Journal of Climate

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Climate (JCLI) (ISSN: 0894-8755; eISSN: 1520-0442) publishes research that advances basic understanding of the dynamics and physics of the climate system on large spatial scales, including variability of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and cryosphere; past, present, and projected future changes in the climate system; and climate simulation and prediction.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4
2024	4.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1234

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6937

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.169

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	344

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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.

• A Multiscalar Drought Index Sensitive to Global Warming: The Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index

  Citation: 7132

  Authors: Sergio M., Santiago, Juan I.

• The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2)

  Citation: 5520

  Authors: Ronald, Will, Max J., Ricardo, Andrea, Lawrence, Cynthia A., Anton, Michael G., Rolf, Krzysztof, Lawrence, Richard, Clara, Santha, Virginie, Austin, Arlindo M., Wei, Gi-Kong, Randal, Robert, Dagmar, Jon Eric, Gary, Steven, William, Michele, Siegfried D., Meta, Bin

• Robust Responses of the Hydrological Cycle to Global Warming

  Citation: 3928

  Authors: Isaac M., Brian J.

• MERRA: NASA’s Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications

  Citation: 3809

  Authors: Michele M., Max J., Ronald, Ricardo, Julio, Emily, Michael G., Siegfried D., Lawrence, Gi-Kong, Stephen, Junye, Douglas, Austin, Arlindo, Wei, Joanna, Randal D., Robert, Andrea, Tommy, Steven, Philip, Christopher R., Rolf, Franklin R., Albert G., Meta, Jack

• Daily High-Resolution-Blended Analyses for Sea Surface Temperature

  Citation: 3517

  Authors: Richard W., Thomas M., Chunying, Dudley B., Kenneth S., Michael G.

• An Improved In Situ and Satellite SST Analysis for Climate

  Citation: 3472

  Authors: Richard W., Nick A., Thomas M., Diane C., Wanqiu

• Improvements to NOAA’s Historical Merged Land–Ocean Surface Temperature Analysis (1880–2006)

  Citation: 2557

  Authors: Thomas M., Richard W., Thomas C., Jay

• The NCEP Climate Forecast System Version 2

  Citation: 2530

  Authors: Suranjana, Shrinivas, Xingren, Jiande, Sudhir, Patrick, David, Yu-Tai, Hui-ya, Mark, Michael, Jesse, Rongqian, Malaquías Peña, Huug, Qin, Wanqiu, Mingyue, Emily

• Climate–Carbon Cycle Feedback Analysis: Results from the C4MIP Model Intercomparison

  Citation: 2523

  Authors: P., P., R., L., W., V., P., S., M., I., G., J., C., F., T., M., W., K., H. D., T., P., C., E., K.-G., R., K., A. J., C., N.

• The Community Climate System Model Version 4

  Citation: 2457

  Authors: Peter R., Gokhan, Leo J., Marika M., Elizabeth C., Steve R., David M., Richard B., Philip J., Mariana, Patrick H., Zong-Liang, Minghua

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