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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Ore Geology Reviews	34
2	Geology	31
3	Lithosphere	23
4	Sedimentary Geology	20
5	Geofluids	19
6	Sedimentology	17
-	Cretaceous Research	17
8	Journal of Metamorphic Geology	15
9	Permafrost and Periglacial Processes	14
10	Journal of Sedimentary Research	12
-	Acta Petrologica Sinica	12
-	International Geology Review	12
13	Depositional Record	11
-	Carbonates and Evaporites	11
15	Palaios	9
-	Proceedings of the Geologists Association	9
-	South African Journal of Geology	9
-	Newsletters on Stratigraphy	9
19	New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics	8
-	Facies	8
21	Geografiska Annaler Series A-Physical Geography	7
-	Geology of Ore Deposits	7
-	Journal of Iberian Geology	7
-	Journal of Geology	7
25	Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation	6
-	Andean Geology	6
27	Resource Geology	5
-	Carnets de Geologie	5
-	Lithology and Mineral Resources	5
-	Geologia Croatica	5
-	GFF	5
32	Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana	4
-	Scottish Journal of Geology	4
-	Baltica	4
35	Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae	3
-	Geological Quarterly	3
-	Estudios Geologicos-Madrid	3
38	Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society	2