Nature Genetics

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| title = Nature Genetics

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| abbreviation = Nat. Genet.

| discipline = Genetics

| language = English

| editor = Tiago Faial

| publisher = Nature Portfolio

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| history = 1992–present

| frequency = Monthly

| openaccess = Hybrid

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| impact = 31.7

| impact-year = 2023

| ISSN = 1061-4036

| eISSN = 1546-1718

| CODEN = NGENEC

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| OCLC = 25302333

| website = http://www.nature.com/ng

| link1 = http://www.nature.com/ng/volumes

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Nature Genetics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio. It was established in 1992.{{cite web |url=https://cassi.cas.org/publication.jsp?P=eCQtRPJo9AQyz133K_ll3zLPXfcr-WXfz40Pnf_PnFJupmG9jbJHKDLPXfcr-WXfMs9d9yv5Zd9w5EvpvAFrvTLPXfcr-WXfMs9d9yv5Zd86D57JJ5iFvCT4WtM86jgE |title= Displaying Record for Publication: Nature Genetics |author= |date= |website=CASSI |publisher=Chemical Abstracts Service |access-date=2022-07-25 |quote=}} It covers research in genetics. The chief editor is Tiago Faial.{{cite web |url=https://www.nature.com/ng/editors |title=About the Editors |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Springer Nature |access-date=2022-08-31 |quote=}}

The journal encompasses genetic and functional genomic studies on human traits and on other model organisms, including mouse, fly, nematode and yeast. 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 2023 impact factor of 31.7, ranking it 2nd out of 175 journals in the category "Genetics & Heredity".{{cite book |year=2024 |chapter=Journals Ranked by Impact: Genetics & Heredity |title=2024 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Clarivate |edition=Science |series=Web of Science}} Further evaluation metrics from Scopus and Journal Citation Reports are outlined in the following table.

class="wikitable sortable" |+ Journal ranking summary for Nature Genetics (2023) {{cite web |title=Nature Genetics |url=https://jrank.net/journals/nat-genet/metrics |website=JRank |access-date=22 May 2025}} ! 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