Near Surface Geophysics

Aims & Scope

Near Surface Geophysics is an international journal for the publication of research and development in geophysics applied to near surface.

It places emphasis on geological, hydrogeological, geotechnical, environmental, engineering, mining, archaeological, agricultural and other applications of geophysics as well as physical soil and rock properties.

Geophysical and geoscientific case histories with innovative use of geophysical techniques are welcome, which may include improvements on instrumentation, measurements, data acquisition and processing, modelling, inversion, interpretation, project management and multidisciplinary use.

The papers should also be understandable to those who use geophysical data but are not necessarily geophysicists.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.487

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	54

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11846

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	239

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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.

• Surface‐wave inversion using a direct search algorithm and its application to ambient vibration measurements

  Citation: 329

  Authors: M., D., M.

• Surface‐wave method for near‐surface characterization: a tutorial

  Citation: 299

  Authors: L.V., C.

• An overview of the spectral induced polarization method for near‐surface applications

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Andreas, Andrew, Giorgio, Ernst, André, Lee, Kenneth H., Adrián Flores, Franz‐Hubert, Andreas, Sabine, Virginie, Konstantin, Egon

• A review of helicopter‐borne electromagnetic methods for groundwater exploration

  Citation: 220

  Authors: Bernhard, Anders Vest, Esben

• Multiple‐gradient array measurements for multichannel 2D resistivity imaging

  Citation: 218

  Authors: Torleif, Bing

• Properties and effects of measurement errors on 2D resistivity imaging surveying

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Bing, Torleif

• 4D electrical resistivity tomography monitoring of soil moisture dynamics in an operational railway embankment

  Citation: 135

  Authors: J.E., D.A., P.B., P.I., E., S., M., O., A., J.

• Assessing reliability of 2D resistivity imaging in mountain permafrost studies using the depth of investigation index method

  Citation: 125

  Authors: L., M.H., D., R., C., E.

• Characterization of seawater intrusion using 2D electrical imaging

  Citation: 124

  Authors: F., A., A., P., O., R., J., S., A.

• A linear inverse scattering algorithm for realistic GPR applications

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Francesco, Johannes, Raffaele, Giovanni

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