Land Degradation and Development

Aims & Scope

Land Degradation & Development is an international journal which seeks to promote rational study of the recognition, monitoring, control and rehabilitation of degradation in terrestrial environments.

The journal focuses on: - what land degradation is; - what causes land degradation; - the impacts of land degradation - the scale of land degradation; - the history, current status or future trends of land degradation; - avoidance, mitigation and control of land degradation; - remedial actions to rehabilitate or restore degraded land; - sustainable land management.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.7
2024	3.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.109

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	115

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4070

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5581

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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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science and Social 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.

• Soil degradation by erosion

  Citation: 1076

  Authors: R.

• SOIL EROSION, CONSERVATION, AND ECO‐ENVIRONMENT CHANGES IN THE LOESS PLATEAU OF CHINA

  Citation: 923

  Authors: G., X., Z., F., P.

• Enhancing crop yields in the developing countries through restoration of the soil organic carbon pool in agricultural lands

  Citation: 672

  Authors: R.

• Karst rocky desertification in southwestern China: geomorphology, landuse, impact and rehabilitation

  Citation: 552

  Authors: S.‐J., Q.‐M., D.‐F.

• EFFECT OF RAINFALL INTENSITY, SLOPE, LAND USE AND ANTECEDENT SOIL MOISTURE ON SOIL EROSION IN AN ARID ENVIRONMENT

  Citation: 397

  Authors: F. M., A. Y.

• Degradation processes and nutrient constraints in sodic soils

  Citation: 349

  Authors: M., S.

• China's wetlands loss to urban expansion

  Citation: 338

  Authors: Dehua, Zongming, Jianguo, Bingfang, Yuan, Kaishan, Kunpeng, Ling

• Assessment of soil erosion at large watershed scale using RUSLE and GIS: a case study in the Loess Plateau of China

  Citation: 321

  Authors: B. J., W. W., L. D., Q. J., Y. H., H., J.

• Cost of agricultural productivity loss due to soil erosion in the European Union: From direct cost evaluation approaches to the use of macroeconomic models

  Citation: 309

  Authors: Panos, Gabriele, Pasquale, Emanuele, Luca, Francesco

• RANGELAND DEGRADATION ON THE QINGHAI‐TIBET PLATEAU: IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION

  Citation: 308

  Authors: X.‐L., J., G., Y.‐M., J., Y.‐W.

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