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Journal of Biological Chemistry
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Among the 50 biology and life sciences journals in this index it has the 4th highest h-index and the 48th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
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Where its authors come from
Share of the 10 366 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 55% |
| China | 8% |
| Japan | 5% |
| Canada | 3% |
| Germany | 3% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 44% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology | 3% |
| RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms | 2% |
| DNA Repair Mechanisms | 2% |
| Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research | 2% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- FDX1 regulates cellular protein lipoylation through direct binding to LIAS (2023, 248 citations)
- Glycolysis: A multifaceted metabolic pathway and signaling hub (2024, 180 citations)
- The role of high cholesterol in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity (2023, 177 citations)
- Immune regulator IRF1 contributes to ZBP1-, AIM2-, RIPK1-, and NLRP12-PANoptosome activation and inflammatory cell death (PANoptosis) (2023, 126 citations)
- Structural basis of nirmatrelvir and ensitrelvir activity against naturally occurring polymorphisms of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (2023, 118 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 0021-9258):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
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- The EMBO Journal
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- The Journal of Cell Biology
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