Journal of Hydrometeorology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Hydrometeorology (JHM) (ISSN: 1525-755X; eISSN: 1525-7541) publishes research on modeling, observing, and forecasting processes related to fluxes and storage of water and energy, including interactions with the boundary layer and lower atmosphere, and processes related to precipitation, radiation, and other meteorological inputs.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.213

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	154

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3493

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1317

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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.

• The TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA): Quasi-Global, Multiyear, Combined-Sensor Precipitation Estimates at Fine Scales

  Citation: 5836

  Authors: George J., David T., Eric J., David B., Robert F., Guojun, Yang, Kenneth P., Erich F.

• The Version-2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979–Present)

  Citation: 4081

  Authors: Robert F., George J., Alfred, Ralph, Ping-Ping, John, Bruno, Udo, Scott, David, Arnold, Joel, Philip, Eric

• CMORPH: A Method that Produces Global Precipitation Estimates from Passive Microwave and Infrared Data at High Spatial and Temporal Resolution

  Citation: 2454

  Authors: Robert J., John E., Phillip A., Pingping

• A Global Dataset of Palmer Drought Severity Index for 1870–2002: Relationship with Soil Moisture and Effects of Surface Warming

  Citation: 1646

  Authors: Aiguo, Kevin E., Taotao

• Global Precipitation at One-Degree Daily Resolution from Multisatellite Observations

  Citation: 1417

  Authors: George J., Robert F., Mark M., David T., Scott, Robert, Brad, Joel

• Global Land Precipitation: A 50-yr Monthly Analysis Based on Gauge Observations

  Citation: 904

  Authors: Mingyue, Pingping, John E., Phillip A.

• A Gauge-Based Analysis of Daily Precipitation over East Asia

  Citation: 901

  Authors: Pingping, Mingyue, Song, Akiyo, Tadahiro, Yoshihiro, Changming

• Estimates of Freshwater Discharge from Continents: Latitudinal and Seasonal Variations

  Citation: 867

  Authors: Aiguo, Kevin E.

• Creation of the WATCH Forcing Data and Its Use to Assess Global and Regional Reference Crop Evaporation over Land during the Twentieth Century

  Citation: 727

  Authors: G. P., S., P., W. J., E., H., J. C., N., O., M.

• A Revised Hydrology for the ECMWF Model: Verification from Field Site to Terrestrial Water Storage and Impact in the Integrated Forecast System

  Citation: 690

  Authors: Gianpaolo, Anton, Klaus, Pedro, Bart, Martin, Alan K.

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