Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Top Research Topics at Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences?

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences tackles a plethora of topics, such as Photochemistry, Fluorescence, Excited state, Molecule and Photodynamic therapy. Issues in Photochemistry were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Singlet oxygen, Quenching (fluorescence), Flash photolysis, Quantum yield and Aqueous solution. It explores issues in Fluorescence which can be linked to other research areas like Biophysics, Chromophore and Analytical chemistry.

The work on Biophysics addressed in Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences expands to the thematically related Biochemistry. Excited state research presented in Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences encompasses a variety of subjects, including Ultrafast laser spectroscopy and Ground state. The research on Photodynamic therapy featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Cancer research and Photosensitizer.

• Photochemistry (45.24%)
• Fluorescence (16.28%)
• Excited state (10.82%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Photodynamic therapy: a new antimicrobial approach to infectious disease? (1427 citations)
• UV-induced DNA damage and repair: a review (1273 citations)
• The role of apoptosis in response to photodynamic therapy: what, where, why, and how (931 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences:

The journal articles investigate areas of study like Photochemistry, Fluorescence, Photodynamic therapy, Biochemistry and Singlet oxygen. The journal papers address concerns in Photochemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Quenching (fluorescence), Excited state, Molecule, Quantum yield and Aqueous solution. The published papers with studies in Photodynamic therapy featured incorporate elements of Cancer research, Apoptosis, Immunology, Photosensitizer and In vivo.

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

• Enzyme
• Organic chemistry
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Photochemistry, Photocatalysis, Excited state, Biophysics and Photosensitizer. The concepts on Photochemistry presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Singlet oxygen, Radical and Quantum yield, Fluorescence. The journal explores research in Visible spectrum and overlapping concepts in Catalysis to expand the discourse in Photocatalysis.

The presented Excited state research provided insight into the related

• Fluorescence spectroscopy most often made with reference to Ultrafast laser spectroscopy,
• Spectroscopy, which have a strong connection to Physical chemistry.. Some problems in Biophysics that were presented in Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences overlapped with concepts under Xenopus and Active site. While the primary focus in the journal is Photosensitizer, it also dissects topics surrounding Photodynamic therapy and Cytotoxicity, HeLa and Programmed cell death as a whole.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A new continuous-flow solar water disinfection system inactivating cysts of Acanthamoeba castellanii , and bacteria (4 citations)
• A light life together: photosensing in the plant microbiota (3 citations)
• Highly efficient solar photocatalytic degradation of a textile dye by TiO2/graphene quantum dots nanocomposite (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

• Miguel A. Miranda (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Steffen Jockusch (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Mary Norval (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Michael R. Hamblin (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Vadim R. Viviani (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (83 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Max Planck Society (76 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Russian Academy of Sciences (65 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• University of São Paulo (57 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (44 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, 5.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.31% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.58% of all publications and 67.31% 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.