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International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

pISSN: 1365-1609eISSN: 1873-4545Elsevier BVNetherlands
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2026 Journal Metrics Score

8.2

Updated August 2026 · 2-year citation average from OpenAlex data

The Journal Metrics Score is the two-year mean citedness of a journal, computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works. Quartiles rank journals within each OpenAlex subfield by score. Data source: OpenAlex (CC0).

Subject Category Quartiles

Quartiles computed within each OpenAlex subfield
CategoryQuartile
Mechanics of MaterialsQ1
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1
Ocean EngineeringQ1
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

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International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences current release and quartile

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 8.2, updated August 2026 from OpenAlex citation data. The journal is ranked Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #233 in Engineering by Journal Metrics Score and #233 among Q1 Engineering journals. This context helps compare International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences against journals publishing in the same field.

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of 4,414 field journals

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences publication trend

Published 1,282 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current Journal Metrics Score of 8.2.

2026 vs 2025: -84
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Journal Details

OpenAlex Works
6,007
H-Index
229
Fully Open Access
No
Recent OA Works
829
Indicative APC
$3,830 USD
Subject Areas
Mechanics of MaterialsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawOcean EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Source: the current OpenAlex source record. OpenAlex works can include multiple work types. Fully Open Access is a source-level flag. Recent OA Works is summed from OpenAlex's counts_by_year series (up to the latest ten years); it is not a lifetime OA percentage. Any APC shown here is an indicative OpenAlex value—verify current charges on the journal's official website.

Article Volume

2022
216
2023
242
2024
300
2025
304
2026
220
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