PLoS genetics | Journament

Journal Ranking

#3893 / 33,958
📉 Poor
Overall Score
39.1/100
Score Breakdown
Engagement
31
Accessibility
15
Timeliness
50
Diversity
30
Innovation
40
Community Impact
38
Ethics & Transparency
0
Content Quality
0
Editorial Diversity
0
Publication Regularity
0
Geographic Reach
0
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PLoS genetics

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Short Name PLoS Genet
Abbreviated Name plos genetics
ISSN 0000-0000
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Publications Per Year

Recent Articles (68 total)

2019
Performing different kinds of physical exercise differentially attenuates the genetic effects on obesity measures: Evidence from 18,424 Taiwan Biobank participants.
Lin, Wan-Yu;Chan, Chang-Chuan;Liu, Yu-Li;Yang, Albert C;Tsai, Shih-Jen;Kuo, Po-Hsiu;
Vol. 15 , No. 8 , pp. e1008277
458 views DOI Abstract
2014
Deep evolutionary comparison of gene expression identifies parallel recruitment of trans-factors in two independent origins of C4 photosynthesis.
Aubry, Sylvain;Kelly, Steven;Kümpers, Britta M C;Smith-Unna, Richard D;Hibberd, Julian M;
Vol. 10 , No. 6 , pp. e1004365-
414 views Abstract
2019
Increased vulnerability of nigral dopamine neurons after expansion of their axonal arborization size through D2 dopamine receptor conditional knockout.
Giguère, Nicolas;Delignat-Lavaud, Benoît;Herborg, Freja;Voisin, Aurore;Li, Yuan;Jacquemet, Vincent;Anand-Srivastava, Madhu;Gether, Ulrik;Giros, Bruno;Trudeau, Louis-Éric;
Vol. 15 , No. 8 , pp. e1008352
402 views DOI Abstract
2017
The creation and selection of mutations resistant to a gene drive over multiple generations in the malaria mosquito.
Hammond, Andrew M;Kyrou, Kyros;Bruttini, Marco;North, Ace;Galizi, Roberto;Karlsson, Xenia;Kranjc, Nace;Carpi, Francesco M;D'Aurizio, Romina;Crisanti, Andrea;Nolan, Tony;
Vol. 13 , No. 10 , pp. e1007039-
387 views Abstract
2016
Phosphatidylserine Ameliorates Neurodegenerative Symptoms and Enhances Axonal Transport in a Mouse Model of Familial Dysautonomia.
Naftelberg, Shiran;Abramovitch, Ziv;Gluska, Shani;Yannai, Sivan;Joshi, Yuvraj;Donyo, Maya;Ben-Yaakov, Keren;Gradus, Tal;Zonszain, Jonathan;Farhy, Chen;Ashery-Padan, Ruth;Perlson, Eran;Ast, Gil;
Vol. 12 , No. 12 , pp. e1006486
381 views DOI Abstract
2019
Use of >100,000 NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium whole genome sequences improves imputation quality and detection of rare variant associations in admixed African and Hispanic/Latino populations.
Kowalski, Madeline H;Qian, Huijun;Hou, Ziyi;Rosen, Jonathan D;Tapia, Amanda L;Shan, Yue;Jain, Deepti;Argos, Maria;Arnett, Donna K;Avery, Christy;Barnes, Kathleen C;Becker, Lewis C;Bien, Stephanie A;Bis, Joshua C;Blangero, John;Boerwinkle, Eric;Bowden, Donald W;Buyske, Steve;Cai, Jianwen;Cho, Michael H;Choi, Seung Hoan;Choquet, Hélène;Cupples, L Adrienne;Cushman, Mary;Daya, Michelle;de Vries, Paul S;Ellinor, Patrick T;Faraday, Nauder;Fornage, Myriam;Gabriel, Stacey;Ganesh, Santhi K;Graff, Misa;Gupta, Namrata;He, Jiang;Heckbert, Susan R;Hidalgo, Bertha;Hodonsky, Chani J;Irvin, Marguerite R;Johnson, Andrew D;Jorgenson, Eric;Kaplan, Robert;Kardia, Sharon L R;Kelly, Tanika N;Kooperberg, Charles;Lasky-Su, Jessica A;Loos, Ruth J F;Lubitz, Steven A;Mathias, Rasika A;McHugh, Caitlin P;Montgomery, Courtney;Moon, Jee-Young;Morrison, Alanna C;Palmer, Nicholette D;Pankratz, Nathan;Papanicolaou, George J;Peralta, Juan M;Peyser, Patricia A;Rich, Stephen S;Rotter, Jerome I;Silverman, Edwin K;Smith, Jennifer A;Smith, Nicholas L;Taylor, Kent D;Thornton, Timothy A;Tiwari, Hemant K;Tracy, Russell P;Wang, Tao;Weiss, Scott T;Weng, Lu-Chen;Wiggins, Kerri L;Wilson, James G;Yanek, Lisa R;Zöllner, Sebastian;North, Kari E;Auer, Paul L;, ;, ;Raffield, Laura M;Reiner, Alexander P;Li, Yun;
Vol. 15 , No. 12 , pp. e1008500
373 views DOI Abstract
2016
Differentiation between MAMP Triggered Defenses in Arabidopsis thaliana
Vetter M.
Vol. 12 , pp. 0-0
358 views DOI
2006
Assumption-free estimation of heritability from genome-wide identity-by-descent sharing between full siblings.
Vol. 2 , No. 3 , pp. e41-
358 views Abstract
2016
Exonic Splicing Mutations Are More Prevalent than Currently Estimated and Can Be Predicted by Using In Silico Tools.
Soukarieh, Omar;Gaildrat, Pascaline;Hamieh, Mohamad;Drouet, Aurélie;Baert-Desurmont, Stéphanie;Frébourg, Thierry;Tosi, Mario;Martins, Alexandra;
Vol. 12 , No. 1 , pp. e1005756-
348 views Abstract
2019
A region-based gene association study combined with a leave-one-out sensitivity analysis identifies SMG1 as a pancreatic cancer susceptibility gene.
Wong, Cavin;Chen, Fei;Alirezaie, Najmeh;Wang, Yifan;Cuggia, Adeline;Borgida, Ayelet;Holter, Spring;Lenko, Tatiana;Domecq, Celine;, ;Petersen, Gloria M;Syngal, Sapna;Brand, Randall;Rustgi, Anil K;Cote, Michele L;Stoffel, Elena;Olson, Sara H;Roberts, Nicholas J;Akbari, Mohammad R;Majewski, Jacek;Klein, Alison P;Greenwood, Celia M T;Gallinger, Steven;Zogopoulos, George;
Vol. 15 , No. 8 , pp. e1008344
335 views DOI Abstract
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Overall Quality Score

39.1/100

Tier: Poor

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Engagement Score

31.3/100

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Accessibility Score

15.0/100

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Diversity Score

30.0/100

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Innovation Score

40.0/100

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Community Impact Score

38.0/100

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Timeliness Score

50.0/100

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Ethics & Transparency Score

0.0/100

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Editorial Diversity Score

0.0/100

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Publication Regularity Score

0.0/100

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Geographic Reach Score

0.0/100

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