Journal profile

Nature methods

Publisher: Nature Pub. Group
ISSN1548-7091 | 1548-7105 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.79
Citation rate 22.84 17,641 total citations
h5-index 179 h5 depth signal
Cited share 77.1% 645 of 837
Total citations 17,641 Citation footprint
Metric signal 24.44 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.1% 368 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,557
Germany 501
United Kingdom 331
China 293
Switzerland 203

Citing Fields of Research

Genetics & Genomics 1,184
Cell Biology 638
Photochemistry 513
AI & Machine Learning 382
Mass Spectrometry 348

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 8,432 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 837 645 cited publications
Last 12 months 406 33.8 publications/month
Open access share 32.5% 132 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,557 citing publications
Leading citing field Genetics & Genomics 1,184 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Oct. 2004-
PubMed
v1n1, Oct. 2004-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Genetics & Genomics Photochemistry Neurosciences Cell Biology AI & Machine Learning Protein Structure & Folding

Broad Categories

Clinical Laboratory Techniques Genetics & Genomics Photochemistry Nuclear Technology & Instrumentation Mass Spectrometry Nucleic Acids Chemistry

MeSH Descriptors

Biomedical Research Research Design

Latest Publications

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

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Lasse Reifenrath, Michel van Kempen, Gyuri Kim et al.
The ubiquitous availability of protein structures permits replacing sequence alignment with more accurate and sensitive structure alignment algorithms. LoL-align maximizes a local log-odds score for proteins to be homologous, given their...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.