Rock Mechanics Bulletin

eISSN: 2773-2304• JCR: ROCK MECH BElsevier BV
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2026 Impact Factor

8.0

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 1.0 (+14.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    8.0
  2. Metric year 2024

    7.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICALESCIQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Rock Mechanics Bulletin current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #361 in Engineering by impact factor and #361 among Q1 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Rock Mechanics Bulletin against journals publishing in the same field.

#361
of 4,295 field journals

Rock Mechanics Bulletin publication trend

Published 212 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 8.0.

2026 vs 2025: -45
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Journal Details

Total Articles
212
H-Index
22
Open Access
Yes
Subject Areas
Mechanics of MaterialsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawMechanical EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Article Volume

2022
17
2023
35
2024
41
2025
82
2026
37
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