Drawing from a broad spectrum of social, biological, health, and physical science disciplines, Nature Human Behaviour publishes research of outstanding significance into any aspect of individual or collective human behaviour.
How do humans perceive, think, feel, decide, and act?
How do they interact with their environments and others?
How do these abilities develop and decline over the lifespan?
How do they evolve and compare with other species?
How do they vary among individuals, groups, and cultures?
How are they shaped by socioeconomic and political factors?
How are they affected by disease or deprivation?
What interventions can influence individual behaviours or outcomes?
The journal welcomes research from any discipline that provides significant original insight into these questions.
Nature Human Behaviour features a broad range of topics, including (but not limited to) perception, action, memory, learning, reward, judgment, decision-making, language, communication, emotion, personality, social cognition, social behaviour, neuropsychiatric/neurodevelopmental/neurological disorders, economic & political behaviour, belief systems, social networks, social norms, social structures, behaviour change, collective cognition and behaviour, culture, public policy.
In addition to publishing original research, Nature Human Behaviour publishes Reviews, Perspectives, Comments, News, Features, and Correspondence from across the full range of disciplines concerned with human behaviour.
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Total Docs. (latest)
296
Total Docs. (3 years)
741
Total Refs.
17,609
Total Citations (3 years)
8,670
Citable Docs. (3 years)
483
Citations / Doc. (2 years)
11.84
Ref. / Doc.
59.49
% Female
41.0%
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Latest year data vs 3-year cumulative figures
Female: 41.0% |
Male: 59.0%
Citations / Doc. (2yr)11.84
High impact
References / Doc.59.49
High refs
Citable / Total Docs (3yr)65.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the impact factor of Nature Human Behaviour?
The official Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is published by Clarivate in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and is not listed on this page. Based on SCImago data, Nature Human Behaviour has an SJR of 4.896 and is ranked Q1.
What is the SJR and quartile of Nature Human Behaviour?
Nature Human Behaviour has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 4.896 and its best quartile is Q1.
What is the H-index of Nature Human Behaviour?
The H-index of Nature Human Behaviour is 132, meaning 132 of its articles have each been cited at least 132 times.
Is Nature Human Behaviour indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Nature Human Behaviour is active in Scopus (Scopus Source List, August 2026).