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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Ore Geology Reviews	34
2	Geology	32
3	Lithosphere	22
4	Sedimentary Geology	20
5	Sedimentology	18
6	Geofluids	16
-	Cretaceous Research	16
8	Journal of Metamorphic Geology	14
-	Permafrost and Periglacial Processes	14
10	International Geology Review	13
-	Journal of Sedimentary Research	13
12	Carbonates and Evaporites	12
13	Depositional Record	11
-	Acta Petrologica Sinica	11
15	Newsletters on Stratigraphy	10
-	Palaios	10
17	New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics	9
18	Journal of Iberian Geology	8
-	Proceedings of the Geologists Association	8
-	South African Journal of Geology	8
21	Journal of Geology	7
-	Facies	7
23	Lithology and Mineral Resources	6
-	Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation	6
-	Andean Geology	6
-	Geografiska Annaler Series A-Physical Geography	6
-	Geology of Ore Deposits	6
28	Geologia Croatica	5
-	Resource Geology	5
30	GFF	4
-	Scottish Journal of Geology	4
-	Baltica	4
-	Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana	4
-	Carnets de Geologie	4
35	Estudios Geologicos-Madrid	3
-	Geological Quarterly	3
-	Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae	3
38	Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society	2