Nature Portfolio · ISSN 2055-026X · 2055-0278
Nature Plants 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: 10.66 citations per paper for Nature Plants, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 10.66Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 204Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 2983,035 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $12,690Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Nature Plants published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Nature Plants publishes.
Mostly Plant Science and Molecular Biology, within Agricultural and Biological Sciences.
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Plants | 10.66 | 204 | Subscription |
| Plant Cell | 10.90 | 502 | Subscription |
| Molecular Plant | 11.71 | 227 | Subscription |
| New Phytologist | 8.13 | 413 | Subscription |
| Plant Cell Environ | 6.72 | 307 | Subscription |
About Nature Plants.
Comment 1What is the Nature Plants 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: 10.66 citations per paper for Nature Plants, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Nature Plants open access?
Nature Plants is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Nature Plants publish a year?
OpenAlex records 298 works in 2025, and 3,035 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.