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npj Regenerative Medicine

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 270 80 78 23
Medicine 1152 52 54 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 204
Documents by Best Scientists*: 158
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.058
Impact Factor: 6.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at npj Regenerative Medicine?

Npj Regenerative Medicine aims to foster the development of research in Cell biology, Regeneration (biology), Stem cell, Regenerative medicine and Mesenchymal stem cell. The presented studies in Progenitor cell fall within the purview of Cell biology but it also intertwines with topics in Chemistry. Progenitor cell and Cell type are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal.

Npj Regenerative Medicine aims to bridge the gap between the study of Chemistry and research in different fields like Angiogenesis and Transplantation. Topics in Regeneration (biology) explored in npj Regenerative Medicine were investigated in conjunction with research in Cartilage, Wound healing, Tissue homeostasis, Zebrafish and Neuroscience. Neuroscience study tackled is connected to the field of Tissue engineering.

The presented research on Stem cell deals specifically with Extracellular matrix but it also addresses topics in Fibrosis. The journal focused on Regenerative medicine research but expanded to cover Engineering ethics. Some problems in Mesenchymal stem cell that were presented in npj Regenerative Medicine overlapped with concepts under Internal medicine, Clinical trial and Stromal cell.

  • Cell biology (31.72%)
  • Regeneration (biology) (30.11%)
  • Stem cell (23.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Mesenchymal stem cell perspective: cell biology to clinical progress (369 citations)
  • Biomaterial-driven in situ cardiovascular tissue engineering : a multi-disciplinary perspective (95 citations)
  • An acellular biologic scaffold treatment for volumetric muscle loss: results of a 13-patient cohort study. (92 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at npj Regenerative Medicine:

The most cited articles investigate studies in Extracellular matrix, Regeneration (biology), Stem cell, Intensive care medicine and Neuroscience. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Stem cell that incorporate concepts from other fields like Tissue engineering, Cell, Scaffold, Immunology and Myocardial infarction. The journal articles explore topics in Neuroscience which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Progenitor cell, Human cell, Tissue homeostasis and Cell therapy.

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

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Regeneration (biology), Cell biology, Stem cell, Chemistry and Mesenchymal stem cell. The studies on Regeneration (biology) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Regenerative medicine, Neuroscience, Zebrafish and Biofabrication. The Neuroscience works featured in npj Regenerative Medicine incorporate elements from Tissue engineering, Organism, Skin wound and Scaffold.

Topics in Cell biology explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Cell, Transcriptome and Downregulation and upregulation. In npj Regenerative Medicine, Cancer research, Adult stem cell, Phenotype, Cell adhesion and Induced pluripotent stem cell are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Stem cell research. While Mesenchymal stem cell is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Internal medicine, Clinical trial, Transplantation and Cartilage.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Self-assembling peptide scaffolds in the clinic. (9 citations)
  • Small extracellular vesicles derived from interferon-γ pre-conditioned mesenchymal stromal cells effectively treat liver fibrosis. (6 citations)
  • Heterogeneity of mesenchymal stem cells in cartilage regeneration: from characterization to application. (6 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 npj Regenerative Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nadia Rosenthal (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stuart J. Forbes (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Shawn M. Burgess (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Andre Terzic (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Masayuki Yamato (4 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 npj Regenerative Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Stanford University (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mayo Clinic (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Edinburgh (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (6 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, 2.94% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.24% of all publications and 50.00% 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

  • Longevity leap: mind the healthspan gap.

    Armin Garmany;Satsuki Yamada;Andre Terzic

    (2021)
    108 Citations
  • Next generation of heart regenerative therapies: progress and promise of cardiac tissue engineering.

    Miguel F. Tenreiro;Ana F. Louro;Paula M. Alves;Margarida Serra

    (2021)
    84 Citations
  • Towards stem cell therapies for skeletal muscle repair.

    Robert N. Judson;Robert N. Judson;Fabio M. V. Rossi

    (2020)
    74 Citations
  • Optimizing maturity and dose of iPSC-derived dopamine progenitor cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease

    (2022)
    69 Citations
  • Dedifferentiation: inspiration for devising engineering strategies for regenerative medicine

    Yongchang Yao;Chunming Wang

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • Small extracellular vesicles derived from interferon-γ pre-conditioned mesenchymal stromal cells effectively treat liver fibrosis.

    Suguru Takeuchi;Atsunori Tsuchiya;Takahiro Iwasawa;Shunsuke Nojiri

    (2021)
    65 Citations
  • Overcoming kidney organoid challenges for regenerative medicine.

    Thomas Geuens;Clemens A van Blitterswijk;Vanessa L S LaPointe

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Senolytics improve bone forming potential of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from aged mice.

    Yueying Zhou;Xiaonan Xin;Lichao Wang;Binsheng Wang;Binsheng Wang

    (2021)
    54 Citations

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