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Status
Active
Coverage
2013–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.9
SJR · SCImago
0.919
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
53
Best quartile
Q1 · 78th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geology | 73 / 333 | 78th | Q1 |
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Natural Gas Geoscience
Natural Gas Geoscience is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.9). Published by Science Press.
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ISSN 1672-1926Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Science Press
Scopus · Q1
4.9
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
1
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Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Natural Gas Geoscience indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2013–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.9.
What quartile is Natural Gas Geoscience in Scopus?
Natural Gas Geoscience is Q1 in Geology (rank 73 of 333), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Natural Gas Geoscience?
Natural Gas Geoscience is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.9, quartile Q1, 78th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.919, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 53.
Who publishes Natural Gas Geoscience and what is its ISSN?
Natural Gas Geoscience is published by Science Press. Its ISSN is 1672-1926.
Is Natural Gas Geoscience in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Natural Gas Geoscience open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Natural Gas Geoscience? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Natural Gas Geoscience has an h-index of 21 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #252 of 303 Scopus journals in Geology.
21
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
87
i10-index
1,662
works indexed
4,238
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#252 of 303 Bottom 17% Geology
Natural Gas Geoscience published 1 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2007 with 154. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Natural Gas Geoscience? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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