Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Geophysics journal rankings 2019
147 ranked journals · Subfield in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Geophysics has 147 ranked journals in 2019. The median journal has an OJR of 0.79, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.04 on 2018; Q1 starts at OJR 1.44. The top three are Earth-Science Reviews, GSA Today, and Surveys in Geophysics.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2019. 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 2016–2018, the window the 2019 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)
147 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 2018. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2016–2018, the window the 2019 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2016–2018 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 2010 to 2019. | Compare |
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1Earth-Science ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.46Q1 | 10.50 1.25 up from 2018 | 573 | 43% | $5,120 | ||
2GSA TodayOAGeological Society of America · United States | 3.91Q1 | 6.24 1.06 up from 2018 | 58 | 100% | — | ||
3Surveys in GeophysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 3.00Q1 | 6.02 0.59 up from 2018 | 143 | 62% | $4,290 | ||
4Gondwana ResearchElsevier BV · Japan | 2.82Q1 | 5.80 0.41 up from 2018 | 529 | 21% | $3,700 | ||
5Earth and Planetary Science LettersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.49Q1 | 5.80 0.22 up from 2018 | 1,731 | 60% | $4,670 | ||
6GeologyGeological Society of America · United States | 2.45Q1 | 4.96 0.12 down from 2018 | 898 | 51% | — | ||
7Geochemical Perspectives LettersOAPublisher not listed | 2.29Q1 | 5.00 0.25 up from 2018 | 92 | 100% | — | ||
8TectonicsWiley · United States | 2.27Q1 | 4.78 0.16 up from 2018 | 505 | 58% | $4,070 | ||
9Basin ResearchWiley · United Kingdom | 2.14Q1 | 4.06 0.93 up from 2018 | 147 | 36% | $4,310 | ||
10Journal of PetrologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.05Q1 | 4.09 0.16 up from 2018 | 268 | 44% | $4,353 | ||
11Journal of Geophysical Research Solid EarthWiley · United States | 2.05Q1 | 4.53 0.12 up from 2018 | 1,638 | 53% | $4,070 | ||
12GeosphereOAGeological Society of America · United States | 2.02Q1 | 4.08 0.75 up from 2018 | 316 | 100% | $2,750 | ||
13Geoscience FrontiersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.98Q1 | 4.34 1.16 up from 2018 | 360 | 100% | $3,000 | ||
14Geological Society of America BulletinGeological Society of America · United States | 1.95Q1 | 3.66 0.16 down from 2018 | 326 | 24% | — | ||
15Journal of the Geological SocietyGeological Society of London · United Kingdom | 1.91Q1 | 3.46 0.23 down from 2018 | 235 | 41% | — | ||
16Journal of Metamorphic GeologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.87Q1 | 4.04 0.56 down from 2018 | 169 | 23% | $5,000 | ||
17Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.86Q1 | 4.92 0.15 up from 2018 | 1,462 | 57% | $4,090 | ||
18Contributions to Mineralogy and PetrologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.81Q1 | 3.54 0.19 down from 2018 | 304 | 34% | $3,990 | ||
19Journal of Structural GeologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.77Q1 | 3.69 0.48 up from 2018 | 525 | 28% | $3,380 | ||
20American Journal of ScienceYale University · United States | 1.77Q1 | 3.97 0.57 up from 2018 | 94 | 7% | — | ||
21Economic GeologyUnited States | 1.75Q1 | 3.10 0.25 up from 2018 | 326 | 29% | — | ||
22Solid EarthOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 1.74Q1 | 3.93 0.81 up from 2018 | 277 | 100% | $1,811 | ||
23Solid Earth SciencesOAElsevier BV · Jordan | 1.73Q1 | 2.44 0.16 up from 2018 | 32 | 100% | $2,410 | ||
24TectonophysicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.71Q1 | 3.66 0.61 up from 2018 | 1,141 | 35% | $3,190 | ||
25LithosElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.71Q1 | 3.56 0.32 down from 2018 | 1,151 | 22% | $3,350 | ||
26Computers & GeosciencesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.70Q1 | 3.60 0.50 up from 2018 | 528 | 36% | $4,010 | ||
27Mineralium DepositaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.69Q1 | 3.81 0.65 up from 2018 | 218 | 25% | $3,890 | ||
28Geochemistry Geophysics GeosystemsOAWiley · United States | 1.67Q1 | 4.09 0.61 up from 2018 | 819 | 66% | $3,000 | ||
29Chemical GeologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.65Q1 | 3.81 0.09 down from 2018 | 1,201 | 46% | $3,550 | ||
30Precambrian ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.63Q1 | 4.32 0.28 up from 2018 | 852 | 23% | $3,600 | ||
31Frontiers in Earth ScienceOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 1.60Q1 | 3.82 0.06 down from 2018 | 439 | 100% | $3,801 | ||
32Journal of GeodynamicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.57Q1 | 2.45 0.59 down from 2018 | 209 | 13% | $3,470 | ||
33Seismological Research LettersSeismological Society of America · United States | 1.53Q1 | 3.27 0.16 down from 2018 | 583 | 11% | — | ||
34Terra NovaWiley · United Kingdom | 1.47Q1 | 3.24 0.80 up from 2018 | 151 | 33% | $3,720 | ||
35Ore Geology ReviewsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.46Q1 | 3.71 0.30 up from 2018 | 1,031 | 16% | $3,310 | ||
36Progress in Earth and Planetary ScienceOASpringer Nature · Germany | 1.44Q1 | 3.21 0.09 down from 2018 | 163 | 100% | $1,870 | ||
37Geostandards and Geoanalytical ResearchWiley · France | 1.44Q1 | 2.98 0.66 down from 2018 | 127 | 33% | $4,200 | ||
38International Geology ReviewTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.42Q2 | 3.30 0.82 up from 2018 | 371 | 19% | — | ||
39Science China Earth SciencesSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 1.40Q2 | 3.87 1.34 up from 2018 | 499 | 5% | $3,990 | ||
40GeophysicsSociety of Exploration Geophysicists · United States | 1.38Q2 | 3.40 0.20 up from 2018 | 1,302 | 13% | — | ||
41Journal of MapsOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.37Q2 | 2.80 0.57 up from 2018 | 307 | 100% | $778 | ||
42GeosciencesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.37Q2 | 2.72 0.64 up from 2018 | 733 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
43Journal of Asian Earth SciencesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.36Q2 | 2.99 0.19 up from 2018 | 1,120 | 7% | $3,330 | ||
44Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.35Q2 | 3.23 0.35 up from 2018 | 787 | 48% | $3,420 | ||
45Geoscience LettersOASpringer Nature · Germany | 1.32Q2 | 2.52 0.06 down from 2018 | 95 | 100% | $1,390 | ||
46Geophysical Journal InternationalOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.30Q2 | 3.02 0.11 down from 2018 | 1,620 | 43% | $3,416 | ||
47GeochemistryElsevier BV · Germany | 1.29Q2 | 2.66 0.09 down from 2018 | 120 | 20% | $3,440 | ||
48Comptes Rendus GéoscienceOAAcadémie des sciences · France | 1.23Q2 | 2.11 0.02 up from 2018 | 164 | 46% | — | ||
49Bulletin of the Seismological Society of AmericaSeismological Society of America · United States | 1.21Q2 | 2.67 0.09 down from 2018 | 725 | 9% | — | ||
50Bulletin of VolcanologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.17Q2 | 2.51 0.02 up from 2018 | 248 | 39% | $4,090 |
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with Geophysics highlighted.
- Geophysics147
- Atmospheric Science87
- Paleontology77
- Oceanography56
- Earth-Surface Processes17
- Geology10
- Geochemistry and Petrology9
- Space and Planetary Science4
Journals
Citations made in 2019. Corpus-wide, 83.4% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
25 additional Geophysics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2016–2018, 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: 2019. Publication window: 2016–2018. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 147
- Window papers (baseline)
- 55,678 +5.5% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 0.79 -11.5% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2016–2018 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.