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Best Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) journals

191 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous). All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 49 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 24.2 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 One Earth 20.3 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
3 Biogeotechnics 18.1 98th Q1 ESCI – Yes
4 Geotechnique 14 98th Q1 SCIE – No
5 Earth's Future 13.2 97th Q1 SCIE – Yes
6 Acta Geotechnica 11.8 97th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis 11.8 96th Q1 ESCI – No
8 Journal of Remote Sensing (United States) 11.4 96th Q1 ESCI – Yes
9 Rock Mechanics Bulletin 10.9 95th Q1 ESCI – Yes
10 Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 10.5 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
11 ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 9.9 94th Q1 ESCI – Yes
12 Earth and Planetary Science Letters 9.7 94th Q1 SCIE – No
13 Natural Hazards Research 9.7 93rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
14 Journal of Geographical Sciences 9.6 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
15 Geosystems and Geoenvironment 9.2 92nd Q1 – – Yes
16 Natural Hazards 7.6 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
17 Progress in Physical Geography 7.6 91st Q1 SCIE – No
18 Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 7.5 90th Q1 SCIE – No
19 Anthropocene 7.4 90th Q1 SCIE – No
20 Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 7.1 89th Q1 SCIE – Yes
21 NPJ Ocean Sustainability 7.1 89th Q1 ESCI – Yes
22 PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science 6.9 88th Q1 SCIE – No
23 Planetary Science Journal 6.9 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
24 Cambridge Prisms: Extinction 6.8 87th Q1 ESCI – Yes
25 ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 6.7 87th Q1 SCIE – Yes
26 AAPG Bulletin 6.6 86th Q1 SCIE – No
27 Carbon Balance and Management 6.6 86th Q1 SCIE – Yes
28 Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 6.5 85th Q1 SCIE – No
29 Progress in Disaster Science 6.4 85th Q1 ESCI – Yes
30 Geomicrobiology Journal 6.4 84th Q1 SCIE – No
31 Innovation Geoscience 6.3 84th Q1 – – Yes
32 Applied Geomatics 6.2 83rd Q1 ESCI – No
33 Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 6 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
34 Artificial Intelligence in Geosciences 5.8 82nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
35 Photogrammetric Record 5.7 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
36 Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering 5.7 81st Q1 SCIE – No
37 Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 5.5 81st Q1 SCIE – No
38 Earth (Switzerland) 5.3 80th Q1 ESCI – Yes
39 Quaternary Science Advances 5.3 80th Q1 ESCI – Yes
40 Hydrobiology 5.2 79th Q1 ESCI – Yes
41 Quaternary Geochronology 5.2 79th Q1 SCIE – No
42 Spatial Economic Analysis 5.1 78th Q1 SSCI B No
43 Hydrogeology Journal 5.1 78th Q1 SCIE – No
44 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 5.1 77th Q1 SCIE – No
45 Fire 5.1 77th Q1 SCIE – Yes
46 Elements 5 76th Q1 SCIE – No
47 Geotechnical Research 4.8 76th Q1 ESCI – Yes
48 Geoheritage 4.7 75th Q1 SCIE – No
49 Geomatics 4.6 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
50 Journal of Quaternary Science 4.6 74th Q2 SCIE – No
51 Journal of Petroleum Geology 4.5 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
52 Mining 4.5 73rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
53 Climate Change Research 4.4 72nd Q2 – – No
54 Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 4.4 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
55 Clays and Clay Minerals 4.3 71st Q2 SCIE – No
56 National Remote Sensing Bulletin 4.3 71st Q2 – – No
57 Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences 4.3 70th Q2 – – No
58 Progress in Geography 4.2 70th Q2 – – No
59 Volcanica 4.1 69th Q2 ESCI – Yes
60 Petroleum Geoscience 4 69th Q2 SCIE – No
61 Journal of Maps 4 68th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
62 New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 3.8 68th Q2 SCIE – No
63 KN - Journal of Cartography and Geographic Information 3.8 67th Q2 – – No
64 Hupo Kexue/Journal of Lake Sciences 3.7 67th Q2 – – No
65 One Ecosystem 3.7 66th Q2 ESCI – Yes
66 Quaternary 3.7 66th Q2 ESCI – Yes
67 Applied Earth Science: Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 3.7 65th Q2 ESCI – No
68 Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering 3.7 65th Q2 SCIE – No
69 Nature Conservation Research 3.7 64th Q2 ESCI – Yes
70 Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie 3.7 64th Q2 SCIE – No
71 Geotechnique Letters 3.6 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
72 Physical Geography 3.6 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
73 Annales Geophysicae 3.5 62nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
74 Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites 3.5 62nd Q2 – – Yes
75 Geoscience Communication 3.5 61st Q2 ESCI – Yes
76 Quaternary Sciences 3.4 61st Q2 – – No
77 Nitrogen (Switzerland) 3.4 60th Q2 ESCI – Yes
78 Geographical Research Letters 3.3 60th Q2 ESCI – Yes
79 Survey Review 3.3 59th Q2 SCIE – No
80 Journal of Geodesy and Geoinformation Science 3.2 59th Q2 – – Yes
81 Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 3.2 58th Q2 SCIE – Yes
82 RAS Techniques and Instruments 3.2 57th Q2 ESCI – Yes
83 Remote Sensing Letters 3.2 57th Q2 SCIE – No
84 Sustainable Development of Mountain Territories 3.2 56th Q2 – – No
85 Papers in Applied Geography 3.1 56th Q2 – – No
86 Geoarchaeology - An International Journal 3.1 55th Q2 AHCI, SCIE – No
87 Journal of Geo-Information Science 3.1 55th Q2 – – No
88 GEUS Bulletin 3 54th Q2 SCIE – Yes
89 Journal of Palaeogeography (Chinese Edition) 3 54th Q2 – – No
90 International Journal of Geoinformatics 2.9 53rd Q2 – – No
91 Corporate and Business Strategy Review 2.8 53rd Q2 – – No
92 Advances in Geosciences 2.8 52nd Q2 – – Yes
93 Discover Environment 2.8 52nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
94 Polar Research 2.8 51st Q2 SCIE – Yes
95 Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 2.7 51st Q2 SCIE – No
96 Mersin Photogrammetry Journal 2.6 50th Q2 – – No
97 International Journal of Astrobiology 2.5 50th Q2 SCIE – No
98 Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 2.5 49th Q3 SCIE – No
99 Journal of Applied Geodesy 2.5 48th Q3 ESCI – No
100 Journal of Geodetic Science 2.5 48th Q3 ESCI – Yes
101 Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia 2.4 47th Q3 – – Yes
102 Soil Science Annual 2.3 46th Q3 ESCI – Yes
103 International Journal of Cartography 2.2 46th Q3 ESCI – No
104 Acta Hydrologica Slovaca 2.2 45th Q3 – – No
105 Journal of Applied Science and Technology Trends 2.2 45th Q3 – – No
106 International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology 2.2 44th Q3 ESCI – No
107 Russian Geology and Geophysics 2.1 44th Q3 SCIE – No
108 Geological Bulletin of China 2.1 43rd Q3 – – No
109 Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 2 43rd Q3 – – Yes
110 Himalayan Geology 1.9 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
111 Geo-Marine Letters 1.8 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
112 Korean Journal of Remote Sensing 1.8 41st Q3 ESCI – No
113 Geologica Belgica 1.8 40th Q3 SCIE – Yes
114 Geoplanning 1.8 40th Q3 – – Yes
115 Geomorfologiya i Paleogeografiya 1.7 39th Q3 – – No
116 World Regional Geography Book Series 1.7 39th Q3 – – No
117 Baltica 1.7 38th Q3 SCIE – No
118 Indonesian Journal of Geography 1.7 38th Q3 – – Yes
119 Arktika: Ekologia i Ekonomika 1.6 37th Q3 – – No
120 Geographical Sciences 1.6 37th Q3 – – No
121 Isis 1.6 36th Q3 AHCI, SCIE, SSCI – No
122 Springer Water 1.6 36th Q3 – – No
123 Bulletin of Canadian Energy Geoscience 1.5 35th Q3 – – No
124 Pirineos 1.5 35th Q3 – – Yes
125 Discover Space 1.5 34th Q3 SCIE – Yes
126 Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology 1.4 34th Q3 – – No
127 Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development 1.4 33rd Q3 – – No
128 Doklady Earth Sciences 1.3 33rd Q3 SCIE – No
129 Hydrological Research Letters 1.3 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
130 Revista de Teledeteccion 1.3 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
131 Geochronometria 1.3 31st Q3 SCIE – No
132 Geodynamics 1.3 31st Q3 ESCI – No
133 Miscellanea Geographica 1.2 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
134 Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reduccion del Riesgo de Desastres 1.2 30th Q3 – – Yes
135 China Rural Water and Hydropower 1.2 29th Q3 – – Yes
136 Environmental and Engineering Geoscience 1.2 29th Q3 SCIE – No
137 Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil 1.2 28th Q3 – – Yes
138 Geographia Cassoviensis 1.1 28th Q3 ESCI – No
139 Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences 1.1 27th Q3 – – No
140 Journal of the Geological Society of Korea 1.1 27th Q3 ESCI – No
141 Problemy Arktiki i Antarktiki 1.1 26th Q3 – – No
142 Southern African Journal of Environmental Education 1 26th Q3 – – Yes
143 Journal of Seismological Research 1 25th Q3 – – No
144 Springer Polar Sciences 1 25th Q3 – – No
145 Disaster Advances 0.9 24th Q4 – – No
146 Geography Teacher 0.9 23rd Q4 – – No
147 Iraqi National Journal of Earth Science 0.9 23rd Q4 – – Yes
148 Acta Geographica Universitatis Comenianae 0.9 22nd Q4 – – Yes
149 Revista Brasileira de Cartografia 0.9 22nd Q4 – – Yes
150 Finisterra 0.9 21st Q4 ESCI – Yes
151 Geological Journal (Ukraine) 0.9 21st Q4 – – No
152 Journal of Climate Change Research 0.8 20th Q4 – – No
153 Kartografija i Geoinformacije 0.8 20th Q4 – – Yes
154 International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research 0.8 19th Q4 ESCI – No
155 International Journal of Maps in Mathematics 0.8 19th Q4 – – No
156 Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum 0.8 18th Q4 – – Yes
157 USGS Scientific Investigations Report 0.8 18th Q4 – – No
158 Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing 0.8 17th Q4 – – No
159 Economic Geography (Switzerland) 0.7 17th Q4 – – No
160 Cuadernos de Geografia: Revista Colombiana de Geografia 0.7 16th Q4 – – Yes
161 Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing 0.7 16th Q4 – – Yes
162 Basrah Journal of Science 0.6 15th Q4 – – No
163 Journal of Skyscape Archaeology 0.6 15th Q4 – – No
164 Journal of Stratigraphy and Sedimentology Researches 0.6 14th Q4 – – Yes
165 Springer Geography 0.6 14th Q4 – – No
166 Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining 0.6 13th Q4 – – Yes
167 Modern Cartography Series 0.6 13th Q4 – – No
168 Journal of Engineering Geology 0.6 12th Q4 – – No
169 Lecture Notes in Geosystems Mathematics and Computing 0.6 12th Q4 – – No
170 Journal of Gems and Gemmology 0.6 11th Q4 – – No
171 Revista Cartografica 0.6 11th Q4 – – Yes
172 International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research 0.5 10th Q4 – – No
173 Petrological Journal 0.5 10th Q4 – – Yes
174 Geotecnia 0.5 9th Q4 – – Yes
175 Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences 0.5 9th Q4 – – No
176 Revista de Geociencias do Nordeste 0.4 8th Q4 – – Yes
177 AVN Allgemeine Vermessungs-Nachrichten 0.4 7th Q4 ESCI – No
178 Trends in Earth Observation 0.4 7th Q4 – – No
179 Journal of Environmental Science International 0.4 6th Q4 – – No
180 Springer Atmospheric Sciences 0.4 6th Q4 – – No
181 Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives Bulletin 0.4 5th Q4 – – No
182 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Geoscience, Electronics and Remote Sensing Technology, AGERS 0.3 5th Q4 – – No
183 Iranian Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS 0.3 4th Q4 – – No
184 Workshop Solar Influences on the Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Atmosphere 0.3 4th Q4 – – No
185 Geoscience in South-West England 0.3 3rd Q4 – – No
186 Swiss Bulletin for Applied Geology 0.3 3rd Q4 – – No
187 Kartograficke Listy 0.2 2nd Q4 – – No
188 Mediterranee 0.2 2nd Q4 – – No
189 Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies 0.2 1st Q4 – – No
190 Agri Centuriati 0.1 0th Q4 – – No
191 South sustainability 0.1 0th Q4 – – Yes

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