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Oxford University Press · ISSN 0305-1048 · 1362-4954 · 1362-4962

NAR 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: 17.49 citations per paper for NAR, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

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Key metrics

Two-year mean citedness
17.49Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
h-index
869Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
Papers in 2025
1,53656,128 in totalSource: OpenAlex
Access
OpenAPC about $3,992Source: OpenAlex
Output

Papers per year.

How many works NAR published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,80020192020202120222023202420251,536

Fig. 1 — Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

Scope

What NAR publishes.

Mostly Molecular Biology and Genetics, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.

Alternatives

Journals with a similar citation profile.

JournalTwo-year mean citednessh-indexAccess
NAR17.49869Open
Nature Microbiology17.56223Subscription
Nature Cell Biology17.15486Subscription
Nature Metabolism18.48147Subscription
Cell Host & Microbe15.93312Subscription
Questions

About NAR.

Comment 1What is the NAR impact factor?
Response

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: 17.49 citations per paper for NAR, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

Comment 2Is NAR open access?
Response

Yes, NAR is fully open access, with an article processing charge of about $3,992.

Comment 3How many papers does NAR publish a year?
Response

OpenAlex records 1,536 works in 2025, and 56,128 in total.

Sources

  1. 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026

The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.

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