Mineralogy: 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Minerals Engineering	45
2	Applied Clay Science	43
3	Minerals	37
4	Ore Geology Reviews	34
5	Economic Geology	28
6	JOM	25
7	Mineralium Deposita	22
8	American Mineralogist	20
9	Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology	18
10	Elements	16
11	Lithos	14
12	Clays and Clay Minerals	11
13	Physics and Chemistry of Minerals	10
14	Mineralogy and Petrology	9
-	Clay Minerals	9
-	Mineralogical Magazine	9
17	Petrology	7
-	Geology of Ore Deposits	7
19	Lithology and Mineral Resources	6
-	Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences	6
21	Canadian Mineralogist	5
22	Resource Geology	4
-	Gems & Gemology	4
24	Journal of Gemmology	3