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Environmental Epigenetics
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Environmental Epigenetics

2058-5888

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/eep

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 138 8 8 5
Medicine 1865 28 32 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 65
Documents by Best Scientists*: 59
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 32
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.155
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Environmental Epigenetics?

The topics of Epigenetics, DNA methylation, Genetics, Offspring and Methylation are the focal point of discussions in Environmental Epigenetics. Epigenetics works presented in the journal have a specific focus on Transgenerational epigenetics. The close relationship between Sperm and Germline is one of the points of interest dissected in DNA methylation research.

The featured Genetics works encompass concepts such as Gene expression, Genome and Reprogramming and examines them in conjunction with Mechanism (biology). The studies on Offspring discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Developmental psychology, Endocrinology and Bioinformatics. Environmental Epigenetics addresses concerns in Methylation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Differentially methylated regions, Cord blood and Genomic imprinting.

The overlapping concepts between Histone and Epigenomics are the key highlights of Epigenome study. Gene study tackled is connected to the field of Cell biology. Phenotype research discussed connects with the study of Germ cell.

  • Epigenetics (68.38%)
  • DNA methylation (48.53%)
  • Genetics (30.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Environmentally induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease. (155 citations)
  • Developmental origins of epigenetic transgenerational inheritance (103 citations)
  • Alterations in sperm DNA methylation, non-coding RNA expression, and histone retention mediate vinclozolin-induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease. (88 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Environmental Epigenetics:

Epigenetics, DNA methylation, Genetics, Inheritance (genetic algorithm) and Transgenerational epigenetics are the main subjects of interest in the journal articles. The studies on Epigenetics discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Offspring, Methylation, Phenotype, Germline and Germ cell. The published papers facilitate discussions on DNA methylation that incorporate concepts from other fields like Vinclozolin, Placenta and Bioinformatics.

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

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Environmental Epigenetics covers a variety of subjects, including DNA methylation, Epigenetics, Gene, Sperm and Bisulfite sequencing. It is concerned with the study of DNA methylation and Gene expression in general. While the journal primarily focused on Epigenetics, it also opened dialogues on the discipline of Xenobiotic.

In it, researchers investigate the Gene study as part of research in the field of Genetics. The journal explores topics in Sperm which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Zoology and Copy-number variation. Issues in Bisulfite sequencing were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Juvenile, Andrology, Endocrine system, Weanling and CpG site.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Perinatal DEHP exposure induces sex- and tissue-specific DNA methylation changes in both juvenile and adult mice. (1 citations)
  • Differential DNA methylation in somatic and sperm cells of hatchery vs wild (natural-origin) steelhead trout populations. (1 citations)
  • Controlled human exposures to diesel exhaust: a human epigenome-wide experiment of target bronchial epithelial cells (1 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 Environmental Epigenetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael K. Skinner (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Eric E. Nilsson (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Daniel Beck (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dana C. Dolinoy (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ingrid Sadler-Riggleman (7 papers) published 1 paper 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 Environmental Epigenetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Washington State University (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (11 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Linköping University (5 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 2021 edition, 11.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 75.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 25.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • Role of epigenetic transgenerational inheritance in generational toxicology

    (2022)
    96 Citations
  • Ancestral plastics exposure induces transgenerational disease-specific sperm epigenome-wide association biomarkers.

    Jennifer L M Thorson;Daniel Beck;Millissia Ben Maamar;Eric E Nilsson

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Role of environmentally induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance in evolutionary biology: Unified Evolution Theory.

    Michael K Skinner;Eric E Nilsson

    (2021)
    51 Citations
  • Refraining from use diminishes cannabis-associated epigenetic changes in human sperm

    Rose Schrott;Susan K Murphy;Jennifer L Modliszewski;Dillon E King

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • Maternal environmental exposure to bisphenols and epigenome-wide DNA methylation in infant cord blood.

    Carolyn F McCabe;Vasantha Padmanabhan;Dana C Dolinoy;Steven E Domino

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Effect of concentration and duration of particulate matter exposure on the transcriptome and DNA methylome of bronchial epithelial cells

    Steven K Huang;Priya Tripathi;Lada A Koneva;Raymond G Cavalcante

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Differential DNA methylation in somatic and sperm cells of hatchery vs wild (natural-origin) steelhead trout populations.

    Eric Nilsson;Ingrid Sadler-Riggleman;Daniel Beck;Michael K Skinner

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Epigenetic biomarkers and preterm birth

    Bongsoo Park;Rasheda Khanam;Vinesh Vinayachandran;Abdullah H Baqui

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Short- and long-term effects of perinatal phthalate exposures on metabolic pathways in the mouse liver.

    Kari Neier;Luke Montrose;Kathleen Chen;Maureen A Malloy

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Developmental exposure to methylmercury and ADHD, a literature review of epigenetic studies

    (2021)
    20 Citations

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