New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Remote Sensing88
2 Journal of Hydrology77
3 ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing74
4 Gondwana Research69
5 Nature Geoscience66
6 Earth-Science Reviews63
7 Communications Earth & Environment62
- Earth System Science Data62
9 CATENA61
10 Engineering Geology59
11 Geophysical Research Letters58
12 Computers and Geotechnics57
13 Earths Future53
14 Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering52
- Geoscience Frontiers52
16 International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction51
17 Petroleum Exploration and Development42
- Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering42
19 Hydrology and Earth System Sciences41
- Natural Hazards41
21 Landslides39
22 Advances in Space Research38
23 Geoscientific Model Development36
- Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment36
25 International Journal of Coal Geology34
- Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences34
- Physics and Chemistry of the Earth34
- Frontiers in Earth Science34
- Science China-Earth Sciences34
30 Marine and Petroleum Geology33
- Journal of Contaminant Hydrology33
32 Geothermics32
- Global Biogeochemical Cycles32
- Environmental Earth Sciences32
- Earth Science Informatics32
36 Geotextiles and Geomembranes31
- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering31
- Cold Regions Science and Technology31
- Geocarto International31
- Geomatics Natural Hazards & Risk31
41 Journal of Cultural Heritage30
- Biogeosciences30
- Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering30
- Computers & Geosciences30
45 Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences29
- Natural Resources Research29
- Global and Planetary Change29
- Quaternary Science Reviews29
49 Cryosphere28
50 Canadian Geotechnical Journal27
- Landscape Ecology27
- Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources27
- Geomorphology27
54 Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences26
- Earth and Space Science26
56 Journal of African Earth Sciences25
- Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology25
58 International Journal of Disaster Risk Science23
- Journal of Earth Science23
- Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology23
- Earth System Dynamics23
- Journal of Asian Earth Sciences23
- Geological Journal23
64 Precambrian Research22
- Journal of Applied Geophysics22
- Soils and Foundations22
67 Astrobiology21
- Earth Planets and Space21
- Journal of Structural Geology21
- Earth Surface Processes and Landforms21
71 Journal of South American Earth Sciences20
- Spatial Statistics20
- Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface20
- Climate of the Past20
- Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment20
76 Journal of Archaeological Science19
- Mathematical Geosciences19
- Geoheritage19
- Geomicrobiology Journal19
- Journal of Earthquake Engineering19
- Biogeochemistry19
- Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research19
- Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology19
- Quaternary International19
85 AAPG Bulletin18
- Anthropocene18
- Hydrogeology Journal18
- Journal of Earth System Science18
- Marine Geology18
- Natural Hazards Review18
- Progress in Physical Geography-Earth and Environment18
- Geological Society of America Bulletin18
93 Geosynthetics International17
- Groundwater17
- Journal of the American Water Resources Association17
- Progress in Earth and Planetary Science17
- Journal of Glaciology17
98 Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences16
- Basin Research16
- Journal of the Geological Society of India16
- Earth Surface Dynamics16
- Georisk-Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards16
- Geothermal Energy16
- Journal of Marine Systems16
- Geoscience Letters16
106 Comptes Rendus Geoscience15
- Quaternary Geochronology15
- International Journal of Earth Sciences15
- Journal of the Geological Society15
- Computational Geosciences15
111 Holocene14
- Acta Geologica Sinica-English Edition14
- Geobiology14
114 Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing13
- Geological Magazine13
- Anthropocene Review13
- Journal of Quaternary Science13
118 Episodes12
- Quaternary Research12
- Geosphere12
- Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences12
- Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics12
- Photogrammetric Record12
- Geoscience Data Journal12
125 American Journal of Science11
- Clays and Clay Minerals11
- Geotechnical Testing Journal11
- Antarctic Science11
- Open Geosciences11
- Polar Science11
- SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering11
132 Journal of Cold Regions Engineering10
- Archaeometry10
- Journal of Paleolimnology10
- Frontiers of Earth Science10
- Terra Nova10
- Archaeological Prospection10
- Boreas10
- Geoarchaeology-An International Journal10
140 New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics9
- Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology9
- Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems9
- Journal of Coastal Research9
- Annals of Glaciology9
- Australian Journal of Earth Sciences9
- Clay Minerals9
- Doklady Earth Sciences9
- Petroleum Geoscience9
- Russian Geology and Geophysics9
- Swiss Journal of Geosciences9
- Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences9
152 Geosciences Journal8
- Journal of Petroleum Geology8
- Survey Review8
- Environmental Archaeology8
- Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering8
157 Physical Geography7
- Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft fuer Geowissenschaften7
- International Journal of Astrobiology7
- Italian Journal of Geosciences7
161 Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh6
- Earth Sciences Research Journal6
- Polar Research6
- Geo-Marine Letters6
- Russian Journal of Pacific Geology6
- Island Arc6
- Bulletin of Geosciences6
168 International Journal of Speleology5
- Environmental & Engineering Geoscience5
170 Brazilian Journal of Geology4
- History of Geo- and Space Sciences4
- Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas4
173 Norwegian Journal of Geology3
- Acta Carsologica3
- Quaternaire3
- Geomorphologie-Relief Processus Environnement3
177 Journal of Cave and Karst Studies2
- Archeosciences-Revue d'Archeometrie2
- Earth Sciences History2
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