Sedimentology

Aims & Scope

The international leader in its field, Sedimentology publishes ground-breaking research from across the spectrum of sedimentology, sedimentary geology and sedimentary geochemistry.

Areas covered include: experimental and theoretical grain transport; sediment fluxes; modern and ancient sedimentary environments; sequence stratigraphy sediment-organism interaction; palaeosoils; diagenesis; stable isotope geochemistry; environmental sedimentology

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.8
2024	2.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.351

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	131

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2887

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1169

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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 physical character of subaqueous sedimentary density flows and their deposits

  Citation: 1303

  Authors: Thierry, Jan

• Microbial carbonates: the geological record of calcified bacterial–algal mats and biofilms

  Citation: 1225

  Authors: Robert

• Fluvial responses to climate and sea‐level change: a review and look forward

  Citation: 922

  Authors: Michael D., Torbjörn E.

• Comparison of laser grain size analysis with pipette and sieve analysis: a solution for the underestimation of the clay fraction

  Citation: 868

  Authors: MARTIN, JEF

• Subaqueous sediment density flows: Depositional processes and deposit types

  Citation: 807

  Authors: PETER J., DOUGLAS G., ESTHER J., GIUSEPPE

• Threshold of sediment motion under unidirectional currents

  Citation: 767

  Authors: M. C., I. N., P. D.

• A REVIEW OF THE ORIGIN AND CHARACTERISTICS OF RECENT ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS

  Citation: 737

  Authors: J. R. L.

• Water escape structures in coarse‐grained sediments

  Citation: 678

  Authors: DONALD R.

• Particle shape: a review and new methods of characterization and classification

  Citation: 654

  Authors: SIMON J., KENNETH

• A REVIEW OF GRAIN‐SIZE PARAMETERS

  Citation: 639

  Authors: ROBERT L.

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