Journal profile

Genes

Publisher: MDPI
ISSN2073-4425 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.27
Citation rate 4.22 14,817 total citations
h5-index 91 h5 depth signal
Cited share 84.3% 3,214 of 3,813
Total citations 14,817 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.97 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.4% 503 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 4,423
United States 2,935
Italy 1,366
United Kingdom 715
Germany 715

Citing Fields of Research

Genetics & Genomics 6,342
Crop Science 2,467
Evolutionary Genomics 1,378
Cytogenetics 1,373
Noncoding RNA 1,194

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 15,216 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 3,813 3,214 cited publications
Last 12 months 1,576 131.3 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 1,576 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 4,423 citing publications
Leading citing field Genetics & Genomics 6,342 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v10n1, Jan. 2019-
PubMed
v1, 2010-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Genetics & Genomics Crop Science Evolutionary Genomics Cytogenetics Noncoding RNA

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Molecular Diversity Preservation International

Broad Categories

Genetics Genetics & Genomics Crop Science Evolutionary Genomics Cytogenetics Noncoding RNA

MeSH Descriptors

Genes Genetic Phenomena Genomics

Latest Publications

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

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Enzo Di Iorio, Francesco Parmeggiani, Antonella De Nardi et al.
Background: The melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene is a major determinant of skin and hair color. Although several MC1R variants increase the risk of skin tumors regardless of pigmentation, their role as genetic modifiers in ocular dise...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from journal home page (viewed Jan. 13, 2011).

Some articles in v. 2010 published electronically in 2009.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.