Mineralogy: 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Minerals Engineering	47
2	Applied Clay Science	41
3	Minerals	38
4	Ore Geology Reviews	35
5	JOM	28
6	Economic Geology	27
7	Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology	22
8	American Mineralogist	20
-	Mineralium Deposita	20
10	Lithos	16
11	Elements	15
12	Clays and Clay Minerals	12
13	Mineralogical Magazine	10
14	Physics and Chemistry of Minerals	9
-	Canadian Mineralogist	9
-	Clay Minerals	9
17	Mineralogy and Petrology	8
18	Geology of Ore Deposits	7
19	Petrology	6
20	Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences	5
-	Lithology and Mineral Resources	5
-	Resource Geology	5
23	Gems & Gemology	4
-	Journal of Gemmology	4