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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Minerals Engineering	45
2	Applied Clay Science	44
3	Minerals	41
4	Ore Geology Reviews	35
5	Economic Geology	27
6	JOM	26
7	American Mineralogist	22
8	Mineralium Deposita	21
9	Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology	18
-	Elements	18
11	Lithos	14
12	Clays and Clay Minerals	12
13	Clay Minerals	10
14	Mineralogy and Petrology	9
-	Mineralogical Magazine	9
-	Physics and Chemistry of Minerals	9
17	Geology of Ore Deposits	7
-	Petrology	7
-	Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences	7
20	Lithology and Mineral Resources	5
-	Resource Geology	5
-	Gems & Gemology	5
23	Journal of Gemmology	3