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Genetics and Molecular Biology
H-index 11

Genetics and Molecular Biology

1415-4757

Published by: Sociedade Brasileira de Genetica

https://www.scielo.br/j/gmb/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 122 12 20 6
Molecular Biology 151 11 10 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 86
Documents by Best Scientists*: 102
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 65
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.444
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Genetics and Molecular Biology?

Genetics and Molecular Biology generally zeroes in on subjects such as Genetics, Gene, Botany, Molecular biology and Zoology. Genetics and Molecular Biology focuses on different Genetics studies like Allele, Genome, Chromosome, Karyotype and Genotype. In particular, the Allele works presented emphasize discussions on Microsatellite.

In it, Evolutionary biology, Heterochromatin and Ploidy are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Karyotype research. The journal concentrates on Gene topics that focus on Gene expression, Exon and Phylogenetic tree. It explores research in Zoology and the adjacent study of Ecology.

  • Genetics (35.73%)
  • Gene (19.00%)
  • Botany (12.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): their potential as antagonists and biocontrol agents (630 citations)
  • Plant growth-promoting bacteria as inoculants in agricultural soils. (426 citations)
  • Plant responses to stresses: role of ascorbate peroxidase in the antioxidant protection (372 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Genetics and Molecular Biology:

The most cited publications investigate areas of study like Genetics, Botany, Gene, Ecology and Genetic diversity. The studies on Botany discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of RAPD, Abiotic stress and Horticulture. While the journal publications focused on Ecology, they were also able to explore topics like Zoology and Genetic structure.

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

  • Gene
  • Ecology
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Gene, Genetics, Pandemic, Disease and Phylogenetic tree. It investigates Gene research which frequently intersects with Computational biology. The Genetics research presented places emphasis on topics like Meiosis, Frameshift mutation, Exon, Genotyping and Exome sequencing.

Clinical significance, Virus, Breast cancer, Single-nucleotide polymorphism and In vivo are some topics wherein Disease research discussed in the journal have an impact. While Genetics and Molecular Biology focused on Phylogenetic tree, it was also able to explore topics like Evolutionary biology, Genome and Mitochondrial DNA. The studies on Mitochondrial DNA discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Zoology and Genetic diversity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Control and prevention of infectious diseases from a One Health perspective (6 citations)
  • Updated birth prevalence and relative frequency of mucopolysaccharidoses across Brazilian regions. (4 citations)
  • So alike yet so different. Differential expression of the long non-coding RNAs NORAD and HCG11 in breast cancer subtypes. (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 Genetics and Molecular Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Fausto Foresti (38 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Roberto Giugliani (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Claudio Oliveira (34 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Francisco M. Salzano (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Iracilda Sampaio (25 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 Genetics and Molecular Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of São Paulo (431 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 17 less than at the previous edition,
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (282 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (218 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (216 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • State University of Campinas (147 papers) published 5 papers 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, 10.47% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.65% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.58% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 2.60% of all publications and 31.17% 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

  • Cooperation and interplay between base and nucleotide excision repair pathways: From DNA lesions to proteins

    Namrata Kumar;Natalia C. Moreno;Bruno C. Feltes;Carlos F. M. Menck

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Overexpression of AtNCED3 gene improved drought tolerance in soybean in greenhouse and field conditions.

    Mayla Daiane Correa Molinari;Mayla Daiane Correa Molinari;Renata Fuganti-Pagliarini;Silvana Regina Rockenbach Marin;Silvana Regina Rockenbach Marin;Leonardo Cesar Ferreira

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Evolutionary breakpoint regions and chromosomal remodeling in Harttia (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) species diversification

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • Spontaneous chromosomal instability in peripheral blood lymphocytes from two molecularly confirmed Italian patients with Hereditary Fibrosis Poikiloderma: insights into cancer predisposition.

    Gaia Roversi;Gaia Roversi;Elisa Adele Colombo;Ivana Magnani;Cristina Gervasini

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Novel insights into chromosome evolution of Charadriiformes: extensive genomic reshuffling in the wattled jacana (Jacana jacana, Charadriiformes, Jacanidae).

    Rafael Kretschmer;Rafael Kretschmer;Marcelo Santos de Souza;Suziane Alves Barcellos;Tiago Marafiga Degrandi

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • How history and geography may explain the distribution in the Comorian archipelago of a novel mutation in DNA repair-deficient xeroderma pigmentosum patients.

    Alain Sarasin;Patrick Munier;François Cartault

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Characterization of the complete plastid genome of Butia eriospatha (Arecaceae).

    Jeison Willy de Souza Magnabosco;Hugo Pacheco de Freitas Fraga;Raquel Santos da Silva;Marcelo Rogalski

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Draft genome sequence of Wickerhamomyces anomalus LBCM1105, isolated from cachaça fermentation.

    Aureliano C Cunha;Renato Augusto Corrêa dos Santos;Diego Mauricio Riaño-Pachón;Fábio Márcio Squina

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Extensive genomic reshuffling involved in the karyotype evolution of genus Cerradomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini).

    Camilla Bruno Di-Nizo;Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith;Maria José de J Silva

    (2020)
    8 Citations

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