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Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics
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Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

1527-8204

Published by: Annual Reviews

https://www.annualreviews.org/toc/genom/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 58 35 33 18

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 69
Documents by Best Scientists*: 57
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 134
SCIMAGO SJR: 4.28
Impact Factor: 7.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Genetics, Genome, Computational biology, Genomics and Evolutionary biology. The overlapping concepts between Disease and Bioinformatics are the key highlights of Genetics study. The journal facilitated presentations on Genome research, particularly Comparative genomics and Genome evolution.

Topics in Computational biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Regulation of gene expression and DNA sequencing. The presented research on Genomics deals specifically with Human genetics but it also addresses topics in Medical genetics. The research on Evolutionary biology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Adaptation, Genetic variation and Population genetics.

The journal aims to address concerns in Gene, specifically in the areas of Phenotype and Enhancer. Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics focuses on Epigenetics research which is adjacent to topics in DNA methylation. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Genome-wide association study, apply to Genetic association as well.

  • Genetics (54.23%)
  • Genome (20.40%)
  • Computational biology (19.65%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Next-Generation DNA Sequencing Methods (1881 citations)
  • AN EW APPROACH TO DECODING LIFE: Systems Biology (1433 citations)
  • Apolipoprotein E: far more than a lipid transport protein. (1328 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics:

Genetics, Genome, Gene, Human genome and Evolutionary biology are the main subjects of interest in the most cited papers. While Genetics is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Computational biology and Disease. The journal articles hold forums on Evolutionary biology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Human genetic variation, Molecular evolution, Nuclear DNA and Genetic drift, Genetic variation.

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

  • Gene
  • Mutation
  • Genetics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics are Computational biology, MEDLINE, Genomics, Cell and Cell biology. The Computational biology works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Clinical genomics, RNA polymerase III and Retrotransposon. MEDLINE research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including China, Human genetics and Pregnancy termination.

The journal features research on Genomics in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Genetics. It explores topics in Cell which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Gene expression, Transcription factor, Transcriptional regulation and DNA sequencing. The journal facilitates discussions on Cell biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Histone, DNA and Enhancer, Transcription (biology), Locus control region.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Transcriptional Regulation by (Super)Enhancers: From Discovery to Mechanisms. (6 citations)
  • The Emergence and Global Spread of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing. (4 citations)
  • The Need for a Human Pangenome Reference Sequence. (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 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Christopher A. Walsh (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • David Valle (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joel N. Hirschhorn (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gonçalo R. Abecasis (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Beth A. Tarini (3 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 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Institutes of Health (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Washington (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Oxford (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 35.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.65% of all publications and 47.06% 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

  • The Genetics of Epilepsy.

    Piero Perucca;Piero Perucca;Melanie Bahlo;Melanie Bahlo;Samuel F Berkovic

    (2020)
    214 Citations
  • Twenty-Five Years of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research: From Phenotype to Genotype to Therapy, and What Comes Next

    Brunhilde Wirth;Mert Karakaya;Min Jeong Kye;Natalia Mendoza-Ferreira

    (2020)
    204 Citations
  • Genome-Wide Analysis of Human Long Noncoding RNAs: A Provocative Review.

    (2022)
    126 Citations
  • New Diagnostic Approaches for Undiagnosed Rare Genetic Diseases.

    Taila Hartley;Gabrielle Lemire;Kristin D. Kernohan;Heather E. Howley

    (2020)
    81 Citations
  • The Need for a Human Pangenome Reference Sequence.

    Karen H Miga;Ting Wang

    (2021)
    76 Citations
  • The Role of Genome Sequencing in Neonatal Intensive Care Units.

    (2022)
    73 Citations
  • The Yin and Yang of Histone Marks in Transcription.

    Paul B Talbert;Steven Henikoff

    (2021)
    66 Citations
  • Structural Variation in Cancer: Role, Prevalence, and Mechanisms.

    (2022)
    62 Citations
  • Extrachromosomal DNA in Cancer.

    (2022)
    48 Citations
  • Decoding the Human Face: Progress and Challenges in Understanding the Genetics of Craniofacial Morphology

    (2022)
    47 Citations

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