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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Minerals Engineering	45
2	Applied Clay Science	42
3	Minerals	38
4	Ore Geology Reviews	36
5	Economic Geology	28
-	JOM	28
7	Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology	21
-	American Mineralogist	21
9	Mineralium Deposita	20
10	Lithos	17
11	Elements	14
12	Clays and Clay Minerals	12
13	Clay Minerals	10
-	Mineralogical Magazine	10
-	Physics and Chemistry of Minerals	10
16	Canadian Mineralogist	9
17	Mineralogy and Petrology	8
18	Geology of Ore Deposits	7
19	Lithology and Mineral Resources	6
-	Petrology	6
-	Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences	6
22	Journal of Gemmology	4
-	Resource Geology	4
-	Gems & Gemology	4