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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 178 7 7 3
Microbiology 191 14 20 11
Biology and Biochemistry 514 34 45 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 76
Documents by Best Scientists*: 95
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 113
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.706
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Yeast?

The journal investigates studies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Biochemistry, Genetics, Gene and Yeast. Issues in Saccharomyces cerevisiae were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Mutation, Gene expression, Mutant and Cell biology. The work on Mutant presented in it focuses on Complementation in particular.

The Biochemistry research presented places emphasis on topics like Enzyme, Amino acid, Cell wall, Kluyveromyces lactis and Metabolism. Open reading frame, ORFS, Plasmid, Genome and Chromosome are all areas of Genetics tackled in Yeast. The Open reading frame study featured in it draws connections with the study of Sequence analysis.

It connects the study in Gene with the closely related area of Molecular biology. The studies on Molecular biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of DNA and Candida albicans. Topics in Yeast were tackled in line with various other fields like Fermentation, Food science and Microbiology.

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae (49.87%)
  • Biochemistry (42.34%)
  • Genetics (36.18%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Additional modules for versatile and economical PCR-based gene deletion and modification in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (4544 citations)
  • Designer deletion strains derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C: a useful set of strains and plasmids for PCR-mediated gene disruption and other applications. (2862 citations)
  • New heterologous modules for classical or PCR‐based gene disruptions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2458 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Yeast:

The journal papers investigate areas of study like Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Biochemistry, Yeast, Gene and Genetics. The most cited publications explore topics in Saccharomyces cerevisiae which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Amino acid and Cell biology. While Gene is the key highlight in the published articles, thet also covered some subjects on Molecular biology and DNA and Candida albicans.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Yeast aims to foster the development of research in Yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Cell biology, Gene and Biochemistry. Yeast research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Fermentation, Food science, Mutant, Strain (chemistry) and Promoter. Meiosis, Mitochondrion and Cytosol are some topics wherein Saccharomyces cerevisiae research discussed in it have an impact.

The studies on Cell biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Chromatin and Gene expression. The presentations focused mostly on Gene in an attempt to further explore topics in Genetics. Discussions in Yeast are anchored in the subject of Biochemistry and the similar topic of Synthetic biology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Cellular quiescence in budding yeast (9 citations)
  • The rise and shine of yeast optogenetics. (7 citations)
  • The budding yeast life cycle: More complex than anticipated? (6 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 Yeast (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Johan M. Thevelein (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • André Goffeau (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marten Veenhuis (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stephen G. Oliver (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frans M. Klis (25 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 Yeast (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (93 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (88 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Manchester (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Université catholique de Louvain (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Delft University of Technology (50 papers) absent at the last 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, 6.78% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.82% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.91% of all publications and 87.27% 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

  • Vitamin requirements and biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Thomas Perli;Anna K. Wronska;Raúl A. Ortiz-Merino;Jack T. Pronk

    (2020)
    99 Citations
  • Yeasts from temperate forests

    (2022)
    53 Citations
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Hanseniaspora uvarum mixed starter cultures: Influence of microbial/physical interactions on wine characteristics.

    Angela Pietrafesa;Angela Capece;Rocchina Pietrafesa;Marina Bely

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Insights into the glycerol transport of Yarrowia lipolytica

    (2022)
    29 Citations
  • Probiotic potential of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces marxianus isolated from West African spontaneously fermented cereal and milk products.

    Grace Adzo Motey;Grace Adzo Motey;Pernille Greve Johansen;James Owusu‐Kwarteng;Linda Aurelia Ofori

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • The yeast community of Conotelus sp. (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in Brazilian passionfruit flowers (Passiflora edulis) and description of Metschnikowia amazonensis sp. nov., a large-spored clade yeast

    Ana Raquel de Oliveira Santos;Dong Kyung Lee;Andressa Graebin Ferreira;Marina Conceição do Carmo

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • The Brazilian Amazonian rainforest harbors a high diversity of yeasts associated with rotting wood, including many candidates for new yeast species

    (2022)
    19 Citations

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