Development Growth and Differentiation

Aims & Scope

Development Growth & Differentiation (DGD) publishes three types of articles: original, resource, and review papers.

Original papers are on any subjects having a context in development, growth, and differentiation processes in animals, plants, and microorganisms, dealing with molecular, genetic, cellular and organismal phenomena including metamorphosis and regeneration, while using experimental, theoretical, and bioinformatic approaches.

Papers on other related fields are also welcome, such as stem cell biology, genomics, neuroscience, Evodevo, Ecodevo, and medical science as well as related methodology (new or revised techniques) and bioresources.

Resource papers describe a dataset, such as whole genome sequences and expressed sequence tags (ESTs), with some biological insights, which should be valuable for studying the subjects as mentioned above.

Submission of review papers is also encouraged, especially those providing a new scope based on the authors’ own study, or a summarization of their study series.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.633

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	76

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9118

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	208

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Top row from the left: Knock in in Silkworm, see Daimon <i>et al</i>., 14–25. Knock out in Xenopus laevis, see Suzuki <i>et al</i>., 108–114. Knock out in zebrafish, see Kawahara <i>et al</i>., 26–33. Knock out in medaka, see Kinoshita <i>et al</i>., 98–107. Middle row: Schematic drawings of the principal mechanisms of Genome editing by Zinc‐finger nucleases method, TAL effector nucleases method and CRISPR/Cas method, see Mashimo, 46–52, and Mashiko <i>et al</i>., 122–129. Bottom row from the left: Knock out in sea urchin, see Hosoi <i>et al</i>., 92–97. Knock out in rat,see Mashimo, 46–52. Transgenic marmoset, see Kishi <i>et al</i>., 53–62. Gene editing mediated by CRISPR/Cas method, see Mashiko <i>et al</i>., 122–129.

  Citation: 898

  Authors:

• Regulation of oocyte maturation in fish

  Citation: 587

  Authors: Yoshitaka, Masakane

• Germline‐specific expression of the Oct‐4/green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgene in mice

  Citation: 349

  Authors: Tomomi, Noriyuki, Mario, Young Ii, Kazuyuki, Kazue, Masuo, Kuniya, Hans R., Yasuhisa

• Efficient targeting of gene expression in chick embryos by microelectroporation

  Citation: 269

  Authors: Tsuyoshi, † Akane, Jun, Hidesato, Kazuhiko, Kunio

• Nanopore sequencing: Review of potential applications in functional genomics

  Citation: 266

  Authors: Nobuaki, Kazuharu

• A nuclear GFP/β‐galactosidase fusion protein as a marker for morphogenesis in living <i>Drosophila</i>

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Yasuhiro, Miho, Shigeo

• Isolation of planarian X‐ray‐sensitive stem cells by fluorescence‐activated cell sorting

  Citation: 228

  Authors: Tetsutaro, Maki, Sayaka, Norito, Kiyokazu

• Roles of <i>Hes</i> genes in neural development

  Citation: 221

  Authors: Ryoichiro, Toshiyuki, Taeko

• Expressions of<i>PDGF receptor alpha, c‐Kit</i>and<i>Flk1</i>genes clustering in mouse chromosome 5 define distinct subsets of nascent mesodermal cells

  Citation: 202

  Authors: Hiroshi, Nobuyuki, Satomi, Kunihiro, Hiroaki, Takahiro, Werner, Toru, Shin‐Ichi

• Role of <i>Pax‐5</i> in the regulation of a mid‐hindbrain organizer’s activity

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Jun‐ichi, Tatsuya, Hideyo, Sumihare, Hideaki, Harukazu

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