What is the Impact Factor of Nutrition?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Nutrition is 3.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Nutrition indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Nutrition is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.954 (Q2) and an H-index of 174.

Who publishes Nutrition and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Nutrition is published by Elsevier Inc.. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,291 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Nutrition?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Nutrition is "NUTRITION" with common acronym "nut". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #5,272Hybrid

Nutrition

Acronym:nut

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Abbreviation (ISO):NUTRITION

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Identifier (ISSN):0899-9007(Print)/1873-1244(Online)

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Publisher:Elsevier Inc.

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Clarivate IF (2026)

3.6↑ +0.6

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIEJCR Quartile

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Nutrition

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):3.6

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.954

#5,272

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

174

174 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2

Self-Citation Rate3.1%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

369articles/year

25.95% Gold OA•87.64% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Nutrition has an open access mirror journal Nutrition: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. Founded by Michael M. Meguid in the early 1980's, Nutrition presents advances in nutrition research and science, informs its readers on new and advancing technologies and data in clinical nutrition practice, encourages the application of outcomes research and meta-analyses to problems in patient-related nutrition; and seeks to help clarify and set the research, policy and practice agenda for nutrition science to enhance human well-being in the years ahead.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

MedicineBiologyInternal MedicineEndocrinologyChemistryPathologyBiochemistryGeneticsOrganic ChemistrySurgeryPsychologyPhysics

Primary Research Areas

Medicine Nutrition & Dietetics

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal SCImago Profile 1 Calls for Papers

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Calls for Papers

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Rank45/114

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Rank51/114

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
NUTRITION & DIETETICS	JCRSCIE	45/114	Q2
NUTRITION & DIETETICS	JCISCIE	51/114	Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF3.6

Articles / Year246

Total Citations74

2025

IF3

Articles / Year297

Total Citations625

2024

IF3.2

Articles / Year242

Total Citations1,491

2023

IF4.4

Articles / Year286

Total Citations2,883

2022

IF4.893

Articles / Year297

Total Citations3,823

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	3.6	246	74
2025	3	297	625
2024	3.2	242	1,491
2023	4.4	286	2,883
2022	4.893	297	3,823
2021	4.008	383	6,543
2020	3.639	359	9,015
2019	3.591	314	7,810
2018	3.734	390	12,251
2017	—	335	6,592
2016	—	323	11,104
2015	—	242	10,459

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,272Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1987-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNursing

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.954

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

3.71

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,291 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,067

3-Year Documents816

Citable Documents775

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 Rate53.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2

Nutrition and DieteticsQ2

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: 3.1%

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):

3区 (Zone 3)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区NUTRITION & DIETETICS

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

Nutrition (acronym: nut, abbr: NUTRITION, ISSN: 0899-9007) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Elsevier Inc. in United States since 1987. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.954 (Q2), an H-index of 174.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 9周, a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 369 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,291 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.