Impact Factor
2.47
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
0.97
339 total citations
h5-index
21
h5 depth signal
Cited share
21.9%
82 of 375
Total citations
339
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.45
External metric anchor
Self-citation
2.4%
8 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
555
United Kingdom
55
Germany
27
China
20
Switzerland
20
Citing Fields of Research
Animal Biology
199
Pharmacology & Toxicology
131
Medical Ethics
105
Neurosciences
95
Genetics & Genomics
85
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
4,689
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
375
82 cited publications
Last 12 months
186
15.5 publications/month
Open access share
27.4%
51 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
555 citing publications
Leading citing field
Animal Biology
199 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
13 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v30n1, Jan. 2001-
v30n1, Jan. 2001-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Animal Biology
Genetics & Genomics
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine
Neurosciences
Cell Biology
Diabetes
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Broad Categories
Laboratory Animal Science
Medical Ethics
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer & Development
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Cardiology
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Animal Biology
MeSH Descriptors
Animals, Laboratory
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1038/s41684-026-01805-7
Open DOI
Laboratory conditions matter: social housing in male and female laboratory mice in a multicenter study approach
Despite numerous studies and literature reviews, the social housing of laboratory mice is still under debate. Aggression and social stress can lead to physiological and behavioral alterations, especially in male mice, whereas single hous...
02
DOI 10.1038/s41684-026-01814-6
Open DOI
Rats call out for chocolate
03
DOI 10.1038/s41684-026-01810-w
Open DOI
Maternal transmission of H5N1
04
DOI 10.1038/s41684-026-01808-4
Open DOI
IVF and reproductive aging
05
DOI 10.1038/s41684-026-01807-5
Open DOI
Hidden confounders
06
DOI 10.1038/s41684-026-01813-7
Open DOI
New mouse models for DMD research
07
DOI 10.1038/s41684-026-01811-9
Open DOI
Sex-specific effects of early-life stress
08
DOI 10.1038/s41684-026-01816-4
Open DOI
Proteasomal activity sets developmental pace
09
DOI 10.1038/s41684-026-01809-3
Open DOI
Developmental origins of airway hyperresponsiveness
10
DOI 10.1038/s41684-026-01812-8
Open DOI
AgRP neurons support GLP-1–induced weight loss
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
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