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RNA Biology
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RNA Biology

1547-6286

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/krnb20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 52 72 82 21
Biology and Biochemistry 245 122 125 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 330
Documents by Best Scientists*: 289
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 115
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.651
Impact Factor: 3.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at RNA Biology?

The journal focuses on Genetics, RNA, Cell biology, Gene and Computational biology. Presentations on Genetics include those discussing Regulation of gene expression, RNA splicing, microRNA, Gene expression and Transfer RNA. It explores topics in RNA splicing which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Alternative splicing, Exon and Intron.

The work on microRNA tackled in RNA Biology brings together disciplines like Gene silencing, RNA interference and Cancer research. The studies on RNA discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Molecular biology and Transcription (biology). Many of the studies tackled connect Transcription (biology) with a similar field of study like RNA polymerase II.

It tackles studies in Ribosome and the interrelated subject of Ribosomal RNA to gain insights into Cell biology. As a part of the journal, discussions in Gene involve topics like Genome and Transcriptome. Non-coding RNA and RNA silencing are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal.

  • Genetics (40.39%)
  • RNA (38.56%)
  • Cell biology (30.83%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The hallmarks of cancer: a long non-coding RNA point of view. (1261 citations)
  • Regulation of circRNA biogenesis (802 citations)
  • miR-122, a mammalian liver-specific microRNA, is processed from hcr mRNA and may downregulate the high affinity cationic amino acid transporter CAT-1. (695 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at RNA Biology:

The journal articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Genetics, RNA, Cell biology, Gene and microRNA. The most cited papers dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Genetics and Computational biology. The studies on RNA discussed at the most cited publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Molecular biology, Messenger RNA and Transcription (biology).

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

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Cell biology, RNA, Computational biology, Messenger RNA and Gene. RNA Biology holds forums on Cell biology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Gene expression, microRNA, Translation (biology), RNA-binding protein and Transcription (biology). The featured RNA research is covered under the field of Biochemistry.

It explores research in Computational biology alongside concepts in RNA splicing and other areas of study in Alternative splicing, Intron and Exon. The Messenger RNA works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Cytoplasm and Protein biosynthesis. The field of Genetics is the anchor for the Gene studies presented in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Secondary structure of the SARS-CoV-2 5'-UTR. (35 citations)
  • The LARP1 La-Module recognizes both ends of TOP mRNAs (16 citations)
  • Controversies around the function of LARP1. (15 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 RNA Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter F. Stadler (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Rolf Backofen (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Michael F. Jantsch (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Wolfgang R. Hess (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gabriele Klug (11 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 RNA Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (55 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (45 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (40 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (38 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Strasbourg (33 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, 1.66% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.13% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.35% of all publications and 62.03% 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

  • Off-target effects of RNAi correlate with the mismatch rate between dsRNA and non-target mRNA.

    Jiasheng Chen;Yingchuan Peng;Yingchuan Peng;Hainan Zhang;Kangxu Wang;Kangxu Wang

    (2021)
    97 Citations
  • An overview and metanalysis of machine and deep learning-based CRISPR gRNA design tools

    Jun Wang;Xiuqing Zhang;Lixin Cheng;Yonglun Luo

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • Clinical advances of RNA therapeutics for treatment of neurological and neuromuscular diseases

    (2022)
    68 Citations
  • The stress specific impact of ALKBH1 on tRNA cleavage and tiRNA generation

    Sherif Rashad;Xiaobo Han;Kanako Sato;Eikan Mishima

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • GR-mediated FTO transactivation induces lipid accumulation in hepatocytes via demethylation of m6A on lipogenic mRNAs.

    Yun Hu;Yue Feng;Luchu Zhang;Yimin Jia

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • Controversies around the function of LARP1.

    Andrea J. Berman;Carson C. Thoreen;Zinaida Dedeic;James Chettle

    (2021)
    59 Citations
  • The long noncoding RNA CRAL reverses cisplatin resistance via the miR-505/CYLD/AKT axis in human gastric cancer cells.

    Zhangding Wang;Zhangding Wang;Qiang Wang;Guifang Xu;Na Meng

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Stable tRNA halves can be sorted into extracellular vesicles and delivered to recipient cells in a concentration-dependent manner.

    Fabiana Gámbaro;Fabiana Gámbaro;Marco Li Calzi;Pablo Fagúndez;Pablo Fagúndez;Bruno Costa;Bruno Costa

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Isolation and initial structure-functional characterization of endogenous tRNA-derived stress-induced RNAs.

    Yasutoshi Akiyama;Yasutoshi Akiyama;Prakash Kharel;Prakash Kharel;Takaaki Abe;Paul Anderson;Paul Anderson

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • The emerging role and significance of circular RNAs in viral infections and antiviral immune responses: possible implication as theranostic agents.

    Faryal Mehwish Awan;Burton B Yang;Burton B Yang;Anam Naz;Aneeqa Hanif

    (2021)
    47 Citations

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