and Disease (3 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 Molecules and Cells (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gynheung An (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Soo Young Choi (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyung Hee Paek (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Heui-Soo Kim (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wan Sung Choi (20 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Molecules and Cells (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Seoul National University (380 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Korea University (209 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • UPRRP College of Natural Sciences (191 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yonsei University (168 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (129 papers) published 4 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 36.49% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 35.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.86% of all publications and 13.51% 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

  • Molecular Mechanism of Runx2-Dependent Bone Development.

    Toshihisa Komori

    (2020)
    178 Citations
  • Manufacturing Therapeutic Exosomes: from Bench to Industry

    (2022)
    120 Citations
  • Mitophagy and Innate Immunity in Infection

    Dong-Hyung Cho;Jin Kyung Kim;Eun-Kyeong Jo

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • Anti-Ferroptotic Effects of Nrf2: Beyond the Antioxidant Response

    (2023)
    48 Citations
  • Post-Translational Regulations of Transcriptional Activity of RUNX2.

    Hyun-Jung Kim;Woo-Jin Kim;Hyun-Mo Ryoo

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • Integration of Single-Cell RNA-Seq Datasets: A Review of Computational Methods

    (2023)
    41 Citations
  • Cellular Contributors to Hypothalamic Inflammation in Obesity.

    Chan Hee Lee;Kyoungho Suk;Rina Yu;Min-Seon Kim

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • High Ambient Temperature Accelerates Leaf Senescence via PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 4 and 5 in Arabidopsis

    Chanhee Kim;Sun Ji Kim;Jinkil Jeong;Eunae Park

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Rev-erbα Negatively Regulates Osteoclast and Osteoblast Differentiation through p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway.

    Kabsun Kim;Jung Ha Kim;Inyoung Kim;Semun Seong

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • The Role of Pyruvate Metabolism in Mitochondrial Quality Control and Inflammation

    (2023)
    29 Citations

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