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npj Genomic Medicine

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 31 174 135 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 518
Documents by Best Scientists*: 250
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 46
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.178
Impact Factor: 4.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at npj Genomic Medicine?

Genetics, Gene, Internal medicine, Computational biology and Cancer are among the topics commonly tackled in npj Genomic Medicine. As a part of the journal, discussions in Genetics involve topics like Phenotype, Copy-number variation, Mutation, Missense mutation and Genetic testing. The presented research on Genetic testing deals specifically with Pediatrics but it also addresses topics in Medical diagnosis.

Topics in Gene were tackled in line with various other fields like Autism and Disease. It explores research in Oncology and overlapping concepts in Colorectal cancer to expand the discourse in Internal medicine. In the journal, Genome and DNA, DNA sequencing are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Computational biology research.

Cancer research, Germline mutation and Germline are some topics wherein Cancer research discussed in npj Genomic Medicine have an impact. The studies in Cancer research featured incorporate elements of Cell, Transcriptome and Immune system. The Exome sequencing study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Bioinformatics.

  • Genetics (27.56%)
  • Gene (25.09%)
  • Internal medicine (15.55%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Whole-genome sequencing expands diagnostic utility and improves clinical management in paediatric medicine (209 citations)
  • Meta-analysis of the diagnostic and clinical utility of genome and exome sequencing and chromosomal microarray in children with suspected genetic diseases (197 citations)
  • Rapid whole-genome sequencing decreases infant morbidity and cost of hospitalization. (160 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at npj Genomic Medicine:

The journal papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Genetics, Gene, Genome, Exome sequencing and Computational biology. The journal articles with studies in Gene featured incorporate elements of Annotation and Autism. The journal articles address concerns in the field of Exome sequencing by exploring it in line with topics in Internal medicine which intersect with Massive parallel sequencing subjects.

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

  • Gene
  • Cancer
  • Mutation

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in npj Genomic Medicine are Internal medicine, Gene, Genetics, Cancer research and Disease. In addition to Internal medicine research, the journal aims to explore topics under Mendelian randomization and Oncology. The journal addresses concerns in Gene which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Computational biology, DNA and Pathogenesis.

The journal explores issues in Computational biology which can be linked to other research areas like Heart disease and Whole genome sequencing. Issues in Disease were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Exome sequencing, Missense mutation and Etiology. Research in Proband and the interrelating topic of Genetic testing were among the subjects of interest in the Cohort studies discussed in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Genetic profiles of 103,106 individuals in the Taiwan Biobank provide insights into the health and history of Han Chinese. (7 citations)
  • Ratio of the interferon-γ signature to the immunosuppression signature predicts anti-PD-1 therapy response in melanoma. (6 citations)
  • Urinary exosome microRNA signatures as a noninvasive prognostic biomarker for prostate cancer. (4 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 npj Genomic Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stephen W. Scherer (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Stephen F. Kingsmore (10 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Joanne Ngeow (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • David Dimmock (9 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Michelle M. Clark (8 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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 npj Genomic Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Boston Children's Hospital (23 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Toronto (22 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • The Centre for Applied Genomics (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (12 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 4.49% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.88% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.18% of all publications and 41.18% 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

  • Genetic profiles of 103,106 individuals in the Taiwan Biobank provide insights into the health and history of Han Chinese.

    Chun-Yu Wei;Jenn-Hwai Yang;Erh-Chan Yeh;Ming-Fang Tsai

    (2021)
    251 Citations
  • Evaluating the promise of inclusion of African ancestry populations in genomics.

    Amy R Bentley;Shawneequa L Callier;Shawneequa L Callier;Charles N Rotimi

    (2020)
    142 Citations
  • Best practices for the analytical validation of clinical whole-genome sequencing intended for the diagnosis of germline disease

    Christian R Marshall;Shimul Chowdhury;Ryan J Taft;Mathew S Lebo;Mathew S Lebo

    (2020)
    103 Citations
  • Best practices for the interpretation and reporting of clinical whole genome sequencing

    (2022)
    90 Citations
  • A three-year follow-up study evaluating clinical utility of exome sequencing and diagnostic potential of reanalysis.

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • Rapid and comprehensive diagnostic method for repeat expansion diseases using nanopore sequencing

    (2022)
    62 Citations
  • Brain microRNAs associated with late-life depressive symptoms are also associated with cognitive trajectory and dementia

    Thomas S. Wingo;Jingjing Yang;Wen Fan;Se Min Canon

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • TBK1 and TNFRSF13B mutations and an autoinflammatory disease in a child with lethal COVID-19

    Axel Schmidt;Sophia Peters;Alexej Knaus;Hemmen Sabir

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • Rapid whole genome sequencing impacts care and resource utilization in infants with congenital heart disease

    Nathaly M. Sweeney;Shareef A. Nahas;Shimul Chowdhury;Sergey Batalov

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • Partially automated whole-genome sequencing reanalysis of previously undiagnosed pediatric patients can efficiently yield new diagnoses.

    Kiely N James;Michelle M Clark;Brandon Camp;Cyrielle Kint

    (2020)
    50 Citations

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