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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Minerals Engineering	45
2	Applied Clay Science	44
3	Minerals	39
4	Ore Geology Reviews	34
5	Economic Geology	27
-	JOM	27
7	Mineralium Deposita	22
8	American Mineralogist	21
9	Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology	19
10	Elements	15
11	Lithos	14
12	Clays and Clay Minerals	12
13	Mineralogical Magazine	10
-	Physics and Chemistry of Minerals	10
-	Clay Minerals	10
16	Canadian Mineralogist	8
-	Mineralogy and Petrology	8
18	Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences	6
-	Geology of Ore Deposits	6
-	Lithology and Mineral Resources	6
-	Petrology	6
22	Resource Geology	5
23	Gems & Gemology	4
-	Journal of Gemmology	4