Bulletin of Glaciological Research

Aims & Scope

Bulletin of Glaciological Research (BGR), published by the Japanese Society of Snow and Ice (JSSI), is an international, multi- and interdisciplinary scientific journal dedicated to the publication of research articles and reports on all aspects of snow and ice, which has been distributed in 30 countries worldwide since 1973.

In 2010, JSSI decided to change over from a print journal to an open-access online journal to broaden the international distribution and ensure the prompt delivery of scientific and technical information.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25086

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.143

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

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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.

• Spatial variations in impurities (cryoconite) on glaciers in northwest Greenland

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Nozomu, Naoko, Jun, Rigen

• Field activities of the “Snow Impurity and Glacial Microbe effects on abrupt warming in the Arctic” (SIGMA) Project in Greenland in 2011-2013

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Teruo, Sumito, Jun, Nozomu, Hideaki

• Light-absorbing snow impurity concentrations measured on Northwest Greenland ice sheet in 2011 and 2012

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Teruo, Sumito, Satoru, Tomonori, Masashi, Katsuyuki, Kouji, Jun, Hideaki, Masahiro

• Curl Mechanism of a Curling Stone on Ice Pebbles

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Norikazu

• Evaluation of updated physical snowpack model SMAP

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Masashi, Teruo, Katsuyuki, Masahiro, Yuji, Satoru, Hiroki, Yukiyoshi

• Mineralogical composition of cryoconite on glaciers in northwest Greenland

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Naoko, Nozomu, Jun, Rigen

• Glaciological and meteorological observations at the SE-Dome site, southeastern Greenland Ice Sheet

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Yoshinori, Sumito, Tetsuhide, Ikumi, Moe, Teruo

• Bacterial communities in Asian dust-containing snow layers on Mt. Tateyama, Japan

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Daisuke, Yumi, Yohei, Kohta, Chika, Syoko, Masayuki, Kazuma, Wataru, Hitoshi, Shogo

• Saroma-ko Lagoon Observations for sea ice Physico-chemistry and Ecosystems 2019 (SLOPE2019) | Saroma-ko Lagoon Observations for sea ice Physico-chemistry and Ecosystems 2019 (SLOPE2019)（サロマ湖における海氷の物理・化学・生物学研究）

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Daiki, Pat, Takenobu, Tomonori, Yusuke, Takashi, Tomomi, Manami, Tetsuya P., Itsuka S., Eun Yae, Frederic, Antonio, Marion, Yuichi, Toru, Atsushi, Shigeru, Brent, Francois, Jun, Martin

• Glaciological research in the Mongolian Altai, 2003-2009

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Tsutomu, Davaa, Purevdagva, Davaadorj, Tetsuo

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