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Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 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: 44.59 citations per paper for Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 44.59Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 622Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 1205,047 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionOpen-access options may applySource: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol publishes.
Mostly Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol | 44.59 | 622 | Subscription |
| Cell | 41.68 | 1,218 | Subscription |
| Molecular Cancer | 29.95 | 284 | Open |
| Nature Methods | 25.12 | 505 | Subscription |
| Cell Stem Cell | 19.73 | 372 | Subscription |
About Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol.
Comment 1What is the Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 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: 44.59 citations per paper for Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol open access?
Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol publish a year?
OpenAlex records 120 works in 2025, and 5,047 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.