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Animal Genetics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 48 65 72 16
Genetics 83 35 90 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 155
Documents by Best Scientists*: 199
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 95
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.591
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Animal Genetics?

The journal facilitates discussions on Genetics, Gene, Molecular biology, Microsatellite and Allele. Presentations on Genetics include those discussing Genetic marker, Locus (genetics), Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Quantitative trait locus and Allele frequency. The work on Genetic marker tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Gene mapping and Dinucleotide Repeat.

The studies in Single-nucleotide polymorphism featured incorporate elements of Haplotype and Candidate gene. Animal Genetics tackles issues in Gene, particularly in the topics of Exon, Genome, Chromosome, Gene expression and Phenotype. Molecular biology research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Complementary DNA, Nucleic acid sequence and Restriction fragment length polymorphism, Polymerase chain reaction.

Topics in Microsatellite explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Evolutionary biology, Zoology, Genetic diversity, Genetic linkage and Genetic variation. It explores topics in Allele which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Breed and Genotype. Genotyping is part of Genotype studies tackled in it.

  • Genetics (73.39%)
  • Gene (30.34%)
  • Molecular biology (19.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Comparisons of three probability formulae for parentage exclusion (364 citations)
  • DNA fingerprints of dogs and cats. (346 citations)
  • Genetic diversity in farm animals--a review. (344 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Animal Genetics:

The published papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Genetics, Microsatellite, Allele, Genetic marker and Gene. The published papers explore issues in Microsatellite which can be linked to other research areas like Zoology, Genetic diversity, Genetic linkage, Gene mapping and Genetic variation. While Gene is the key highlight in the journal articles, thet also covered some subjects on Molecular biology and Polymerase chain reaction, Restriction fragment length polymorphism and Nucleic acid sequence.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Genetics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Animal Genetics are Genetics, Gene, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Candidate gene and Genome-wide association study. Genetics studies presented in the journal focus on topics such as Allele, Quantitative trait locus, Genome, Locus (genetics) and Haplotype. Gene research in Animal Genetics involves the investigation of Intramuscular fat studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Marbled meat.

Issues in Single-nucleotide polymorphism were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Breed and Evolutionary biology. While Evolutionary biology is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Microsatellite, Genetic diversity and Introgression. The journal holds forums on Candidate gene that merges themes from other disciplines such as Litter (animal), Selection (genetic algorithm), Runs of Homozygosity, Genetic variation and White (mutation).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA): a record of advances in animal genetics, freely available on the Internet for 25 years. (5 citations)
  • Identification of genes related to intramuscular fat independent of backfat thickness in Duroc pigs using single‐step genome‐wide association (5 citations)
  • All sheeps and sizes: a genetic investigation of mature body size across sheep breeds reveals a polygenic nature (4 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 Animal Genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tosso Leeb (81 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Cord Drögemüller (64 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • James E. Womack (62 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gary A. Rohrer (62 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Luca Fontanesi (62 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous 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 Animal Genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (222 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (162 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bern (147 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Texas A&M University (145 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Iowa State University (115 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, 4.62% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.71% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.39% of all publications and 48.39% 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

  • InDels within caprine IGF2BP1 intron 2 and the 3′‐untranslated regions are associated with goat growth traits

    Z Wang;X Zhang;E Jiang;H Yan

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Domestic chicken diversity: Origin, distribution, and adaptation

    Raman Akinyanju Lawal;Olivier Hanotte;Olivier Hanotte;Olivier Hanotte

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Evolution and domestication of the Bovini species

    K. Zhang;J. A. Lenstra;S. Zhang;W. Liu

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Dynamics of genomic architecture during composite breed development in cattle

    T. do P. Paim;E. H. A. Hay;C. Wilson;M. G. Thomas

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • SNP genotypes reveal breed substructure, selection signatures and highly inbred regions in Piétrain pigs.

    W. Gorssen;R. Meyermans;N. Buys;S. Janssens

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA): a record of advances in animal genetics, freely available on the Internet for 25 years.

    F W Nicholas

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Understanding the effects of the bovine POLLED variants

    J. E. Aldersey;T. S. Sonstegard;J. L. Williams;C. D. K. Bottema

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Genome-wide association study to identify genetic loci associated with gastrointestinal nematode resistance in Katahdin sheep

    G. M. Becker;K. M. Davenport;Joan M. Burke;Ronald M. Lewis

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Genome-wide assessment of diversity and differentiation between original and modern Brown cattle populations.

    A Moscarelli;M T Sardina;M Cassandro;E Ciani

    (2021)
    26 Citations

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