Nature Portfolio · ISSN 1465-7392 · 1476-4679
Nature Cell Biology 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: 17.15 citations per paper for Nature Cell Biology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 17.15Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 486Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 2736,839 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $12,690Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Nature Cell Biology published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Nature Cell Biology publishes.
Mostly Cell Biology and Molecular Biology, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Cell Biology | 17.15 | 486 | Subscription |
| NAR | 17.49 | 869 | Open |
| Nature Microbiology | 17.56 | 223 | Subscription |
| Cell Host & Microbe | 15.93 | 312 | Subscription |
| Nature Metabolism | 18.48 | 147 | Subscription |
About Nature Cell Biology.
Comment 1What is the Nature Cell Biology 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: 17.15 citations per paper for Nature Cell Biology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Nature Cell Biology open access?
Nature Cell Biology is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Nature Cell Biology publish a year?
OpenAlex records 273 works in 2025, and 6,839 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.