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Nature Methods 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: 25.12 citations per paper for Nature Methods, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 25.12Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 505Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 4328,471 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $12,690Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Nature Methods published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Nature Methods publishes.
Mostly Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
- Cell Image Analysis Techniques
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Methods | 25.12 | 505 | Subscription |
| Molecular Cancer | 29.95 | 284 | Open |
| Cell Stem Cell | 19.73 | 372 | Subscription |
| Nature Genetics | 19.35 | 776 | Subscription |
| Nature Metabolism | 18.48 | 147 | Subscription |
About Nature Methods.
Comment 1What is the Nature Methods 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: 25.12 citations per paper for Nature Methods, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Nature Methods open access?
Nature Methods is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Nature Methods publish a year?
OpenAlex records 432 works in 2025, and 8,471 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.