Applied Earth Science: Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Aims & Scope

Applied Earth Science is devoted to the application of the earth sciences in the exploration, discovery, development and exploitation of mineral resources.

The journal's broad range of interests serve an international readership that includes industry exploration and mining geologists, and geoscience researchers, whose common concern is knowledge and use of the Earth's mineral resources.

Subject areas include, but are not limited to: genetic studies of mineralisation; descriptions and genetic studies of mineralisation of ore deposits; all forms of exploration technology and methodology applied to mineral deposit; geological input into the definition of reserves and resources, sampling and grade control, geostatistics, feasibility studies and mine planning; practical aspects of drilling, sampling, QA/QC and assaying systems/protocols during exploration to exploitation; rock mass characterisation and application of rock mechanics to mineral exploitation; and applied/process mineralogy and geometallurgy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	0.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.302

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16568

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	55

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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.

• Carbonatites: related ore deposits, resources, footprint, and exploration methods

  Citation: 130

  Authors: George J., Suzanne

• Parameters for the formation of orogenic gold deposits

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Damien

• Automated lithological classification using UAV and machine learning on an open cast mine

  Citation: 31

  Authors: F., A. L., R. L., J. F. C. L.

• Vanadium as a critical material: economic geology with emphasis on market and the main deposit types

  Citation: 30

  Authors: George J., Suzanne

• Geostatistical clustering as an aid for ore body domaining: case study at the Rocklea Dome channel iron ore deposit, Western Australia

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Francky, E. June, Carsten

• Recent pegmatite-hosted spodumene discoveries in Western Australia: insights for lithium exploration in Australia and globally

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Zoe, Allan, David I.

• Knowledge-driven mineral prospectivity modelling in areas with glacial overburden: porphyry Cu exploration in Quesnellia, British Columbia, Canada

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Rebecca M., Benoit M., Pedro, Michael G., Peter, Victoria

• Evaluation of ASTER TIR data-based lithological indices in Malanjkhand Copper Mines of Madhya Pradesh, India

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Subhanil, Himanshu

• Structural and non-structural statistical methods: implications for delineating geochemical anomalies

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Bijan, Seyed Hasan, Oliver, Hamid, Mohammad

• Assessment of landslide susceptibility of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand (India) using logistic regression and multi-criteria decision-based analysis by analytical hierarchy process

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Vanshika, Kanwarpreet

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