Nature Portfolio · ISSN 1097-6256 · 1546-1726
Nature Neuroscience 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: 18.30 citations per paper for Nature Neuroscience, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 18.30Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 593Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 3438,230 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $12,690Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Nature Neuroscience published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Nature Neuroscience publishes.
Mostly Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience, within Neuroscience.
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Neuroscience | 18.30 | 593 | Subscription |
| Neuron | 14.42 | 690 | Subscription |
| Molecular Psychiatry | 9.19 | 317 | Subscription |
| Translational Psychiatry | 6.54 | 180 | Open |
| Neuropsychopharmacology | 4.98 | 306 | Subscription |
About Nature Neuroscience.
Comment 1What is the Nature Neuroscience 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: 18.30 citations per paper for Nature Neuroscience, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Nature Neuroscience open access?
Nature Neuroscience is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Nature Neuroscience publish a year?
OpenAlex records 343 works in 2025, and 8,230 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.