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Tissue Barriers
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Tissue Barriers

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Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ktib20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 527 21 29 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 40
Documents by Best Scientists*: 37
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 49
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.507
Impact Factor: 4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Tissue barriers?

The discussions in Tissue barriers mainly cover the fields of Cell biology, Tight junction, Barrier function, Claudin and Immunology. It addresses concerns in Cell biology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Cell junction, Epithelium and Cadherin, Adherens junction. The concepts on Adherens junction presented in Tissue barriers can also apply to other research fields, including Signal transduction and Actin cytoskeleton.

In it, Blood–brain barrier, Inflammation, Paracellular transport and Pathology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Tight junction research. The journal explores research in Cancer research and overlapping concepts in Cancer to expand the discourse in Inflammation. Tissue barriers explores issues in Paracellular transport which can be linked to other research areas like Biophysics and Transcellular.

The studies on Barrier function discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Inflammatory bowel disease and Intestinal epithelium. The research on Claudin tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Bioinformatics and Transmembrane protein. Tissue barriers facilitates discussions in Immune system, Pathogenesis and Intestinal permeability as part of the larger field of Immunology, however, it also tackles fields such as Context (language use).

  • Cell biology (51.97%)
  • Tight junction (45.67%)
  • Barrier function (22.05%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Roles and regulation of the mucus barrier in the gut. (190 citations)
  • Barrier function of airway tract epithelium (169 citations)
  • Microfluidic organ-on-chip technology for blood-brain barrier research (152 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Tissue barriers:

The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Tight junction, Cell biology, Barrier function, Immunology and Claudin. The most cited papers hold forums on Tight junction that merge themes from other disciplines such as Epithelium, Homeostasis, Calcium in biology, Paracellular transport and Cell polarity. The most cited papers address concerns in Cell biology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Cell junction, Blood–brain barrier, Adherens junction and Pathology.

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

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Tissue barriers mainly tackles studies in Cell biology, Tight junction, Cancer research, Claudin and Barrier function. The presented studies in Homeostasis fall within the purview of Cell biology but it also intertwines with topics in Loricrin. Issues in Tight junction were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Blood–brain barrier, Pathogenesis, Permeability (electromagnetism), Innate immune system and Adherens junction.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Cancer research, it also covered topics in Cancer, Suppressor, Cadherin, Inflammation and Tyrosine kinase. While work presented in Tissue barriers provided substantial information on Claudin, it also covered topics in Signal transduction, Addressin, Cyclic adenosine monophosphate and Transcription factor. It holds forums on Barrier function that merges themes from other disciplines such as GM6001, Gut flora, Gastrointestinal tract, Cell junction and Intestinal permeability.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Cell-cell junctions: structure and regulation in physiology and pathology. (7 citations)
  • Airway tight junctions as targets of viral infections. (5 citations)
  • Function of Multidrug Resistance Transporters is Disrupted by Infection Mimics in Human Brain Endothelial Cells (4 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 Tissue barriers (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jianghui Hou (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Takashi Kojima (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Takumi Konno (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Asma Nusrat (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anthony T. Blikslager (4 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 Tissue barriers (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Emory University (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Sapporo Medical University (6 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Northwestern University (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Osaka University (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 5.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.78% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.44% of all publications and 55.56% 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.

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Top Publications

  • Surface charge, glycocalyx, and blood-brain barrier function

    Fruzsina R Walter;Fruzsina R Walter;Ana R Santa-Maria;Ana R Santa-Maria;Mária Mészáros;Szilvia Veszelka

    (2021)
    49 Citations
  • Epithelial integrity, junctional complexes, and biomarkers associated with intestinal functions.

    Arash Alizadeh;Peyman Akbari;Johan Garssen;Johanna Fink-Gremmels

    (2021)
    44 Citations
  • HIV Tat-mediated Induction of Autophagy Regulates the Disruption of ZO-1 in Brain Endothelial Cells

    Ke Liao;Fang Niu;Guoku Hu;Ming-Lei Guo

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Desmosomes undergo dynamic architectural changes during assembly and maturation

    (2022)
    25 Citations
  • E-cadherin activating antibodies limit barrier dysfunction and inflammation in mouse inflammatory bowel disease.

    Chirosree Bandyopadhyay;Leslayann Schecterson;Barry M Gumbiner;Barry M Gumbiner

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Epithelial barrier dysfunction and cell migration induction via JNK/cofilin/actin by angubindin-1.

    Takumi Konno;Takayuki Kohno;Shin Kikuchi;Hiroshi Shimada

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • The claudin–transcription factor signaling pathway

    Kotaro Sugimoto;Hideki Chiba

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Plakophilin 2 regulates intestinal barrier function by modulating protein kinase C activity in vitro

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • The diet-microbiota axis: a key regulator of intestinal permeability in human health and disease

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Role of microbiota and related metabolites in gastrointestinal tract barrier function in NAFLD

    Maria Victoria Fernandez-Cantos;Diego Garcia-Morena;Valeria Iannone;Hani El-Nezami

    (2021)
    15 Citations

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