New Zealand Geographer

Aims & Scope

For over 50 years the New Zealand Geographer has been the internationally refereed journal of the New Zealand Geographical Society.

The Society represents professional geographers in academic, school, business, government, community and other spheres in New Zealand and the South Pacific.

The journal publishes academic papers on aspects of the physical, human and environmental geographies, and landscapes, of its region; commentaries and debates; discussions of educational questions and scholarship of concern to geographers; short interventions and assessments of topical matters of interest to university and high school teachers; and book reviews.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.333

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	32

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15620

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	82

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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 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.

• Wellbeing, health and geography: A critical review and research agenda

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Sebastien, Sarah

• Glacier recession and the changing rockfall hazard: Implications for glacier tourism

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Heather, Christopher, Stephen

• The loss of New Zealand's active dunes and the spread of marram grass (<i>Ammophila arenaria</i>)

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Michael J.

• Effectiveness of reforestation in erosion mitigation and implications for future sediment yields, East Coast catchments, New Zealand: A review

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Michael

• What is the value of fieldwork? Answers from New Zealand using two contrasting undergraduate physical geography field trips

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Ian C.

• Late Quaternary Environments in the Central South Island of New Zealand

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Jane M.

• Geographies of care: A commentary

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Christine, Sarah, Mark, Janine

• The evolving role of voluntarism in ageing rural communities

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Mark W., Alun E.

• Observations on the Meandering‐Braided River Transition, The Canterbury Plains, New Zealand: Part Two

  Citation: 46

  Authors: M. A.

• Giving an account of oneself: The PBRF and the neoliberal university

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Julie, Eric

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