Zygote

Aims & Scope

An international journal dedicated to the rapid publication of original research in early embryology, Zygote covers interdisciplinary studies on gametogenesis through fertilization to gastrulation in animals and humans.

The scope has been expanded to include clinical papers, molecular and developmental genetics.

The editors will favour work describing fundamental processes in the cellular and molecular mechanisms of animal development, and, in particular, the identification of unifying principles in biology.

Nonetheless, new technologies, review articles, debates and letters will become a prominent feature.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.417

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	52

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13417

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	378

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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, 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.

• Fertility of mammalian spermatozoa: its development and relativity

  Citation: 247

  Authors: R.

• Zygotic and embryonic gene expression in cow: a review of timing and mechanisms of early gene expression as compared with other species

  Citation: 246

  Authors: Erdogan, Neal L.

• DNA damage and repair in human oocytes and embryos: a review

  Citation: 221

  Authors: Yves, Brian, Marc

• A rho-like protein is involved in the organisation of the contractile ring in dividing sand dollar eggs

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Issei, Yukihisa, Hirotaka, Narito, Masanori, Shuh

• The effect of temperature fluctuations on the cytoskeletal organisation and chromosomal constitution of the human oocyte

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Paula A., Virginia N.

• Apoptosis in the early bovine embryo

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Christie, Dean H., W. Allan

• Quantification of mtDNA in single oocytes, polar bodies and subcellular components by real-time rapid cycle fluorescence monitored PCR

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Nury, Jason A., Rick, Henry, Timothy, Jacques, Carol A.

• Physiological importance of polyamines

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Yasser Y., Mohammed A., Juan G., Fuller W.

• Ocean acidification reduces sperm flagellar motility in broadcast spawning reef invertebrates

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Masaya, Ryota, Akira, Masako, Kazuaki, Kazuhiko, Atsushi

• The analysis of chromatin organisation allows selection of mouse antral oocytes competent for development to blastocyst

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Maurizio, Rubén H., Michele, Stefano, Paolo, Renato, Silvia, Carlo Alberto

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