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American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B, Neuropsychiatric Genetics
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American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B, Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 64 76 60 15
Medicine 1408 137 100 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 302
Documents by Best Scientists*: 142
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 26
SCIMAGO H-index: 140
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.658
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics?

The topics of Genetics, Gene, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology and Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Genetics, which encompasses Chromosome (genetic algorithm), Susceptibility locus, Chromosome, Linkage (software) and Candidate gene, is the main subject of it. American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics explores research in Chromosome (genetic algorithm) and the adjacent study of Bipolar disorder.

The research on Gene featured in American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics combines topics in other fields like Receptor, Internal medicine and Endocrinology. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Internal medicine but it intersects with the subject of Allele. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Clinical psychology as it also encompasses Association (psychology).

  • Genetics (42.64%)
  • Gene (15.23%)
  • Psychiatry (11.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • An autosomal genomic screen for autism (334 citations)
  • Moclobemide response in depressed patients: Association study with a functional polymorphism in the monoamine oxidase-A promoter (13 citations)
  • Genomewide scan of affected relative pairs using the NIMH Genetics Initiative Bipolar affective Disorder pedigrees (8 citations)

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

Genetics, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Pedigree chart and Familial transmission are the main subjects of interest in the most cited papers. The most cited articles dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Genetics and Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming). The journal publications about Monoamine oxidase A under the umbrella field of Internal medicine overlap with concepts in Variation (linguistics).

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 - Neuropsychiatric Genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John I. Nurnberger (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Margaret A. Pericak-Vance (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Theodore Reich (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Melvin G. McInnis (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas G. Schulze (11 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 - Neuropsychiatric Genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Washington University in St. Louis (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Johns Hopkins University (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Milan (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Duke University (11 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 2006 edition, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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

  • Genetics of resilience: Implications from genome-wide association studies and candidate genes of the stress response system in posttraumatic stress disorder and depression.

    Stephan Maul;Ina Giegling;Chiara Fabbri;Filippo Corponi

    (2020)
    76 Citations
  • A screen of 1,049 schizophrenia and 30 Alzheimer's‐associated variants for regulatory potential

    Leslie Myint;Ruihua Wang;Leandros Boukas;Kasper D. Hansen

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Genetic comorbidity between major depression and cardio‐metabolic traits, stratified by age at onset of major depression

    Saskia P. Hagenaars;Jonathan R.I. Coleman;Shing Wan Choi;Héléna Gaspar

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Genetic meta-analysis of obsessive–compulsive disorder and self-report compulsive symptoms

    Dirk J A Smit;Danielle Cath;Nuno R Zilhão;Hill F Ip

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Ethical concerns relating to genetic risk scores for suicide.

    Anna Docherty;Anna Docherty;Brent Kious;Teneille Brown;Leslie Francis

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • 5-HT2AR and BDNF gene variants in eating disorders susceptibility.

    M. Rachele Ceccarini;Anna Tasegian;Marica Franzago;F. Filomena Patria

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Genetics and epigenetics of self‐injurious thoughts and behaviors: Systematic review of the suicide literature and methodological considerations

    (2022)
    27 Citations

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