Geosciences

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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Water Research112
2 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing99
3 Remote Sensing of Environment82
4 Journal of Hydrology71
5 Soil Biology & Biochemistry67
- Desalination67
7 Earth-Science Reviews66
8 Ocean Engineering65
9 Geophysical Research Letters58
10 CATENA57
11 Landscape and Urban Planning54
- Engineering Geology54
13 Agricultural Water Management51
14 Geoderma50
15 Soil & Tillage Research47
16 Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering46
- Water Resources Research46
18 Computers and Geotechnics45
- Agricultural and Forest Meteorology45
20 Atmospheric Research41
21 Earth and Planetary Science Letters39
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta39
- Applied Clay Science39
24 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering38
25 Computers & Geosciences36
- Applied Ocean Research36
27 Water Air and Soil Pollution35
- Marine and Petroleum Geology35
- Advances in Space Research35
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society35
- Plant and Soil35
32 Climatic Change33
- Ore Geology Reviews33
- Chemical Geology33
- Advances in Atmospheric Sciences33
36 Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition32
37 Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics31
- Geology31
- Polyhedron31
- International Journal of Coal Geology31
- Water Science and Technology31
42 Theoretical and Applied Climatology30
- Environmental Geochemistry and Health30
44 Geomorphology29
- Advances in Water Resources29
46 Limnology and Oceanography28
- Geophysics28
- Geotechnique28
- Geotextiles and Geomembranes28
- Quaternary Science Reviews28
- Cold Regions Science and Technology28
- Geothermics28
53 Economic Geology27
54 Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology26
- Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences26
- International Journal of Remote Sensing26
- Biology and Fertility of Soils26
58 Progress in Oceanography25
- Journal of Contaminant Hydrology25
- Precambrian Research25
- IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering25
62 Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America24
- Canadian Geotechnical Journal24
- Journal of Aerosol Science24
- Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science24
- Journal of Geochemical Exploration24
67 Surveys in Geophysics23
- Soils and Foundations23
69 Tectonophysics22
- Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology22
- International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics22
- Journal of Biogeography22
- Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society22
- Hydrological Sciences Journal-Journal des Sciences Hydrologiques22
75 Marine Ecology Progress Series21
- Biogeochemistry21
- Soil Use and Management21
- Tectonics21
- Journal of Structural Geology21
- International Journal of Biometeorology21
81 Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management20
- Marine Geology20
- Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing20
- Earth Surface Processes and Landforms20
- American Mineralogist20
86 Sedimentary Geology19
- Mineralium Deposita19
- Journal of Archaeological Science19
- Soil Science Society of America Journal19
- Geological Society of America Bulletin19
- Geomicrobiology Journal19
92 Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research18
- Aerosol Science and Technology18
- Liquid Crystals18
- Lithos18
- Geological Journal18
- Journal of Crystal Growth18
- Journal of Petrology18
99 Progress in Physical Geography-Earth and Environment17
- Sedimentology17
- Cretaceous Research17
- Geochemistry17
103 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences16
- Monthly Weather Review16
- Journal of Glaciology16
- Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science16
- Journal of Physical Oceanography16
- Bulletin of Volcanology16
- Journal of the Geological Society16
- Continental Shelf Research16
- Organic Geochemistry16
- Irrigation Science16
- Journal of Metamorphic Geology16
114 Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis15
- Journal of Navigation15
- Marine Chemistry15
117 Journal of Quaternary Science14
- Journal of the Geological Society of India14
- Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics14
- Navigation-Journal of the Institute of Navigation14
- Oceanologia14
- Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors14
- Geophysical Prospecting14
- AAPG Bulletin14
- Journal of Plankton Research14
- Boundary-Layer Meteorology14
127 Paleobiology13
- Geological Magazine13
- Groundwater13
- Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology13
- Episodes13
132 Soil Science and Plant Nutrition12
- Weather12
- Radio Science12
- Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences12
- Phase Transitions12
- International Geology Review12
- Acta Oceanologica Sinica12
- Journal of Hydraulic Engineering12
140 Radiocarbon11
- Crystal Research and Technology11
- Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans11
- Boreas11
- Canadian Journal of Soil Science11
- Clays and Clay Minerals11
- Mountain Research and Development11
- New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics11
- Palaeontology11
- PalZ11
- Geotechnical Testing Journal11
- Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology11
152 Quaternary Research10
- Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing10
- Marine Micropaleontology10
- Pedobiologia10
- Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing10
- Journal of Geodynamics10
- Journal of Hydraulic Research10
- Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering10
- Water International10
- Water Resources10
- Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology10
- Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering10
- Lethaia10
- Mineralogical Magazine10
- Photogrammetric Record10
- Journal of Paleontology10
168 Newsletters on Stratigraphy9
- New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research9
- Proceedings of the Geologists Association9
- Izvestiya Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics9
- American Journal of Science9
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation9
- Marine Geophysical Research9
- Marine Technology Society Journal9
- Facies9
- Oceanology9
- Physics and Chemistry of Minerals9
- Annals of Glaciology9
- Archaeometry9
181 Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan8
- Canadian Mineralogist8
- Geochemistry International8
- Palynology8
- Geo-Marine Letters8
- Journal of Petroleum Geology8
- Thalassas8
- Marine Geodesy8
- Geobios8
- Paleontological Journal8
- Geomagnetism and Aeronomy8
- Journal of Geology8
- Atmosphere-Ocean8
194 Bulletin of Marine Science7
- Clay Minerals7
- Geochemical Journal7
- Physical Geography7
- Survey Review7
- Geotectonics7
- Ameghiniana7
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