Genome Biology and Evolution

Top Research Topics at Genome Biology and Evolution?

Genome Biology and Evolution is organized to address concerns in the fields of Genetics, Genome, Gene, Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetics. Presentations on Genetics include those discussing Horizontal gene transfer, Mitochondrial DNA, Molecular evolution, Nonsynonymous substitution and Negative selection. Genome evolution, Comparative genomics, Genomics, Transposable element and Genome size are Genome topics of special interest in Genome Biology and Evolution.

Gene duplication, Gene family, Transcriptome, Gene expression and Phenotype are all aspects of Gene discussed in it. The research on Evolutionary biology featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Adaptation, Ecology and Clade, Lineage (evolution), Phylogenetic tree.

• Genetics (56.02%)
• Genome (47.98%)
• Gene (42.19%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• A Phylogenomic View of Ecological Specialization in the Lachnospiraceae, a Family of Digestive Tract-Associated Bacteria (384 citations)
• On the immortality of television sets: "function" in the human genome according to the evolution-free gospel of ENCODE. (370 citations)
• Comparative Genomics of the Odorant-Binding and Chemosensory Protein Gene Families across the Arthropoda: Origin and Evolutionary History of the Chemosensory System (305 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Genome Biology and Evolution:

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Genetics, Genome, Gene, Phylogenetics and Evolutionary biology. The studies on Phylogenetics discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Botany and Phylogenetic tree. The published articles explore topics in Evolutionary biology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Ecology and Natural selection.

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

• Gene
• Genome
• Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Genome Biology and Evolution focuses largely on the fields of Evolutionary biology, Genome, Gene, Genetics and Phylogenetic tree. In addition to Evolutionary biology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Population genetics, Selection (genetic algorithm), Genomics, Phylogenetics and Adaptation. It explores topics in Genome which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Chromosome and Sequence assembly.

While Sequence assembly is the focus of Genome Biology and Evolution, it also provided insights into the studies of Genome project and Nanopore sequencing. The journal encompasses presentations on Gene, specifically Gene duplication, Transcriptome, Gene family, Transposable element and Phenotype. Horizontal gene transfer and GC-content are some of the facets of Genetics tackled in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Mutation Rates and Selection on Synonymous Mutations in SARS-CoV-2. (14 citations)
• Transposable Element Mobilization in Interspecific Yeast Hybrids. (10 citations)
• The Iron-Responsive Genome of the Chiton Acanthopleura granulata (10 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Genome Biology and Evolution (based on the number of publications) are:

• Danielle Venton (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Casey McGrath (29 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• William Martin (20 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• John M. Archibald (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Eugene V. Koonin (19 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Genome Biology and Evolution (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (84 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (78 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (76 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Cornell University (57 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (53 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, 6.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.77% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.92% of all publications and 51.17% 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.