Journal profile

Nature communications

Publisher: Nature Pub. Group
ISSN2041-1723 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
5.00
Citation rate 21.38 397,206 total citations
h5-index 403 h5 depth signal
Cited share 96.5% 18,771 of 19,453
Total citations 397,206 Citation footprint
Metric signal 20.43 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.9% 11,688 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 35,210
China 26,682
Germany 11,898
United Kingdom 11,574
France 6,387

Citing Fields of Research

Genetics & Genomics 9,852
Cell Biology 7,402
Immunology 5,880
Neurosciences 3,847
Bacteriology 3,734

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 93,212 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 19,453 18,771 cited publications
Last 12 months 14,102 1,175.2 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 14,101 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 35,210 citing publications
Leading citing field Genetics & Genomics 9,852 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1, 2010-
PubMed
v1, 2010-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Multidisciplinary

Broad Categories

Biology Science Multidisciplinary

MeSH Descriptors

Biological Science Disciplines

Latest Publications

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

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Sophie Monnerat, Sven Lustenberger, Chiara A. Bizzozero et al.
Apelin, a hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary, antagonises arginine vasopressin in salt and water homoeostasis. Administration of apelin analogues increased urine output in hyponatremic rodent models, but corresponding human data...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Apr. 2010; title from HTML header (publisher's Web site, viewed Apr. 22, 2010).

Latest issue consulted: Apr. 2010 (viewed Apr. 22, 2010).

Mode of access: World Wide Web.