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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Minerals Engineering	44
2	Applied Clay Science	40
3	Minerals	36
4	Ore Geology Reviews	33
5	Economic Geology	27
6	JOM	26
7	Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology	22
8	American Mineralogist	20
-	Mineralium Deposita	20
10	Lithos	17
11	Elements	13
12	Clays and Clay Minerals	11
13	Mineralogical Magazine	10
14	Physics and Chemistry of Minerals	9
15	Canadian Mineralogist	8
-	Clay Minerals	8
-	Petrology	8
18	Mineralogy and Petrology	7
19	Geology of Ore Deposits	6
-	Resource Geology	6
21	Lithology and Mineral Resources	5
22	Gems & Gemology	4
-	Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences	4
24	Journal of Gemmology	3