Journal profile

Human heredity

Publisher: Karger
ISSN0001-5652 | 1423-0062 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.02
Citation rate 1.38 28 total citations
h5-index 6 h5 depth signal
Cited share 38.1% 8 of 21
Total citations 28 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.57 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.6% 1 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 38
China 24
United Kingdom 6
France 5
Morocco 4

Citing Fields of Research

Genetics & Genomics 97
Statistical Methods 20
Evolutionary Genomics 8
Lung Cancer 7
AI & Machine Learning 7

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,265 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 21 8 cited publications
Last 12 months 6 1.2 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 6 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 38 citing publications
Leading citing field Genetics & Genomics 97 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 10 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v19n1, 1969-
PubMed
v19n1, 1969-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Genetics & Genomics Lung Cancer Musculoskeletal Disorders Mitochondria Cardiology

Broad Categories

Genetics, Medical Genetics & Genomics Musculoskeletal Disorders Lung Cancer Neurodegenerative Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Genetics, Medical

Latest Publications

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

01
Jie Dai, Haiyan Huang, Liucheng Wu et al.
Background Epilepsy affects millions of people worldwide, and drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) poses significant challenges. This investigation examined the relationship between ABCB1 gene variations and the efficacy of levetiracetam (LEV) ...
05
DOI 10.1159/000551109

Erratum

Open DOI
The article “Weighted Burden Analysis of Rare Genetic Variants Identifies Novel Genes with Effects on BMI” [Hum Hered. 2025;90:72–81;
06
Qing Li, Li Yan, Hongjing Li et al.
Background High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein plays a significant role in cancer development and treatment response. The current research on the role of HMGB1 in lung cancer and its treatment outcomes is limited and inconsistent. ...
07
Néstor Aldea, Aitor García-Aguirre, Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez et al.
Introduction: We show that generalizations of stable population (GSPM) and agent-based models (ABMs) are useful tools to simulate trajectories of human phenotypes. Although mathematically very different, both classes of models can simult...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Print issues ceased with 2021.

Also available online.

Continues Acta genetica et statistica medica.

Vol. 37, no. 1 (1987)19920828 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper