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Platelets
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Platelets

0953-7104

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/iplt20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 176 23 22 9
Medicine 1007 93 129 23

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 176
Documents by Best Scientists*: 223
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 84
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.847
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Platelets?

Platelets aims to foster the development of research in Platelet, Internal medicine, Platelet activation, Immunology and Endocrinology. The Platelet study tackling the subject of Thrombin is the focus of the journal. It holds forums on Internal medicine that merges themes from other disciplines such as Gastroenterology and Cardiology.

Gastroenterology and Surgery are closely related fields of research discussed in Platelets. Myocardial infarction, Percutaneous coronary intervention and Coronary artery disease studies in the realm of Cardiology interact with fields like In patient. The work on Platelet activation tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Receptor, Fibrinogen and Flow cytometry.

In the Immunology research discussed, Antibody and Immune system are all tackled. Diabetes mellitus is a focus of the presented Endocrinology works and it dives deep in Diabetes mellitus. The concepts on Biochemistry presented in Platelets can also apply to other research fields, including Molecular biology and Biophysics.

  • Platelet (79.62%)
  • Internal medicine (40.94%)
  • Platelet activation (24.54%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The platelet release reaction : granules' constituents, secretion and functions (419 citations)
  • Mean platelet volume as an indicator of platelet activation: methodological issues (375 citations)
  • Mean platelet volume in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (276 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Platelets:

The most cited publications focus on Platelet, Internal medicine, Platelet activation, Immunology and Endocrinology. The studies on Platelet discussed at the most cited publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Whole blood, Receptor, Aspirin, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. The journal articles explore issues in Internal medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Gastroenterology and Cardiology.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Platelets deals with Platelet, Internal medicine, Platelet activation, Cardiology and Cell biology. Platelets is concerned with the study of Platelet and Immunology in general. The work on Immunology presented in it focuses on Immune system in particular.

Topics in Internal medicine were tackled in line with various other fields like Gastroenterology and Endocrinology. Issues in Cardiology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Thrombosis and Platelet aggregation. Many of the studies tackled connect Cell biology with a similar field of study like In vitro.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome after total knee arthroplasty. (20 citations)
  • Alterations in platelet behavior after major trauma: adaptive or maladaptive? (12 citations)
  • Immunothrombosis and thromboinflammation in host defense and disease. (11 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 Platelets (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stan Heptinstall (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Steve P. Watson (46 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • James G. White (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paul Harrison (36 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Beata Olas (32 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Platelets (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Birmingham (81 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Nottingham (56 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Minnesota (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (40 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute of Health and Medical Research (36 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 5.63% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.91% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.46% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.42% of all publications and 57.21% 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

  • Biological characterization of an injectable platelet-rich fibrin mixture consisting of autologous albumin gel and liquid platelet-rich fibrin (Alb-PRF)

    Masako Fujioka-Kobayashi;Benoit Schaller;Carlos Fernando De Almeida Barros Mourão;Yufeng Zhang

    (2021)
    78 Citations
  • Platelet functions and activities as potential hematologic parameters related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19).

    Francesca Salamanna;Melania Maglio;Maria Paola Landini;Milena Fini

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Alterations in platelet behavior after major trauma: adaptive or maladaptive?

    Paul Vulliamy;Lucy Z Kornblith;Matthew E Kutcher;Mitchell J Cohen

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Technical and biological review of authorized medical devices for platelets-rich plasma preparation in the field of regenerative medicine.

    Jeremy Magalon;Thibault Brandin;Pauline Francois;Clara Degioanni

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • Histological comparison of Platelet rich fibrin clots prepared by fixed-angle versus horizontal centrifugation.

    Masako Fujioka-Kobayashi;Michihide Kono;Michihide Kono;Hiroki Katagiri;Hiroki Katagiri;Benoit Schaller

    (2021)
    49 Citations
  • Platelet calcium signaling by G-protein coupled and ITAM-linked receptors regulating anoctamin-6 and procoagulant activity.

    Delia I Fernández;Marijke J E Kuijpers;Johan W M Heemskerk

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Over time relationship between platelet reactivity, myocardial injury and mortality in patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated respiratory failure.

    Gianluca Campo;Marco Contoli;Alberto Fogagnolo;Francesco Vieceli Dalla Sega

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome after total knee arthroplasty.

    Steven R Hwang;Yuxiang Wang;Erika L Weil;Anand Padmanabhan

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Thrombopoietin receptor agonist (TPO-RA) treatment raises platelet counts and reduces anti-platelet antibody levels in mice with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

    Rick Kapur;Rukhsana Aslam;Edwin R. Speck;Johan M. Rebetz

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Role of platelets and megakaryocytes in adaptive immunity

    Genevieve Marcoux;Audrée Laroche;Jenifer Espinoza Romero;Eric Boilard

    (2021)
    38 Citations

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