Current Biology
Current Biology is widely valued among life scientists for its unique blend of important research papers and informed, lively commentary. Published every 2 weeks, the journal delivers exciting primary research from all areas of biology, from molecular biology to evolution. Current Biology also features timely Dispatches - commentary by leading experts on the latest advances - as well as valuable full-length reviews and a vibrant magazine section that includes news, analysis and opinion, profiles of leading scientists and institutions, and informative, accessible guides to notable topics in biology.
Current Biology features research and commentary in all areas of biology, including:
- Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Cell Cycle Regulation, and Apoptosis
- Developmental Biology
- Cellular and Systems Neuroscience
- Cancer Biology
- Gene Expression, including Genomics & Proteomics
- DNA and RNA Metabolism, including Transcription and Translation
- Plant Biology
- Immunology
- Ecology and Evolution
Current Biology has earnerd a leading Impact Factor among biology journals of its scope.
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Impact factor: 9.647
5 year impact factor: 10.881
Imprint: Cell Press
ISSN: 0960-9822
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Top 10 Cited (articles published in the last five years)
Extracted from Scopus (on Fri Jun 14)387 Clement, V. | Sanchez, P. | de Tribolet, N. | Radovanovic, I. | Ruiz i Altaba, A. HEDGEHOG-GLI1 Signaling Regulates Human Glioma Growth, Cancer Stem Cell Self-Renewal, and Tumorigenicity Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 2, 2007-01-23, Pages 165-172 345 Bommer, G.T. | Gerin, I. | Feng, Y. | Kaczorowski, A.J. | Kuick, R. | Love, R.E. | Zhai, Y. | Giordano, T.J. | Qin, Z.S. | Moore, B.B. | MacDougald, O.A. | Cho, K.R. | Fearon, E.R. p53-Mediated Activation of miRNA34 Candidate Tumor-Suppressor Genes Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 15, 2007-08-07, Pages 1298-1307 253 LeDoux, J. The amygdala Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 20, 2007-10-23, Pages R868-R874 247 Hughes, T.P. | Rodrigues, M.J. | Bellwood, D.R. | Ceccarelli, D. | Hoegh-Guldberg, O. | McCook, L. | Moltschaniwskyj, N. | Pratchett, M.S. | Steneck, R.S. | Willis, B. Phase Shifts, Herbivory, and the Resilience of Coral Reefs to Climate Change Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 4, 2007-02-20, Pages 360-365 244 Lénárt, P. | Petronczki, M. | Steegmaier, M. | Di Fiore, B. | Lipp, J.J. | Hoffmann, M. | Rettig, W.J. | Kraut, N. | Peters, J.-M. The Small-Molecule Inhibitor BI 2536 Reveals Novel Insights into Mitotic Roles of Polo-like Kinase 1 Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 4, 2007-02-20, Pages 304-315 240 Steegmaier, M. | Hoffmann, M. | Baum, A. | Lénárt, P. | Petronczki, M. | Krššák, M. | Gürtler, U. | Garin-Chesa, P. | Lieb, S. | Quant, J. | Grauert, M. | Adolf, G.R. | Kraut, N. | Peters, J.-M. | Rettig, W.J. BI 2536, a Potent and Selective Inhibitor of Polo-like Kinase 1, Inhibits Tumor Growth In Vivo Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 4, 2007-02-20, Pages 316-322 237 Haynes, J.-D. | Sakai, K. | Rees, G. | Gilbert, S. | Frith, C. | Passingham, R.E. Reading Hidden Intentions in the Human Brain Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 4, 2007-02-20, Pages 323-328 225 Scott, R.C. | Juhász, G. | Neufeld, T.P. Direct Induction of Autophagy by Atg1 Inhibits Cell Growth and Induces Apoptotic Cell Death Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 1, 2007-01-09, Pages 1-11 216 Stadtfeld, M. | Brennand, K. | Hochedlinger, K. Reprogramming of Pancreatic β Cells into Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Current Biology, Volume 18, Issue 12, 2008-06-25, Pages 890-894 210 Dhonukshe, P. | Aniento, F. | Hwang, I. | Robinson, D.G. | Mravec, J. | Stierhof, Y.-D. | Friml, J. Clathrin-Mediated Constitutive Endocytosis of PIN Auxin Efflux Carriers in Arabidopsis Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 6, 2007-03-20, Pages 520-527 - View all items
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Fri Jun 141 Mariana Lagos-Quintana | Reinhard Rauhut | Abdullah Yalcin | Jutta Meyer | Winfried Lendeckel | Thomas Tuschl Identification of Tissue-Specific MicroRNAs from Mouse Current Biology, Volume 12, Issue 9, 30 April 2002, Pages 735-739 2 Shinji Nishimoto | An T. Vu | Thomas Naselaris | Yuval Benjamini | Bin Yu | Jack L. Gallant Reconstructing Visual Experiences from Brain Activity Evoked by Natural Movies Current Biology, Volume 21, Issue 19, 11 October 2011, Pages 1641-1646 3 Ryota Kanai | Tom Feilden | Colin Firth | Geraint Rees Political Orientations Are Correlated with Brain Structure in Young Adults Current Biology, Volume 21, Issue 8, 26 April 2011, Pages 677-680 4 Craig L Peterson | Marc-André Laniel Histones and histone modifications Current Biology, Volume 14, Issue 14, 27 July 2004, Pages R546-R551 5 Dos D. Sarbassov | Siraj M Ali | Do-Hyung Kim | David A Guertin | Robert R Latek | Hediye Erdjument-Bromage | Paul Tempst | David M Sabatini Rictor, a Novel Binding Partner of mTOR, Defines a Rapamycin-Insensitive and Raptor-Independent Pathway that Regulates the Cytoskeleton Current Biology, Volume 14, Issue 14, 27 July 2004, Pages 1296-1302 6 Alan Baddeley Working memory Current Biology, Volume 20, Issue 4, 23 February 2010, Pages R136-R140 7 Heidi M. McBride | Margaret Neuspiel | Sylwia Wasiak Mitochondria: More Than Just a Powerhouse Current Biology, Volume 16, Issue 14, 25 July 2006, Pages R551-R560 8 Tanya T Paull | Emmy P Rogakou | Vikky Yamazaki | Cordula U Kirchgessner | Martin Gellert | William M Bonner A critical role for histone H2AX in recruitment of repair factors to nuclear foci after DNA damage Current Biology, Volume 10, Issue 15, 1 August 2000, Pages 886-895 9 Roger Heim | Roger Y Tsien Engineering green fluorescent protein for improved brightness, longer wavelengths and fluorescence resonance energy transfer Current Biology, Volume 6, Issue 2, February 1996, Pages 178-182 10 Gunter Meister | Markus Landthaler | Lasse Peters | Po Yu Chen | Henning Urlaub | Reinhard Lührmann | Thomas Tuschl Identification of Novel Argonaute-Associated Proteins Current Biology, Volume 15, Issue 23, 6 December 2005, Pages 2149-2155 - View all items
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Fri Jun 141 Xiaojing J. Gao | Christopher J. Potter | Daryl M. Gohl | Marion Silies | Alexander Y. Katsov | Thomas R. Clandinin | Liqun Luo Specific Kinematics and Motor-Related Neurons for Aversive Chemotaxis in Drosophila Current Biology, Available online 13 June 2013 2 Jonathan Winawer | Kendrick N. Kay | Brett L. Foster | Andreas M. Rauschecker | Josef Parvizi | Brian A. Wandell Asynchronous Broadband Signals Are the Principal Source of the BOLD Response in Human Visual Cortex Current Biology, Available online 13 June 2013 3 Allison L. Zajac | Yale E. Goldman | Erika L.F. Holzbaur | E. Michael Ostap Local Cytoskeletal and Organelle Interactions Impact Molecular-Motor- Driven Early Endosomal Trafficking Current Biology, Available online 13 June 2013 4 Wendy W. Liu | Rachel I. Wilson Transient and Specific Inactivation of Drosophila Neurons In Vivo Using a Native Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Current Biology, Available online 13 June 2013 5 Lasse B. Bräcker | K.P. Siju | Nélia Varela | Yoshinori Aso | Mo Zhang | Irina Hein | Maria Luísa Vasconcelos | Ilona C. Grunwald Kadow Essential Role of the Mushroom Body in Context-Dependent CO2 Avoidance in Drosophila Current Biology, Available online 13 June 2013 6 Junbin Qian | Monique Beullens | Bart Lesage | Mathieu Bollen Aurora B Defines Its Own Chromosomal Targeting by Opposing the Recruitment of the Phosphatase Scaffold Repo-Man Current Biology, Available online 6 June 2013 7 Tali Mass | Jeana L. Drake | Liti Haramaty | J. Dongun Kim | Ehud Zelzion | Debashish Bhattacharya | Paul G. Falkowski Cloning and Characterization of Four Novel Coral Acid-Rich Proteins that Precipitate Carbonates In Vitro Current Biology, Available online 6 June 2013 8 Roberta M. Fisher | Charlie K. Cornwallis | Stuart A. West Group Formation, Relatedness, and the Evolution of Multicellularity Current Biology, Available online 6 June 2013 9 Tobias Staudigl | Simon Hanslmayr Theta Oscillations at Encoding Mediate the Context-Dependent Nature of Human Episodic Memory Current Biology, Available online 6 June 2013 10 Anastasia H. Dalziell | Richard A. Peters | Andrew Cockburn | Alexandra D. Dorland | Alex C. Maisey | Robert D. Magrath Dance Choreography Is Coordinated with Song Repertoire in a Complex Avian Display Current Biology, Available online 6 June 2013 - View all items
