Journal rankings · indicator year 2011
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Subfield ranking · 2011
Geophysics journal rankings 2011
132 ranked journals · Subfield in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Geophysics has 132 ranked journals in 2011. The median OJR rose 0.07 on 2010 to 0.88, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.39. The top three are Earth-Science Reviews, Surveys in Geophysics, and Geology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2011. 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 2008–2010, the window the 2011 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)
132 ranked journals
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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 2010. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2008–2010, the window the 2011 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2008–2010 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 2002 to 2011. | Compare |
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1Earth-Science ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.95Q1 | 7.45 0.12 down from 2010 | 154 | 14% | $5,120 | ||
2Surveys in GeophysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 3.36Q1 | 3.88 0.47 down from 2010 | 72 | 54% | $4,290 | ||
3GeologyGeological Society of America · United States | 3.10Q1 | 4.58 0.08 up from 2010 | 889 | 17% | — | ||
4Earth and Planetary Science LettersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.81Q1 | 4.91 0.22 up from 2010 | 1,595 | 12% | $4,670 | ||
5Gondwana ResearchElsevier BV · Japan | 2.79Q1 | 5.98 0.93 up from 2010 | 333 | 7% | $3,700 | ||
6American Journal of ScienceYale University · United States | 2.65Q1 | 3.37 0.05 up from 2010 | 133 | 69% | — | ||
7Geological Society of America BulletinGeological Society of America · United States | 2.61Q1 | 4.01 0.51 up from 2010 | 345 | 4% | — | ||
8Journal of PetrologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.55Q1 | 4.39 0.22 up from 2010 | 262 | 34% | $4,353 | ||
9Chemical GeologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.53Q1 | 3.65 0.03 up from 2010 | 828 | 13% | $3,550 | ||
10Journal of the Geological SocietyGeological Society of London · United Kingdom | 2.45Q1 | 3.70 0.01 down from 2010 | 285 | 27% | — | ||
11TectonicsWiley · United States | 2.15Q1 | 3.47 0.09 up from 2010 | 272 | 68% | $4,070 | ||
12Geochemistry Geophysics GeosystemsOAWiley · United States | 2.12Q1 | 3.90 0.26 down from 2010 | 707 | 65% | $3,000 | ||
13Precambrian ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.09Q1 | 4.18 0.72 up from 2010 | 407 | 6% | $3,600 | ||
14Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.06Q1 | 3.72 0.37 up from 2010 | 1,602 | 17% | $4,090 | ||
15Computers & GeosciencesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.04Q1 | 2.03 0.03 down from 2010 | 581 | 8% | $4,010 | ||
16Journal of Metamorphic GeologyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.00Q1 | 3.32 0.43 down from 2010 | 166 | 10% | $5,000 | ||
17LithosElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.89Q1 | 3.49 0.85 up from 2010 | 658 | 9% | $3,350 | ||
18Contributions to Mineralogy and PetrologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.84Q1 | 3.13 0.14 up from 2010 | 322 | 19% | $3,990 | ||
19Basin ResearchWiley · United Kingdom | 1.81Q1 | 2.24 0.19 up from 2010 | 155 | 12% | $4,310 | ||
20Terra NovaWiley · United Kingdom | 1.69Q1 | 2.67 0.07 up from 2010 | 197 | 19% | $3,720 | ||
21Geostandards and Geoanalytical ResearchWiley · France | 1.69Q1 | 2.19 0.74 down from 2010 | 124 | 13% | $4,200 | ||
22TectonophysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.66Q1 | 2.51 0.01 up from 2010 | 1,035 | 8% | $3,190 | ||
23Geophysical Journal InternationalOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.64Q1 | 3.08 0.08 up from 2010 | 1,208 | 76% | $3,416 | ||
24The Journal of GeologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 1.62Q1 | 2.71 0.92 up from 2010 | 165 | 3% | — | ||
25Journal of Asian Earth SciencesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 2.36 0.37 up from 2010 | 428 | 3% | $3,330 | ||
26Economic GeologyUnited States | 1.60Q1 | 2.43 0.27 up from 2010 | 294 | 15% | — | ||
27GeophysicsSociety of Exploration Geophysicists · United States | 1.55Q1 | 2.74 0.16 up from 2010 | 873 | 19% | — | ||
28GeochemistryElsevier BV · Germany | 1.53Q1 | 1.52 0.13 down from 2010 | 99 | 3% | $3,440 | ||
29Journal of GeodynamicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.50Q1 | 2.39 0.64 up from 2010 | 208 | 12% | $3,470 | ||
30Bulletin of the Seismological Society of AmericaSeismological Society of America · United States | 1.50Q1 | 2.21 0.28 down from 2010 | 727 | 5% | — | ||
31Seismological Research LettersSeismological Society of America · United States | 1.44Q1 | 1.73 0.38 up from 2010 | 403 | 7% | — | ||
32Comptes Rendus GéoscienceOAAcadémie des sciences · France | 1.43Q1 | 2.20 0.26 up from 2010 | 273 | 40% | — | ||
33GeosphereOAGeological Society of America · United States | 1.39Q1 | 1.56 0.42 down from 2010 | 187 | 61% | $2,750 | ||
34Bulletin of VolcanologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.38Q2 | 2.16 0.21 up from 2010 | 236 | 18% | $4,090 | ||
35Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.38Q2 | 2.23no change | 855 | 13% | $3,420 | ||
36International Journal of Earth SciencesSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.35Q2 | 1.90 0.04 down from 2010 | 327 | 25% | $3,890 | ||
37Geophysical ProspectingWiley · United Kingdom | 1.33Q2 | 1.97 0.01 down from 2010 | 252 | 7% | $4,150 | ||
38Physics of The Earth and Planetary InteriorsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.33Q2 | 2.59 0.11 down from 2010 | 484 | 19% | $3,290 | ||
39Journal of Applied GeophysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.32Q2 | 1.71 0.25 down from 2010 | 240 | 8% | $3,180 | ||
40Ore Geology ReviewsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.31Q2 | 2.11 0.10 up from 2010 | 141 | 7% | $3,310 | ||
41Geological Society London Special PublicationsGeological Society of London · United Kingdom | 1.30Q2 | 1.66 0.16 up from 2010 | 1,023 | 6% | — | ||
42Geologica ActaOACartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia · Spain | 1.30Q2 | 2.04 0.11 up from 2010 | 79 | 100% | — | ||
43GSA TodayOAGeological Society of America · United States | 1.28Q2 | 1.17 0.32 up from 2010 | 335 | 14% | — | ||
44Petroleum GeoscienceZoological Society of London · United Kingdom | 1.26Q2 | 1.43 0.29 down from 2010 | 91 | 4% | — | ||
45Geological MagazineCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.24Q2 | 1.56 0.10 down from 2010 | 251 | 25% | $3,550 | ||
46Mineralium DepositaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.15Q2 | 1.78 0.16 up from 2010 | 146 | 7% | $3,890 | ||
47Pure and Applied GeophysicsBirkhäuser · Switzerland | 1.09Q2 | 1.67 0.34 up from 2010 | 416 | 19% | $3,790 | ||
48Journal of Structural GeologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.07Q2 | 1.58 0.18 down from 2010 | 447 | 17% | $3,380 | ||
49American MineralogistMineralogical Society of America · United States | 1.06Q2 | 2.10 0.13 up from 2010 | 667 | 4% | $100 | ||
50Annual Review of Earth and Planetary SciencesAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.05Q2 | 9.56 0.11 up from 2010 | 60 | 13% | — |
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with Geophysics highlighted.
- Geophysics132
- Atmospheric Science80
- Paleontology66
- Oceanography50
- Earth-Surface Processes14
- Geochemistry and Petrology9
- Geology8
- Space and Planetary Science1
Journals
Citations made in 2011. Corpus-wide, 75.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
36 additional Geophysics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2008–2010, 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: 2011. Publication window: 2008–2010. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 132
- Window papers (baseline)
- 39,777 +16.5% from indicator year 2008
- Median OJR
- 0.882 +16.8% from indicator year 2008
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2008–2010 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 |
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| Ranked journals | 96 | 100 | 104 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 112 | 115 | 124 | 125 | 132 | 132 | 137 | 135 | 138 | 142 | 143 | 147 | 143 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 143 | 145 | 144 | 144 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 22,195 | 24,527 | 25,899 | 27,552 | 29,389 | 30,972 | 32,060 | 33,149 | 34,149 | 36,589 | 37,411 | 39,777 | 41,391 | 44,251 | 47,185 | 51,168 | 52,798 | 54,046 | 54,830 | 55,678 | 56,225 | 55,555 | 55,836 | 55,115 | 54,102 | 52,558 | |
| Median OJR | 0.696 | 0.698 | 0.800 | 0.89 | 0.815 | 0.803 | 0.853 | 0.824 | 0.76 | 0.8290 | 0.81 | 0.882 | 0.8469 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.879 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.8292 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.8472 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.750 | 0.749 |
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.