Nature Chemistry

pISSN: 1755-4330eISSN: 1755-4349• JCR: NAT CHEMNature PortfolioUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

24.5

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 4.3 (+21.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    24.5
  2. Metric year 2024

    20.2

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Nature Chemistry current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Chemistry

Ranked #10 in Chemistry by impact factor and #10 among Q1 Chemistry journals. This context helps compare Nature Chemistry against journals publishing in the same field.

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of 870 field journals

Nature Chemistry publication trend

Published 1,245 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 24.5.

2026 vs 2025: -250
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Journal Details

Total Articles
4,990
H-Index
350
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$11,690 USD
Subject Areas
Molecular BiologyOrganic ChemistryMolecular BiologyOrganic Chemistry

Article Volume

2022
254
2023
286
2024
291
2025
332
2026
82
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