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Nature Communicationsopen access

Country

United Kingdom

Universities and research institutions in United Kingdom
Media Ranking in United Kingdom

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Nature Research

SJR 2024

4.761 Q1

H-Index

577

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

20411723

Coverage

2010-2025

Information

Homepage

How to publish in this journal

naturecommunications@nature.com

Scope

The journal began life with the purpose to publish “rigorous and comprehensive papers that represent advances of significance to specialists within each field”, as well as to serve communities that don’t have a dedicated home in the Nature family or researchers seeking publication in a broad journal. Another founding principle was to offer a platform for multidisciplinary works, given that, “the number of truly multidisciplinary primary research journals can be counted on one hand”. We wish to continue to meet those needs for authors and readers. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2011Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2012Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2013Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2014Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2015Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2016Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2017Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2018Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2019Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2020Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2021Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2022Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2023Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)2024Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2011Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2012Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2013Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2014Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2015Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2016Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2017Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2018Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2019Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2020Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2021Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2022Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2023Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)2024Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2011Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2012Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2013Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2014Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2015Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2016Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2017Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2018Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2019Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2020Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2021Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2022Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2023Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)2024Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
20113.137
20125.866
20136.206
20146.410
20156.287
20166.414
20176.582
20185.992
20195.569
20205.559
20214.846
20225.116
20234.887
20244.761
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
2010141
2011439
2012673
20131553
20142729
20153122
20163480
20174318
20185207
20195510
20206069
20217044
20227650
20238190
202410578
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20100.000
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20117.681
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201211.036
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201312.211
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201412.632
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201512.943
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201613.592
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201713.998
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201813.604
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201913.313
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202014.231
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202116.288
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202216.495
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202315.395
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202416.296
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20100.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20117.681
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201211.036
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201312.211
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201412.531
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201512.736
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201613.361
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201713.624
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201812.983
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201912.587
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202013.884
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202116.203
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202216.394
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202314.963
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202415.591
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20100.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20117.681
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201211.036
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201311.951
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201412.119
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201512.251
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201612.635
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201712.745
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201811.754
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201911.729
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202013.347
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202115.778
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202215.644
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202313.711
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202414.632
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites20100
Self Cites201114
Self Cites201285
Self Cites2013299
Self Cites2014919
Self Cites20151619
Self Cites20162219
Self Cites20173104
Self Cites20183716
Self Cites20194157
Self Cites20204964
Self Cites20216337
Self Cites20227827
Self Cites20238900
Self Cites202412056
Total Cites20100
Total Cites20111083
Total Cites20126401
Total Cites201315301
Total Cites201433394
Total Cites201563109
Total Cites201698924
Total Cites2017127128
Total Cites2018141771
Total Cites2019163688
Total Cites2020208743
Total Cites2021271983
Total Cites2022305302
Total Cites2023310673
Total Cites2024356776
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document20100
External Cites per document20117.582
External Cites per document201210.890
External Cites per document201311.973
External Cites per document201412.186
External Cites per document201512.410
External Cites per document201613.061
External Cites per document201713.292
External Cites per document201812.642
External Cites per document201912.267
External Cites per document202013.554
External Cites per document202115.825
External Cites per document202215.974
External Cites per document202314.534
External Cites per document202415.064
Cites per document20100.000
Cites per document20117.681
Cites per document201211.036
Cites per document201312.211
Cites per document201412.531
Cites per document201512.736
Cites per document201613.361
Cites per document201713.624
Cites per document201812.983
Cites per document201912.587
Cites per document202013.884
Cites per document202116.203
Cites per document202216.394
Cites per document202314.963
Cites per document202415.591
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
201046.10
201146.92
201250.22
201351.13
201452.80
201556.53
201658.33
201754.17
201855.60
201957.35
202056.58
202156.53
202253.56
202353.17
202452.04
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents20100
Non-citable documents20112
Non-citable documents20123
Non-citable documents20133
Non-citable documents20141
Non-citable documents20151
Non-citable documents20164
Non-citable documents201724
Non-citable documents201849
Non-citable documents2019139
Non-citable documents2020177
Non-citable documents2021270
Non-citable documents2022292
Non-citable documents2023402
Non-citable documents2024406
Citable documents20100
Citable documents2011139
Citable documents2012577
Citable documents20131250
Citable documents20142664
Citable documents20154954
Citable documents20167400
Citable documents20179307
Citable documents201810871
Citable documents201912866
Citable documents202014858
Citable documents202116516
Citable documents202218331
Citable documents202320361
Citable documents202422478
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents20100
Uncited documents20117
Uncited documents201210
Uncited documents201331
Uncited documents201460
Uncited documents2015105
Uncited documents2016125
Uncited documents2017158
Uncited documents2018358
Uncited documents2019687
Uncited documents2020858
Uncited documents2021900
Uncited documents2022884
Uncited documents20231083
Uncited documents20241164
Cited documents20100
Cited documents2011134
Cited documents2012570
Cited documents20131222
Cited documents20142605
Cited documents20154850
Cited documents20167279
Cited documents20179173
Cited documents201810562
Cited documents201912318
Cited documents202014177
Cited documents202115886
Cited documents202217739
Cited documents202319680
Cited documents202421720
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
201025.50
201124.77
201225.66
201328.31
201429.55
201531.20
201631.36
201732.53
201833.39
201934.32
202034.87
202135.58
202236.03
202337.02
202437.39
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton201018
Overton201143
Overton201253
Overton2013152
Overton2014250
Overton2015276
Overton2016328
Overton2017418
Overton2018503
Overton2019546
Overton2020614
Overton2021607
Overton2022445
Overton2023270
Overton202489
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evolution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG20181327
SDG20191422
SDG20201678
SDG20212135
SDG20222256
SDG20232405
SDG20243066
Estimated APC

It estimates the article processing charges (APCs) a journal might charge, based on its visibility, prestige, and impact as measured by the SJR. It does not reflect the actual APC, but rather a calculated approximation based on journal quality.

YearEst. APC (USD)
2010
20114111
20124394
20134491
20144544
20154571
20164666
20174685
20184680
20194656
20204636
20214590
20224546
20234511
20244485
Estimated financial value

It represents the potential financial worth of a journal. It is obtained by multiplying the journal's Estimated APC by the total number of citable documents published over the past five years. This value reflects the hypothetical revenue a journal could generate based on its estimated publication costs and scholarly output.

YearEst. value (USD)
2010
20111804520
20124885666
201311968378
201424511769
201538928898
201653922919
201771227391
201888238235
2019100751133
2020113970534
2021129212794
2022143110292
2023155472330
2024177299414
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