Indian Geotechnical Journal

Aims & Scope

Original articles are welcomed on topics such as engineering behaviour of soils and rocks, foundations, slope stability, retaining structures, soil dynamics, geotechnical investigations, rock engineering, geotechnical earthquake engineering, geo-environmental engineering, geosynthetics, constitutive modeling of geomaterials, numerical modeling, and reliability analysis in geotechnical engineering, .

Authors are also encouraged to submit papers on new and emerging topics like railway geotechnical engineering and forensic geotechnical engineering.

Papers are welcomed on theoretical developments, analytical methods, numerical methods, testing, site investigations and case studies.

Practice-oriented papers are particularly encouraged.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14358

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	554

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.378

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	28

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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.

• An Improved Method to Increase the Load-Bearing Capacity of Strip Footing Resting on Geotextile-Reinforced Sand Bed

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Monir, Sanjay Kumar, Daryoush

• Lime Stabilization of Soil: A Physico-Chemical and Micro-Mechanistic Perspective

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Arvind Kumar, P. V.

• Behaviour of Lime Treated Cured Expansive Soil Composites

  Citation: 58

  Authors: S., R. G., S. R.

• Lateral and Axial Capacity of Monopiles for Offshore Wind Turbines

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Aliasger, Ulas, Gopal

• Evaluation of Fly ash Treated Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement for Base/Subbase Applications

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Sireesh, Deepti, Sarath Chandra Prasad, Anand Jagadeesh, Laureano Rene

• CPT-based Seismic Liquefaction Potential Evaluation Using Multi-gene Genetic Programming Approach

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Pradyut Kumar, Sarat Kumar

• Influence of Granulated Blast Furnace Slag and Cement on the Strength Properties of Lithomargic Clay

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Darshan C., Sitaram, H. K.

• Carbon Footprint Analysis of Coal Gangue in Geotechnical Engineering Applications

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Mohammed, M. Heera, Arif Ali Baig, V. Ramana

• Earthquake-Induced Landslide Hazard Assessment of Chamoli District, Uttarakhand Using Relative Frequency Ratio Method

  Citation: 44

  Authors: B. K.

• Damage to Geotechnical Structures in Waterfront Areas of Northern Tohoku Due to the March 11, 2011 Tsunami Disaster

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Hemanta, Kiyonobu, Daisuke, Shunichi, Noriyuki

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