Reviews of Geophysics

Aims & Scope

Reviews of Geophysics (ROG) provides overviews and syntheses of recent research in all areas of the Earth and space sciences.

Reviews should be accessible and of interest to the broad AGU community.

Authorship is by invitation, but suggestions from readers and potential authors to the editors are welcome.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	37.3
2024	25.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	10.546

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	207

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	76

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2088

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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.

• The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

  Citation: 5993

  Authors: Tom G., Paul A., Edward, Robert, Riley, Scott, Michael, Mimi, Ernesto, Ladislav, David, Scott, Joanne, Jeffrey, Marian, Michael, Douglas, Douglas

• Development of a turbulence closure model for geophysical fluid problems

  Citation: 5429

  Authors: George L., Tetsuji

• The geochemical evolution of the continental crust

  Citation: 3715

  Authors: Stuart Ross, Scott M.

• Oceanic vertical mixing: A review and a model with a nonlocal boundary layer parameterization

  Citation: 3531

  Authors: W. G., J. C., S. C.

• Nature and composition of the continental crust: A lower crustal perspective

  Citation: 2784

  Authors: Roberta L., David M.

• ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GLOBAL SOURCES OF ATMOSPHERIC SOIL DUST IDENTIFIED WITH THE NIMBUS 7 TOTAL OZONE MAPPING SPECTROMETER (TOMS) ABSORBING AEROSOL PRODUCT

  Citation: 2474

  Authors: Joseph M., Paul, Omar, Sharon E., Thomas E.

• The physics of debris flows

  Citation: 2457

  Authors: Richard M.

• GLOBAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGE

  Citation: 2344

  Authors: J., R., M., K.

• Stratosphere‐troposphere exchange

  Citation: 2163

  Authors: James R., Peter H., Michael E., Anne R., Richard B., Leonhard

• Gravity wave dynamics and effects in the middle atmosphere

  Citation: 2053

  Authors: David C., M. Joan

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