• On Board Editors
  • 103,058
  • 2020 Impact Metrics
  • Coronavirus Knowledge Hub
  • Diversity, inclusivity & Equity
  • 2019 Progress Report
  • Top article collections
  • Fast, rigorous review
  • Outreach to kids

2020 Impact Metrics

Your research can change the world

Publish with Frontiers, the 5th most-cited publisher

1 billion article views and downloads 

1.6 million article citations

1.1 million article mentions on social media

45,000 article pick-ups in the international press

Coronavirus Knowledge Hub

Trusted information and analysis on COVID-19

The latest research articles and collections

Interviews with leading experts

Coronavirus funding and data resources

Diversity, inclusivity & Equity

Research on eradicating racial injustice and social inequalities

Our Diversity and Equity Statement

Latest collections and articles on race inequalities

2019 Progress Report

5th most-cited publisher

14 new Open Access journals

54 new institutional agreements and 2 new national agreements

Our biggest Frontiers Forum yet with 400 attendees and 1.5 million online views 

Top article collections

Research Topics: shape the future of your field

Peer-reviewed article collections around themes of cutting-edge research

Unite experts, stimulate collaboration and accelerate science

Over 480,000 contributing authors and 1 billion article views and downloads  

Fast, rigorous review

Collaborative peer review

 Rigorous, constructive, efficient and transparent peer review

 Reviewers and handling editor acknowledged on all published articles

 90 days from submission to acceptance

Outreach to kids

Bringing research to younger audiences

Open-access scientific journal reviewed by young people

Connects renowned scientists directly with a young audience

Brings cutting-edge research to the next generation

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Journals

Numbers

90Online Journals
686Specialties Represented
165KArticles Published
1 BilArticle Views and Downloads
103KOn Board Editors
90Days Average Review Time
International Distribution of Frontiers' Editors
Editor's Affiliations: Top 20
  • University of California System
  • 1575
  • CNRS
  • 1162
  • University of Texas System
  • 826
  • Harvard University
  • 804
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • 768
  • INSERM
  • 656
  • State University System of Florida
  • 635
  • Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
  • 620
  • National Institutes of Health
  • 602
  • Italian National Research Council (CNR)
  • 531
  • Helmholtz Assoc. of Research Centres (HZ)
  • 483
  • University College London
  • 459
  • Sapienza University of Rome
  • 403
  • Universidade de São Paulo
  • 392
  • Max Planck Society (MPG)
  • 365
  • Stanford University
  • 360
  • State University of New York (SUNY)
  • 358
  • University of Toronto
  • 354
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • 354
  • Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
  • 343