New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Genetics & Heredity

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Genetics39.867
2 Nature Genetics32.463
3 Annual Review of Genetics21.750
4 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics20.431
5 Genome Medicine17.785
6 Trends in Ecology & Evolution17.114
7 Clinical Epigenetics16.173
8 American Journal of Human Genetics14.279
9 Molecular Biology and Evolution13.386
10 Trends in Genetics13.367
11 Molecular Therapy12.620
12 Oncogene11.402
13 Genome Research11.395
14 Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics9.993
15 Molecular Autism9.865
16 Mitochondrion9.706
17 Cancer Gene Therapy9.179
18 Genetics in Medicine9.152
19 Journal of Genetics and Genomics9.132
20 Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy9.070
21 Journal of Evolutionary Biology9.059
22 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development8.848
23 PLoS Genetics8.479
24 Genes & Diseases8.478
25 Genes & Development8.411
26 npj Genomic Medicine8.359
27 Epigenetics7.991
28 Epigenetics & Chromatin7.891
29 Journal of Molecular Medicine-Jmm7.767
30 Biology of Sex Differences7.739
31 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution7.606
32 Briefings in Functional Genomics7.519
33 Circulation-Genomic and Precision Medicine7.263
34 Gene Therapy7.258
35 Current Genomics6.973
36 Human Molecular Genetics6.799
37 Plant Genome6.742
38 Mutation Research-Reviews in Mutation Research6.724
39 Theoretical and Applied Genetics6.703
40 Human Genetics6.504
41 Genes6.471
42 Frontiers in Genetics6.469
43 Human Gene Therapy6.411
44 European Journal of Human Genetics6.391
45 DNA Repair6.360
46 DNA Research6.277
47 Functional & Integrative Genomics6.218
48 Journal of Medical Genetics6.153
49 BMC Genomics6.058
50 Genome Biology and Evolution5.996
51 Forensic Science International-Genetics5.814
52 Mobile DNA5.691
53 Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease5.683
54 Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases5.591
55 Genomics5.583
56 Chromosoma5.576
57 Current Gene Therapy5.498
58 Molecular Breeding5.248
59 CRISPR Journal5.216
60 Heredity5.183
61 Immunogenetics5.096
62 Fungal Genetics and Biology5.075
63 Gene5.066
64 American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C-Seminars in Medical Genetics5.049
65 European Journal of Medical Genetics4.929
66 Evolution4.914
67 Pharmacogenomics Journal4.870
68 Mutagenesis4.864
69 G3-Genes Genomes Genetics4.839
70 Microbial Genomics4.770
71 Genetic Epidemiology4.690
72 Neurology-Genetics4.666
73 Familial Cancer4.655
74 Journal of Molecular Evolution4.637
75 BMC Medical Genomics4.591
76 Epigenomics4.571
77 DNA and Cell Biology4.451
78 Disease Markers4.444
79 Genes and Nutrition4.394
80 Mutation Research-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis4.357
81 Physiological Genomics4.354
82 Journal of Gene Medicine4.347
83 Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics4.332
84 BMC Ecology and Evolution4.264
85 Plasmid3.870
86 Current Genetics3.854
87 Journal of Human Genetics3.841
88 Journal of Heredity3.778
89 Genes Chromosomes & Cancer3.724
90 Tree Genetics & Genomes3.650
91 Prenatal Diagnosis3.563
92 Behavior Genetics3.530
93 Clinical Genetics3.505
94 Molecular Genetics and Genomics3.495
95 Mammalian Genome3.435
96 Genes & Genomics3.417
97 Evolution & Development3.411
98 Journal of Genetic Counseling3.360
99 Genetica3.344
100 Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis3.283
101 Virus Genes3.274
102 Cellular Reprogramming3.174
103 Animal Genetics3.103
104 Cytogenetic and Genome Research3.095
105 Journal of Applied Genetics3.044
106 Conservation Genetics3.031
107 Genome2.974
108 Gene Expression Patterns2.952
109 Genesis2.938
110 Cancer Genomics & Proteomics2.927
111 Human Mutation2.905
112 Cancer Genetics2.859
113 American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A2.781
114 Biochemical Genetics2.723
115 Marine Genomics2.721
116 Molecular Cytogenetics2.671
117 Pharmacogenetics and Genomics2.667
118 Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine2.635
119 Evolutionary Ecology2.608
120 Public Health Genomics2.602
121 Theoretical Population Biology2.571
122 Hereditas2.533
123 Psychiatric Genetics2.356
124 Human Heredity2.343
125 American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics2.342
126 Genes & Genetic Systems2.315
127 Genetics and Molecular Biology2.267
128 Annals of Human Genetics2.220
129 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics2.099
130 Journal of Neurogenetics1.986
131 Genes to Cells1.943
132 Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression1.938
133 Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports1.926
134 New Genetics and Society1.872
135 International Journal of Genomics1.862
136 Comparative Cytogenetics1.836
137 Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers1.764
138 Ophthalmic Genetics1.663
139 Silvae Genetica1.613
140 Twin Research and Human Genetics1.588
141 International Journal of Immunogenetics1.498
142 Molecular Genetics and Metabolism1.466
143 Cytology and Genetics1.423
144 Mitochondrial DNA Part B-Resources1.317
145 Molecular Syndromology1.308
146 Russian Journal of Genetics1.065
147 Cytologia1.064
148 Clinical Dysmorphology0.972
149 Mitochondrial DNA Part A0.912
150 Genetika-Belgrade0.905
151 Medizinische Genetik0.741
152 Genetics Research0.397
153 International Journal of Human Genetics0.000
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