Journal of Human Genetics

Top Research Topics at Journal of Human Genetics?

The journal investigates areas of study like Genetics, Gene, Molecular biology, Allele and Single-nucleotide polymorphism. As a part of Journal of Human Genetics, discussions in Genetics involve topics like Mutation, Haplotype, Exon, Missense mutation and Genotype. Journal of Human Genetics emphasizes research on Haplotype, which includes concerns such as Linkage disequilibrium.

The studies in Genotype featured incorporate elements of Internal medicine and Endocrinology. While Internal medicine is the focus of Journal of Human Genetics, it also provided insights into the studies of Gastroenterology and Oncology. Topics like Phenotype and Locus (genetics) are tackled as part of the discussions on Gene.

Many of the studies tackled connect Molecular biology with a similar field of study like Gene expression. Allele frequency and Polymorphism (computer science) are all topics related to Allele research discussed. Aside from discussions in Single-nucleotide polymorphism, the journal also deals with the subject of Genetic epidemiology which intersects with Molecular genetics disciplines.

• Genetics (60.57%)
• Gene (22.59%)
• Molecular biology (19.83%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Identification of a novel non-coding RNA, MIAT, that confers risk of myocardial infarction. (450 citations)
• The HLA genomic loci map: expression, interaction, diversity and disease (441 citations)
• A high-throughput SNP typing system for genome-wide association studies. (417 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Human Genetics:

The most cited articles focus on Genetics, Gene, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Molecular biology and Allele. The presentations in the most cited articles discussing Genetics offer insights in topics such as Genotype, Mutation, Haplotype, Exon and Allele frequency. In addition to Allele research, the most cited articles aim to explore topics under Odds ratio and Genetic variation.

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

• Gene
• Mutation
• Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Genetics, Gene, Missense mutation, Exome sequencing and Mutation are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Genetics studies presented include Exon, Phenotype, Intellectual disability, Allele and Genetic association. The field of Single-nucleotide polymorphism is the anchor for the Genetic association studies presented in the journal.

Concepts in Internal medicine, as well as related topics in Endocrinology, are covered in the Missense mutation research presented in Journal of Human Genetics. In addition to Exome sequencing research, it aims to explore topics under Genetic analysis, Corpus callosum, In silico and Bioinformatics. The journal focuses on Mutation research which is adjacent to topics in Mutant.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Unique roles of rare variants in the genetics of complex diseases in humans. (10 citations)
• Prefecture-level population structure of the Japanese based on SNP genotypes of 11,069 individuals. (9 citations)
• Aberrant expression of a novel circular RNA in pancreatic cancer. (8 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 Journal of Human Genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Yusuke Nakamura (143 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Naomichi Matsumoto (114 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Katsushi Tokunaga (72 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• Noriko Miyake (71 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Mitsuru Emi (68 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 Journal of Human Genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Tokyo (381 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Boston Children's Hospital (146 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• Tokyo Medical and Dental University (139 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Yokohama City University (135 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Osaka University (133 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less 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, 3.97% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.66% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.86% of all publications and 39.31% 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.