SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #626CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Abbreviation (ISO):PNAS
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 3.283•SCImago Rank: #626•Identifier (ISSN):0027-8424(Print)/1091-6490(Online)•Articles / Year: 3,608•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,244 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
9.5
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
699

699 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate2.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
3,608articles/year
73.79% Gold OA•99.96% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.5)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.1)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.1)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.779)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.205)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.412)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.58)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.504)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

PNAS is one of the world's most-cited multidisciplinary scientific serials. Since its establishment in 1914, it continues to publish cutting-edge research reports, commentaries, reviews, perspectives, colloquium papers, and actions of the Academy. Coverage in PNAS spans the biological, physical, and social sciences. PNAS is published weekly in print, and daily online in PNAS Early Edition. The PNAS impact factor is 9.737 and the Eigenfactor is 1.557 for 2012. PNAS is available by subscription.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyChemistryGeneticsBiochemistryMedicinePhysicsInternal MedicineCell BiologyOrganic ChemistryNuclear Magnetic ResonanceImmunologyMolecular BiologyEndocrinologyEnzymologyPsychology
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #626Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1917, 1933, 1945-1952, 1954-1955, 1960-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Multidisciplinary
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.283

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
929

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.23

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,244 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations95,587
3-Year Documents11,040
Citable Documents10,095

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)78

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate37.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

MultidisciplinaryQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Multidisciplinary Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
-
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Weekly
Founding Year
1915
Editorial Address
NATL ACAD SCIENCES, 2101 CONSTITUTION AVE NW, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20418
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
14/140Q1
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
JCISCIE
15/140Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—3,6823,594
20259.14,37429,199
20249.43,97371,275
202311.13,645108,313
202212.7793,945158,890
202111.2054,211249,848
20209.4124,365344,790
20199.584,049359,200
20189.5044,089405,430
2017—4,038430,575
2016—3,908458,934
2015—4,086510,242
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

WoS Q1
691215201820192020202120222023202420259.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:9.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 39cabc72-ac4e-4200-8b9e-089d49a610b0
Database Updated: 2026-09-28