Impact Factor
4.37
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
5.87
3,895 total citations
h5-index
71
h5 depth signal
Cited share
90.8%
669 of 737
Total citations
3,895
Citation footprint
Metric signal
4.87
External metric anchor
Self-citation
1.3%
49 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
2,918
United Kingdom
720
China
691
Germany
518
France
448
Citing Fields of Research
Genetics & Genomics
2,324
Cell Biology
1,126
Cell Differentiation & Development
743
DNA Damage
488
Cytogenetics
484
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
11,740
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
737
669 cited publications
Last 12 months
342
28.5 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
342 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
2,918 citing publications
Leading citing field
Genetics & Genomics
2,324 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1, July 2005-
v1n1, July 2005-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Genetics & Genomics
Cell Biology
Bacteriology
Cell Differentiation & Development
DNA Damage
Cytogenetics
Broad Categories
Genetics
Genetics & Genomics
Bacteriology
Cancer & Development
DNA Damage
Aging & Longevity
Crop Science
MeSH Descriptors
Genetics
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012341
Open DOI
NLGN3 autism variants have distinct functional impact on synapses and sleep behavior in Drosophila
Neuroligin-3 ( NLGN3 ) was first identified as a X-linked risk gene associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Most reported variants are identified in males who inherited their variants from an unaffected mother, but de novo varian...
02
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012340
Open DOI
Revisiting the impact of synthetic ORF sequences on engineered LINE-1 retrotransposition
The retrotransposon Long Interspersed Element-1 (L1) contains adenosine rich open reading frames (ORFs), a characteristic that limits its expression in mammalian cells. A synthetic mouse L1 (smL1) with ORF adenosine content decreased fro...
03
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012322
Open DOI
Genome-Wide DNA methylation profiling of tissue-plasma pairs identifies Novel cfDNA biomarkers for the diagnosis of gastric cancer
Screening for gastric cancer (GC) is critical for improving patient survival, yet current clinical methods suffer from invasiveness and limited sensitivity. The aim of this study is to develop a machine learning model for the non-invasiv...
04
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012139
Open DOI
Diversification and functional expansion of archaeal T4F machineries
Archaea have several cell surface structures belonging to the type 4 filament (T4F) superfamily. All share a minimal core assembly system consisting of an ATPase, a platform protein, a filament-forming protein, and a class III signal pep...
05
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012334
Open DOI
An NKX2-3/5/6 homolog is required downstream of BMP signaling to pattern the sensory-adhesive organ of a tunicate larva
Tunicates are the sister group to vertebrates within the chordate phylum, yet unlike other chordate groups, they evolved a biphasic lifecycle alternating between motile larvae and sessile adults. The papillae of most tunicate larvae are ...
06
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012339
Open DOI
The AF-2 domain of estrogen-related receptor interacts with PPRC1 to modulate larval epidermal marking in Bombyx mori
Estrogen-related receptors (ERRs) have no natural ligands, vertebrate ERRs rely on their activation function-2 (AF-2) structural domain to recruit coactivators for transcriptional regulation. While metabolic regulation in insects differs...
07
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012331
Open DOI
Combined lactate- and phosphate-dependent cytoplasmic acidification is associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth arrest at acidic pH
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) cultured in minimal medium at acidic pH arrests growth when provided specific single carbon sources, including glycerol, propionate, and lactate, a phenomenon we refer to as acid growth arrest. To define ...
08
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012302
Open DOI
New insights into Müllerian duct differentiation provided by single cell transcriptomics in the chicken embryo
In vertebrate embryos, Müllerian ducts give rise to the female reproductive tract. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis of Müllerian duct differentiation using single cell transcriptomics in the chicken embryo, a unique model for du...
09
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012330
Open DOI
Chromatin stability safeguards mitochondrial homeostasis and restrains TORC1 signaling
Chromatin is dynamically regulated in response to nutrient flux to promote the transcriptional changes needed for adaptation. The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (yeast TORC1) kinase integrates nutrient signaling with chromatin...
10
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012329
Open DOI
ZBED6 deficiency drives pathological cardiac hypertrophy through MEOX1–ERK1/2–dependent autophagy dysfunction
Pathological cardiac hypertrophy, a major risk factor for heart failure, is regulated by complex transcriptional networks. We previously identified the transcription factor ZBED6 as a key regulator for skeletal muscle hypertrophy, its ro...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Print issues ceased with v.4, no.1 (2008).
Also issued online.