Genome Research

Aims & Scope

Launched in 1995, Genome Research is an international, continuously published, peer-reviewed journal that publishes studies on the structure, function, biology, and evolution of genomes of all organisms, with a long-standing emphasis on genome-scale analyses, chromatin structure and function, epigenomics, systems genetics, and proteomics.

We also feature gene discoveries that provide novel insights and reports of high-throughput experimental and computational approaches.

In addition to these core areas, the journal is now particularly interested in the following areas: comprehensive characterization of genome sequence variation; understanding the basis of phenotypic complexity; network biology and the functional effects of genetic variation; evolutionary mechanisms of species origin, adaptation, and genomic diversity, including the study of ancient DNA; genomic medicine, including mechanisms of penetrance, expressivity, and modifier effects; understanding genomic and biological processes through single-cell analyses; novel computational algorithms that provide insight into biological processes; genome editing and engineering.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.5
2024	6.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.909

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	445

h-index

Year	Value
2024	338

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3174

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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 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.

• Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction Networks

  Citation: 40971

  Authors: Paul, Andrew, Owen, Nitin S., Jonathan T., Daniel, Nada, Benno, Trey

• The Genome Analysis Toolkit: A MapReduce framework for analyzing next-generation DNA sequencing data

  Citation: 23767

  Authors: Aaron, Matthew, Eric, Andrey, Kristian, Andrew, Kiran, David, Stacey, Mark, Mark A.

• WebLogo: A Sequence Logo Generator: Figure 1

  Citation: 11197

  Authors: Gavin E., Gary, John-Marc, Steven E.

• CheckM: assessing the quality of microbial genomes recovered from isolates, single cells, and metagenomes

  Citation: 9913

  Authors: Donovan H., Michael, Connor T., Philip, Gene W.

• Circos: An information aesthetic for comparative genomics

  Citation: 9255

  Authors: Martin, Jacqueline, İnanç, Joseph, Randy, Doug, Steven J., Marco A.

• Velvet: Algorithms for de novo short read assembly using de Bruijn graphs

  Citation: 8305

  Authors: Daniel R., Ewan

• Fast model-based estimation of ancestry in unrelated individuals

  Citation: 8005

  Authors: David H., John, Kenneth

• Most mammalian mRNAs are conserved targets of microRNAs

  Citation: 6965

  Authors: Robin C., Kyle Kai-How, Christopher B., David P.

• Canu: scalable and accurate long-read assembly via adaptive<i>k</i>-mer weighting and repeat separation

  Citation: 6484

  Authors: Sergey, Brian P., Konstantin, Jason R., Nicholas H., Adam M.

• The Human Genome Browser at UCSC

  Citation: 6165

  Authors: W. James, Charles W., Terrence S., Krishna M., Tom H., Alan M., and David

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