Impact Factor
4.68
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
22.94
185,617 total citations
h5-index
488
h5 depth signal
Cited share
55.4%
4,818 of 8,704
Total citations
185,617
Citation footprint
Metric signal
20.11
External metric anchor
Self-citation
1.0%
1,802 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
10,600
United Kingdom
3,585
Germany
2,838
China
2,429
France
1,461
Citing Fields of Research
Scientometrics & Research Ethics
4,313
Climate Change
3,563
Genetics & Genomics
3,407
History & Philosophy Of Science
2,853
Astrophysics
2,579
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
440,284
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
8,704
4,818 cited publications
Last 12 months
4,391
365.9 publications/month
Open access share
22.8%
1,000 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
10,600 citing publications
Leading citing field
Scientometrics & Research Ethics
4,313 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v205n976, Mar. 13, 1965-
v205n976, Mar. 13, 1965-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Multidisciplinary
Broad Categories
Science
Multidisciplinary
MeSH Descriptors
Science
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1038/d41586-026-03338-y
Open DOI
History’s long-secret codes are being cracked by amateurs using AI
02
DOI 10.1038/d41586-026-03308-4
Open DOI
IceCube just won a Nobel prize. Protect astroparticle physics projects with the same potential
03
DOI 10.1038/d41586-026-03341-3
Open DOI
Briefing Chat: An invisible tattoo that appears under UV light – and then disappears
04
DOI 10.1038/d41586-026-03195-9
Open DOI
Unprecedented atlas explores mitochondria across the tree of life
05
DOI 10.1038/d41586-026-03253-2
Open DOI
PhD students who write dissertation with AI less likely to stay in academia
06
DOI 10.1038/d41586-026-03112-0
Open DOI
The pianist who never played
07
DOI 10.1038/d41586-026-03336-0
Open DOI
Daily briefing: Bleached corals revived by healthy neighbour’s touch
08
DOI 10.1038/d41586-026-03233-6
Open DOI
Margaret Hamilton obituary: computer scientist who pioneered software engineering and helped us get to the Moon
09
DOI 10.1038/d41586-026-03178-w
Open DOI
Is AI eroding PhD students’ critical thinking and analysis skills?
10
DOI 10.1038/d41586-026-03329-z
Open DOI
World’s timekeepers upend how they adjust time to avoid catastrophic ‘negative second’
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Part of title on microfilm.
Issued 1971-73 in three parts: Nature, Nature: New biology, and Nature: Physical science. The latter two are cataloged separately in this library.
Supplements accompany many numbers.
Also issued online.
Microfilm. v. 153 (1944 Jan-Jun), v. 218, no. 5136-5148 (1968), v. 220, no. 5162-5173 (1968). 5 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.
Indexes: Vols. 229-234, 1971; Vols. 235-240, 1972.
Vols. 229-246, Jan. 1971-Dec. 1973, issued in three parts. The two new parts, Nature: new biology, and Nature: physical sciences, continued the volume numbering of Nature in addition to carrying their own issue numbering. With v. 246, Dec. 1973, Nature: New biology, and Nature: Physical science, ceased publication and were absorbed by Nature.
Beginning in 1994 complemented by Nature structural biology, which consists of articles on structural biology for a more specialist audience.