Mining & Mineral Processing: 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	International Journal of Mining Science and Technology	55
2	Minerals Engineering	46
-	International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials	46
4	International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences	44
5	Minerals	38
6	Ore Geology Reviews	34
7	JOM	29
8	Journal of Applied Geophysics	23
9	Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review	19
10	International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization	16
11	International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment	14
-	Marine Georesources & Geotechnology	14
13	Mining Metallurgy & Exploration	11
14	Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy	8
15	Journal of Mining Science	7
16	Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia	3