Frontiers in Earth Science

eISSN: 2296-6463• JCR: FRONT EARTH SC-SWITZFrontiers MediaSwitzerland
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2026 Impact Factor

2.3

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.3 (+15.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.3
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Frontiers in Earth Science current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Environmental Science

Ranked #1,177 in Environmental Science by impact factor and #113 among Q3 Environmental Science journals. This context helps compare Frontiers in Earth Science against journals publishing in the same field.

#1,177
of 2,765 field journals

Frontiers in Earth Science publication trend

Published 6,308 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.3.

2026 vs 2025: -555
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Journal Details

Total Articles
9,284
H-Index
100
Open Access
Yes
APC
$2,950 USD
Subject Areas
GeophysicsGeophysicsMechanics of MaterialsAtmospheric Science

Article Volume

2022
2,199
2023
2,009
2024
879
2025
888
2026
333
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