Journal profile

Gene

Publisher: Elsevier/North-Holland
ISSN0378-1119 | 1879-0038 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.89
Citation rate 3.16 4,540 total citations
h5-index 51 h5 depth signal
Cited share 78.3% 1,225 of 1,564
Total citations 4,540 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.84 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.8% 81 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 4,208
India 777
United States 620
Iran 374
Japan 222

Citing Fields of Research

Genetics & Genomics 2,709
Noncoding RNA 1,231
Crop Science 804
Cancer & Development 484
Cell Biology 448

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 28,242 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,564 1,225 cited publications
Last 12 months 385 32.1 publications/month
Open access share 8.8% 34 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 4,208 citing publications
Leading citing field Genetics & Genomics 2,709 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1,Feb. 1976-
PubMed
v1n1,Feb. 1976-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Genetics & Genomics Noncoding RNA Crop Science Immunology Cancer & Development

Broad Categories

Molecular Biology Noncoding RNA Genetics & Genomics Crop Science Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Evolutionary Genomics Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Molecular Biology Recombination, Genetic

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

"An international journal focusing on gene cloning and gene structure and function."

Also issued online.

Vols. for 1995- includes separately paged section called: Gene-combis which is printed version of articles published electronically in GENE-COMBIS on the World-Wide Web.

Vol. 80, no. 1 (AUG 1 1989)19900914 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper