Geology: 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	Ore Geology Reviews	34
2	Geology	30
3	Sedimentary Geology	20
4	Sedimentology	17
5	Permafrost and Periglacial Processes	16
-	Lithosphere	16
7	Cretaceous Research	14
-	Geofluids	14
-	Journal of Metamorphic Geology	14
10	Carbonates and Evaporites	13
-	International Geology Review	13
-	Journal of Sedimentary Research	13
13	Depositional Record	11
-	Palaios	11
15	Newsletters on Stratigraphy	10
-	Acta Petrologica Sinica	10
17	New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics	9
18	Facies	8
-	Proceedings of the Geologists Association	8
20	Andean Geology	7
-	Journal of Geology	7
-	Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation	7
-	Geology of Ore Deposits	7
-	Journal of Iberian Geology	7
25	Lithology and Mineral Resources	6
-	Geografiska Annaler Series A-Physical Geography	6
-	South African Journal of Geology	6
28	Geologia Croatica	5
29	Baltica	4
-	Scottish Journal of Geology	4
-	Carnets de Geologie	4
-	Resource Geology	4
33	Estudios Geologicos-Madrid	3
-	GFF	3
-	Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana	3
-	Geological Quarterly	3
37	Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society	2
-	Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae	2