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Journal decision profile

Nature

Medicine · Physics and Astronomy

Nature PortfolioUnited KingdompISSN 0028-0836eISSN 1476-4687

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18.02026 metrics scoreOpenAlex · CC0

376dmedian speedlatest 100 articles

$11,690publishing cost*verify with journal

Journal Metrics Score

Journal Metrics ScoreThe visible value is the 2026Journal Metrics Score: citations in the most recent complete year to the journal's works from the two prior years, divided by the number of those works — from OpenAlex open data (CC0).

2026

18.0

Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 17.57.

Speed

SpeedMedian calendar days from manuscript received to accepted. It includes revision time and is not the journal's time to first decision.

PUBMED

376 days

Submission → acceptance · median · 100/100 recent articles.

APC / cost*

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$11,690

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At a glance

Journal decision profile

A visual summary for comparison—not a single black-box star rating.

Relative profile

Cost is intentionally excluded. Missing APC data is never converted to a zero-dollar fee or a fabricated cost score.

Raw values behind the shape

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Metrics Score

Metrics ScoreThe 2026 Journal Metrics Score, normalized within a comparable journal cohort for this preview.

18.02026 · OPENALEX

Source output rank

Source output rankLifetime journal-wide output rank among OpenAlex sources associated with the journal’s leading topic.

#2 / 1,450LIFETIME OUTPUT

Highly cited papers

Highly cited papersRecent works in the global top 10% after normalization by work type, year, and subfield.

32.9%FIELD-NORMALIZED TOP 10%

Field-normalized impact

Field-normalized impactMedian FWCI, where 1.0 is the expected citation level for comparable work.

0.57MEDIAN FWCI

Review speed

Review speedMedian submission-to-acceptance time from qualified PubMed records.

376 daysMEDIAN

Recent output

Recent outputAverage annual publication volume across the complete analysis window.

4142 / yr2021–2024 AVG

Cost efficiency

Cost efficiencyNo score is assigned without a reliable journal-level cost.

—NOT SCORED

Field-normalized top 10% share32.9%

5452 of 16,568 works · same type, year & subfield

Field-normalized top 1% share18.6%

3084 works · same type, year & subfield

Median FWCI0.57×

Below field-year expectation

Source output rank#2

of 1,450 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output

What does Median FWCI mean?

FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 0.57, so its typical recent paper runs about 43% below its field benchmark.

What does Top 10% Share mean?

32.9% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.

Submission to acceptance time (publication speed)

Among 100 recent articles with complete PubMed dates, the median time from received to accepted was 376 days. It includes revisions and is not the journal's time to first decision.

Publishing pattern

Publication volume and article mix

Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.

Works published by year

OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025

39942016

37942017

39912018

39992019

36542020

37562021

41052022

43212023

43862024

45482025

Recent work-type mix

16,568 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024

Article87.5%

Other7.1%

Erratum3%

Editorial1.1%

Book review0.8%

Letter0.3%

OpenAlex article is broader than “original research.” PubMed Publication Types can add case-report and clinical-study detail.

Fit signals

Topics and medical subject coverage

OpenAlex topics show research communities; MeSH keeps the medical taxonomy recognizable.

Major MeSH signals

PubMed-indexed works

Research PersonnelCOVID-19NeoplasmsBrainScienceArtificial IntelligenceResearchClimate ChangeConservation of Natural Resources

Leading OpenAlex topics

2021–2024 works

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research405

Science, Research, and Medicine354

Health and Medical Research Impacts342

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education169

CRISPR and Genetic Engineering161

Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life137

Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics136

Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research132

scientometrics and bibliometrics research113

Astro and Planetary Science110

Methodology: OpenAlex snapshot 2026-08-09. FWCI, percentile badges, topics, and type mix use 16,568 works published 2021–2024. Radar normalization is versioned in the cached profile, and no cost score is assigned without reliable APC data.