Plasma Medicine

Aims & Scope

Technology has always played an important role in medicine and there are many journals today devoted to medical applications of ionizing radiation, lasers, ultrasound, magnetic resonance and others.

Plasma technology is a relative newcomer to the field of medicine.

Experimental work conducted at several major universities, research centers and companies around the world over the recent decade demonstrates that plasma can be used in variety of medical applications.

It is already widely used surgeries and endoscopic procedures.

It has been shown to control properties of cellular and tissue matrices, including biocompatibility of various substrates.

Non-thermal plasma has been demonstrated to deactivate dangerous pathogens and to stop bleeding without damaging healthy tissue.

It can be used to promote wound healing and to treat cancer.

Understanding of various mechanisms by which plasma can interact with living systems, including effects of reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen species and charges, has begun to emerge recently.

The aim of the Plasma Medicine journal will be to provide a forum where the above topics as well as topics closely related to them can be presented and discussed.

Existing journals on plasma science and technology are aimed for audiences with primarily engineering and science background.

The field of Plasma Medicine, on the other hand, is highly interdisciplinary.

Some of prospective readers and contributors of the Plasma Medicine journal are expected to have background in medicine and biology.

Others might be more familiar with plasma science.

The goal of the proposed Plasma Medicine journal is to bridge the gap between audiences with such different backgrounds, without sacrificing the quality of the papers be their emphasis on medicine, biology or plasma science and technology.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.200

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	26

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21202

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	54

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Plasma-Activated Medium Selectively Kills Glioblastoma Brain Tumor Cells by Down-Regulating a Survival Signaling Molecule, AKT Kinase

  Citation: 294

  Authors: Hiromasa, Masaaki, Kenji, Kae, Hiroaki, Hiroyuki, Fumitaka, Masaru

• Response of Human Glioma U87 Xenografted on Mice to Non Thermal Plasma Treatment

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Marc, Eric, Sebastien, Julien, Stephanie, Alain, Jean-Michel

• Cell survival and proliferation signaling pathways are downregulated by plasma-activated medium in glioblastoma brain tumor cells

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Hiromasa, Masaaki, Kenji, Kae, Fumi, Hiroaki, Hiroyuki, Shoichi, Fumitaka, Masaru

• Effects of Atmosphere Composition and Liquid Type on Plasma-Generated Reactive Species in Biologically Relevant Solutions

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Helena, Malte U., Klaus-Dieter, Stephan

• Demonstrating the Potential of Industrial Scale In-Package Atmospheric Cold Plasma for Decontamination of Cherry Tomatoes

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Dana, N. N., P. J., Kevin, J. P., Ivan, Edurne, Paula

• Viability of Human Blood Leukocytes Compared with Their Respective Cell Lines after Plasma Treatment

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Lena, Sander, Helena, Sybille, Stephan, Klaus-Dieter, Ulrike, Kai

• Dielectric Barrier Discharge Atmospheric Cold Plasma for Inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

  Citation: 51

  Authors: D., S., P.J., D., Paula

• Nonthermal Plasma Increases Expression of Wound Healing Related Genes in a Keratinocyte Cell Line

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Annemarie, Kristian, Lena, Sybille, Anke, Sander, Klaus-Dieter, Ulrike, Kai

• Cold Physical Plasma Treatment Alters Redox Balance in Human Immune Cells

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Sander, Thomas, Axel, Klaus-Dieter, Kai

• Differential Viability of Eight Human Blood Mononuclear Cell Subpopulations After Plasma Treatment

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Sander, Julia, Anne, Axel, Klaus-Dieter, Barbara, Kai

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