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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #276CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Nature Plants

Abbreviation (ISO):NAT. PLANTS
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 5.106•SCImago Rank: #276•Identifier (ISSN):2055-026X(Print)/2055-0278(Online)•Articles / Year: 144•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,485 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
15
↑ +1.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
42

42 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate2.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
144articles/year
29.28% Gold OA•96.75% 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: 15)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.6)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15.8)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 18)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 17.352)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15.793)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.256)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.297)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.471)
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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

Like all Nature-branded journals, Nature Plants is characterized by a dedicated team of professional editors, a fair and rigorous peer-review process, high standards of copy-editing and production, swift publication and editorial independence. In addition to publishing original research, Nature Plants publishes Comments, Reviews, News & Views, Features and Correspondence from across the full range of disciplines concerned with plants.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology97.4%Chemistry66.6%Genetics62.2%Biochemistry61.1%Gene53%Botany40.1%Ecology33.4%Medicine27.5%Cell biology27.2%Physics25.6%Mutant21.6%Organic chemistry20.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #276Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010, 2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
5.106

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
169

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.82

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,485 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations6,039
3-Year Documents755
Citable Documents449

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate38.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Plant ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区PLANT 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
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
12 issues per year
Founding Year
2015
Editorial Address
HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, BERLIN, GERMANY, 14197
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PLANT SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
4/285Q1
PLANT SCIENCES
JCISCIE
2/285Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—236394
202513.62982,745
202415.82895,330
2023182737,263
202217.3522389,174
202115.79325218,713
202013.25625320,069
201913.29722818,673
201811.47125620,954
2017—23121,974
2016—22723,114
2015—23618,478
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Nature Plants

WoS Q1
81217212018201920202021202220232024202513.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:13.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.5%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01