AAPG Bulletin Journal Citation Rate 2026

ISSN 0149-1423 eISSN 1522-1423 American Association of Petroleum Geologists US

Q2 Quartile Established Impact

About AAPG Bulletin

AAPG Bulletin (AB) is a peer-reviewed academic journal, published by American Association of Petroleum Geologists in US. It is catalogued under ISSN 0149-1423 (electronic ISSN 1522-1423).

AAPG Bulletin Citation Rate 2026 — In Context

AAPG Bulletin has a 2025 2-Year Citation Rate (OpenAlex) of 2.78, placing it in the Q2 quartile. This is the average number of citations the journal's recent articles received over a two-year window, computed from OpenAlex open citation data — not a OpenAlex Journal Impact Factor.

AAPG Bulletin operates a subscription-based publishing model — readers access articles through institutional subscriptions or pay-per-view.

Researchers looking to publish in AAPG Bulletin should review the journal's submission tips and verify the latest indexing status against Scopus, DOAJ, and Web of Science using our indexing tracker. To compare AAPG Bulletin against similar journals in the field, use our journal comparison tool.

ISSN (Print) 0149-1423
ISSN (Online) 1522-1423
Publisher American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Country United States
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h-index 239
Total Works 51,132
Total Citations 406,742
2-yr Mean Citedness 3.01 (OpenAlex)
In-depth profile & metrics

AAPG Bulletin is published by American Association of Petroleum Geologists and based in United States.

Editorially, AAPG Bulletin concentrates on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Geological formations and processes and Geological Studies and Exploration.

AAPG Bulletin is indexed in OpenAlex. OpenAlex tracking provides an open, citable record of its output even where commercial indexing is absent.

OpenAlex records 51,132 works that have together drawn 406,742 citations, giving the journal an h-index of 239; its most recent citation rate stands at 2.784; OpenAlex puts its two-year mean citedness at 3.01.

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Frequently Asked Questions about AAPG Bulletin

The current impact factor of AAPG Bulletin is 2.784.

No, AAPG Bulletin is not an open access journal.

AAPG Bulletin is published by American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

AAPG Bulletin is not currently listed in the major indexes we track (Scopus, DOAJ, Web of Science). This is not evidence of predatory practice — many legitimate new or regional journals are not yet indexed — but you should verify its peer-review process, editorial board, and indexing directly with the publisher before submitting.

The ISSN of AAPG Bulletin is 0149-1423. Its electronic ISSN (eISSN) is 1522-1423.

AAPG Bulletin sits in the Q2 quartile based on its latest impact factor of 2.78, ranked across all journals in our database.
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Updated July 2026

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Citation Rate
2.784
2-Year Citation Rate (OpenAlex) · 2025
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Citation Rate by Year
Year Value Source
2025 2.784 2-Year Mean Citedness (OpenAlex)

Metrics are sourced from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Scopus and reflect the latest data we hold. The headline figure is a 2-year citation rate (OpenAlex), not a Clarivate Impact Factor. Always verify against the journal's official site before relying on it. See our Methodology or report a correction.


Works Published per Year (2014–2025)

Annual publication volume sourced from OpenAlex. Current year omitted (partial data).

Publication & citation history by year
YearWorks publishedCitations received
2025 58 69
2024 87 454
2023 85 709
2022 91 1,167
2021 97 1,427
2020 109 2,247
2019 104 3,192
2018 105 3,319
2017 91 2,776
2016 80 3,926
2015 87 4,236
2014 94 5,282
Journal at a Glance
51,132
Total Works
406,742
Total Citations
239
h-index
3.01
2-Yr Mean Citedness

Source: OpenAlex — refreshed daily.

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Last updated: Jul 12, 2026

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