Genetics

Aims & Scope

GENETICS is published by the Genetics Society of America, a scholarly society that seeks to deepen our understanding of the living world by advancing our understanding of genetics.

Since 1916, GENETICS has published high-quality, original research presenting novel findings bearing on genetics and genomics.

The journal publishes empirical studies of organisms ranging from microbes to humans, as well as theoretical work.

While it has an illustrious history, GENETICS has changed along with the communities it serves: it is not your mentor's journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.1
2024	3.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.272

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	283

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1135

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2598

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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
• Medline
• PubMed
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

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

• Construction of Transgenic Drosophila by Using the Site-Specific Integrase From Phage  C31

  Citation: 721

  Authors: A. C.

• Sibship Reconstruction From Genetic Data With Typing Errors

  Citation: 464

  Authors: J.

• A Method for Gene Disruption That Allows Repeated Use of URA3 Selection in the Construction of Multiply Disrupted Yeast Strains

  Citation: 314

  Authors: E., L., N.

• Patterns of Gene Duplication and Functional Evolution During the Diversification of the<i>AGAMOUS</i>Subfamily of MADS Box Genes in Angiosperms

  Citation: 271

  Authors: Elena M., M. Alejandra, Verónica S.

• Polygenic Variation Maintained by Balancing Selection: Pleiotropy, Sex-Dependent Allelic Effects and<i>G</i>×<i>E</i>Interactions

  Citation: 181

  Authors: Michael, N. H.

• Molecular and Comparative Genetics of Mental Retardation

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Jennifer K., Linda L.

• Integration and Modularity of Quantitative Trait Locus Effects on Geometric Shape in the Mouse Mandible

  Citation: 161

  Authors: C. P.

• Genomic Duplication, Fractionation and the Origin of Regulatory Novelty

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Richard J., Justine, Molly, Cynthia, Stephen A., Michael

• Identification of Edc3p as an Enhancer of mRNA Decapping in<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Meenakshi, Roy

• Mitochondrial Cytochrome b DNA Variation in the High-Fecundity Atlantic Cod: Trans-Atlantic Clines and Shallow Gene Genealogy

  Citation: 109

  Authors: E.

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