Terra Nova

Aims & Scope

Terra Nova publishes short, innovative and provocative papers of interest to a wide readership and covering the broadest spectrum of the Solid Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Terra Nova encompasses geology, geophysics and geochemistry, and extends to the fluid envelopes (atmosphere, ocean, environment) whenever coupling with the Solid Earth is involved.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.787

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	107

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6937

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	365

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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 snowball Earth hypothesis: testing the limits of global change

  Citation: 1247

  Authors: Paul F., Daniel P.

• The Variscan collage and orogeny (480–290 Ma) and the tectonic definition of the Armorica microplate: a review

  Citation: 702

  Authors: P.

• A proposal for the kinematic modelling of W‐dipping subductions ‐ possible applications to the Tyrrhenian‐Apennines system

  Citation: 569

  Authors: C.

• The remarkable Re–Os chronometer in molybdenite: how and why it works

  Citation: 478

  Authors: H. J., R. J., J. W., J. L., A.

• Exhumation of high‐pressure rocks: a review of concepts and processes

  Citation: 395

  Authors: J.P.

• Isotopic closure

  Citation: 389

  Authors:

• Intracontinental subduction: a possible mechanism for the Early Palaeozoic Orogen of SE China

  Citation: 368

  Authors: Michel, Liangshu, Bo, Jacques, Flavien, Patrick

• Review: secular tectonic evolution of Archean continental crust: interplay between horizontal and vertical processes in the formation of the Pilbara Craton, Australia

  Citation: 360

  Authors: Martin J., R., Arthur H., D.C.

• Evolution of the Raman spectrum of carbonaceous material in low-grade metasediments of the Glarus Alps (Switzerland)

  Citation: 347

  Authors: A., O., E., F., C., B.

• The marine osmium isotope record

  Citation: 337

  Authors: B., G.

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