Journal Rankings 2026 — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
Browse 33 ranked journals grouped into quartiles by citation rate. Use the subject filter below to narrow down by research field.
Data last refreshed: Sep 21, 2026
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Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
Human auditory perception and evaluation
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Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
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Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Climate variability and models
RNA modifications and cancer
earthquake and tectonic studies
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Medicine
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Conducting polymers and applications
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Advancements in Battery Materials
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
MicroRNA in disease regulation
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Meat and Animal Product Quality
Neural dynamics and brain function
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Q1 — Top 25%
9 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Elsevier
|
56.90 |
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Earth-Science Reviews
Elsevier
|
56.90 |
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Science Bulletin
Elsevier BV
|
7.52 |
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Geophysical Research Letters
American Geophysical Union
|
5.20 |
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Gondwana Research
Elsevier BV
|
5.07 |
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Natural hazards and earth system sciences
Copernicus Publications
|
4.58 |
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Natural Hazards
Springer Science+Business Media
|
3.84 |
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AGU Advances
Wiley
|
3.83 |
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Ore Geology Reviews
Elsevier BV
|
2.83 |
Q2 — 50th-75th Percentile
8 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Journal of the Geological Society of India
Springer Science+Business Media
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2.82 |
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Chemical Geology
Elsevier BV
|
2.69 |
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Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
Springer Science+Business Media
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2.64 |
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Precambrian Research
Elsevier BV
|
2.47 |
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Journal of Structural Geology
Elsevier BV
|
2.47 |
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Earth Planets and Space
Springer Nature
|
2.46 |
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Tectonics
Wiley
|
2.37 |
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Bulletin of Volcanology
Springer Science+Business Media
|
2.18 |
Q3 — 25th-50th Percentile
8 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Geophysical Journal International
Oxford University Press
|
2.02 |
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Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Elsevier BV
|
1.92 |
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Journal of African Earth Sciences
Elsevier BV
|
1.85 |
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Frontiers in Earth Science
Frontiers Media
|
1.84 |
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Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
Elsevier BV
|
1.80 |
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Pure and Applied Geophysics
Birkhäuser
|
1.72 |
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Geological Journal
Wiley
|
1.59 |
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Tectonophysics
Elsevier BV
|
1.56 |
Q4 — Bottom 25%
8 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors
Elsevier BV
|
1.55 |
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Journal of South American Earth Sciences
Elsevier BV
|
1.43 |
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Lithos
Elsevier BV
|
1.23 |
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Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition
Wiley
|
1.08 |
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Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy
Central Library of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
|
1.02 |
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Eos
Wiley
|
0.07 |
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Geophysical Supplements to the Monthly Notices of the Royal…
Oxford University Press
|
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Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wiley
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Understanding Journal Quartile Rankings
Quartile rankings (Q1-Q4) are a standard way to categorize academic journals within a subject. They're calculated by ordering all journals in a category by their citation rate (or SJR score) and dividing them into four equal groups.
- Q1 — Top 25%, highest impact in the field
- Q2 — 50th to 75th percentile
- Q3 — 25th to 50th percentile
- Q4 — Bottom 25%
Note: When official Scopus/JCR quartile data is available we use it. Otherwise quartiles are approximated by ranking journals within the selected subject by their latest citation rate.