Journal rankings · indicator year 2014
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Subfield ranking · 2014
Genetics journal rankings 2014
108 ranked journals · Subfield in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Genetics has 108 ranked journals in 2014. The median OJR rose 0.07 on 2013 to 0.90, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.37. The top three are The American Journal of Human Genetics, Molecular Ecology, and Genetics in Medicine.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2014. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2011–2013, the window the 2014 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14)
108 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2013. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2011–2013, the window the 2014 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2011–2013 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2005 to 2014. | Compare |
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1The American Journal of Human GeneticsElsevier BV · United States | 4.51Q1 | 11.38 0.15 up from 2013 | 759 | 97% | $5,150 | ||
2Molecular EcologyWiley · United Kingdom | 3.10Q1 | 6.36 0.09 up from 2013 | 1,394 | 40% | $5,150 | ||
3Genetics in MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 2.84Q1 | 6.62 0.64 up from 2013 | 578 | 100% | $5,110 | ||
4Journal of Medical GeneticsBMJ · United Kingdom | 2.78Q1 | 7.00 0.26 up from 2013 | 387 | 48% | — | ||
5Evolutionary ApplicationsOAWiley · United Kingdom | 2.73Q1 | 4.60 0.16 down from 2013 | 233 | 100% | $4,320 | ||
6Human HeredityOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 2.60Q1 | 7.74 5.85 up from 2013 | 158 | 53% | — | ||
7Animal FrontiersOAOxford University Press · United States | 2.38Q1 | 3.47 0.90 up from 2013 | 91 | 100% | $3,500 | ||
8American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical GeneticsWiley · United States | 2.36Q1 | 5.56 0.19 up from 2013 | 109 | 29% | $3,460 | ||
9Human GeneticsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.34Q1 | 5.97 0.46 up from 2013 | 447 | 67% | $3,690 | ||
10Genetics Selection EvolutionOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.31Q1 | 4.65no change | 127 | 100% | $2,390 | ||
11Therapeutic Advances in GastroenterologyOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.30Q1 | 4.69 0.33 up from 2013 | 106 | 100% | $2,700 | ||
12Orphanet Journal of Rare DiseasesOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.21Q1 | 4.95 0.80 down from 2013 | 392 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
13Human MutationWiley · United States | 2.16Q1 | 5.64 0.18 down from 2013 | 704 | 73% | $2,740 | ||
14HereditySpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 2.14Q1 | 3.75 0.10 up from 2013 | 390 | 100% | $2,690 | ||
15Journal of Neurodevelopmental DisordersOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.06Q1 | 4.93 0.36 up from 2013 | 84 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
16American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesAmerican Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities · United States | 2.04Q1 | 3.23 0.15 up from 2013 | 120 | 22% | — | ||
17Genome MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.04Q1 | 5.44 1.37 up from 2013 | 289 | 100% | $5,290 | ||
18Forensic Science InternationalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.72Q1 | 2.69 0.14 down from 2013 | 1,146 | 12% | $4,580 | ||
19American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric GeneticsWiley · United States | 1.70Q1 | 4.22 0.27 up from 2013 | 304 | 47% | $3,920 | ||
20CiliaSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 4.02 1.57 up from 2013 | 50 | 100% | $1,870 | ||
21Public Health GenomicsOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.63Q1 | 2.45 0.93 down from 2013 | 107 | 51% | — | ||
22Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 1.63Q1 | 4.27 0.45 up from 2013 | 1,000 | 31% | $3,862 | ||
23Genes Brain & BehaviorWiley · United Kingdom | 1.61Q1 | 4.27 0.74 up from 2013 | 304 | 63% | $3,540 | ||
24European Journal of Human GeneticsSpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.53Q1 | 3.99 0.03 up from 2013 | 897 | 94% | $2,790 | ||
25Journal of Crohn s and ColitisOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.49Q1 | 3.67 0.96 up from 2013 | 695 | 72% | $4,790 | ||
26Hormones and CancerSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.49Q1 | 3.17 0.78 down from 2013 | 86 | 100% | $3,260 | ||
27Behavior GeneticsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.37Q1 | 2.57 0.08 down from 2013 | 207 | 66% | $3,390 | ||
28ChemoecologySpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 1.35Q2 | 2.68 0.52 up from 2013 | 77 | 21% | $3,590 | ||
29Tree Genetics & GenomesSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.34Q2 | 2.86 0.31 up from 2013 | 325 | 22% | $3,690 | ||
30ToxiconElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.26Q2 | 3.11 0.48 up from 2013 | 737 | 11% | $3,340 | ||
31Forensic Science International GeneticsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.22Q2 | 4.11 1.13 up from 2013 | 407 | 25% | $5,020 | ||
32Genetic EpidemiologyWiley · United States | 1.22Q2 | 3.09 0.11 down from 2013 | 299 | 74% | $4,150 | ||
33Journal of Forensic SciencesWiley · United States | 1.16Q2 | 1.51 0.09 down from 2013 | 957 | 9% | $4,330 | ||
34Current Protocols in Human GeneticsWiley · United States | 1.15Q2 | 3.38 1.36 up from 2013 | 71 | 40% | $5,050 | ||
35Sexual DevelopmentKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.14Q2 | 2.63 0.64 up from 2013 | 118 | 32% | — | ||
36Molecular SyndromologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.13Q2 | 1.94 0.25 down from 2013 | 140 | 86% | — | ||
37BMC Medical GeneticsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.12Q2 | 2.86 0.46 down from 2013 | 426 | 100% | $2,380 | ||
38Conservation GeneticsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.10Q2 | 2.31 0.33 up from 2013 | 371 | 16% | $3,790 | ||
39Journal of Human GeneticsSpringer Nature · Japan | 1.10Q2 | 2.81 0.18 up from 2013 | 432 | 28% | $5,490 | ||
40Digestive and Liver DiseaseOAElsevier BV · Italy | 1.07Q2 | 2.54 0.15 up from 2013 | 717 | 29% | $3,300 | ||
41Lifestyle GenomicsOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.06Q2 | 1.74 0.16 down from 2013 | 101 | 100% | $1,670 | ||
42Journal of HeredityOxford University Press · United States | 1.05Q2 | 2.05 0.10 up from 2013 | 341 | 28% | $3,560 | ||
43Annals of Human GeneticsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.04Q2 | 2.52 0.30 up from 2013 | 156 | 31% | $3,190 | ||
44Investigative GeneticsBioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.01Q2 | 1.84 0.29 up from 2013 | 75 | 100% | — | ||
45Molecular CytogeneticsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.01Q2 | 2.66 0.90 down from 2013 | 133 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
46Theoretical Population BiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.99Q2 | 1.54 0.38 down from 2013 | 208 | 35% | $2,840 | ||
47Human Gene Therapy MethodsMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.99Q2 | 2.30 0.03 down from 2013 | 99 | 65% | — | ||
48The Application of Clinical GeneticsOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 0.99Q2 | 2.92 1.92 up from 2013 | 39 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
49Journal of Genetic CounselingWiley · United States | 0.99Q2 | 2.52 0.29 up from 2013 | 309 | 72% | $3,840 | ||
50Annals of Human BiologyOAInforma · United Kingdom | 0.98Q2 | 1.80 0.41 up from 2013 | 238 | 24% | $2,390 |
Subfields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with Genetics highlighted.
- Molecular Biology1,034
- Genetics108
- Cell Biology25
- Cancer Research23
- Molecular Medicine10
- Biophysics7
- Clinical Biochemistry3
- Biochemistry2
- Structural Biology2
- Aging1
- Developmental Biology1
- Physiology1
- Biotechnology0
- Endocrinology0
Journals
Citations made in 2014. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
63 additional Genetics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2011–2013, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2014. Publication window: 2011–2013. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 108
- Window papers (baseline)
- 102,423 +2.8% from indicator year 2011
- Median OJR
- 0.90 +14.7% from indicator year 2011
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2011–2013 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 53 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 85 | 95 | 99 | 102 | 106 | 108 | 116 | 121 | 123 | 125 | 127 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 125 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 49,162 | 54,673 | 58,350 | 62,005 | 62,764 | 66,635 | 71,118 | 76,704 | 81,233 | 88,092 | 94,309 | 99,614 | 100,646 | 100,795 | 102,423 | 105,797 | 108,204 | 109,120 | 108,752 | 109,623 | 111,294 | 114,679 | 118,670 | 119,863 | 119,840 | 122,023 | |
| Median OJR | 0.48 | 0.42992 | 0.42987 | 0.57 | 0.693 | 0.665 | 0.656 | 0.733 | 0.71 | 0.771 | 0.792 | 0.785 | 0.729 | 0.83 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.8550 | 0.8040 | 0.8551 | 0.8041 | 0.75 | 0.766 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.690 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.