New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

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 Remote Sensing89
2 Journal of Hydrology79
3 ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing74
4 Communications Earth & Environment70
5 Earth System Science Data67
6 Nature Geoscience66
- Gondwana Research66
8 Earth-Science Reviews64
9 CATENA61
10 Engineering Geology60
11 Computers and Geotechnics58
12 Geophysical Research Letters57
13 Earths Future56
14 Geoscience Frontiers54
15 International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction53
- Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering53
17 Natural Hazards45
- Petroleum Exploration and Development45
19 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering44
- Hydrology and Earth System Sciences44
21 Advances in Space Research39
- Landslides39
23 Geoscientific Model Development38
- Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment38
25 Earth Science Informatics35
- Physics and Chemistry of the Earth35
- Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences35
28 Frontiers in Earth Science34
- International Journal of Coal Geology34
- Marine and Petroleum Geology34
31 Science China-Earth Sciences33
- Environmental Earth Sciences33
33 Computers & Geosciences32
- Journal of Contaminant Hydrology32
- Geotextiles and Geomembranes32
- Global Biogeochemical Cycles32
- Biogeosciences32
38 Geomatics Natural Hazards & Risk31
- Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering31
- Cold Regions Science and Technology31
41 Global and Planetary Change30
- Natural Resources Research30
- Cryosphere30
- Geothermics30
- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering30
46 Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources29
- Geomorphology29
48 Earth and Space Science28
- Quaternary Science Reviews28
- Journal of Cultural Heritage28
- Landscape Ecology28
52 Geocarto International27
- Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences27
54 Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences26
- Canadian Geotechnical Journal26
56 Geological Journal25
- Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology25
- Earth System Dynamics25
- Journal of African Earth Sciences25
60 Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology24
- International Journal of Disaster Risk Science24
- Journal of Earth Science24
63 Soils and Foundations22
- Journal of Applied Geophysics22
- Journal of Asian Earth Sciences22
- Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface22
67 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms21
- Journal of Structural Geology21
- Precambrian Research21
70 Natural Hazards Review20
- Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment20
- Hydrogeology Journal20
- Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research20
- Earth Planets and Space20
- Journal of South American Earth Sciences20
- Mathematical Geosciences20
77 Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology19
- Journal of Earth System Science19
- Biogeochemistry19
- Climate of the Past19
- Spatial Statistics19
- Journal of Archaeological Science19
- Astrobiology19
84 Quaternary International18
- Geological Society of America Bulletin18
- Journal of Earthquake Engineering18
- Journal of Glaciology18
- Marine Geology18
- Geoheritage18
- Geomicrobiology Journal18
- Groundwater18
92 Geothermal Energy17
- Progress in Earth and Planetary Science17
- Geosynthetics International17
- AAPG Bulletin17
- Anthropocene17
- Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences17
98 Geoscience Letters16
- Journal of the Geological Society16
- Georisk-Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards16
- Journal of the American Water Resources Association16
- Journal of the Geological Society of India16
103 Progress in Physical Geography-Earth and Environment15
- Journal of Marine Systems15
- Comptes Rendus Geoscience15
- Earth Surface Dynamics15
- Quaternary Geochronology15
- Basin Research15
109 Computational Geosciences14
- Anthropocene Review14
- Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing14
- Geobiology14
- Holocene14
- Acta Geologica Sinica-English Edition14
115 Open Geosciences13
- Photogrammetric Record13
- Geosphere13
- International Journal of Earth Sciences13
- Journal of Quaternary Science13
- Geological Magazine13
121 Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics12
- SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering12
- Geotechnical Testing Journal12
- Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences12
- Episodes12
- Clays and Clay Minerals12
127 Petroleum Geoscience11
- Polar Science11
- Geoarchaeology-An International Journal11
- Geoscience Data Journal11
- Annals of Glaciology11
- Antarctic Science11
- Boreas11
- Quaternary Research11
- Journal of Cold Regions Engineering11
136 Doklady Earth Sciences10
- Archaeological Prospection10
- Australian Journal of Earth Sciences10
- Clay Minerals10
- Frontiers of Earth Science10
- Terra Nova10
- American Journal of Science10
- Archaeometry10
- Journal of Paleolimnology10
145 Russian Geology and Geophysics9
- Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences9
- Journal of Coastal Research9
- New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics9
- Geosciences Journal9
- Journal of Petroleum Geology9
151 Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering8
- Swiss Journal of Geosciences8
- Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems8
- Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology8
- Survey Review8
- Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft fuer Geowissenschaften8
157 Environmental Archaeology7
- International Journal of Astrobiology7
- Italian Journal of Geosciences7
- Earth Sciences Research Journal7
- Physical Geography7
- Geo-Marine Letters7
163 Island Arc6
- Bulletin of Geosciences6
- Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh6
- Russian Journal of Pacific Geology6
- International Journal of Speleology6
168 Polar Research5
- Brazilian Journal of Geology5
170 Environmental & Engineering Geoscience4
- Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas4
- Geomorphologie-Relief Processus Environnement4
- History of Geo- and Space Sciences4
174 Quaternaire3
- Acta Carsologica3
- Norwegian Journal of Geology3
177 Earth Sciences History2
- Archeosciences-Revue d'Archeometrie2
- Journal of Cave and Karst Studies2
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