Journal of Meteorological Research

Aims & Scope

Being the official journal of the Chinese Meteorological Society, Journal of Meteorological Research (previously known as Acta Meteorologica Sinica) publishes the latest achievements and developments in the field of atmospheric sciences, especially in the following: pure and applied meteorology, climatology and climate change, marine meteorology, atmospheric physics and chemistry, cloud physics and weather modification, numerical weather prediction, data assimilation, atmospheric sounding and remote sensing, atmospheric environment and air pollution, radar and satellite meteorology, agricultural and forest meteorology, etc.

The journal is intended to provide a base for reinforcing the international exchange of scientific innovation and thoughts between Chinese and foreign meteorologists.

It contains academic papers, research program highlights, book reviews, conference reports, and comprehensive discussions on meteorological research undertaken both in China and worldwide.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	2.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.938

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5366

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	605

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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 and Engineering, 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.

• Theories on formation of an anomalous anticyclone in western North Pacific during El Niño: A review

  Citation: 260

  Authors: Tim, Bin, Bo, Tianjun, Chih-Pei, Renhe

• Interdecadal variability of the East Asian winter monsoon and its possible links to global climate change

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Yihui, Yanju, Sujie, Xiaoqing, Yingxian, Dong, Ping, Yafang, Jin

• Developing the science product algorithm testbed for Chinese next-generation geostationary meteorological satellites: Fengyun-4 series

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Min, Chunqiang, Chuan, Hui, Na, Xiao, Lin, Fu, Fenglin, Danyu, Xi, Bo, Zhaojun, Guangzhen, Lixin

• The strong El Niño of 2015/16 and its dominant impacts on global and China's climate

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Panmao, Rong, Yanjun, Qingxiang, Xuejuan, Yaqiang, Wenhui, Yanju, Yihui

• A Possible Dynamic Mechanism for Rapid Production of the Extreme Hourly Rainfall in Zhengzhou City on 20 July 2021

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Jinfang, Haodong, Xudong, Miao, Jisong, Yanxin, Feng, Chong

• Relative contributions of boundary-layer meteorological factors to the explosive growth of PM2.5 during the red-alert heavy pollution episodes in Beijing in December 2016

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Junting, Xiaoye, Yaqiang, Junying, Yangmei, Jizhi, Kaiyan, Xiaojing, Haochi, Lu, Zhouxiang, Xuefei, Huarong, Sanxue, Yang

• Climatic Warming and Humidification in the Arid Region of Northwest China: Multi-Scale Characteristics and Impacts on Ecological Vegetation

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Qiang, Jinhu, Wei, Pengli, Guoyang, Xiaoyun, Haipeng, Feng

• Forecasting Different Types of Convective Weather: A Deep Learning Approach

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Kanghui, Yongguang, Bo, Wansheng, Xiaoling

• A Review of Climate Change Attribution Studies

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Panmao, Baiquan, Yang

• Assessment of the GPM and TRMM Precipitation Products Using the Rain Gauge Network over the Tibetan Plateau

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Sijia, Donghai, Zhengkun, Yaoyao, Jianping

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