Geology: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Ore Geology Reviews	33
2	Geology	31
3	Lithosphere	23
4	Geofluids	19
-	Sedimentary Geology	19
6	Sedimentology	18
7	Cretaceous Research	17
8	Journal of Metamorphic Geology	15
9	Permafrost and Periglacial Processes	14
10	Carbonates and Evaporites	12
-	International Geology Review	12
12	Journal of Sedimentary Research	11
13	Acta Petrologica Sinica	10
-	Newsletters on Stratigraphy	10
15	New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics	9
-	Palaios	9
-	Proceedings of the Geologists Association	9
-	South African Journal of Geology	9
19	Facies	8
20	Journal of Geology	7
-	Journal of Iberian Geology	7
22	GFF	6
-	Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation	6
-	Geografiska Annaler Series A-Physical Geography	6
-	Geology of Ore Deposits	6
-	Resource Geology	6
27	Carnets de Geologie	5
-	Geologia Croatica	5
-	Lithology and Mineral Resources	5
-	Andean Geology	5
31	Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana	4
32	Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae	3
-	Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society	3
-	Scottish Journal of Geology	3
-	Baltica	3
-	Geological Quarterly	3
37	Estudios Geologicos-Madrid	2