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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Applied Clay Science	45
2	Minerals Engineering	44
3	Minerals	40
4	Ore Geology Reviews	35
5	Economic Geology	26
6	Mineralium Deposita	22
7	Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology	18
8	Elements	17
9	JOM	15
10	Lithos	14
11	Clays and Clay Minerals	11
12	Mineralogy and Petrology	10
-	Clay Minerals	10
14	Mineralogical Magazine	9
-	Physics and Chemistry of Minerals	9
16	Petrology	7
-	Geology of Ore Deposits	7
-	Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences	7
19	Lithology and Mineral Resources	5
-	Resource Geology	5
-	Canadian Mineralogist	5
-	Gems & Gemology	5
23	Journal of Gemmology	3