Springer Nature · ISSN 1469-221X · 1469-3178
EMBO Reports 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: 5.64 citations per paper for EMBO Reports, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 5.64Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 252Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 3287,330 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- OpenAPC about $7,990Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works EMBO Reports published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What EMBO Reports publishes.
Mostly Molecular Biology, Information Systems and Management and Cell Biology, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Research, Science, and Academia
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMBO Reports | 5.64 | 252 | Open |
| Front Microbiol | 5.72 | 344 | Open |
| Science Signaling | 6.00 | 193 | Subscription |
| Genetics | 5.26 | 416 | Subscription |
| Stem Cell Reports | 5.17 | 146 | Open |
About EMBO Reports.
Comment 1What is the EMBO Reports 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: 5.64 citations per paper for EMBO Reports, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is EMBO Reports open access?
Yes, EMBO Reports is fully open access, with an article processing charge of about $7,990.
Comment 3How many papers does EMBO Reports publish a year?
OpenAlex records 328 works in 2025, and 7,330 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.