Nucleic Acids Research


Nucleic Acids Research is an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 1974 by the Oxford University Press. The journal covers research on nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA, and related work. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2021 impact factor is 19.160. The journal publishes two yearly special issues; the first issue of each year is dedicated to biological databases, published in January since 1993, and the other is devoted to papers describing web-based software resources of value to the biological community, published in July since 2003.

Journal Rankings

Presented below is a summary of current bibliometric rankings for Nucleic Acids Research based on leading evaluation sources:
SourceCategoryRankPercentileQuartile
ScopusGenetics in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology6/34798.27Q1
IF Biochemistry & molecular biology6/31398.20Q1
JCI Biochemistry & molecular biology6/31398.08Q1