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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Minerals Engineering	46
2	Applied Clay Science	43
3	Minerals	38
4	Ore Geology Reviews	33
5	Economic Geology	26
-	JOM	26
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	Mineralogical Magazine	9
-	Physics and Chemistry of Minerals	9
-	Clay Minerals	9
-	Mineralogy and Petrology	9
17	Geology of Ore Deposits	7
-	Petrology	7
19	Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences	6
20	Canadian Mineralogist	5
-	Lithology and Mineral Resources	5
-	Resource Geology	5
23	Gems & Gemology	4
24	Journal of Gemmology	3