Journal profile

Nature chemical biology

Publisher: Nature Pub. Group
ISSN1552-4450 | 1552-4469 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.66
Citation rate 10.45 5,904 total citations
h5-index 105 h5 depth signal
Cited share 68.8% 397 of 577
Total citations 5,904 Citation footprint
Metric signal 10.42 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.6% 94 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,376
China 383
Germany 253
United Kingdom 240
Canada 151

Citing Fields of Research

Cell Biology 580
Genetics & Genomics 524
Bacteriology 388
Nucleic Acids Chemistry 317
Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 285

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 5,493 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 577 397 cited publications
Last 12 months 295 24.6 publications/month
Open access share 25.8% 76 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,376 citing publications
Leading citing field Cell Biology 580 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, June 2005-
PubMed
v1n1, June 2005-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cell Biology Genetics & Genomics Nucleic Acids Chemistry Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Bacteriology Protein Structure & Folding

Broad Categories

Biology Chemistry Nucleic Acids Chemistry Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Genetics & Genomics Neurodegenerative Disorders Bacteriology Immunotherapy Cellular Membrane Transporters & Receptors

MeSH Descriptors

Biochemistry

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 1, no. 3 (Aug. 2005).

Also available online.