Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Aims & Scope

Global Biogeochemical Cycles (GBC) features research on regional to global biogeochemical interactions, as well as more local studies that demonstrate fundamental implications for biogeochemical processing at regional or global scales.

Published papers draw on a wide array of methods and knowledge and extend in time from the deep geologic past to recent historical and potential future interactions.

This broad scope includes studies that elucidate human activities as interactive components of biogeochemical cycles and physical Earth Systems including climate.

Authors are required to make their work accessible to a broad interdisciplinary range of scientists.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.5
2024	5.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.509

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	218

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	950

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2513

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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 Environmental Science, 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.

• Emission of trace gases and aerosols from biomass burning

  Citation: 3226

  Authors: M. O., P.

• Terrestrial ecosystem production: A process model based on global satellite and surface data

  Citation: 2433

  Authors: Christopher S., James T., Christopher B., Pamela A., Peter M., Harold A., Steven A.

• Soil organic carbon pools in the northern circumpolar permafrost region

  Citation: 2006

  Authors: C., J. G., E. A. G., P., G., S.

• A dynamic global vegetation model for studies of the coupled atmosphere‐biosphere system

  Citation: 1841

  Authors: G., Nicolas, Nathalie, Jérôme, Jan, Pierre, Philippe, Stephen, I. Colin

• Estimating historical changes in global land cover: Croplands from 1700 to 1992

  Citation: 1598

  Authors: Navin, Jonathan A.

• Farming the planet: 1. Geographic distribution of global agricultural lands in the year 2000

  Citation: 1455

  Authors: Navin, Amato T., Chad, Jonathan A.

• The atmospheric input of trace species to the world ocean

  Citation: 1411

  Authors: R. A., P. S., J. T., E. L., P., B. B., J. M., J. M., R., T. M., W., J. N., L., T. D., A. H., K. H., B., A., J. J., S., R., M.

• Farming the planet: 2. Geographic distribution of crop areas, yields, physiological types, and net primary production in the year 2000

  Citation: 1374

  Authors: Chad, Navin, Jonathan A.

• A global ocean carbon climatology: Results from Global Data Analysis Project (GLODAP)

  Citation: 1337

  Authors: R. M., A., C. L., K., R., J. L., R. A., F. J., C., T.‐H.

• Production and dissolution of biogenic silica in the ocean: Revised global estimates, comparison with regional data and relationship to biogenic sedimentation

  Citation: 1331

  Authors: David M., Paul, Mark A., Aude, Bernard

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