Academic Journal
Q1Behavior Genetics
About Behavior Genetics
Behavior Genetics is a scholarly journal published by Springer. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.796 and H-index of 110.
Coverage: 1970, 1972-2026. Research categories: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Genetics (Q2); Genetics (clinical) (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Cognitive Abilities and Testing; Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals; Genetic Associations and Epidemiology; Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development; Plant and animal studies; Animal Behavior and Reproduction.
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3,390.00 USD; 2,790.00 EUR; 2,490.00 GBP
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Announcement of the Editors’ Choice Award for a Paper Published in Behavior Genetics, Volume 55, 2025
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Gretchen R. B. Saunders
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2026-09-23 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10286-wGenetics of Educational Attainment and Childhood Problem Behavior: Direct Genetic Effects, Cognitive Pathways, and Sex Differences
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Evan J. Giangrande, Lucas J. Matthews
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Sophie Breunig, Lukas Schaffer, Jeremy Lawrence, Alexander Sheppard et al.
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10281-1Genetic and Environmental Associations Between Depressive Symptomatology and Loneliness in Adulthood
Morgan E. Lynch, Molly Gonenne, Colin D. Freilich, Thalida Em Arpawong et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10280-2Selective Breeding for Voluntary Wheel-Running Behavior in Mice is not Associated with Reduced Lifetime Reproductive Success or Lifespan Under Long-Term Paired Breeding Conditions
Natalie N. Whitehead, Nicole E. Schwartz, Chenkun Jiang, Haley M. Read et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10277-xTALE and Hox Transcription Factors Modulate Adult Behaviors in Zebrafish
Austin M. Adkins, Katelyn Glowinski, Yong-Il Kim, Ethan Wright et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10279-9Growing Up with Parents Who Smoke: Genetic and Environmental Effects on Offspring Substance Use and Externalizing Psychopathology From a 20-Year Minnesota Study of Adoptive Families
Kathryn P. O’Donnell, Xinyu Xie, Brooke Huizenga, Alexander Herman et al.
2026-07-15 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10278-wGenetic and Environmental Influences on Caffeine Intake in Korean Twins
Minsu Cho, Jiyoung Youn, Moonil Kang, Kyunga Kim et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10276-yWas the Minnesota Transracial Adoption Study Abhorrent or Just Controversial?
Lucas J. Matthews, Eric Turkheimer
2026-07-03 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10275-zADHD and Student Grades in Children from the ABCD Study®: A Twin and Siblings Study
Luis F. S. Castro-de-Araujo, Daniel Zhou, Mei-Hsin Su, Sydney Kramer et al.
2026-07 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10274-0Direct and Indirect Genetic Effects on Child ADHD Traits in Early and Mid-Childhood: Trio Genome-Wide Complex Trait Analyses in a Large Norwegian Birth Registry Cohort
Daniel L. Wechsler, Espen M. Eilertsen, Yasmin I. Ahmadzadeh, Rosa Cheesman et al.
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Brian M. Hicks, William G. Iacono
2026-06-16 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10267-zTracing the Right Path: Determination of Large Pedigree Segmentation and Relatedness
Michael D. Hunter, S. Mason Garrison, Xuanyu Lyu, Rachel Good et al.
2026-07 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10259-zGenetic and Environmental Associations Between Processing Speed and Executive Functions Across Adolescence and Established Adulthood
Mohini A. Karhadkar, Naomi P. Friedman, Chandra A. Reynolds, Robin P. Corley et al.
2026-07 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10271-3Heritability of Functional Literacy: Evidence from a Classical Twin Design
Nikita Kolachev, Galina Kovaleva
2026-07 · DOI: 10.1007/s10519-026-10272-2Reviews
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