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Nature Biotechnology impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.
Short answer
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 13.69 citations per paper for Nature Biotechnology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 13.69Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 630Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 43620,266 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $12,690Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Nature Biotechnology published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Nature Biotechnology publishes.
Mostly Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Economics and Econometrics and Plant Science, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Biotechnology | 13.69 | 630 | Subscription |
| Molecular Cell | 14.33 | 527 | Subscription |
| Redox Biology | 14.60 | 209 | Open |
| Cell Research | 12.60 | 270 | Subscription |
| Microbiome | 15.31 | 231 | Open |
About Nature Biotechnology.
Comment 1What is the Nature Biotechnology impact factor?
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 13.69 citations per paper for Nature Biotechnology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Nature Biotechnology open access?
Nature Biotechnology is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Nature Biotechnology publish a year?
OpenAlex records 436 works in 2025, and 20,266 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.