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Nature Chemical 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: 10.74 citations per paper for Nature Chemical Biology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 10.74Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 316Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 3065,529 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $12,690Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Nature Chemical Biology published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Nature Chemical Biology publishes.
Mostly Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Genetics, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Click Chemistry and Applications
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Chemical Biology | 10.74 | 316 | Subscription |
| Cell Death & Differentiation | 10.43 | 313 | Subscription |
| Genome Biology | 10.27 | 389 | Open |
| Developmental Cell | 11.30 | 359 | Subscription |
| NSMB | 11.37 | 321 | Subscription |
About Nature Chemical Biology.
Comment 1What is the Nature Chemical 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: 10.74 citations per paper for Nature Chemical Biology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Nature Chemical Biology open access?
Nature Chemical Biology is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Nature Chemical Biology publish a year?
OpenAlex records 306 works in 2025, and 5,529 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.