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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Remote Sensing89
2 Journal of Hydrology79
3 ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing76
4 Communications Earth & Environment67
- Gondwana Research67
6 Earth System Science Data66
7 Nature Geoscience65
8 Earth-Science Reviews64
9 CATENA60
10 Engineering Geology59
11 Computers and Geotechnics58
12 Geophysical Research Letters57
13 Earths Future55
14 Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering53
- Geoscience Frontiers53
16 International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction52
17 Natural Hazards44
- Petroleum Exploration and Development44
19 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering43
- Hydrology and Earth System Sciences43
21 Landslides39
- Geoscientific Model Development39
- Advances in Space Research39
24 Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment37
25 Earth Science Informatics34
- Physics and Chemistry of the Earth34
- Frontiers in Earth Science34
- Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences34
- International Journal of Coal Geology34
- Marine and Petroleum Geology34
31 Geomatics Natural Hazards & Risk33
- Science China-Earth Sciences33
- Environmental Earth Sciences33
34 Journal of Contaminant Hydrology32
- Cold Regions Science and Technology32
36 Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering31
- Geotextiles and Geomembranes31
- Global Biogeochemical Cycles31
- Biogeosciences31
40 Natural Resources Research30
- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering30
42 Quaternary Science Reviews29
- Global and Planetary Change29
- Cryosphere29
- Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources29
- Geomorphology29
- Geothermics29
- Journal of Cultural Heritage29
49 Earth and Space Science28
- Geocarto International28
- Landscape Ecology28
52 Computers & Geosciences27
- Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences27
- Canadian Geotechnical Journal27
55 Journal of African Earth Sciences26
56 Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology25
57 Geological Journal24
- Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology24
- Earth System Dynamics24
- International Journal of Disaster Risk Science24
- Journal of Earth Science24
62 Journal of Asian Earth Sciences23
63 Soils and Foundations22
- Precambrian Research22
65 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms21
- Journal of Applied Geophysics21
- Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface21
- Journal of Structural Geology21
69 Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment20
- Hydrogeology Journal20
- Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research20
- Mathematical Geosciences20
- Earth Planets and Space20
- Astrobiology20
- Journal of South American Earth Sciences20
76 Natural Hazards Review19
- Journal of Earthquake Engineering19
- Biogeochemistry19
- Climate of the Past19
- Geoheritage19
- Geomicrobiology Journal19
- Journal of Archaeological Science19
83 Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology18
- Quaternary International18
- Geological Society of America Bulletin18
- Journal of Earth System Science18
- Spatial Statistics18
88 Marine Geology17
- AAPG Bulletin17
- Journal of Glaciology17
- Progress in Earth and Planetary Science17
- Geosynthetics International17
- Groundwater17
- Anthropocene17
95 Progress in Physical Geography-Earth and Environment16
- Geoscience Letters16
- Geothermal Energy16
- Journal of the Geological Society16
- Comptes Rendus Geoscience16
- Georisk-Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards16
- Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences16
- Journal of the Geological Society of India16
103 Computational Geosciences15
- Journal of Marine Systems15
- Earth Surface Dynamics15
- Quaternary Geochronology15
- Geobiology15
- Basin Research15
- Journal of the American Water Resources Association15
110 Acta Geologica Sinica-English Edition14
- Anthropocene Review14
- Holocene14
113 Photogrammetric Record13
- International Journal of Earth Sciences13
- Journal of Quaternary Science13
- Geological Magazine13
117 Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics12
- Open Geosciences12
- SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering12
- Geosphere12
- Geotechnical Testing Journal12
- Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences12
- Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing12
- Episodes12
125 Polar Science11
- Geoscience Data Journal11
- Frontiers of Earth Science11
- Quaternary Research11
- Journal of Cold Regions Engineering11
- Clays and Clay Minerals11
131 Doklady Earth Sciences10
- Petroleum Geoscience10
- Geoarchaeology-An International Journal10
- Antarctic Science10
- Archaeological Prospection10
- Boreas10
- Clay Minerals10
- Terra Nova10
- Annals of Glaciology10
- Archaeometry10
- Journal of Paleolimnology10
142 Russian Geology and Geophysics9
- Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences9
- Journal of Coastal Research9
- American Journal of Science9
- Australian Journal of Earth Sciences9
- New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics9
- Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology9
- Geosciences Journal9
150 Environmental Archaeology8
- Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering8
- Swiss Journal of Geosciences8
- Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems8
- Survey Review8
- Journal of Petroleum Geology8
156 International Journal of Astrobiology7
- Earth Sciences Research Journal7
- Physical Geography7
- Geo-Marine Letters7
- Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft fuer Geowissenschaften7
161 Island Arc6
- Italian Journal of Geosciences6
- Bulletin of Geosciences6
- Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh6
- Russian Journal of Pacific Geology6
- International Journal of Speleology6
167 Polar Research5
168 Environmental & Engineering Geoscience4
- Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas4
- History of Geo- and Space Sciences4
- Brazilian Journal of Geology4
172 Quaternaire3
- Geomorphologie-Relief Processus Environnement3
- Norwegian Journal of Geology3
- Acta Carsologica3
176 Earth Sciences History2
- Archeosciences-Revue d'Archeometrie2
- Journal of Cave and Karst Studies2
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