ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #918Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

Nature Reviews Urology

Acronym:nrurol
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Abbreviation (ISO):NAT. REV. UROL
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Identifier (ISSN):1759-4812(Print)/1759-4820(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate IF (2026)
13.6↓ -1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Nature Reviews Urology

WoS Q1
51116228.0920189.33201911.0202014.4202116.4202215.3202312.1202414.6202513.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):13.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
2.589
#918

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
128

128 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
44articles/year
2.08% Gold OA•39.53% Original Research

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.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineBiologyInternal MedicineGeneticsOncology & Cancer ResearchOncologyPathologyChemistryBiochemistrySurgeryEndocrinology
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

Q1
Rank4/134
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

Q1
Rank8/134
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF13.6
Articles / Year71
Total Citations46
2025
IF14.6
Articles / Year130
Total Citations555
2024
IF12.1
Articles / Year145
Total Citations1,392
2023
IF15.3
Articles / Year135
Total Citations2,103
2022
IF16.43
Articles / Year148
Total Citations3,091

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #918Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2009-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.589

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.11

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,846 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,027
3-Year Documents404
Citable Documents212

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate31.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

UrologyQ1
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: 1.7%

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):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
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

Nature Reviews Urology (acronym: nrurol, abbr: NAT. REV. UROL, ISSN: 1759-4812) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Springer Nature in United States since 2009. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 13.6, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.589 (Q1), an H-index of 128.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 44 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,846 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
Monthly
Founding Year
2009
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 75 VARICK ST, 9TH FLR, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013-1917

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28