Human Nature

Aims & Scope

Human Nature is dedicated to advancing the interdisciplinary investigation of the biological, social, and environmental factors that underlie human behavior.

It focuses primarily on the functional unity in which these factors are continuously and mutually interactive.

These include the evolutionary, biological, and sociological processes as they interact with human social behavior; the biological and demographic consequences of human history; the cross-cultural, cross-species, and historical perspectives on human behavior; and the relevance of a biosocial perspective to scientific, social, and policy issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.716

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	83

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7878

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	170

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Fundamental Dimensions of Environmental Risk

  Citation: 1126

  Authors: Bruce J., Aurelio José, Barbara H., Gabriel L.

• Strong reciprocity, human cooperation, and the enforcement of social norms

  Citation: 889

  Authors: Ernst, Urs, Simon

• Social network size in humans

  Citation: 672

  Authors: R. A., R. I. M.

• Evolutionary explanations of emotions

  Citation: 573

  Authors: Randolph M.

• Human facial beauty

  Citation: 454

  Authors: Randy, Steven W.

• Effects of Harsh and Unpredictable Environments in Adolescence on Development of Life History Strategies

  Citation: 350

  Authors: Barbara Hagenah, Aurelio José, Bruce J.

• Do US Black Women Experience Stress-Related Accelerated Biological Aging?

  Citation: 342

  Authors: Arline T., Margaret T., Jay A., Sarah J., Kelly L., Tracey Dawson

• The question of animal culture

  Citation: 305

  Authors: Bennett G.

• Living a Fast Life

  Citation: 293

  Authors: Peter K., Bryan L., Jeremy

• Teenage childbearing as an alternative life-course strategy in multigeneration black families

  Citation: 288

  Authors: Linda M.

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