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Genes
H-index 59

Genes

2073-4425

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/genes

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 13 591 917 39

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 2728
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2904
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 78
SCIMAGO H-index: 103
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.858
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Genes?

Genes focuses largely on the fields of Gene, Genetics, Cell biology, Genome and Computational biology. Presentations on Gene include those discussing Gene expression, Transcriptome, Phenotype, Gene family and Transcription factor. Genes primarily discusses Genetics topics, particularly Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Candidate gene, Allele, Genome-wide association study and Genotype.

Genome research featured in Genes incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetic tree.

  • Gene (29.12%)
  • Genetics (25.56%)
  • Cell biology (12.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes—Pitfalls and Possibilities (247 citations)
  • Signaling Pathways in Exosomes Biogenesis, Secretion and Fate (199 citations)
  • Advances in Non-Viral DNA Vectors for Gene Therapy. (184 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Genes:

The most cited publications investigate studies in Genetics, Gene, Cell biology, Genome and Computational biology. The most cited papers address concerns in Cell biology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Carcinogenesis and DNA damage. The published articles explore topics in Genome which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetic tree.

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 Genes (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tosso Leeb (32 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Vidhya Jagannathan (31 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Gérard Noiriel (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Huitong Zhou (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yuzhu Luo (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 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 Genes (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (85 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (78 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Huazhong Agricultural University (71 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (71 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
  • Boston Children's Hospital (61 papers) published 31 papers at the last edition, 20 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, 6.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.96% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.90% of all publications and 71.72% 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 Changing Epidemiology of Cystic Fibrosis: Incidence, Survival and Impact of the CFTR Gene Discovery.

    Virginie Scotet;Carine L’Hostis;Claude Férec

    (2020)
    209 Citations
  • COVID-19 and Genetic Variants of Protein Involved in the SARS-CoV-2 Entry into the Host Cells.

    Andrea Latini;Emanuele Agolini;Antonio Novelli;Paola Borgiani

    (2020)
    109 Citations
  • High Contiguity De Novo Genome Sequence Assembly of Trifoliate Yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) Using Long Read Sequencing.

    Christian Siadjeu;Boas Pucker;Boas Pucker;Prisca Viehöver;Dirk C Albach

    (2020)
    108 Citations
  • Mutation Patterns of Human SARS-CoV-2 and Bat RaTG13 Coronavirus Genomes Are Strongly Biased Towards C>U Transitions, Indicating Rapid Evolution in Their Hosts.

    Roman Matyásek;Ales Kovarík

    (2020)
    94 Citations
  • Understanding the Relevance of DNA Methylation Changes in Immune Differentiation and Disease

    (2020)
    93 Citations
  • Gene-Environment Interactions in Schizophrenia: A Literature Review

    Marah H. Wahbeh;Dimitrios Avramopoulos

    (2021)
    84 Citations
  • Genetics and Epigenetics of Atopic Dermatitis: An Updated Systematic Review.

    Maria J Martin;Miguel Estravís;Asunción García-Sánchez;Ignacio Dávila

    (2020)
    75 Citations
  • Environmental Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Influences Genomic Imprinting, Growth, and Metabolism.

    Nicole Robles-Matos;Tre Artis;Rebecca A Simmons;Marisa S Bartolomei

    (2021)
    73 Citations
  • History of DNA Helicases

    Robert M. Brosh;Steven W. Matson

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Shared Molecular Genetic Mechanisms Underlie Endometriosis and Migraine Comorbidity.

    Emmanuel O Adewuyi;Yadav Sapkota

    (2020)
    70 Citations

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