2017 Top Journals in Geography Ranked by h5-index

Date: 2017-09-13

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 Journal of Geographic Information System published by SCIRP is 13, ranked 14th in the top open access journals matching Geography.


Rankings Journal Title Publisher h5-index
1. The Cryosphere Copernicus Publications 52
2. Journal of Economic Geography International Agency for Development of Culture, Education and Science 43
3. International Journal of Health Geographics BioMed Central 28
4. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information MDPI AG 22
5. HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory HAU-N.E.T 22
6. Journal of Limnology PAGEPress Publications 19
7. Mountain Research and Development International Mountain Society 19
8. Geospatial Health PAGEPress Publications 18
9. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science IOP Publishing 16
10. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science Springer 16
11. PASOS: Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural PASOS 14
12. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 14
13. VertigO éditions en environnement VertigO 14
14. Journal of Geographic Information System Scientific Research Publishing 13
15. Ambiente & Sociedade Associacao Nacional de Pós-Graduacao e Pesquisa em Ambiente e Sociedade (ANPPAS) 13
16. Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica Universidade Estadual Paulista 13
17. Journal of Geography and Geology Canadian Center of Science and Education 13
18. Bulletin of Geography: Socio-Economic Series De Gruyter Open 13
19. Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Esporte Colégio Brasileiro de Ciências do Esporte 12
20. Moravian Geographical Reports De Gruyter Open 12
21. International Journal of Exercise Science Berkeley Electronic Press 12
22. Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia 12
23. Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte Ramón Cantó Alcaraz 12
24. Island Studies Journal University of Prince Edward Island 12
25. CyberGeo Université de Paris 11
26. Quaestiones Geographicae De Gruyter Open 11
27. DIE ERDE: Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin 11
28. Revista Ambiente & água Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 10
29. Horizontes Antropológicos Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 10
30. Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia 10
31. Geographica Helvetica Copernicus Publications 10
32. Mana Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 10
33. EchoGéo Pole de Recherche pour l'Organisation et la diffusion de l'Information Géographique 10
34. Ciencias Marinas Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 10
35. Développement Durable et Territoires Réseau Développement Durable et Territoires Fragiles 10
36. Acta Adriatica Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split 9
37. Cuadernos de Geografía: Revista Colombiana de Geografía Universidad Nacional de Colombia 9
38. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services) 9
39. Investigaciones Geográficas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 9
40. Boletim de Ciências Geodésicas Universidade Federal do Paraná 9
41. Intersecciones en Antropología Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 9
42. Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems Croatian Interdisciplinary Society 8
43. Rosa dos Ventos Universidade de Caxias do Sul 8
44. Revue de Géographie Alpine Institut de Géographie Alpine 8
45. Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física 7
46. Letras Verdes: Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Socioambientales Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, sede Ecuador 7
47. Belgeo Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 7
48. Revista Turismo em Análise Universidade de Sao Paulo 7
49. Revista del Museo de Antropologia Museo de Antropologia 7
50. EnvironmentAsia Thai Society of Higher Eduction Institutes on Environment 7


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