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NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

NATURE PORTFOLIO · DE · Est. 1986

ISSN2157-846XeISSN2157-846X
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
8.997
H-Indexi
193
SNIPi
5.082
Total Worksi
1,638
Total Citationsi
126,070
2yr Mean Citednessi
11.47
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Straddling the life sciences, the physical sciences and engineering, Nature Biomedical Engineering covers experimental and computational systems, methods, devices, therapies, technology and processes that facilitate the understanding of human disease, or its prevention, diagnosis, treatment, alleviation or monitoring. The journal disseminates biological, medical and engineering advances — of fundamental, mechanistic, methodological, technological, therapeutic, translational or clinical nature — that can directly lead to or inspire improvements in human

General Information

Country / RegionDE
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1986
Annual Volume~ 192 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,638
Publisher OrgNature Portfolio
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
NATURE PORTFOLIO
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2157-846X / 2157-846X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Peer Review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
157
19k
2019
172
18k
2020
159
21k
2021
169
16k
2022
178
9.9k
2023
159
4.8k
2024
238
3.1k
2025
205
424
2026

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

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

BioengineeringQ1
Biomedical EngineeringQ1
BiotechnologyQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Biomedical

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringCAR-T cell therapy researchNeuroscience and Neural Engineering3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Frequently asked questions about NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Is NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING?

NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 11.47.

Is NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING?

Straddling the life sciences, the physical sciences and engineering, Nature Biomedical Engineering covers experimental and computational systems, methods, devices, therapies, technology and processes that facilitate the understanding of human disease, or its prevention, diagnosis, treatment, alleviation or monitoring. The journal disseminates biological, medical and engineering advances — of fundamental, mechanistic, methodological, technological, therapeutic, translational or clinical nature — that can directly lead to or inspire improvements in human

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref