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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Minerals Engineering	45
2	Applied Clay Science	40
3	Ore Geology Reviews	33
4	Economic Geology	27
5	JOM	26
6	Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology	23
7	American Mineralogist	20
-	Mineralium Deposita	20
9	Lithos	17
10	Elements	13
11	Clays and Clay Minerals	12
12	Mineralogical Magazine	11
13	Physics and Chemistry of Minerals	9
14	Clay Minerals	8
-	Canadian Mineralogist	8
16	Mineralogy and Petrology	7
17	Geology of Ore Deposits	6
-	Petrology	6
-	Resource Geology	6
20	Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences	5
-	Lithology and Mineral Resources	5
22	Gems & Gemology	4