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Journal of Developmental Biology
H-index 12

Journal of Developmental Biology

2221-3759

Published by: MDPI

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

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 641 24 34 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 46
Documents by Best Scientists*: 52
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 30
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.854
Impact Factor: 2.5

Top Publications

  • Environmentally Induced Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance and the Weismann Barrier: The Dawn of Neo-Lamarckian Theory.

    Eric E Nilsson;Millissia Ben Maamar;Michael K Skinner

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Bu-M-P-ing Iron: How BMP Signaling Regulates Muscle Growth and Regeneration.

    Matthew J Borok;Despoina Mademtzoglou;Frederic Relaix

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Different Ectopic Hoxa2 Expression Levels in Mouse Cranial Neural Crest Cells Result in Distinct Craniofacial Anomalies and Homeotic Phenotypes

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Phenotypes, Developmental Basis, and Genetics of Pierre Robin Complex

    Susan M.Motch Perrine;Meng Wu;Greg Holmes;Bryan C. Bjork

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis of Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome: Lessons from Targeted and Natural Mutations in Animal Models

    Ke'ale W Louie;Yuji Mishina;Honghao Zhang

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Mutations in SIX1 Associated with Branchio-oto-Renal Syndrome (BOR) Differentially Affect Otic Expression of Putative Target Genes.

    Tanya Mehdizadeh;Himani D Majumdar;Sarah Ahsan;Andre L P Tavares

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Regeneration in Reptiles Generally and the New Zealand Tuatara in Particular as a Model to Analyse Organ Regrowth in Amniotes: A Review.

    Lorenzo Alibardi;Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • The Periodic Replacement of Adhesive Setae in Pad Lamellae of Climbing Lizards Is Driven by Patterns of Corneous Layer Growth

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Quantitative Craniofacial Analysis and Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Muenke Syndrome: A Case Report

    Fahad K Kidwai;Byron W H Mui;Konstantinia Almpani;Priyam Jani

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • The Lost and Found: Unraveling the Functions of Orphan Genes

    (2023)
    6 Citations

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