Nature Reviews Urology

Aims & Scope

Nature Reviews' basic, translational and clinical content is written by internationally renowned basic and clinical academics and researchers and targeted towards readers in the biological and medical sciences, from postgraduate level upwards.

While intended to be read by practising doctors, researchers and academics within a specialty, we aim to make all our articles accessible to readers working in any biological or medical discipline.

In-depth Reviews present authoritative, up-to-date information on a topic, placing it in the context of a field's history and development.

Topical discussion and opinions are proffered in Perspectives and News & Views articles, and in the Research Highlights section we filter primary research from a range of specialty and general medical journals.

Subjects Covered: -Andrology- Benign prostatic hyperplasia- Biostatistics and clinical trials- Bladder cancer- Endourology and stones- Female urology- Fertility and infertility- Imaging and radiology- Infection- Inflammation- Pathology- Paediatric urology- Penile cancer- Prostate cancer- Renal cancer- Reproductive biology- Risk factors and epidemiology- Sexual dysfunction- Sexual psychology- Surgery- Testicular cancer- Transplantation- Trauma and reconstruction- Upper tract urothelial carcinoma- Upper urinary tract dysfunction- Urinary incontinence, urodynamics and lower urinary tract dysfunction- Urologic oncology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	14.6
2024	12.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.466

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	118

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	979

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1938

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Abstracting & Indexing

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in 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 epidemiology of urinary tract infection

  Citation: 1266

  Authors: Betsy

• Epidemiology and risk factors for kidney cancer

  Citation: 1081

  Authors: Wong-Ho, Linda M., Susan S.

• Genetics of male infertility

  Citation: 683

  Authors: Csilla, Antoni

• Oxidative stress and male infertility

  Citation: 675

  Authors: Shilpa, Muneeb, Madhuri, Rima

• The genetic basis of kidney cancer: a metabolic disease

  Citation: 591

  Authors: W. Marston, Ramaprasad, Laura S.

• The mechanism of action of BCG therapy for bladder cancer—a current perspective

  Citation: 582

  Authors: Gil, Michael S., Bernard H.

• Current use of PSMA–PET in prostate cancer management

  Citation: 529

  Authors: Tobias, Matthias, Markus, Jürgen E.

• Clinical implications of PTEN loss in prostate cancer

  Citation: 523

  Authors: Tamara, David M., Ashley E., Howard I., Angelo M., Jeremy A., Tamara L.

• The microbiome of the urinary tract—a role beyond infection

  Citation: 496

  Authors: Samantha A., Hassan, Sumit, Gregor, Jeremy P.

• The Cancer Genome Atlas of renal cell carcinoma: findings and clinical implications

  Citation: 457

  Authors: W. Marston, Christopher J.

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