Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Aims & Scope

The Arabian Journal of Geosciences is the official journal of the Saudi Society for Geosciences and publishes peer-reviewed original and review articles on the entire range of Earth Science themes, focused on, but not limited to, those that have regional significance to the Middle East and the Euro-Mediterranean Zone.

Key topics therefore include; geology, hydrogeology, earth system science, petroleum sciences, geophysics, seismology and crustal structures, tectonics, sedimentology, palaeontology, metamorphic and igneous petrology, natural hazards, environmental sciences and sustainable development, geoarchaeology, geomorphology, paleo-environment studies, oceanography, atmospheric sciences, GIS and remote sensing, geodesy, mineralogy, volcanology, geochemistry and metallogenesis.

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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.

• Groundwater potential mapping at Kurdistan region of Iran using analytic hierarchy process and GIS

  Citation: 508

  Authors: Omid, Aliakbar, Mohamad, Hamid Reza, Hossein

• Application of frequency ratio, statistical index, and weights-of-evidence models and their comparison in landslide susceptibility mapping in Central Nepal Himalaya

  Citation: 418

  Authors: Amar Deep, Krishna Chandra, Kohki, Biswajeet, Hamid Reza, Takashi, Aykut

• Blasting-induced flyrock and ground vibration prediction through an expert artificial neural network based on particle swarm optimization

  Citation: 338

  Authors: D. Jahed, M., E. Tonnizam, A., S. A.

• Landslide susceptibility mapping at Vaz Watershed (Iran) using an artificial neural network model: a comparison between multilayer perceptron (MLP) and radial basic function (RBF) algorithms

  Citation: 332

  Authors: Mohammad, Hamid Reza, Mahdi, Biswajeet

• Hydrochemical appraisal of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes and the major influencing factors: a case study in and around Hua County, China

  Citation: 299

  Authors: Peiyue, Jianhua, Hui

• Application of probabilistic-based frequency ratio model in groundwater potential mapping using remote sensing data and GIS

  Citation: 278

  Authors: Mohamad Abd, Haleh, Biswajeet, Saro, Wan Nor Azmin, Mohammad Firuz

• Using correlation and multivariate statistical analysis to identify hydrogeochemical processes affecting the major ion chemistry of waters: a case study in Laoheba phosphorite mine in Sichuan, China

  Citation: 276

  Authors: Jianhua, Peiyue, Hui, Zhao, Xuedi

• Identification of potential groundwater recharge zones in Vaigai upper basin, Tamil Nadu, using GIS-based analytical hierarchical process (AHP) technique

  Citation: 266

  Authors: S., N., N. S.

• Application of weights-of-evidence and certainty factor models and their comparison in landslide susceptibility mapping at Haraz watershed, Iran

  Citation: 264

  Authors: Hamid Reza, Biswajeet, Candan, Majid, Hamid Reza

• A knowledge-driven GIS modeling technique for groundwater potential mapping at the Upper Langat Basin, Malaysia

  Citation: 257

  Authors: Mohamad Abd, Wan Nor Azmin, Mohammad Firuz, Biswajeet, Noraini