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Genetics Journalism

Genetics Journalism is a subfield of science journalism that specifically focuses on the reporting, interpretation, and communication of genetic research, discoveries, and issues to the public, distinguishing itself through its specialized attention to heredity, gene function, genomic technologies, and their ethical, social, and medical implications.

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Publications

1.2K

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46

Authors

43

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

26

Public Eyes and Private Genes: Historical Frames, News Constructions, and Social Problems

Peter Conrad · Social Problems · 1997 · 162 citations

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Science and the Sources of Hype

Timothy Caulfield, Celeste M. Condit · Public Health Genomics · 2012 · 149 citations

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Mediated speculations in the genomics futures markets

New Genetics and Society · 2001 · 141 citations

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Angelina Jolie’s faulty gene: newspaper coverage of a celebrity’s preventive bilateral mastectomy in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom

Kalina Kamenova, Amir Reshef, Timothy Caulfield · Genetics in Medicine · 2013 · 71 citations · Full text

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Mapping the human genome: An assessment of media coverage and public reaction

Ellen Tambor, Barbara A. Bernhardt, Joann Ellison Rodgers et al. · Genetics in Medicine · 2002 · 70 citations · Full text

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Authors

46

  1. TC
    Timothy Caulfield

    University of Alberta, Canada

    3 publications · 230 citations

    3

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  2. BA
    Barbara A. Bernhardt

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    2 publications · 105 citations

    2

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  3. NA
    Neil A. Holtzman

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    2 publications · 105 citations

    2

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  4. GG
    Gail Geller

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    2 publications · 105 citations

    2

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  5. PC
    Peter Conrad

    Brandeis University, United States

    2 publications · 197 citations

    2

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Institutions

43

  1. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    392 citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    490 citations

  3. Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    105 citations

  4. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    57 citations

  5. Institute of Health Economics

    Edmonton, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    91 citations

  6. Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    315 citations

  7. Mount Mercy University

    Cedar Rapids, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  8. Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    144 citations

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Venues

  1. New Genetics and Society

    7 publications · 320 citations

    7

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  2. Genetics in Medicine

    GIM · 3 publications · 176 citations

    3

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  3. Science Technology & Human Values

    2 publications · 35 citations

    2

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  4. Social Problems

    2 publications · 197 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Journal of Heredity

    1 publications · 18 citations

    1

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