New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Remote Sensing84
2 Journal of Hydrology73
3 Gondwana Research66
4 ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing65
5 Earth System Science Data64
6 Nature Geoscience63
7 Earth-Science Reviews60
8 CATENA59
9 Geophysical Research Letters58
10 Engineering Geology57
11 Communications Earth & Environment55
12 Geoscience Frontiers53
13 Computers and Geotechnics52
14 Earths Future51
15 International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction48
16 Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering47
17 Hydrology and Earth System Sciences41
- Natural Hazards41
19 Petroleum Exploration and Development40
20 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering39
- Landslides39
22 Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment37
- Marine and Petroleum Geology37
- Advances in Space Research37
25 Geoscientific Model Development36
26 International Journal of Coal Geology35
- Computers & Geosciences35
28 Science China-Earth Sciences34
29 Environmental Earth Sciences33
30 Physics and Chemistry of the Earth32
- Frontiers in Earth Science32
- Geocarto International32
33 Geothermics31
- Global Biogeochemical Cycles31
- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering31
- Natural Resources Research31
- Global and Planetary Change31
38 Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences30
- Earth System Dynamics30
- Geotextiles and Geomembranes30
- Cold Regions Science and Technology30
42 Biogeosciences29
- Cryosphere29
- Journal of Contaminant Hydrology29
- Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering29
- Quaternary Science Reviews29
- Geomatics Natural Hazards & Risk29
48 Geomorphology28
49 Journal of Cultural Heritage27
- Canadian Geotechnical Journal27
- Earth Science Informatics27
52 Landscape Ecology26
- Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources26
54 Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences25
- Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology25
- Earth and Space Science25
57 Journal of African Earth Sciences24
- Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences24
- Astrobiology24
- Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology24
61 Journal of Earth Science23
- Earth Planets and Space23
- Precambrian Research23
- Journal of Applied Geophysics23
- Journal of Asian Earth Sciences23
- Soils and Foundations23
67 International Journal of Disaster Risk Science22
- Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences22
- Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface22
70 Journal of South American Earth Sciences21
- Journal of Structural Geology21
- Earth Surface Processes and Landforms21
73 Climate of the Past20
- Journal of Earthquake Engineering20
- Biogeochemistry20
- Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research20
- Geological Journal20
- Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment20
79 Journal of Archaeological Science19
- Anthropocene19
- Geomicrobiology Journal19
- Quaternary International19
- Geological Society of America Bulletin19
84 Mathematical Geosciences18
- Geoheritage18
- Marine Geology18
- Progress in Physical Geography-Earth and Environment18
88 Basin Research17
- Spatial Statistics17
- Hydrogeology Journal17
- Journal of Earth System Science17
- Journal of Marine Systems17
- Natural Hazards Review17
- Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology17
- Geoscience Letters17
- Geosphere17
97 AAPG Bulletin16
- Acta Geologica Sinica-English Edition16
- Journal of the American Water Resources Association16
- Bulletin of Volcanology16
- Journal of the Geological Society of India16
- Progress in Earth and Planetary Science16
- Geosynthetics International16
- Journal of Glaciology16
- Computational Geosciences16
106 Groundwater15
- Earth Surface Dynamics15
- Quaternary Geochronology15
109 Geological Magazine14
- Journal of the Geological Society14
- Geothermal Energy14
112 Geobiology13
- International Journal of Earth Sciences13
- Journal of Quaternary Science13
- Clays and Clay Minerals13
- Geoscience Data Journal13
117 Episodes12
- Georisk-Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards12
- Anthropocene Review12
- Boreas12
- Photogrammetric Record12
122 Holocene11
- American Journal of Science11
- Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences11
- Open Geosciences11
- Polar Science11
- SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering11
128 Archaeometry10
- Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing10
- Quaternary Research10
- Terra Nova10
- Doklady Earth Sciences10
- Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics10
- Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering10
- Geotechnical Testing Journal10
136 Journal of Cold Regions Engineering9
- Journal of Paleolimnology9
- Clay Minerals9
- Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology9
- Frontiers of Earth Science9
- Journal of Coastal Research9
- Antarctic Science9
- Archaeological Prospection9
- Petroleum Geoscience9
- Geoarchaeology-An International Journal9
- Russian Geology and Geophysics9
- Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems9
148 Journal of Petroleum Geology8
- New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics8
- Polar Research8
- Survey Review8
- Geosciences Journal8
- International Journal of Astrobiology8
- Annals of Glaciology8
- Australian Journal of Earth Sciences8
- Swiss Journal of Geosciences8
- Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences8
158 Island Arc7
- Italian Journal of Geosciences7
- Environmental Archaeology7
161 Physical Geography6
- Geo-Marine Letters6
- Russian Journal of Pacific Geology6
- Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft fuer Geowissenschaften6
- Bulletin of Geosciences6
166 International Journal of Speleology5
- Brazilian Journal of Geology5
- Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh5
- Earth Sciences Research Journal5
- Quaternaire5
- Geomorphologie-Relief Processus Environnement5
172 Journal of Cave and Karst Studies4
- Environmental & Engineering Geoscience4
- Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas4
175 Norwegian Journal of Geology3
- History of Geo- and Space Sciences3
- Acta Carsologica3
178 Earth Sciences History2
179 Archeosciences-Revue d'Archeometrie1
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