Journal profile

Heredity

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
ISSN0018-067X | 1365-2540 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.62
Citation rate 3.51 500 total citations
h5-index 34 h5 depth signal
Cited share 85.0% 130 of 153
Total citations 500 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.62 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.2% 11 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 322
United Kingdom 176
France 124
China 115
Australia 100

Citing Fields of Research

Evolutionary Genomics 684
Genetics & Genomics 655
Crop Science 161
Animal Biology 110
Cytogenetics 97

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 9,315 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 153 130 cited publications
Last 12 months 91 7.6 publications/month
Open access share 50.5% 46 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 322 citing publications
Leading citing field Evolutionary Genomics 684 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v20n3,Aug. 1965-
PubMed
v20n3,Aug. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Evolutionary Genomics Genetics & Genomics Cytogenetics Entomology

Broad Categories

Genetics Evolutionary Genomics Genetics & Genomics Animal Biology Crop Science Entomology

MeSH Descriptors

Genetics

Latest Publications

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

01
Jose Carlos Campos-Sánchez, Maria del Mar Ortega-Villaizan
Transposable elements (TEs) are dispersed repetitive DNA sequences that constitute a major component of vertebrate genomes. TEs can influence genome organisation by inserting into new sites and by promoting rearrangements through recombi...
06
Cristian Pizzigalli, José Carlos Brito, Ahmed Tidjane Diop et al.
Land-use changes in West Africa are threatening wildlife viability, yet their impacts on species’ genetic diversity and connectivity remain poorly understood. We investigated the environmental drivers of genetic diversity and functional ...
07
Laure Lamothe, Khouloud Klai, Sarah Farhat et al.
Transposable elements, such as the Copia superfamily of the LTR-retrotransposons order, are key drivers of genome evolution, yet their diversity and distribution across metazoans remain incompletely characterized. Previous genome-based a...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Some volumes accompanied by monographic supplements.

Imprint varies.

Also issued online.