Nature Reviews Nephrology's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 16.5, ranking Q1 in Nephrology and 1 other subfield. Two-year citation average from OpenAlex data, updated August 2026.
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Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 17.61.
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166 of 527 works · same type, year & subfield
29 works · same type, year & subfield
Above field-year expectation
of 2,350 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output
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 1.07, so its typical recent paper runs about 7% above its field benchmark.
31.5% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.
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OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025
527 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Nephrology | Q1 |
| Transplantation | Q1 |
Yes. One of the most-cited journals in Medicine
Yes. By citation data, Nature Reviews Nephrology is one of the most-cited journals in Medicine: it ranks #36 of 6,272 Medicine journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 1%) and is Q1 in Nephrology and 1 other subfield. Nature Reviews Nephrology's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 16.5. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Nephrology and Transplantation, so check that your topic fits its scope.
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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.
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OpenAlex classifies Nature Reviews Nephrology's papers in subfields including Nephrology and Transplantation. Read the aims and scope page and a few recent papers close to your topic before you prepare the manuscript.
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See what the report coversYes. By citation data, Nature Reviews Nephrology is one of the most-cited journals in Medicine: it ranks #36 of 6,272 Medicine journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 1%) and is Q1 in Nephrology and 1 other subfield. Nature Reviews Nephrology's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 16.5. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Nephrology and Transplantation, so check that your topic fits its scope.
Nature Reviews Nephrology's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 16.5, from the August 2026 data release. The score is a two-year citation average 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.
We have not found an official acceptance rate published by Nature Reviews Nephrology or its publisher, and Journal Metrics does not estimate one because submission counts are not public. To judge selectivity, compare Nature Reviews Nephrology's quartile and score with similar journals, or ask the editorial office.
Nature Reviews Nephrology's best quartile is Q1. By OpenAlex subfield: Q1 in Nephrology; Q1 in Transplantation. Quartiles rank journals by Journal Metrics Score within each subfield.
No. Journal Metrics computes the score independently from OpenAlex open data. Other providers use different citation databases, document types, and counting rules, so their published figures for Nature Reviews Nephrology will not match this score exactly. Compare journals using one source at a time.
Comparable journals include Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, and Kidney International. Compare their scores, acceptance times, and costs in the recommended alternatives on this page before choosing where to submit.
Submit online through the link in Nature Reviews Nephrology's author guidelines on the journal homepage. Before submitting, check the scope, follow the author guidelines for article type, length, and required statements, and prepare a cover letter.