Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Aims & Scope

The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) is the flagship magazine of AMS and publishes articles of interest and significance for the weather, water, and climate community as well as news, editorials, and reviews for AMS members.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.9
2024	6.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1463

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3389

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.979

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.

• The NCEP/NCAR 40-Year Reanalysis Project

  Citation: 22475

  Authors: E., M., R., W., D., L., M., S., G., J., Y., A., R., M., W., W., J., K. C., C., J., Roy, Dennis

• A Practical Guide to Wavelet Analysis

  Citation: 11219

  Authors: Christopher, Gilbert P.

• A Pacific Interdecadal Climate Oscillation with Impacts on Salmon Production

  Citation: 5228

  Authors: Nathan J., Steven R., Yuan, John M., Robert C.

• NOAA’s HYSPLIT Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling System

  Citation: 4573

  Authors: A. F., R. R., G. D., B. J. B., M. D., F.

• NCEP–DOE AMIP-II Reanalysis (R-2)

  Citation: 4395

  Authors: Masao, Wesley, Jack, Shi-Keng, J. J., M., G. L.

• The Global Land Data Assimilation System

  Citation: 4255

  Authors: M., P. R., U., J., K., C.-J., K., B., J., M., J. K., J. P., D., D.

• The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis

  Citation: 4189

  Authors: Suranjana, Shrinivas, Hua-Lu, Xingren, Jiande, Sudhir, Patrick, Robert, John, David, Haixia, Diane, Robert, George, Jun, Yu-Tai, Hui-ya, Hann-Ming H., Joe, Mark, Russ, Daryl, Paul, Dennis, John, Michael, Jesse, Helin, Rongqian, Stephen, Huug, Arun, Wanqiu, Craig, Muthuvel, Yan, Boyin, Jae-Kyung, Wesley, Roger, Pingping, Mingyue, Shuntai, Wayne, Cheng-Zhi, Quanhua, Yong, Yong, Lidia, Richard W., Glenn, Mitch

• The NCEP–NCAR 50–Year Reanalysis: Monthly Means CD–ROM and Documentation

  Citation: 3365

  Authors: Robert, William, Suranjana, Glenn, John, Eugenia, Muthuvel, Wesley, Masao, Vernon, Huug, Roy, Michael

• Global Precipitation: A 17-Year Monthly Analysis Based on Gauge Observations, Satellite Estimates, and Numerical Model Outputs

  Citation: 3346

  Authors: Pingping, Phillip A.

• FLUXNET: A New Tool to Study the Temporal and Spatial Variability of Ecosystem–Scale Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and Energy Flux Densities

  Citation: 2963

  Authors: Dennis, Eva, Lianhong, Richard, David, Steve, Peter, Ch, Kenneth, Robert, Jose, Allen, Gabriel, Beverly, Xuhui, Yadvinder, Tilden, William, Walt, K. T., Kim, H. P., Riccardo, Shashi, Timo, Kell, Steve

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