Mechanisms of Development 168.6k citations
3.4k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation Congenital heart defects research Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Mechanisms of Development
Comparison fields: 5 of 216 Molecular Biology 130.5k Genetics 37.4k Cell Biology 25.3k Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 21.6k Surgery 13.1k Immunology 10.0k Cancer Research 9.3k Developmental Neuroscience 8.2k Oncology 7.2k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6.7k Plant Science 6.6k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5.2k Reproductive Medicine 3.9k Genetics 3.8k Rheumatology 3.6k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3.6k Physiology 3.3k Global and Planetary Change 3.3k Ecology 3.2k Sensory Systems 3.0k Aging 3.0k Epidemiology 2.9k Urology 2.8k Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2.5k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2.5k Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2.4k Immunology and Allergy 2.4k Biomedical Engineering 2.4k Insect Science 2.3k Biomaterials 2.1k Physiology 1.9k Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1.9k Neurology 1.8k Paleontology 1.8k Aquatic Science 1.8k Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1.7k Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1.6k 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About Mechanisms of Development The 3.4k papers published in Mechanisms of Development in the last decades have received a total of 168.6k indexed citations . Papers published in Mechanisms of Development usually cover Aging (88 papers), Molecular Biology (2.9k papers) and Cell Biology (558 papers) specifically the topics of Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (1.5k papers), Congenital heart defects research (592 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (332 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Mechanisms of Development are Irma Thesleff , Pernille Rørth , Jukka Jernvall , Ingolf Bach , Paul T. Sharpe , Walter Knöchel , Pascal Dollé , Peter Gruß , Michael Levin and Brigid L.M. Hogan .
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