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Molecular Genetics and Genomics
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Molecular Genetics and Genomics

1617-4615

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/438

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 78 41 51 12
Molecular Biology 168 7 7 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 152
Documents by Best Scientists*: 132
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 138
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.551
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Molecular Genetics and Genomics?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Genetics, Molecular biology, Gene, Mutant and Biochemistry. The journal aims to address concerns in Genetics, specifically in the areas of Human genetics, Genome, Locus (genetics), Transposable element and Allele. Most of the Human genetics studies addressed also intersect with Evolutionary biology.

The work on Molecular biology tackled in it brings together disciplines like Plasmid, DNA and Transcription (biology), Operon, Escherichia coli. Most of the works presented in Molecular Genetics and Genomics deals with Plasmid but it intersects with the subject of Molecular cloning. Gene expression, Nucleic acid sequence, Promoter, Regulation of gene expression and Peptide sequence are all aspects of Gene discussed in the journal.

While work presented in Molecular Genetics and Genomics provided substantial information on Mutant, it also covered topics in Mutation, Phenotype and Microbiology. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Amino acid, Enzyme and Structural gene are all subfields of Biochemistry research that were featured in Molecular Genetics and Genomics. The featured Saccharomyces cerevisiae research is covered under the field of Yeast.

  • Genetics (48.33%)
  • Molecular biology (39.73%)
  • Gene (36.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A positive selection for mutants lacking orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase activity in yeast: 5-fluoro-orotic acid resistance. (2052 citations)
  • The promoter of TL-DNA gene 5 controls the tissue-specific expression of chimaeric genes carried by a novel type of Agrobacterium binary vector (1821 citations)
  • Isolation of the Candida albicans gene for orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase by complementation of S. cerevisiae ura3 and E. coli pyrF mutations. (1055 citations)

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

The journal papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Genetics, Gene, Molecular biology, Biochemistry and Mutant. The published papers address concerns in the field of Molecular biology by exploring it in line with topics in Plasmid which intersect with Microbiology and Transformation (genetics) subjects. The study on Mutant presented in the journal articles is investigated in conjunction with research in Mutation.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Genetics, Gene, Human genetics, Genome and Computational biology. Genetics studies presented in it focus on topics such as Allele, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Mutant, Quantitative trait locus and Candidate gene. Molecular Genetics and Genomics focuses on Mutant as well as the interrelated topic of Locus (genetics).

Molecular Genetics and Genomics explores research in Human genetics alongside concepts in Exome sequencing and other areas of study in Missense mutation. It addresses concerns in the field of Genome by exploring it in line with topics in Evolutionary biology which intersect with Phylogenetic tree subjects. The Computational biology works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Transcriptome and DNA sequencing.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Cost-efficiency tradeoff is optimized in various cancer types revealed by genome-wide analysis. (8 citations)
  • Construction of high-density genetic maps defined sex determination region of the Y chromosome in spinach (8 citations)
  • New insights into the fine-scale history of western–eastern admixture of the northwestern Chinese population in the Hexi Corridor via genome-wide genetic legacy (7 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 Molecular Genetics and Genomics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Heinz Saedler (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Werner Goebel (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alfred Pühler (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Starlinger (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas A. Trautner (39 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 Molecular Genetics and Genomics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (621 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (270 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tokyo (267 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (187 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (180 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, 7.62% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 2.06% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.03% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.25% of all publications and 88.66% 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

  • WheatQTLdb: a QTL database for wheat

    Kalpana Singh;Ritu Batra;Shiveta Sharma;Gautam Saripalli

    (2021)
    59 Citations
  • Genome-wide association studies using 50 K rice genic SNP chip unveil genetic architecture for anaerobic germination of deep-water rice population of Assam, India

    Megha Rohilla;Nisha Singh;Abhishek Mazumder;Priyabrata Sen

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Enhancing Upland cotton for drought resilience, productivity, and fiber quality: comparative evaluation and genetic dissection.

    Mauricio Ulloa;Luis M De Santiago;Amanda M Hulse-Kemp;Amanda M Hulse-Kemp;David M Stelly

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Genetic dissection of flowering time in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) through single- and multi-locus genome-wide association studies.

    Braulio J Soto-Cerda;Gabriela Aravena;Sylvie Cloutier

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Tiered analysis of whole-exome sequencing for epilepsy diagnosis.

    Paul J. Dunn;Bridget H. Maher;Cassie L. Albury;Shani Stuart

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Plasma cell-free DNA promise monitoring and tissue injury assessment of COVID-19

    (2023)
    18 Citations
  • A de novo transcriptome analysis revealed that photomorphogenic genes are required for carotenoid synthesis in the dark-grown carrot taproot

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Construction of high-density genetic maps defined sex determination region of the Y chromosome in spinach

    Li'ang Yu;Xiaokai Ma;Ban Deng;Jingjing Yue

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Evaluation and genome-wide association study of resistance to bacterial blight race 18 in U.S. Upland cotton germplasm

    Hanan Elassbli;Abdelraheem Abdelraheem;Yi Zhu;Zonghua Teng

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Identification of novel functional CpG-SNPs associated with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease

    Zun Wang;Chuan Qiu;Xu Lin;Lan-Juan Zhao

    (2020)
    12 Citations

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