Journal of Applied Geophysics

pISSN: 0926-9851eISSN: 1879-1859• JCR: J APPL GEOPHYSElsevier BVNetherlands
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2026 Impact Factor

2.6

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.5 (+23.8%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.6
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.1

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ2
MINING & MINERAL PROCESSINGSCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Journal of Applied Geophysics current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Environmental Science

Ranked #1,033 in Environmental Science by impact factor and #358 among Q2 Environmental Science journals. This context helps compare Journal of Applied Geophysics against journals publishing in the same field.

#1,033
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Journal of Applied Geophysics publication trend

Published 1,338 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.6.

2026 vs 2025: -275
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Journal Details

Total Articles
5,178
H-Index
117
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,000 USD
Subject Areas
GeophysicsOcean EngineeringGeophysicsGeophysics

Article Volume

2022
312
2023
276
2024
253
2025
386
2026
111
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