Journal rankings · indicator year 2015
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Field ranking · 2015
Earth and Planetary Sciences journal rankings 2015
393 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Earth and Planetary Sciences has 393 ranked journals in 2015. The median journal has an OJR of 0.97, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.05 on 2014; Q1 starts at OJR 1.60. The top three are Earth system science data, Earth-Science Reviews, and Nature Geoscience.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2015. 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 2012–2014, the window the 2015 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 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (8)
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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 2014. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2012–2014, the window the 2015 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2012–2014 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 2006 to 2015. | Compare |
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1Earth system science dataOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 6.10Q1 | 11.78 1.03 up from 2014 | 75 | 100% | $1,509 | ||
2Earth-Science ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.86Q1 | 8.39 0.97 down from 2014 | 318 | 34% | $5,120 | ||
3Nature GeoscienceNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 5.03Q1 | 8.71 1.06 up from 2014 | 897 | 29% | $12,690 | ||
4GSA TodayOAGeological Society of America · United States | 3.88Q1 | 3.47 0.53 down from 2014 | 51 | 20% | — | ||
5Geoscientific model developmentOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 3.76Q1 | 6.63 0.15 up from 2014 | 387 | 100% | $1,725 | ||
6Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 3.74Q1 | 4.85 0.41 up from 2014 | 694 | 34% | — | ||
7Global Biogeochemical CyclesWiley · United States | 3.72Q1 | 6.01 0.47 up from 2014 | 321 | 81% | $4,070 | ||
8The cryosphereOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 3.62Q1 | 7.40 0.83 down from 2014 | 408 | 100% | $1,574 | ||
9ElementsMineralogical Society of America | 3.46Q1 | 5.90 0.39 down from 2014 | 122 | 18% | — | ||
10Atmospheric chemistry and physicsOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 3.45Q1 | 8.04 0.39 up from 2014 | 2,247 | 100% | $1,725 | ||
11Gondwana ResearchElsevier BV · Japan | 3.41Q1 | 6.09 0.39 down from 2014 | 597 | 25% | $3,700 | ||
12BiogeosciencesOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 3.16Q1 | 5.59 0.30 down from 2014 | 1,357 | 100% | $1,628 | ||
13Newsletters on StratigraphyGebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung · Germany | 3.08Q1 | 2.58 2.66 down from 2014 | 40 | 12% | — | ||
14Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History · United States | 3.06Q1 | 4.30 2.46 down from 2014 | 35 | 100% | — | ||
15GeologyGeological Society of America · United States | 2.97Q1 | 4.82 0.16 down from 2014 | 970 | 35% | — | ||
16Quaternary Science ReviewsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.92Q1 | 5.76 0.59 up from 2014 | 939 | 43% | $3,920 | ||
17Earth and Planetary Science LettersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.91Q1 | 5.19 0.11 down from 2014 | 1,712 | 43% | $4,670 | ||
18Journal of Geophysical Research Earth SurfaceWiley · United States | 2.89Q1 | 4.51 0.90 up from 2014 | 325 | 77% | $4,070 | ||
19Surveys in GeophysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.84Q1 | 4.93 1.22 up from 2014 | 125 | 34% | $4,290 | ||
20Climate of the pastOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 2.62Q1 | 5.49 0.46 up from 2014 | 451 | 100% | $1,725 | ||
21Geological Society of America BulletinGeological Society of America · United States | 2.62Q1 | 4.03 0.57 down from 2014 | 321 | 15% | — | ||
22Limnology and OceanographyWiley · United States | 2.58Q1 | 4.11 0.49 down from 2014 | 492 | 82% | $3,530 | ||
23Global and Planetary ChangeElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.56Q1 | 4.41 0.44 up from 2014 | 453 | 39% | $3,120 | ||
24Journal of PetrologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.56Q1 | 4.19 0.23 down from 2014 | 249 | 55% | $4,353 | ||
25Progress in Physical Geography Earth and EnvironmentSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.55Q1 | 3.49 0.37 down from 2014 | 126 | 33% | $3,650 | ||
26Journal of Geophysical Research AtmospheresAmerican Geophysical Union · United States | 2.53Q1 | 5.38 0.50 up from 2014 | 4,285 | 74% | $4,070 | ||
27Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.50Q1 | 4.75 0.01 up from 2014 | 1,508 | 43% | $4,090 | ||
28Coastal Engineering JournalTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.41Q1 | 1.32 2.64 down from 2014 | 63 | 22% | — | ||
29SedimentologyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.41Q1 | 3.45 0.30 up from 2014 | 231 | 27% | $4,250 | ||
30TectonicsWiley · United States | 2.40Q1 | 4.29 0.45 up from 2014 | 298 | 62% | $4,070 | ||
31GeobiologyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.39Q1 | 4.18 0.21 up from 2014 | 118 | 16% | $4,880 | ||
32Chemical GeologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.38Q1 | 3.97 0.02 up from 2014 | 1,039 | 36% | $3,550 | ||
33Marine GeologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.32Q1 | 3.74 0.79 up from 2014 | 454 | 29% | $3,770 | ||
34Solid EarthOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 2.31Q1 | 3.95 0.50 up from 2014 | 155 | 100% | $1,811 | ||
35Coastal EngineeringElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.31Q1 | 3.26 0.16 up from 2014 | 402 | 30% | $4,250 | ||
36Ocean scienceOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 2.30Q1 | 4.29 0.94 up from 2014 | 212 | 100% | $1,412 | ||
37Atmospheric EnvironmentElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.28Q1 | 4.24 0.21 up from 2014 | 2,489 | 29% | $2,910 | ||
38Journal of Geophysical Research Solid EarthWiley · United States | 2.25Q1 | 3.99 0.33 up from 2014 | 938 | 74% | $4,070 | ||
39Computers & GeosciencesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.18Q1 | 2.76 0.16 up from 2014 | 712 | 24% | $4,010 | ||
40GeomorphologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.17Q1 | 3.02 0.25 down from 2014 | 1,144 | 26% | $3,400 | ||
41American Journal of ScienceYale University · United States | 2.17Q1 | 3.71 0.04 up from 2014 | 112 | 68% | — | ||
42Journal of Anthropological ArchaeologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.17Q1 | 2.51 0.20 down from 2014 | 136 | 21% | $3,370 | ||
43Journal of GlaciologyOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.16Q1 | 4.28 0.08 up from 2014 | 325 | 99% | $2,600 | ||
44OceanographyOAOceanography Society · United States | 2.16Q1 | 3.13 0.51 up from 2014 | 290 | 100% | $500 | ||
45Progress In OceanographyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.16Q1 | 3.43 0.29 up from 2014 | 383 | 34% | $3,720 | ||
46Journal of HydrometeorologyAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 2.15Q1 | 4.26 0.28 up from 2014 | 405 | 28% | — | ||
47EpisodesOAInternational Union of Geological Sciences | 2.15Q1 | 3.10 0.88 up from 2014 | 143 | 68% | — | ||
48Tellus BOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.14Q1 | 3.38 0.20 down from 2014 | 158 | 100% | $1,410 | ||
49Frontiers in Marine ScienceOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 2.12Q1 | 2.82no 2014 value | 93 | 100% | $3,801 | — | |
50LithosElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.12Q1 | 3.90 0.62 down from 2014 | 871 | 22% | $3,350 |
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, compared.
- Geophysics142
- Atmospheric Science87
- Paleontology71
- Oceanography57
- Earth-Surface Processes14
- Geology14
- Geochemistry and Petrology6
- Space and Planetary Science2
Journals
Citations made in 2015. Corpus-wide, 78.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
114 additional Earth and Planetary Sciences journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2012–2014, 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: 2015. Publication window: 2012–2014. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 393
- Window papers (baseline)
- 215,905 +16.9% from indicator year 2012
- Median OJR
- 0.97 +8.0% from indicator year 2012
- Rising journals (2025)
- 21Comparison-group list (21)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2012–2014 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 | 270 | 281 | 291 | 298 | 305 | 299 | 308 | 317 | 333 | 343 | 351 | 360 | 378 | 379 | 385 | 393 | 397 | 405 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 402 | 399 | 396 | 387 | 389 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 86,544 | 106,376 | 113,390 | 121,646 | 119,357 | 125,918 | 131,590 | 136,840 | 146,161 | 158,715 | 166,804 | 176,714 | 184,763 | 195,134 | 205,950 | 215,905 | 220,606 | 223,475 | 225,631 | 228,538 | 230,307 | 230,384 | 231,269 | 228,284 | 225,159 | 224,825 | |
| Median OJR | 0.7272 | 0.7268 | 0.8021 | 0.883 | 0.8018 | 0.8633 | 0.8763 | 0.87 | 0.882 | 0.8625 | 0.926 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.958 | 0.928 | 0.97 | 0.960 | 0.877 | 0.884 | 0.85 | 0.8764 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.750 | 0.745 | 0.76 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 6.5% | 303 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 0.384 per 1,000 | 282 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -8.8% | 362 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 62.6% | 389 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,200 | 236 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 37.4% | 369 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 389 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.76 | 387 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 32.1% | 389 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 41.4% | 389 journals |
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.