Overview
Nuclear Medicine and Biology, published by Elsevier BV (United Kingdom), published 1,993 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 20,838 citations in those years. Its h-index is 109 and its two-year mean citedness is 0.84. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #8,645 of 62,158 ranked journals and #2,020 of 8,757 in Medicine.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 96 | 4,873 | 45 |
| 2021 | 258 | 4,749 | 41 |
| 2022 | 614 | 4,432 | 53 |
| 2023 | 470 | 4,114 | 25 |
| 2024 | 79 | 3,706 | 40 |
| 2025 | 572 | 3,837 | 53 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals | Medicine | 58.4 | 373 | 38% |
| EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry | Medicine | 69.9 | 299 | 100% |
| Current Radiopharmaceuticals | Medicine | 61.9 | 180 | 20% |
| Journal of Nuclear Medicine | Medicine | 86.5 | 2,100 | 73% |
| EJNMMI Research | Medicine | 71.4 | 609 | 100% |
| European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Medicine | 84.2 | 2,578 | 60% |
| Frontiers in Nuclear Medicine | Medicine | 61.6 | 182 | 100% |
| Seminars in Nuclear Medicine | Medicine | 80.9 | 387 | 46% |
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Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 0969-8051
- Print ISSN: 0969-8051
- Electronic ISSN: 1872-9614
- Publisher: Elsevier BV
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
- OpenAlex: S24354371
- Journal website: www.journals.elsevier.com
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of Nuclear Medicine and Biology?
It is 66.9 out of 100, which places it #8,645 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of Nuclear Medicine and Biology?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 0.84.
Is Nuclear Medicine and Biology open access?
11% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Nuclear Medicine and Biology charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.