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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q3SCImago #11,199Hybrid

BioNanoScience

Acronym:bnsc
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Identifier (ISSN):2191-1630(Print)/2191-1649(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
4↑ +0.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for BioNanoScience

WoS Q3
235632023320243.2202542026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.532
#11,199

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
57

57 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
104articles/year
4.52% Gold OA•94.66% Original Research

Aims & Scope

BioNanoScience is a new field of research that has emerged at the interface of nanoscience and biology, aimed at integration of nano-materials into engineered systems, for new applications in biology and medicine. The aim of BioNanoScience is to provide a forum for the rapidly growing area of bionanoscience, emphasizing the link between structure, properties and processes of nanoscale phenomena in biological and bioinspired structures and materials for a variety of engineered systems. The journal promotes fundamental research in bionanoscience and engineering to advance nanoscience, nanotechnology and engineering, toward application in biology and medicine. This new journal will provide a forum for this interdisciplinary community by publishing highest quality peer-reviewed publications. Methods covered in this journal include experimental (including but not limited to imaging, via SEM/AFM/optical microscopy and tweezers; x-ray scattering and diffraction tools, electrical/magnetic characterizations; design, and synthesis via self-assembly, layer-by-layer, Langmuir films; biotechnology, via recombinant DNA methods, and protein engineering, etc.), theoretical (e.g. statistical mechanics, nanomechanics, quantum mechanics, etc.) and computational (bottom-up multi-scale simulation, first principles methods, supercomputing, etc.) research. Areas of applications of interest include all relevant physical, chemical, and biological phenomena and their engineering into integrated systems: mechanical (e.g. deformation, adhesion, failure), electrical and electronic (e.g. electromechanical stimulation, capacitors, energy storage, batteries), optical (e.g. absorption, luminescence, photochemistry), thermal (e.g. thermomutability, thermal management), biological (e.g. how cells interact with nanomaterials, molecular flaws and defects, biosensing, biological mechanisms s.a. mechanosensing), nanoscience of disease (e.g. genetic disease, cancer, organ/tissue fa ilure), as well as information science (e.g. DNA computing). The journal covers fundamental structural and mechanistic analyses of biological processes at nanoscale and their translation into synthetic applications. Studies of interfaces (e.g. between dissimilar structures, organic-inorganic) are of particular interest. In the area of interface between dissimilar structures, papers are also welcome on hybrid systems, including CMOS integrated circuits embedding organic nanostructures as well as biological components.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMaterials ScienceBiochemistryMedicineGeneticsEngineeringOrganic ChemistryQuantum MechanicsNanotechnologyChemical EngineeringInternal MedicineGeologyComposite MaterialsPaleontologyOpticsNuclear Magnetic Resonance
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS

Q3
Rank31/58
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS

Q3
Rank36/58
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4
Articles / Year509
Total Citations274
2025
IF3.2
Articles / Year528
Total Citations2,142
2024
IF3
Articles / Year479
Total Citations3,988
2023
IF3
Articles / Year224
Total Citations2,568
2022
IF—
Articles / Year132
Total Citations2,036

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,199Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Chemical EngineeringEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.532

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.58

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,912 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,019
3-Year Documents678
Citable Documents678

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate39.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BioengineeringQ3
Biomedical EngineeringQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

BioNanoScience (acronym: bnsc, ISSN: 2191-1630) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of MATERIALS SCIENCE, published by Springer Nature in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.532 (Q3), an H-index of 57.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 4 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 104 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,912 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
4 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28