Clays and Clay Minerals

pISSN: 0009-8604eISSN: 1552-8367• JCR: CLAY CLAY MINERCambridge University PressUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

2.8

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.7 (+33.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.8
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.1

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICALSCIEQ3
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ2
MINERALOGYSCIEQ2
SOIL SCIENCESCIEQ3
Q2
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Clays and Clay Minerals current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #1,715 in Engineering by impact factor and #617 among Q2 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Clays and Clay Minerals against journals publishing in the same field.

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Clays and Clay Minerals publication trend

Published 178 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.8.

2026 vs 2025: -28
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Journal Details

Total Articles
4,375
H-Index
160
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$2,890 USD
Subject Areas
BiomaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentCivil and Structural EngineeringGeophysics

Article Volume

2022
61
2023
40
2024
33
2025
36
2026
8
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