Aeolian Research

Aims & Scope

The scope of Aeolian Research includes the following topics: • Fundamental Aeolian processes, including sand and dust entrainment, transport and deposition of sediment • Modeling and field studies of Aeolian processes • Instrumentation/measurement in the field and lab • Practical applications including environmental impacts and erosion control • Aeolian landforms, geomorphology and paleoenvironments • Dust-atmosphere/cloud interactions.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6259

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	487

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.845

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Dust cycle: An emerging core theme in Earth system science

  Citation: 851

  Authors: Yaping, Karl-Heinz, Adrian, Jianping, Zhaohui, Grant H., Masao, Taichu Y., Xulong, Soonchang

• The size distribution of desert dust aerosols and its impact on the Earth system

  Citation: 503

  Authors: Natalie, Samuel, Jasper F., Sebastian, Rachel, Daniel S., Mark G.

• Desert dust hazards: A global review

  Citation: 434

  Authors: N.J.

• On aeolian transport: Grain-scale interactions, dynamical mechanisms and scaling laws

  Citation: 256

  Authors: O., P., B.

• Impacts on iron solubility in the mineral dust by processes in the source region and the atmosphere: A review

  Citation: 247

  Authors: Zongbo, Michael D., Timothy D., Steeve, Kenneth S., Nikos, Alex R., Liane G.

• The geologic records of dust in the Quaternary

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Daniel R.

• The magnetic properties of Quaternary aeolian dusts and sediments, and their palaeoclimatic significance

  Citation: 209

  Authors: B.A.

• Dust storms and their horizontal dust loading in the Sistan region, Iran

  Citation: 164

  Authors: A., D.G., C.J.deW., P.G., M., P.

• Climatology of the Middle East dust events

  Citation: 157

  Authors: M., P., Y.

• Aerodynamics and morphodynamics of sand fences: A review

  Citation: 151

  Authors: Bailiang, Douglas J.

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