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Nature Chemical Biology
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Nature Chemical Biology

1552-4450

Published by: Nature

https://www.nature.com/nchembio/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 13 80 95 42
Biology and Biochemistry 16 472 487 82

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 874
Documents by Best Scientists*: 686
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 49
SCIMAGO H-index: 272
SCIMAGO SJR: 5.521
Impact Factor: 13.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Nature Chemical Biology?

Biochemistry, Cell biology, Computational biology, Biophysics and Enzyme are the subjects of interest in the journal. Nature Chemical Biology investigates Biochemistry research which frequently intersects with Stereochemistry. The studies on Cell biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Receptor and Small molecule.

The concepts on Computational biology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including RNA, Genetics and Drug discovery. It focused on Biophysics research but expanded to cover Structural biology.

  • Biochemistry (27.87%)
  • Cell biology (23.90%)
  • Computational biology (15.13%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Network pharmacology: the next paradigm in drug discovery. (2076 citations)
  • Chemical inhibitor of nonapoptotic cell death with therapeutic potential for ischemic brain injury (1857 citations)
  • N6-methyladenosine in nuclear RNA is a major substrate of the obesity-associated FTO. (1695 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nature Chemical Biology:

The published papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Biochemistry, Cell biology, Signal transduction, Computational biology and Drug discovery. The Biochemistry research presented in the most cited articles focuses mostly on Stereochemistry and, on occasion, topics in Active site. The published papers address concerns in the field of Cell biology by exploring it in line with topics in Molecular biology which intersect with RNA subjects.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Nature Chemical Biology focuses on Cell biology, Computational biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics and RNA. The study of Cell biology encompasses disciplines such as Ubiquitin ligase, as well as fields such as Protein structure, all of which overlap with one another. Genome editing, Genome, CRISPR, DNA and Text mining are some topics wherein Computational biology research discussed in it have an impact.

Nature Chemical Biology dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of DNA and Transcription (biology). The journal is mostly focused on Biochemistry, specifically Enzyme. It centers on topics in Enzyme, with a focus on Biosynthesis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 M pro inhibitors and activity-based probes for patient-sample imaging (67 citations)
  • Bi-paratopic and multivalent VH domains block ACE2 binding and neutralize SARS-CoV-2. (32 citations)
  • Bariatric surgery reveals a gut-restricted TGR5 agonist with anti-diabetic effects. (25 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 Nature Chemical Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mirella Bucci (147 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Catherine Goodman (109 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Grant Miura (109 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Terry L. Sheppard (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Caitlin Deane (58 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous 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 Nature Chemical Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (209 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Scripps Research Institute (103 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Stanford University (102 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (102 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (97 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 8 more 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, 13.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.79% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.47% of all publications and 33.52% 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 Nature Chemical Biology Research

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Top Publications

  • A computational framework to explore large-scale biosynthetic diversity

    Jorge C. Navarro-Muñoz;Nelly Selem-Mojica;Michael W. Mullowney;Satria A. Kautsar

    (2020)
    991 Citations
  • Metabolic determinants of cancer cell sensitivity to canonical ferroptosis inducers.

    Mariluz Soula;Ross A. Weber;Omkar Zilka;Hanan Alwaseem

    (2020)
    685 Citations
  • Redox lipid reprogramming commands susceptibility of macrophages and microglia to ferroptotic death.

    Alexandr A Kapralov;Qin Yang;Haider H Dar;Yulia Y Tyurina

    (2020)
    572 Citations
  • Plasma membranes are asymmetric in lipid unsaturation, packing and protein shape.

    J H Lorent;K R Levental;L Ganesan;G Rivera-Longsworth

    (2020)
    556 Citations
  • Cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase contributes to phospholipid peroxidation in ferroptosis.

    Yilong Zou;Haoxin Li;Haoxin Li;Emily T. Graham;Amy A. Deik

    (2020)
    534 Citations

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