Geoscience Frontiers

Aims & Scope

Geoscience Frontiers (GSF) publishes in English high quality original research articles and timely reviews in interdisciplinary fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

GSF bridges innovative, provocative and challenging concepts and models related to various fields of research including petrology and geochemistry in understanding lithospheric architecture and mantle dynamics, global tectonics, economic geology and fuel exploration, geophysics, stratigraphy and paleontology with new insights on correlations and evolution, environmental and engineering geology, astrogeology, among other themes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	8.9

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1303

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5379

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.111

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	100

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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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• IsoplotR: A free and open toolbox for geochronology

  Citation: 2452

  Authors: Pieter

• Rare earth elements: A review of applications, occurrence, exploration, analysis, recycling, and environmental impact

  Citation: 1577

  Authors: V.

• Machine learning in geosciences and remote sensing

  Citation: 870

  Authors: David J., Amir H., Amir H., Annette L.

• Arsenic contamination of groundwater: A global synopsis with focus on the Indian Peninsula

  Citation: 770

  Authors: E., M., K.V., Pranav, V., B.V.

• Assessment of soil erosion by RUSLE model using remote sensing and GIS - A case study of Nethravathi Basin

  Citation: 756

  Authors: B.P., H.

• Prediction of undrained shear strength using extreme gradient boosting and random forest based on Bayesian optimization

  Citation: 701

  Authors: Wengang, Chongzhi, Haiyi, Yongqin, Lin

• Natural resource scarcity, fossil fuel energy consumption, and total greenhouse gas emissions in top emitting countries

  Citation: 674

  Authors: Jiannan, Waseem

• Delineation of groundwater potential zones in Theni district, Tamil Nadu, using remote sensing, GIS and MIF techniques

  Citation: 651

  Authors: N.S., N., John Prince

• Strategies towards statistically robust interpretations of in situ U–Pb zircon geochronology

  Citation: 607

  Authors: Christopher J., Christopher L., Richard J.M.

• Plate tectonics in the late Paleozoic

  Citation: 568

  Authors: Mathew, Trond H.

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