Journal rankings · indicator year 2023
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Field ranking · 2023
Earth and Planetary Sciences journal rankings 2023
396 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Earth and Planetary Sciences has 396 ranked journals in 2023. The median journal has an OJR of 0.75, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.02 on 2022; Q1 starts at OJR 1.12. The top three are Nature Geoscience, Earth-Science Reviews, and Earth system science data.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2023. 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 2020–2022, the window the 2023 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)
Up to Physical Sciences396 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 2022. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2020–2022, the window the 2023 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2020–2022 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 2014 to 2023. | Compare |
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1Nature GeoscienceNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 5.36Q1 | 14.84 2.92 down from 2022 | 553 | 56% | $12,690 | ||
2Earth-Science ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.89Q1 | 12.10 1.99 down from 2022 | 857 | 50% | $5,120 | ||
3Earth system science dataOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 4.18Q1 | 14.89 1.98 down from 2022 | 751 | 100% | $1,509 | ||
4Journal of World PrehistorySpringer Nature · United States | 3.94Q1 | 6.55 3.88 up from 2022 | 31 | 71% | $3,290 | ||
5Journal of Archaeological ResearchSpringer Nature · Netherlands | 3.68Q1 | 4.97 0.27 up from 2022 | 38 | 67% | $3,190 | ||
6Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological SocietyWiley · United Kingdom | 3.48Q1 | 4.11 10.86 down from 2022 | 613 | 69% | $4,320 | ||
7RadiocarbonCambridge University Press · United States | 3.28Q1 | 2.05 7.23 down from 2022 | 347 | 78% | $2,487 | ||
8Geoscience FrontiersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.21Q1 | 7.53 1.68 down from 2022 | 474 | 100% | $3,000 | ||
9Nature Reviews Earth & EnvironmentNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.84Q1 | 27.47 5.19 up from 2022 | 346 | 34% | — | ||
10Global Biogeochemical CyclesWiley · United States | 2.57Q1 | 8.26 0.80 up from 2022 | 399 | 87% | $4,070 | ||
11Gondwana ResearchElsevier BV · Japan | 2.51Q1 | 8.23 2.36 up from 2022 | 669 | 17% | $3,700 | ||
12International Journal of Geoheritage and ParksOAElsevier BV · United States | 2.51Q1 | 6.10 0.49 up from 2022 | 108 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
13Surveys in GeophysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.42Q1 | 6.27 0.64 up from 2022 | 147 | 64% | $4,290 | ||
14Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural HeritageElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.24Q1 | 3.60 0.33 up from 2022 | 90 | 43% | $2,810 | ||
15Coastal EngineeringElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.11Q1 | 5.07 0.18 down from 2022 | 412 | 64% | $4,250 | ||
16Journal of Field ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.03Q1 | 1.87 0.39 down from 2022 | 124 | 34% | — | ||
17Geoscientific model developmentOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 1.99Q1 | 6.10 3.12 down from 2022 | 1,038 | 100% | $1,725 | ||
18Earth and Planetary Science LettersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.98Q1 | 5.58 0.35 down from 2022 | 1,342 | 68% | $4,670 | ||
19Science China Earth SciencesSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 1.96Q1 | 6.15 0.13 up from 2022 | 454 | 5% | $3,990 | ||
20Virtual Archaeology ReviewOATechnical University of Valencia · Spain | 1.95Q1 | 2.83 0.70 down from 2022 | 67 | 100% | — | ||
21Journal of Geophysical Research Earth SurfaceWiley · United States | 1.87Q1 | 5.40 0.57 down from 2022 | 478 | 89% | $4,070 | ||
22The Seismic RecordOAUnited States | 1.87Q1 | 4.48 0.26 down from 2022 | 46 | 100% | — | ||
23Elementa Science of the AnthropoceneOABioOne · United States | 1.86Q1 | 6.88 1.37 up from 2022 | 321 | 100% | $1,450 | ||
24GeologyGeological Society of America · United States | 1.86Q1 | 4.64 1.19 down from 2022 | 836 | 63% | — | ||
25Computers & GeosciencesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.84Q1 | 5.50 0.78 up from 2022 | 513 | 35% | $4,010 | ||
26Atmospheric chemistry and physicsOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 1.84Q1 | 7.80 4.31 down from 2022 | 2,535 | 100% | $1,725 | ||
27Limnology and Oceanography LettersOAWiley · United States | 1.80Q1 | 5.03 1.73 down from 2022 | 165 | 100% | $3,700 | ||
28BiogeosciencesOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 1.80Q1 | 5.58 1.30 down from 2022 | 983 | 100% | $1,628 | ||
29Journal of Anthropological ArchaeologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.75Q1 | 2.47 0.26 down from 2022 | 238 | 53% | $3,370 | ||
30Limnology and OceanographyWiley · United States | 1.70Q1 | 5.10 0.08 down from 2022 | 718 | 83% | $3,530 | ||
31The cryosphereOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 1.67Q1 | 6.70 2.24 down from 2022 | 824 | 100% | $1,574 | ||
32Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 1.65Q1 | 4.00 0.93 down from 2022 | 1,044 | 43% | — | ||
33Progress In OceanographyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.65Q1 | 5.03 0.19 down from 2022 | 448 | 74% | $3,720 | ||
34Economic GeologyUnited States | 1.63Q1 | 3.62 0.98 down from 2022 | 336 | 43% | — | ||
35GeochronologyOAGermany | 1.63Q1 | 4.26 2.91 down from 2022 | 97 | 100% | — | ||
36GeoheritageSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.62Q1 | 3.02 1.16 down from 2022 | 349 | 35% | $2,490 | ||
37Advances in Climate Change ResearchOAKeAi · China | 1.62Q1 | 5.58 0.34 down from 2022 | 283 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
38Mineralium DepositaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.61Q1 | 4.50 0.03 up from 2022 | 211 | 60% | $3,890 | ||
39Journal of PetrologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.61Q1 | 3.53 0.77 down from 2022 | 315 | 54% | $4,353 | ||
40Journal of Geophysical Research OceansWiley · United States | 1.60Q1 | 4.56 0.51 down from 2022 | 1,510 | 87% | $4,070 | ||
41Journal of Geophysical Research Solid EarthWiley · United States | 1.60Q1 | 4.52 0.01 up from 2022 | 2,057 | 87% | $4,070 | ||
42Global and Planetary ChangeElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.60Q1 | 4.95 0.36 up from 2022 | 626 | 37% | $3,120 | ||
43TectonicsWiley · United States | 1.60Q1 | 3.60 1.20 down from 2022 | 547 | 78% | $4,070 | ||
44Journal of Geophysical Research AtmospheresAmerican Geophysical Union · United States | 1.60Q1 | 5.63 1.20 down from 2022 | 2,254 | 85% | $4,070 | ||
45Geosystems and GeoenvironmentOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.58Q1 | 3.87 4.80 down from 2022 | 138 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
46Ocean scienceOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 1.52Q1 | 5.46 1.00 up from 2022 | 273 | 100% | $1,412 | ||
47Geoscience LettersOASpringer Nature · Germany | 1.52Q1 | 4.51 0.13 up from 2022 | 103 | 100% | $1,390 | ||
48Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.51Q1 | 4.80 0.20 down from 2022 | 1,311 | 66% | $4,090 | ||
49Contributions to Mineralogy and PetrologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.50Q1 | 3.93 0.28 up from 2022 | 330 | 63% | $3,990 | ||
50Earthquake research advancesOAPublisher not listed | 1.49Q1 | 3.56 1.77 up from 2022 | 77 | 100% | $800 |
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, compared.
- Geophysics145
- Atmospheric Science90
- Paleontology77
- Oceanography50
- Earth-Surface Processes16
- Geology9
- Geochemistry and Petrology6
- Space and Planetary Science3
Journals
Citations made in 2023. Corpus-wide, 88.9% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
93 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 2020–2022, 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: 2023. Publication window: 2020–2022. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 396
- Window papers (baseline)
- 228,284 -0.9% from indicator year 2020
- Median OJR
- 0.750 -14.4% from indicator year 2020
- Rising journals (2025)
- 21Comparison-group list (21)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2020–2022 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.