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American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
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American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 36 315 593 25
Medicine 759 295 527 27

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 737
Documents by Best Scientists*: 956
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 24
SCIMAGO H-index: 136
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.733
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at American Journal of Medical Genetics?

The topics of Genetics, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Anatomy and Pediatrics are the focal point of discussions in American Journal of Medical Genetics. Topics like Allele, Gene, Locus (genetics), Genetic linkage and Chromosome are tackled as part of the discussions on Genetics. The work on Allele addressed in American Journal of Medical Genetics expands to the thematically related Genotype.

The study on Genetic linkage presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Gene mapping. It is focused mainly on Chromosome, particularly Karyotype. Topics in Karyotype were tackled in line with various other fields like Cytogenetics and Chromosomal translocation.

The journal explores research in Endocrinology and the adjacent study of Pathology. It concentrated on Anatomy research, specifically Hypoplasia and Agenesis. Haplotype research discussed connects with the study of Single-nucleotide polymorphism.

  • Genetics (40.55%)
  • Internal medicine (19.78%)
  • Endocrinology (16.89%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Ehlers‐Danlos syndromes: Revised nosology, Villefranche, 1997 (1401 citations)
  • Revised diagnostic criteria for the Marfan syndrome. (1357 citations)
  • Diagnostic criteria for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome). (1213 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at American Journal of Medical Genetics:

The published papers focus largely on the fields of Genetics, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Allele and Pediatrics. The journal publications explore topics in Internal medicine which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Gastroenterology and Oncology. Genetic association and Candidate gene are some topics wherein Allele research discussed in the published papers has an impact.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Mutation

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Genome-wide association study, Psychiatry, Genetic association, Clinical psychology and Schizophrenia. American Journal of Medical Genetics discusses concepts in Psychiatric genetics and Psychosis under Psychiatry and how they intertwine with disciplines like Pandemic. A big portion of the Genetic association research presented is connected to Genetics and Single-nucleotide polymorphism.

The study on Genetics presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Autism spectrum disorder. While it focused on Clinical psychology, it was also able to explore topics like Anxiety, Personality, Genetic counseling, Mental health and Genetic testing. Issues in Schizophrenia were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Bipolar disorder and Mood.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Epigenome-wide analysis uncovers a blood-based DNA methylation biomarker of lifetime cannabis use (5 citations)
  • Rare protein-coding variants implicate genes involved in risk of suicide death (3 citations)
  • Julius Wagner von Jauregg, Otto Diem and research methods for assessing the contributions of hereditary burden to mental illness risk: 1902-1906. (3 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 American Journal of Medical Genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John M. Opitz (902 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James F. Reynolds (570 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jean-Pierre Fryns (136 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stephen V. Faraone (130 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Gill (98 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 American Journal of Medical Genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Boston Children's Hospital (888 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (353 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (320 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Johns Hopkins University (260 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (237 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.21% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.32% of all publications and 36.84% 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

  • Nosology of genetic skeletal disorders: 2023 revision

    (2023)
    240 Citations
  • Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM®): Victor McKusick's magnum opus

    Ada Hamosh;Joanna S Amberger;Carol Bocchini;Alan F Scott

    (2021)
    92 Citations
  • Love in the time of COVID‐19

    (2020)
    89 Citations
  • Healthcare recommendations for Joubert syndrome

    Ruxandra Bachmann-Gagescu;Jennifer C. Dempsey;Sara Bulgheroni;Maida L. Chen;Maida L. Chen

    (2020)
    86 Citations
  • Limitations of exome sequencing in detecting rare and undiagnosed diseases

    Kendall J. Burdick;Joy D. Cogan;Lynette C. Rives;Amy K. Robertson

    (2020)
    73 Citations

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