Nature Portfolio · ISSN 2522-5812
Nature Metabolism 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: 18.48 citations per paper for Nature Metabolism, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 18.48Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 147Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 2411,649 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $12,690Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Nature Metabolism published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Nature Metabolism publishes.
Mostly Physiology, Epidemiology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Metabolism | 18.48 | 147 | Subscription |
| Nature Genetics | 19.35 | 776 | Subscription |
| Nature Microbiology | 17.56 | 223 | Subscription |
| NAR | 17.49 | 869 | Open |
| Cell Stem Cell | 19.73 | 372 | Subscription |
About Nature Metabolism.
Comment 1What is the Nature Metabolism 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: 18.48 citations per paper for Nature Metabolism, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Nature Metabolism open access?
Nature Metabolism is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Nature Metabolism publish a year?
OpenAlex records 241 works in 2025, and 1,649 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.