Nature Medicine

Aims & Scope

Nature Medicine publishes research that addresses the needs and goals of contemporary medicine.

Original research ranges from new concepts in human biology and disease pathogenesis to robust preclinical bases for new therapeutic modalities and drug development to all phases of clinical work, as well as innovative technologies aimed at improving human health.

Current areas of interest also include, but are not limited to: -Gene and cell therapies -Clinical genomics -Regenerative medicine -High-definition medicine -Effects of the environment in human health -Artificial intelligence in health care -Smart wearable devices -Early disease diagnosis -Microbiome -Aging Nature Medicine also publishes Reviews, Perspectives and other content commissioned from leading scientists in their fields to provide expert and contextualized views of the latest research driving the progress of medicine.

The News section is editorially independent and provides topical and timely reporting of upcoming trends affecting medicine, researchers and the general audience.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	50
2024	58.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	18.333

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	653

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	35907

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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
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine, 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.

• The biology of VEGF and its receptors

  Citation: 7513

  Authors: Napoleone, Hans-Peter, Jennifer

• Microenvironmental regulation of tumor progression and metastasis

  Citation: 6348

  Authors: Daniela F, Johanna A

• Angiogenesis in cancer, vascular, rheumatoid and other disease

  Citation: 5987

  Authors: Judah

• Human acute myeloid leukemia is organized as a hierarchy that originates from a primitive hematopoietic cell

  Citation: 5429

  Authors: Dominique, John E.

• High-performance medicine: the convergence of human and artificial intelligence

  Citation: 5339

  Authors: Eric J.

• Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus

  Citation: 4891

  Authors: Peter S., Ekaterina, Thomas, Ann-Marie, Claes, Daniel A., Fred H.

• Understanding the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) for effective therapy

  Citation: 4547

  Authors: Mikhail, Edward W., Kelly, Vincent, Douglas F., Miriam, Lisa M., Dmitry I., Suzanne, Catherine C., Robert H., Mikael J., Rakesh K., Weiping, T. Kevin, Elisa C., Robert A., Matthew F.

• Specific recruitment of regulatory T cells in ovarian carcinoma fosters immune privilege and predicts reduced survival

  Citation: 4091

  Authors: Tyler J, George, Linhua, Xavier, Pui, Peter, Melina, Jose R, Lin, Matthew, Yun, Shuang, Ilona, Ben, Alan, Leann, Andrew, Mary L, Keith L, Lieping, Weiping

• The consensus molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer

  Citation: 4048

  Authors: Justin, Rodrigo, Xin, Aurélien, Andreas, Charlotte, Laetitia, Paul, Gift, Paolo, Brian M, Jeffrey S, Iris M, Sarah, Evelyn, Felipe, Edoardo, Hena, David, Krisztian, Dipen, Ganiraju C, Bradley, Valerie, Beatriz, Ted, Ramon, Joe W, Douglas, Josep, Rene, Stephen H, Pierre, Jan Paul, Anguraj, Lodewyk, Mauro, Scott, Louis, Sabine

• Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome

  Citation: 3888

  Authors: Ani, Kartik, Aakriti, Mahesh V., Claire, Jacob S., Joshua R., Anna S., Daniel, Tejasav S., Neha, Behnood, Donald, Caroline, Nadia, Gregg F., Elana J., Sumit, Akinpelumi A., David S., Toni K., Nir, John C., Domenico, Daniel E., Matthew, Allan, Daniel, Christine Kim, Mitchell S. V., Jean M., John P., Donald W., Elaine Y.

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