Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Aims & Scope

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms is an interdisciplinary international journal concerned with: the interactions between surface processes and landforms and landscapes; that lead to physical, chemical and biological changes; and which in turn create; current landscapes and the geological record of past landscapes.

Its focus is core to both physical geographical and geological communities, and also the wider geosciences

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	2.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5444

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2059

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.930

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	156

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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 and Social 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.

• GRADISTAT: a grain size distribution and statistics package for the analysis of unconsolidated sediments

  Citation: 3255

  Authors: Simon J., Kenneth

• Quantitative analysis of land surface topography

  Citation: 1210

  Authors: Lyle W., Colin R.

• Landslide inventories and their statistical properties

  Citation: 1036

  Authors: Bruce D., Donald L., Fausto, Paola

• The European Soil Erosion Model (EUROSEM): a dynamic approach for predicting sediment transport from fields and small catchments

  Citation: 975

  Authors: R. P. C., J. N., R. E., G., J. W. A., K., G., D., M. E.

• Accounting for uncertainty in DEMs from repeat topographic surveys: improved sediment budgets

  Citation: 911

  Authors: Joseph M., James, Stephen E., David A.

• Topographic structure from motion: a new development in photogrammetric measurement

  Citation: 898

  Authors: Mark A., James T., Brittany C., Jennifer L., Patrice E.

• GIS techniques and statistical models in evaluating landslide hazard

  Citation: 745

  Authors: A., M., R., F., V., P.

• Mitigating systematic error in topographic models derived from UAV and ground‐based image networks

  Citation: 651

  Authors: Mike R., Stuart

• Quantifying the mechanical and hydrologic effects of riparian vegetation on streambank stability

  Citation: 638

  Authors: Andrew, Andrew J. C.

• An integral approach to bedrock river profile analysis

  Citation: 595

  Authors: J. Taylor, Leigh

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