Geology

Aims & Scope

Published since 1973, Geology features rapid publication of about 23 refereed short (four-page) papers each month.

Articles cover all earth-science disciplines and include new investigations and provocative topics.

Professional geologists and university-level students in the earth sciences use this widely read journal to keep up with scientific research trends.

The online forum section facilitates author-reader dialog.

Includes color and occasional large-format illustrations on oversized loose inserts.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.6
2024	4.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.131

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	259

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1278

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4109

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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.

• Unraveling the effects of potassium metasomatism in sedimentary rocks and paleosols, with implications for paleoweathering conditions and provenance

  Citation: 2389

  Authors: Christopher M., H., Grant M.

• Propagating extrusion tectonics in Asia: New insights from simple experiments with plasticine

  Citation: 2337

  Authors: P., G., A. Y., R., P.

• Chemical subdivision of the A-type granitoids:Petrogenetic and tectonic implications

  Citation: 2226

  Authors: G. Nelson

• Fault zone architecture and permeability structure

  Citation: 1884

  Authors: Jonathan Saul, James P., Craig B.

• Formation of the 1300-km-wide intracontinental orogen and postorogenic magmatic province in Mesozoic South China: A flat-slab subduction model

  Citation: 1838

  Authors: Zheng-Xiang, Xian-Hua

• Holocene climatic instability: A prominent, widespread event 8200 yr ago

  Citation: 1459

  Authors: R. B., P. A., T., M., K. C., P. U.

• Continuous deformation of the Tibetan Plateau from global positioning system data

  Citation: 1367

  Authors: Pei-Zhen, Zhengkang, Min, Weijun, Roland, Peter, Qi, Zhijun, Jianzhong, Jianchun, Sun, You

• Remnants of ≥3800 Ma crust in the Chinese part of the Sino-Korean craton

  Citation: 1308

  Authors: D. Y., A. P., W., J. S., Q. H.

• Topographic ooze: Building the eastern margin of Tibet by lower crustal flow

  Citation: 1301

  Authors: Marin Kristen, Leigh Handy

• Detrital zircon record and tectonic setting

  Citation: 1246

  Authors: P.A., C.J., B.

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