Photochemistry and Photobiology

Top Research Topics at Photochemistry and Photobiology?

Photochemistry and Photobiology was organized to reinforce research efforts on Photochemistry, Fluorescence, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular biology. While Photochemistry and Photobiology focused on Photochemistry, it was also able to explore topics like Singlet oxygen, Quenching (fluorescence), Excited state, Quantum yield and Aqueous solution. Singlet oxygen study tackled is connected to the field of Photosensitizer.

It focuses on Fluorescence as well as the interrelated topic of Analytical chemistry. The work on Biophysics tackled in Photochemistry and Photobiology brings together disciplines like Irradiation and Botany. Botany research discussed connects with the study of Phytochrome.

The journal connects research in Molecular biology with the related topic of DNA. Photochemistry and Photobiology tackles issues in DNA, particularly in the topics of Pyrimidine dimer and DNA damage.

• Photochemistry (38.46%)
• Fluorescence (12.51%)
• Biochemistry (12.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• HOW DOES PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY WORK (1990 citations)
• COOPERATION OF CHARGES IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC O2 EVOLUTION–I. A LINEAR FOUR STEP MECHANISM (1754 citations)
• Environmental Significance of Anthocyanins in Plant Stress Responses (1147 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Photochemistry and Photobiology:

The published articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Photochemistry, Biochemistry, Fluorescence, Singlet oxygen and Photodynamic therapy. The journal publications with studies in Photochemistry featured incorporate elements of Quenching (fluorescence), Excited state, Oxygen, Quantum yield and Aqueous solution. While the most cited articles focused on Biochemistry, they were also able to explore topics like Molecular biology and Biophysics.

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

• Enzyme
• Internal medicine
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Photochemistry and Photobiology generally zeroes in on subjects such as Photochemistry, Singlet oxygen, Photosensitizer, Fluorescence and Photodynamic therapy. Photodissociation is a focus of the presented Photochemistry works and it dives deep in Photodissociation. Topics in Singlet oxygen were tackled in line with various other fields like Quantum yield and Quenching (fluorescence).

Studies on Fluorescence discussed in it link to the field of Biophysics. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Photodynamic therapy, it also covered topics in Cancer cell, Cancer research, Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Photocatalysis and the similar topic of Band gap.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Absorption and Fluorescence Spectral Database of Chlorophylls and Analogues (10 citations)
• Potential of Solar UV Radiation for Inactivation of Coronaviridae Family Estimated from Satellite Data. (8 citations)
• The Endogenous Tryptophan-derived Photoproduct 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (FICZ) is a Nanomolar Photosensitizer that Can be Harnessed for the Photodynamic Elimination of Skin Cancer Cells in Vitro and in Vivo. (7 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 Photochemistry and Photobiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Colin F. Chignell (84 papers) absent at the last edition,
• David Kessel (84 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Johan Emelian Moan (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Gordon Tollin (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Silvia E. Braslavsky (47 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• Harvard University (204 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of São Paulo (171 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (156 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (133 papers) absent at the last edition,
• National Institutes of Health (130 papers) published 1 paper 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 2021 edition, 4.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.32% of all publications and 72.64% 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.