Journal of Tropical Meteorology

Aims & Scope

Journal of Tropical Meteorology (JTM) is a quarterly academic journal concerned with the study of tropical atmospheric sciences, sponsored by the Guangzhou Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, and supervised by Guangdong Meteorological Service.

The journal has its own editorial office and is distributed by its own press to scientists all over the world.

ISSN1006-8775ï¼›CN44-1409/P.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.445

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	15

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12745

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	119

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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.

• Verification and Assessment of Real-time Forecasts of Two Extreme Heavy Rain Events in Zhengzhou by Operational NWP Models

  Citation: 17

  Authors: ZHONG, ZHUANG, HU, CHEN, DING, FENG, DENG, LIU, ZHANG, XU, DAI, MENG, ZHUANG, HU, CHEN, DING, FENG, DENG, LIU, ZHANG, XU, DAI, MENG

• Statistical and Comparative Analysis of Tropical Cyclone Activity over the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal (1977–2018)

  Citation: 16

  Authors: FAN, LI, LYU, LIU

• The Warming and Wetting Ecological Environment Changes over the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and the Driving Effect of the Asian Summer Monsoon

  Citation: 14

  Authors: SUN, XU, WANG, YANG, ZHANG, WANG, CAI

• Quality Assessment of FY-4A Lightning Data in Inland China

  Citation: 11

  Authors: LIU, LU, CHEN, ZHANG, HUI, LI

• Analysis of Precipitation Anomaly and a Failed Prediction During the Dragon-boat Rain Period in 2022

  Citation: 11

  Authors: DONG, YANG, LIU, HU, WANG, LIU

• The Longmen Cloud Physics Field Experiment Base, China Meteorological Administration

  Citation: 9

  Authors: LIU, RUAN, HU, WAN, LIU, LUO, HU, LI, XIAO, LEI, XIA, RAO, FENG, LAI, WU, YE, GUO, ZHANG, WANG, YAN, YUAN

• The Relationship Between Abnormal Meiyu and Medium-Term Scale Wave Perturbation Energy Propagation Along the East Asian Subtropical Westerly Jet

  Citation: 8

  Authors: JIN, YANG, SUN

• Retrieval of Boundary Layer Height and Its Influence on PM 2.5 Concentration Based on Lidar Observation over Guangzhou

  Citation: 7

  Authors: SONG, DENG, LI, WU, HE, LI, WU, WU

• Rapid-Scan and Polarimetric Phased-Array Radar Observations of a Tornado in the Pearl River Estuary

  Citation: 7

  Authors: ZHANG, BAI, MENG, CHEN, TIAN, FU

• An Extreme Monsoonal Heavy Rainfall Event over Inland South China in June 2022: A Synoptic Causes Analysis

  Citation: 7

  Authors: DENG, REN, ZHANG, SUN, WU

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