Nature Portfolio · ISSN 2397-334X
Nature Ecology & Evolution 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: 11.80 citations per paper for Nature Ecology & Evolution, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 11.80Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 202Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 3253,182 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $12,690Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Nature Ecology & Evolution published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Nature Ecology & Evolution publishes.
Mostly Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior and Systematics, within Environmental Science.
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Ecology & Evolution | 11.80 | 202 | Subscription |
| Global Change Biology | 11.39 | 401 | Subscription |
| ISME J | 10.80 | 306 | Open |
| Ecology Letters | 7.60 | 391 | Subscription |
| J Ecol | 5.29 | 364 | Subscription |
About Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Comment 1What is the Nature Ecology & Evolution 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: 11.80 citations per paper for Nature Ecology & Evolution, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Nature Ecology & Evolution open access?
Nature Ecology & Evolution is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Nature Ecology & Evolution publish a year?
OpenAlex records 325 works in 2025, and 3,182 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.