Nature Communications

Aims & Scope

Nature Communications publishes high-quality research across all areas of the biological, physical, chemical and earth sciences. We aim to cover findings of broad interest and significance to the scientific community. We publish primary research articles, reviews, and commentaries. Our scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cancer Cell Biology, Chemical Biology, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Plant Sciences, Psychology, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Zoology. Health Sciences: Anatomy, Biomarkers, Cardiology, Diseases, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Health Care, Health Occupations, Medical Research, Molecular Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Oncology, Pathogenesis, Rheumatology, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms, Urology. Scientific Community and Society: Spatiotemporal changes in inter-city sustainability impacts linked to emission challenges worldwide, Critical misalignments in climate pledges reveal imbalanced sustainable development pathways.

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Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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Subject Classification