Journal profile

Nature structural & molecular biology

Publisher: Nature Pub. Group
ISSN1545-9993 | 1545-9985 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.68
Citation rate 9.90 5,159 total citations
h5-index 85 h5 depth signal
Cited share 79.6% 436 of 548
Total citations 5,159 Citation footprint
Metric signal 9.26 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.4% 74 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,096
United Kingdom 327
Germany 318
China 241
France 137

Citing Fields of Research

Cell Biology 830
Genetics & Genomics 675
DNA Damage 292
Nucleic Acids Chemistry 249
Cellular Membrane Transporters & Receptors 218

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 7,570 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 548 436 cited publications
Last 12 months 216 18.0 publications/month
Open access share 42.6% 92 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,096 citing publications
Leading citing field Cell Biology 830 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v11n1, Jan. 2004-
PubMed
v11n1, Jan. 2004-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cell Biology Genetics & Genomics DNA Damage Cellular Membrane Transporters & Receptors Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Noncoding RNA

Broad Categories

Molecular Biology Genetics & Genomics Nucleic Acids Chemistry DNA Damage Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Cell Biology Bacteriology

MeSH Descriptors

Cells Molecular Biology Molecular Structure

Latest Publications

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

03
Jonathan C. Deutsch, Daniel Hilger, John Janetzko et al.
Activation of heterotrimeric G proteins by G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) requires large-scale opening of the Gα α-helical domain (AHD) to expose the nucleotide-binding site and facilitate GDP–GTP exchange. Although orthosteric liga...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.