Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Earth Sciences

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1956, "Vestnik of Saint-Petersburg University.

Earth Sciences" is a peer-reviewed journal of science and theory drawing together the results of the researchers all around the world.

The main focus of the journal is papers based on original research, analytical reviews.

Vestnik of Saint-Petersburg University.

Earth Sciences is published quarterly.

The Journal is included in the list of the leading refereed academic journals and periodicals recommended by the Higher Attestation Committee at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, assigned for publication of the key results of doctoral dissertations (including the both Russian doctoral degrees: the PhD and the Doctor of Earth Sciences).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.219

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	9

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20134

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	67

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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, Environmental Science 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.

• Winter convection in the Lofoten Basin according to ARGO buoys and hydrodynamic modeling

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Aleksandr M., Igor L., Tatyana V.

• Thermohaline structure of the Lofoten vortex in the Norwegian Sea based on in-situ and model data

  Citation: 13

  Authors:

• Spatial pattern of housing construction in Moscow agglomeration: radial and sectoral differentiation

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Nikolay K., Ekaterina K.

• The ecological framework of Russian major cities: spatial structure, territorial planning and main problems of development

  Citation: 11

  Authors:

• Localization of areas of deep convection in the Nordic seas, the Labrador Sea and the Irminger Sea

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Aleksandr M., Igor L, Tatyana V.

• Application of the theory of columnar Q-vortices with helical structure for the Lofoten vortex in the Norwegian Sea

  Citation: 8

  Authors:

• Invasions of insect pests and fungal pathogens of woody plants into the northwestern part of European Russia

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Andrey V., Rein, Michail Yu., Dmitry L.

• Vegetation cover of the North of the Koryak Region (Kamchatsky Krai) and its geobotanical subdivision

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Valentina Yu., Vasilii Yu., Vadim E.

• Perspectives of the development of complex interdisciplinary hydrological and geocryological research in the North-East of Russia

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Olga M., Nataliia V., Andrey A., Anastasia A., Vladimir E., Leonid A., Alexey A., Andrey N., Vladimir V., Ivan I.

• The relief, structure and age of Quaternary deposits of the valley of the Lena River in the Yakutian bend

  Citation: 7

  Authors:

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