2017 Top Journals in Geology Ranked by h5-index

Date: 2017-09-14

To help researchers and publishers learn more about open access (OA) journals, the team of Open Access Library released the latest version of rankings for open access journals in August 2017. The basic benchmark used in the OA journals rankings is the h5-index from Google Scholar Metrics (June 2017). We can view a journal’s ranking by selecting proper research keywords or typing the title/specific research area in the search box directly.


The h5-index for the journal Open Journal of Geology published by SCIRP is 16, ranked 5th in the top open access journals matching Geology.


Rankings Journal Title Publisher h5-index
1. Economic Geology Society of Economic Geologists, Inc 32
2. Annals of Glaciology International Glaciology Society 23
3. Andean Geology Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) 18
4. Journal of Iberian Geology Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad Complutense 17
5. Open Journal of Geology Scientific Research Publishing 16
6. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Oklahoma State University 15
7. Geologica Acta Universitat de Barcelona 13
8. Journal of Geography and Geology Canadian Center of Science and Education 13
9. Geologica Carpathica De Gruyter Open 13
10. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies National Speleological Society 12
11. Geologica Belgica Université de Liège 10
12. Geologia Croatica Institute of Geology Zagreb 9
13. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae Geological Society of Poland 9
14. Acta Montanistica Slovaca Technical University of Kosice 8
15. Periodico di Mineralogia Bardi Editore 8
16. Geologia USP: Série Científica Instituto de Geociências da USP 7
17. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 7


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