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Genes & Development impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.
Short answer
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 4.98 citations per paper for Genes & Development, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 4.98Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 593Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 1188,839 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- OpenOpen-access options may applySource: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Genes & Development published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Genes & Development publishes.
Mostly Molecular Biology and Oncology, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- RNA Research and Splicing
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genes & Development | 4.98 | 593 | Open |
| JMB | 5.01 | 484 | Subscription |
| Structure | 5.09 | 238 | Subscription |
| Stem Cell Reports | 5.17 | 146 | Open |
| Front Cell Dev Biol | 4.79 | 172 | Open |
About Genes & Development.
Comment 1What is the Genes & Development impact factor?
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 4.98 citations per paper for Genes & Development, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Genes & Development open access?
Yes, Genes & Development is fully open access.
Comment 3How many papers does Genes & Development publish a year?
OpenAlex records 118 works in 2025, and 8,839 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.