Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research

Top Research Topics at Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Melanoma, Cancer research, Cell biology, Genetics and Immunology. Specifically, studies on Cutaneous melanoma are prevalent in the Melanoma works discussed. Cell culture, Cell growth, Signal transduction, MAPK/ERK pathway and Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog are some topics wherein Cancer research research discussed in it have an impact.

Cell biology research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Melanin, Melanosome and Melanocyte. The work on Melanin addressed in it expands to the thematically related Tyrosinase. Gene, Phenotype and Allele are some of the facets of Genetics tackled in the journal.

Vitiligo is the primary subject of Immunology works presented in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. Some problems in Internal medicine that were presented in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research overlapped with concepts under Endocrinology and Oncology. The study of Transcription factor serves as the foundation of the Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor research discussed in the journal.

• Melanoma (46.51%)
• Cancer research (31.23%)
• Cell biology (17.28%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Cancer stem cells versus phenotype-switching in melanoma. (346 citations)
• Revised classification/nomenclature of vitiligo and related issues: the Vitiligo Global Issues Consensus Conference (287 citations)
• PLX4032, a selective BRAFV600E kinase inhibitor, activates the ERK pathway and enhances cell migration and proliferation of BRAFWT melanoma cells (282 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research:

The published papers primarily focus on research topics in Melanoma, Cancer research, Cell biology, Genetics and Immunology. The most cited publications address concerns in the field of Melanoma by exploring it in line with topics in Metastasis which intersect with Disease subjects. While the journal articles focused on Cell biology, they were also able to explore topics like Melanin, Melanosome and Melanocyte.

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

• Gene
• Cancer
• Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Melanoma, Cancer research, Cell biology, Melanocyte and Vitiligo. It holds forums on Melanoma that merges themes from other disciplines such as Cancer, Internal medicine, Skin cancer, Oncology and Immune system. Cutaneous melanoma is a focus of the presented Cancer research works and it dives deep in Cutaneous melanoma.

The presented Cell biology research focuses mostly on Transcriptional regulation and, on occasion, topics in Cell. The Melanocyte research presented in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research explores the relationship between Melanin and the closely related topic of Biophysics and Epidermis (botany). In addition to Vitiligo research, the journal aims to explore topics under Autophagy, Depigmentation, Cytokine, CD8 and Unfolded protein response.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Acral lentiginous melanoma: Basic facts, biological characteristics and research perspectives of an understudied disease (14 citations)
• An update on Vitiligo pathogenesis (8 citations)
• Emerging strategies to treat rare and intractable subtypes of melanoma. (8 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 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Kazumasa Wakamatsu (47 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Shosuke Ito (43 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Marcus Bosenberg (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Robert N. Kelsh (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Nicholas K. Hayward (28 papers) absent 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 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• National Institutes of Health (56 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• French Institute of Health and Medical Research (56 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Harvard University (45 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• RMIT University (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Sydney (40 papers) published 2 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, 4.30% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.61% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.99% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.10% of all publications and 57.30% 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.