Journal rankings · indicator year 2008
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Subfield ranking · 2008
Atmospheric Science journal rankings 2008
71 ranked journals · Subfield in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Atmospheric Science has 71 ranked journals in 2008. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 1.07 against 1.00, down 0.02 on 2007. A journal needs OJR 1.77 to reach Q1. The top three are Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment, and Paleoceanography.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2008. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2005–2007, the window the 2008 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences (8)
71 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2007. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2005–2007, the window the 2008 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2005–2007 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2008. | Compare |
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1Atmospheric chemistry and physicsOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 3.83Q1 | 7.53 0.16 up from 2007 | 944 | 100% | $1,725 | ||
2Progress in Physical Geography Earth and EnvironmentSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.28Q1 | 4.29 0.88 up from 2007 | 120 | 8% | $3,650 | ||
3PaleoceanographyAmerican Geophysical Union · United States | 2.91Q1 | 4.55 0.54 down from 2007 | 236 | 66% | — | ||
4Quaternary Science ReviewsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.72Q1 | 4.00 1.47 down from 2007 | 584 | 14% | $3,920 | ||
5Climate of the pastOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 2.57Q1 | 3.92 1.52 up from 2007 | 75 | 100% | $1,725 | ||
6Aerosol Science and TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.55Q1 | 3.10 0.28 up from 2007 | 300 | 99% | — | ||
7Journal of HydrometeorologyAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 2.53Q1 | 4.35 1.31 up from 2007 | 240 | 43% | — | ||
8Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological SocietyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.28Q1 | 2.76 0.71 down from 2007 | 524 | 16% | $4,320 | ||
9Atmospheric EnvironmentElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.11Q1 | 3.47 0.45 up from 2007 | 2,445 | 9% | $2,910 | ||
10Global and Planetary ChangeElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.09Q1 | 3.23 0.34 up from 2007 | 363 | 9% | $3,120 | ||
11Journal of Geophysical Research AtmospheresAmerican Geophysical Union · United States | 2.08Q1 | 4.13 0.38 up from 2007 | 6,943 | 53% | $4,070 | ||
12GeomorphologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.05Q1 | 2.44 0.24 up from 2007 | 843 | 8% | $3,400 | ||
13Quaternary GeochronologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.05Q1 | 3.12 1.80 up from 2007 | 117 | 5% | $3,350 | ||
14Journal of the Atmospheric SciencesAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 2.00Q1 | 4.07 0.87 up from 2007 | 765 | 54% | — | ||
15Journal of Quaternary ScienceWiley · United Kingdom | 1.98Q1 | 3.02 0.45 down from 2007 | 214 | 23% | $4,310 | ||
16Quaternary ResearchCambridge University Press · United States | 1.98Q1 | 2.88 0.02 down from 2007 | 278 | 16% | $3,550 | ||
17The HoloceneSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.89Q1 | 2.85 0.83 down from 2007 | 329 | 9% | $3,650 | ||
18Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology PalaeoecologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.77Q1 | 2.62 0.10 down from 2007 | 1,071 | 11% | $3,210 | ||
19Monthly Weather ReviewAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 1.72Q2 | 3.61 0.97 up from 2007 | 680 | 50% | — | ||
20Journal of Applied Meteorology and ClimatologyAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 1.65Q2 | 2.68 0.77 up from 2007 | 266 | 46% | — | ||
21Weather and ForecastingAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 1.48Q2 | 2.67 0.44 up from 2007 | 238 | 49% | — | ||
22Journal of Atmospheric ChemistrySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.45Q2 | 2.00 0.03 up from 2007 | 138 | 16% | $4,090 | ||
23Tellus BOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.44Q2 | 2.00 0.12 up from 2007 | 372 | 53% | $1,410 | ||
24Proceedings of the 2006 International Snow Science Workshop, Telluride, ColoradoPublisher not listed | 1.37Q2 | 0.33 0.18 up from 2007 | 96 | — | — | ||
25ATMOSPHERE-OCEANTaylor & Francis · Canada | 1.30Q2 | 1.84 0.31 down from 2007 | 75 | 97% | — | ||
26Permafrost and Periglacial ProcessesWiley · United Kingdom | 1.27Q2 | 2.81 0.12 up from 2007 | 93 | 12% | $4,480 | ||
27Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical GeographyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.26Q2 | 1.13 0.72 down from 2007 | 91 | 7% | — | ||
28Marine MicropaleontologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.22Q2 | 2.30 0.18 up from 2007 | 166 | 9% | $2,480 | ||
29GeoarchaeologyWiley · United States | 1.20Q2 | 1.42 0.02 down from 2007 | 159 | 4% | $3,760 | ||
30Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and OceanographyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.15Q2 | 1.51 0.07 down from 2007 | 382 | 30% | $1,410 | ||
31Quaternary InternationalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.15Q2 | 1.25 0.54 down from 2007 | 652 | 5% | $3,400 | ||
32Journal of GlaciologyOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.14Q2 | 1.83 0.41 down from 2007 | 207 | 100% | $2,600 | ||
33Nonlinear processes in geophysicsOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 1.14Q2 | 1.69 0.14 down from 2007 | 226 | 100% | $1,412 | ||
34Nature GeoscienceNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.10Q2 | 1.35no 2007 value | 68 | 14% | $12,690 | — | |
35BoreasOAWiley · United States | 1.09Q2 | 1.84 0.02 up from 2007 | 201 | 13% | $3,020 | ||
36Arctic Antarctic and Alpine ResearchOAInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research · United States | 1.07Q2 | 1.62 0.04 down from 2007 | 227 | 67% | $1,993 | ||
37DendrochronologiaElsevier BV · Germany | 1.06Q3 | 1.97 0.55 up from 2007 | 75 | 10% | $3,390 | ||
38The Journal of Foraminiferal ResearchCushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research · United States | 1.04Q3 | 1.05 0.55 down from 2007 | 109 | 8% | — | ||
39Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser IIOAThe Meteorological Society of Japan · Japan | 0.96Q3 | 1.93 0.66 up from 2007 | 317 | 91% | $1,657 | ||
40Meteorology and Atmospheric PhysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Austria | 0.90Q3 | 1.23 0.13 up from 2007 | 179 | 9% | $2,890 | ||
41Journal of PaleolimnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.89Q3 | 1.55 0.85 down from 2007 | 318 | 16% | $3,990 | ||
42Annals of GlaciologyOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.89Q3 | 1.55 0.42 up from 2007 | 384 | 97% | $2,600 | ||
43Cold Regions Science and TechnologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.87Q3 | 1.40 0.13 up from 2007 | 259 | 2% | $2,960 | ||
44Polish Polar ResearchOADe Gruyter Open · Poland | 0.82Q3 | 1.23 0.10 up from 2007 | 35 | 0% | — | ||
45SOLAOAThe Meteorological Society of Japan · Japan | 0.71Q3 | 0.93 0.20 down from 2007 | 133 | 100% | $753 | ||
46Zeitschrift für GeomorphologieElsevier BV · Germany | 0.54Q3 | 0.40 0.10 down from 2007 | 87 | 16% | — | ||
47Envisat & ERS SymposiumPublisher not listed | 0.54Q3 | —no 2007 value | 61 | — | — | ||
48Géographie physique et QuaternairePresses de l'Université de Montréal · Canada | 0.52Q3 | 0.64 0.04 down from 2007 | 480 | 69% | — | ||
49International Journal of Environmental Technology and ManagementInderscience Publishers · United Kingdom | 0.52Q3 | 0.37 0.12 up from 2007 | 112 | 15% | — | ||
50Scientific DrillingOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 0.50Q3 | 0.48 0.50 down from 2007 | 209 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with Atmospheric Science highlighted.
- Geophysics124
- Atmospheric Science71
- Paleontology62
- Oceanography47
- Earth-Surface Processes12
- Geology8
- Geochemistry and Petrology7
- Space and Planetary Science2
Journals
Citations made in 2008. Corpus-wide, 71.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
22 additional Atmospheric Science journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2005–2007, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2008. Publication window: 2005–2007. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 71
- Window papers (baseline)
- 49,170 +24.3% from indicator year 2005
- Median OJR
- 1.07 +14.2% from indicator year 2005
- Rising journals (2025)
- 2
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2005–2007 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 54 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 91 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 84 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 25,673 | 30,710 | 33,397 | 36,427 | 37,296 | 39,563 | 42,065 | 44,545 | 49,170 | 54,170 | 57,757 | 60,903 | 63,349 | 65,512 | 67,686 | 68,363 | 67,660 | 65,187 | 63,370 | 62,984 | 62,161 | 62,163 | 61,223 | 61,037 | 59,515 | 60,382 | |
| Median OJR | 0.842 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 0.93 | 0.984 | 1.089 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.094 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.087 | 1.091 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.981 | 0.980 | 0.91 | 0.844 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.77 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.