Geomorphology

Aims & Scope

Our journal's scope includes geomorphic themes of: tectonics and regional structure; glacial processes and landforms; fluvial sequences, Quaternary environmental change and dating; fluvial processes and landforms; mass movement, slopes and periglacial processes; hillslopes and soil erosion; weathering, karst and soils; aeolian processes and landforms, coastal dunes and arid environments; coastal and marine processes, estuaries and lakes; modelling, theoretical and quantitative geomorphology; DEM, GIS and remote sensing methods and applications; hazards, applied and planetary geomorphology; and volcanics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.3
2024	3.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4449

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3468

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.051

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	204

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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.

• ‘Structure-from-Motion’ photogrammetry: A low-cost, effective tool for geoscience applications

  Citation: 2993

  Authors: M.J., J., N.F., M.J., J.M.

• Landslide hazard evaluation: a review of current techniques and their application in a multi-scale study, Central Italy

  Citation: 2015

  Authors: Fausto, Alberto, Mauro, Paola

• The application of GIS-based logistic regression for landslide susceptibility mapping in the Kakuda-Yahiko Mountains, Central Japan

  Citation: 1526

  Authors: Lulseged, Hiromitsu

• Probabilistic landslide hazard assessment at the basin scale

  Citation: 888

  Authors: Fausto, Paola, Mauro, Mirco, Francesca

• Landslide characteristics and slope instability modeling using GIS, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

  Citation: 877

  Authors: F.C, C.F

• Flux and fate of Yangtze River sediment delivered to the East China Sea

  Citation: 812

  Authors: J.P., K.H., A.C., J.D., D.M., S.B., Z.S.

• Estimating the quality of landslide susceptibility models

  Citation: 764

  Authors: Fausto, Paola, Francesca, Mauro, Mirco

• Downstream hydrologic and geomorphic effects of large dams on American rivers

  Citation: 759

  Authors: William L.

• A genetic classification of floodplains

  Citation: 743

  Authors: G.C., J.C.

• Human impact on land–ocean sediment transfer by the world's rivers

  Citation: 742

  Authors: D.E.

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