2026 Journal Metrics Score
12.3
Updated August 2026 · 2-year citation average from OpenAlex data
The Journal Metrics Score is the two-year mean citedness of a journal, computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works. Quartiles rank journals within each OpenAlex subfield by score. Data source: OpenAlex (CC0).
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Ecology | Q1 |
| Food Science | Q1 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q1 |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q1 |
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Nature Food's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 12.3, updated August 2026 from OpenAlex citation data. The journal is ranked Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.
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Ranked #82 in Biology & Basic Science by Journal Metrics Score and #82 among Q1 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare Nature Food against journals publishing in the same field.
2026 Journal Metrics Scores for 13 of 59 Nature journals published by Nature Portfolio, highest score first. Each journal is scored separately; there is no combined score for the Nature family.
Published 965 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current Journal Metrics Score of 12.3.
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