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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing	74
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	60
3	IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing	56
4	International Journal of Digital Earth	37
-	Global Ecology and Biogeography	37
6	ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information	34
-	GIScience & Remote Sensing	34
8	Global and Planetary Change	29
-	Quaternary Science Reviews	29
10	Cryosphere	28
-	International Journal of Geographical Information Science	28
12	Geomorphology	27
-	Journal of Biogeography	27
-	Landscape Ecology	27
15	Journal of Geographical Sciences	26
16	Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology	23
17	Earth Surface Processes and Landforms	21
18	Quaternary International	19
19	Anthropocene	18
-	Progress in Physical Geography-Earth and Environment	18
21	Journal of Glaciology	17
22	Earth Surface Dynamics	16
-	Dendrochronologia	16
-	Permafrost and Periglacial Processes	16
25	Quaternary Geochronology	15
26	Holocene	14
27	Journal of Maps	13
-	Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing	13
-	Journal of Quaternary Science	13
30	Geoinformatica	12
-	Quaternary Research	12
-	Photogrammetric Record	12
33	Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research	11
-	Journal of Spatial Science	11
-	Aeolian Research	11
-	Antarctic Science	11
37	Boreas	10
-	Mountain Research and Development	10
39	Annals of Glaciology	9
-	Journal of Coastal Research	9
41	Physical Geography	7
42	Arctic	6
-	Geografiska Annaler Series A-Physical Geography	6
44	Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik	5
-	Erdkunde	5
46	Revista de Geografia Norte Grande	3
-	Geomorphologie-Relief Processus Environnement	3