Geography, Physical: 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing	74
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	63
3	IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing	62
4	International Journal of Digital Earth	39
5	ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information	36
-	Global Ecology and Biogeography	36
7	GIScience & Remote Sensing	34
8	Cryosphere	30
-	Global and Planetary Change	30
-	International Journal of Geographical Information Science	30
11	Geomorphology	29
12	Landscape Ecology	28
-	Quaternary Science Reviews	28
14	Journal of Biogeography	26
-	Journal of Geographical Sciences	26
16	Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology	24
17	Earth Surface Processes and Landforms	21
18	Quaternary International	18
-	Journal of Glaciology	18
20	Anthropocene	17
-	Permafrost and Periglacial Processes	17
22	Dendrochronologia	16
23	Quaternary Geochronology	15
-	Earth Surface Dynamics	15
-	Progress in Physical Geography-Earth and Environment	15
26	Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing	14
-	Holocene	14
28	Journal of Maps	13
-	Photogrammetric Record	13
-	Journal of Quaternary Science	13
31	Aeolian Research	12
32	Quaternary Research	11
-	Annals of Glaciology	11
-	Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research	11
-	Geoinformatica	11
-	Journal of Spatial Science	11
-	Antarctic Science	11
-	Boreas	11
39	Journal of Coastal Research	9
-	Mountain Research and Development	9
41	Physical Geography	7
42	Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik	5
-	Erdkunde	5
-	Arctic	5
45	Geografiska Annaler Series A-Physical Geography	4
-	Geomorphologie-Relief Processus Environnement	4
47	Revista de Geografia Norte Grande	3