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Toxicon

0041-0101

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/toxicon

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 287 121 330 21
Chemistry 678 57 69 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 328
Documents by Best Scientists*: 591
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 14
SCIMAGO H-index: 148
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.527
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Toxicon?

The journal investigates studies in Venom, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Toxin and Molecular biology. The journal focuses on Venom but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Zoology and Immunology. It explores research in Zoology and the adjacent study of Ecology.

Enzyme, Amino acid, Peptide sequence, Phospholipase A2 and Peptide are all aspects of Biochemistry discussed in Toxicon. Toxicon dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Pharmacology and Toxicity. The journal features Toxin research that overlaps with concepts in Chromatography.

  • Venom (27.89%)
  • Biochemistry (21.77%)
  • Pharmacology (12.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • ReviewPure appl. Chem: Rinehart, K. L., et al. Marine natural products as sources of antiviral, antimicrobial, and antineoplastic Agents. 53, 795 (1981). (K. L. Rinehart, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A.) (3111 citations)
  • Plants as source of drugs. (1179 citations)
  • Mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry and Cyt toxins and their potential for insect control. (921 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Toxicon:

The journal articles primarily focus on research topics in Venom, Biochemistry, Toxin, Toxicity and Chromatography. Immunology and Pharmacology are some topics wherein Venom research discussed in the journal publications has an impact. The most cited papers focus on Toxin but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Cyanobacteria which is concerned with Botany.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Toxicon focuses largely on the fields of Venom, Pharmacology, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Botulinum toxin and Antivenom. The discussions emphasized the topic of Venom in an attempt to further explore the field of Biochemistry. It focuses on Pharmacology research which is adjacent to topics in Oxidative stress.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Physical medicine and rehabilitation, apply to Cervical dystonia as well. The field of Anesthesia is the anchor for the Botulinum toxin studies presented in it. Research on Antivenom addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Envenomation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Effects of zearalenone on genital organ development, serum immunoglobulin, antioxidant capacity, sex hormones and liver function of prepubertal gilts. (7 citations)
  • The in vitro laboratory tests and mass spectrometry-assisted quality assessment of commercial polyvalent antivenom raised against the 'Big Four' venomous snakes of India. (6 citations)
  • Pterostilbene inhibits deoxynivalenol-induced oxidative stress and inflammatory response in bovine mammary epithelial cells. (5 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 Toxicon (based on the number of publications) are:

  • José María Gutiérrez (225 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bruno Lomonte (129 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Dietrich Mebs (120 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Lourival D. Possani (118 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • David A. Warrell (99 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous 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 Toxicon (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Instituto Butantan (316 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (309 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Costa Rica (284 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (214 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (187 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 8 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, 40.10% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.31% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.59% of all publications and 67.81% 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

  • Ochratoxin A as alarming health in livestock and human: A review on molecular interactions, mechanism of toxicity, detection, detoxification, and dietary prophylaxis.

    (2022)
    69 Citations
  • Progress in the distribution, toxicity, control, and detoxification of patulin: A review.

    Chaozhi Wei;Leilei Yu;Nanzhen Qiao;Jianxin Zhao

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • Cyanotoxins uptake and accumulation in crops: Phytotoxicity and implications on human health.

    (2022)
    46 Citations
  • Lys49 myotoxins, secreted phospholipase A2-like proteins of viperid venoms: A comprehensive review.

    (2023)
    40 Citations
  • Polymorphonuclear neutrophil leukocytes in snakebite envenoming.

    Juliana P. Zuliani;Juliana P. Zuliani;Andreimar Martins Soares;José María Gutiérrez

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Occurrence of microcystins, anabaenopeptins and other cyanotoxins in fish from a freshwater wildlife reserve impacted by harmful cyanobacterial blooms.

    Mourad Skafi;Sung Vo Duy;Gabriel Munoz;Quoc Tuc Dinh

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Health risk assessment related to pinnatoxins in French shellfish.

    Nathalie Arnich;Eric Abadie;Nicolas Delcourt;Valérie Fessard

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Spirulina platensis mediated the biochemical indices and antioxidative function of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) intoxicated with aflatoxin B1.

    Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim;Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim;Mahmoud A.O. Dawood;Abdullah A. AlKahtane;Ahmed Abdeen

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Use of Lactobacillus paracasei strain for zearalenone binding and metabolization.

    Michał Złoch;Agnieszka Rogowska;Paweł Pomastowski;Viorica Railean-Plugaru

    (2020)
    34 Citations

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