Trends in Genetics

Aims & Scope

Trends in Genetics was launched in 1985 and quickly became a “must read” journal for geneticists, known for its concise, accessible articles on a range of topics from developmental biology to evolution.

This tradition continues today, and TiG remains a favorite in the community for its distinctive content.

As the field has changed, though, so too has the scope of the journal, which now encompasses new areas, such as genomics, epigenetics, and computational genetics, while continuing to cover traditional subjects like transcriptional regulation, population genetics, and chromosome biology.

The core aim of the journal, however, is still to provide researchers and students with high-quality, novel reviews, commentaries, and discussions and, above all, to foster an appreciation for the advances being made on all fronts of genetic research.

Each issue of TiG contains concise, lively and up-to-date Reviews and Opinions as well as a variety of shorter articles, such as Science & Society and Spotlight pieces.

Reviews are invited from leading researchers in a specific field and objectively chronicle recent and important developments.

Opinon articles provide a forum for debate and hypothesis, and shorter articles discuss aspects of genetics at the intersection of science and policy as well as emerging ideas in the field.

All articles are peer-reviewed.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	16.3
2024	13.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.928

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	253

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	439

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3329

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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
• 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.

• EMBOSS: The European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite

  Citation: 8036

  Authors: Peter, Ian, Alan

• The impact of next-generation sequencing technology on genetics

  Citation: 1539

  Authors: Elaine R.

• Cytosine methylation and the ecology of intragenomic parasites

  Citation: 1479

  Authors: Jeffrey A., Colum P., Timothy H.

• The multistep nature of cancer

  Citation: 1301

  Authors: Bert, Kenneth W.

• Ten years of next-generation sequencing technology

  Citation: 1274

  Authors: Erwin L., Hélène, Yan, Claude

• DNA hypermethylation in tumorigenesis: epigenetics joins genetics

  Citation: 1263

  Authors: Stephen B, James G

• Metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in matrix remodeling

  Citation: 1192

  Authors: Lynn M.

• Human housekeeping genes, revisited

  Citation: 1160

  Authors: Eli, Erez Y.

• The Ka/Ks ratio: diagnosing the form of sequence evolution

  Citation: 1061

  Authors: Laurence D

• The genes of the Green Revolution

  Citation: 1048

  Authors: Peter

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