Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface focuses on the physical, chemical, and biological processes that affect the form and function of the surface of the solid Earth over all temporal and spatial scales, including fluvial, eolian, and coastal sediment transport; hillslope mass movements; glacial and periglacial activity; weathering and pedogenesis; and surface manifestations of volcanism and tectonism.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.8
2024	3.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2466

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2188

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.473

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	142

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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 Multi‐Phase Mass Flow Model

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Shiva P., Martin

• Global response of glacier runoff to twenty‐first century climate change

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Andrew, Regine, Valentina

• A model integrating longshore and cross‐shore processes for predicting long‐term shoreline response to climate change

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Sean, Patrick L., Patrick, Li, Blake

• Modeling channelized and distributed subglacial drainage in two dimensions

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Mauro A., Ian J., Christian G., Gwenn E.

• Runoff-generated debris flows: Observations and modeling of surge initiation, magnitude, and frequency

  Citation: 224

  Authors: Jason W., Scott W., Gregory E., Dennis M., Jeffrey A.

• Presentation and Analysis of a Worldwide Database of Earthquake‐Induced Landslide Inventories

  Citation: 220

  Authors: Hakan, Cees J., Kate E., M., Tolga, Randall W., Jonathan W., Hiroshi P., Robert G., Odin, Niels

• Solutions of the stream power equation and application to the evolution of river longitudinal profiles

  Citation: 218

  Authors: Leigh, J.

• Effects of debris flow composition on runout, depositional mechanisms, and deposit morphology in laboratory experiments

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Tjalling, Lisanne, Jasper R. F. W., Ivar R., Maarten G.

• Tectonics from fluvial topography using formal linear inversion: Theory and applications to the Inyo Mountains, California

  Citation: 212

  Authors: L., Matthew, Sean D.

• Timescales of landscape response to divide migration and drainage capture: Implications for the role of divide mobility in landscape evolution

  Citation: 196

  Authors: K. X., A. M., R. A., N. M., W. B.

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