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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Minerals Engineering	42
2	Applied Clay Science	38
3	Minerals	35
4	Ore Geology Reviews	32
5	Economic Geology	28
6	JOM	24
7	Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology	21
8	American Mineralogist	20
9	Lithos	18
10	Mineralium Deposita	17
11	Elements	12
12	Clays and Clay Minerals	10
-	Mineralogical Magazine	10
14	Physics and Chemistry of Minerals	9
15	Canadian Mineralogist	8
-	Petrology	8
17	Mineralogy and Petrology	7
18	Clay Minerals	6
-	Geology of Ore Deposits	6
-	Resource Geology	6
21	Lithology and Mineral Resources	5
22	Gems & Gemology	4
23	Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences	3
24	Journal of Gemmology	2