International Geology Review

Aims & Scope

International Geology Review is a monthly publication dedicated to publishing original and timely research papers as well as in-depth scholarly reviews dealing with the petrotectonic framework of the earth and the distribution of mineral and energy resources within that framework.

Particularly emphasised are petroleum geology, economic geology, tectonics, geochemistry and petrology.

Geographic coverage is global and work on any part of the world is considered.

The journal has been published since 1959.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7143

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1039

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.768

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	110

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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.

• Tectonics of the Longmen Shan and Adjacent Regions, Central China

  Citation: 836

  Authors: B. C., Chen, Liu, L. H.

• Pacific-North America Plate Tectonics of the Neogene Southwestern United States: An Update

  Citation: 604

  Authors: Tanya, Joann

• Thermal Evolution of Archean Basement Rocks from the Eastern Part of the North China Craton and Its Bearing on Tectonic Setting

  Citation: 554

  Authors: Guochun, S. A., P. A., Liangzhao

• Metamorphic Conditions in Orogenic Belts: A Record of Secular Change

  Citation: 533

  Authors: M.

• Blueschists and Eclogites of the World and Their Exhumation

  Citation: 523

  Authors: S., J. G., M.

• The Serpentinite Multisystem Revisited: Chrysotile Is Metastable

  Citation: 470

  Authors: Bernard W.

• Resources and geology of coalbed methane in China: a review

  Citation: 357

  Authors: Yong, Tim A., Jian, Zhaobiao, Yulin, Geoff

• SHRIMP Zircon Age and Geochemical Constraints on the Origin of Lower Jurassic Volcanic Rocks from the Yeba Formation, Southern Gangdese, South Tibet

  Citation: 330

  Authors: Di-Cheng, Gui-Tang, Sun-Lin, Zhong-Li, Li-Quan, Guang-Ming

• Assembly, accretion, and break-up of the Palaeo-Mesoproterozoic Columbia supercontinent: record in the North China Craton revisited

  Citation: 318

  Authors: Guochun, Sanzhong, Min, Simon A.

• Opening and Tectonic Evolution of the Paleo-Asian Ocean

  Citation: 313

  Authors: N. L., N. A., M. M.

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