Nature Methods
Impact Factor & Key Scientometrics

Nature Methods
Overview

Impact Factor

28.547

H Index

339

Impact Factor

13.171

I. Basic Journal Info

Country

United Kingdom
Journal ISSN: 15487091, 15487105
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
History: 2004-ongoing
Journal Hompage: Link
How to Get Published:

Research Categories

Scope/Description:

Nature Methods is a forum for the publication of novel methods and significant improvements to tried-and-tested basic research techniques in the life sciences. This monthly publication is aimed at a broad, interdisciplinary audience of academic and industry researchers actively involved in laboratory practice. It provides them with new tools to conduct their research and places a strong emphasis on the immediate practical relevance of the work presented. The journal publishes primary research papers as well as overviews of recent technical and methodological developments. We are actively seeking primary methods papers of relevance to the biological and biomedical sciences, including methods grounded in chemistry that have a practical application to the study of biological problems. To enhance the practical relevance of each paper, description of the method must be accompanied by its validation, its application to an important biological question and results illustrating its performance in comparison to available approaches. Articles are selected for publication that present broad interest, thorough assessments of methodological performance and comprehensive technical descriptions that facilitate immediate application.

II. Science Citation Report (SCR)



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SCR Impact Factor

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SCR Journal Ranking

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SCImago SJR Rank

SCImago Journal Rank (SJR indicator) is a measure of scientific influence of scholarly 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.

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Scopus 2-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Scopus 3-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Scopus 4-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Impact Factor History

2-year 3-year 4-year
  • 2022 Impact Factor
    13.779 15.223 14.679
  • 2021 Impact Factor
    13.171 13.112 17.908
  • 2020 Impact Factor
    9.864 14.82 16.715
  • 2019 Impact Factor
    13.69 15.126 16.488
  • 2018 Impact Factor
    14.275 15.346 16.275
  • 2017 Impact Factor
    12.28 14.163 15.532
  • 2016 Impact Factor
    12.742 14.251 18.643
  • 2015 Impact Factor
    13.155 17.644 16.929
  • 2014 Impact Factor
    15.723 NA NA
  • 2013 Impact Factor
    12.554 NA NA
  • 2012 Impact Factor
    10.86 NA NA
  • 2011 Impact Factor
    9.171 NA NA
  • 2010 Impact Factor
    10.11 NA NA
  • 2009 Impact Factor
    9.195 NA NA
  • 2008 Impact Factor
    6.776 NA NA
  • 2007 Impact Factor
    5.922 NA NA
  • 2006 Impact Factor
    5.507 NA NA
  • 2005 Impact Factor
    3.532 NA NA
  • 2004 Impact Factor
    0 NA NA
  • 2003 Impact Factor
    NA NA NA
  • 2002 Impact Factor
    NA NA NA
  • 2001 Impact Factor
    NA NA NA
  • 2000 Impact Factor
    NA NA NA
Note: impact factor data for reference only

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Impact Factor

Impact factor (IF) is a scientometric factor based on the yearly average number of citations on articles published by a particular journal in the last two years. A journal impact factor is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field. Find out more: What is a good impact factor?


III. Other Science Influence Indicators

Any impact factor or scientometric indicator alone will not give you the full picture of a science journal. There are also other factors such as H-Index, Self-Citation Ratio, SJR, SNIP, etc. Researchers may also consider the practical aspect of a journal such as publication fees, acceptance rate, review speed. (Learn More)

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H-Index

The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications

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H-Index History