Nature Reviews Physics

eISSN: 2522-5820• JCR: NAT REV PHYSNature PortfolioUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

46.6

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 7.1 (+18.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    46.6
  2. Metric year 2024

    39.5

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
PHYSICS, APPLIEDSCIEQ1
PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Nature Reviews Physics current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Physics & Astronomy

Ranked #4 in Physics & Astronomy by impact factor and #4 among Q1 Physics & Astronomy journals. This context helps compare Nature Reviews Physics against journals publishing in the same field.

#4
of 867 field journals

Nature Reviews Physics publication trend

Published 539 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 46.6.

2026 vs 2025: -69
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Journal Details

Total Articles
952
H-Index
131
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial IntelligenceArtificial IntelligenceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Article Volume

2022
130
2023
134
2024
114
2025
115
2026
46
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