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Nature Genetics

Nature Genetics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio. It was established in 1992. It covers research in genetics. The chief editor is Tiago Faial.

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Nature Genetics
DisciplineGenetics
LanguageEnglish
Edited byTiago Faial
Publication details
History1992–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
Hybrid
29.0 (2024)
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ISO 4Nat. Genet.
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ISSN1061-4036 (print)
1546-1718 (web)
OCLC no.25302333
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Nature Genetics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio. It was established in 1992.1 It covers research in genetics. The chief editor is Tiago Faial.2

The journal encompasses genetic and functional genomic studies on human traits and on other model organisms. Current emphasis is on the genetic basis for common and complex diseases and on the functional mechanism, architecture and evolution of gene networks, studied by experimental perturbation.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 29.0, ranking it 2nd out of 191 journals in the category "Genetics & Heredity".3 Further evaluation metrics from Scopus and Journal Citation Reports are outlined in the following table.

Journal ranking summary for Nature Genetics (2023) 4
Source Category Rank Percentile Quartile
Scopus Genetics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4/347 98.85 Q1
IF (Web of Science) GENETICS & HEREDITY 2/191 99.20 Q1
JCI (Web of Science) GENETICS & HEREDITY 1/191 99.48 Q1
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References

  1. "Displaying Record for Publication: Nature Genetics". CASSI. Chemical Abstracts Service. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  2. "About the Editors". Springer Nature. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  3. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Genetics & Heredity". 2024 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2024.
  4. "Nature Genetics". JRank. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
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