Genes, Brain and Behavior

Aims & Scope

Genes, Brain and Behavior was launched in 2002 with the aim of publishing top quality research in behavioral and neural genetics in their broadest sense.

The emphasis is on the analysis of the behavioral and neural phenotypes under consideration, the unifying theme being the genetic approach as a tool to increase our understanding of these phenotypes.

Genes Brain and Behavior is pleased to offer the following features: 8 issues per year online submissions with first editorial decisions within 3-4 weeks and fast publication at Wiley-Blackwells High visibility through its coverage by PubMed/Medline, Current Contents and other major abstracting and indexing services Inclusion in the Wiley-Blackwell consortial license, extending readership to thousands of international libraries and institutions A large and varied editorial board comprising of international specialists.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	2.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.861

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	104

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6095

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	391

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, 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.

• Model of autism: increased ratio of excitation/inhibition in key neural systems

  Citation: 2213

  Authors: J. L. R., M. M.

• Sociability and preference for social novelty in five inbred strains: an approach to assess autistic‐like behavior in mice

  Citation: 1247

  Authors: S. S., J. J., A., R. P., J. M., T. R., J., J. N.

• Autism‐like behavioral phenotypes in BTBR T+tf/J mice

  Citation: 694

  Authors: H. G., G. K., M., J. L., V. J., J. N.

• Automated apparatus for quantitation of social approach behaviors in mice

  Citation: 664

  Authors: J. J., S. S., G., N., A., N. B., R. P., J., T. R., J. N.

• Microbial genes, brain & behaviour – epigenetic regulation of the gut–brain axis

  Citation: 531

  Authors: R. M., T. G., J. F.

• Psychiatric endophenotypes and the development of valid animal models

  Citation: 402

  Authors: T. D., I. I.

• Neuroligin‐3‐deficient mice: model of a monogenic heritable form of autism with an olfactory deficit

  Citation: 303

  Authors: K., K., S., F., A., A., D., J., J., N., H.

• Unusual repertoire of vocalizations in adult BTBR T+tf/J mice during three types of social encounters

  Citation: 296

  Authors: M. L., L., J. N.

• Linking genes to brain, behavior and neurological diseases: what can we learn from zebrafish?

  Citation: 293

  Authors: S.

• Long‐term individual housing in C57BL/6J and DBA/2 mice: assessment of behavioral consequences

  Citation: 291

  Authors: V., A., E., H.

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