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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #206CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Nature Geoscience

Abbreviation (ISO):NAT. GEOSCI
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 6.141•SCImago Rank: #206•Identifier (ISSN):1752-0894(Print)/1752-0908(Online)•Articles / Year: 138•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,593 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
20.6
↑ +4.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
162

162 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
138articles/year
43.8% Gold OA•99.32% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 20.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 20.6)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.1)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15.7)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 18.3)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 21.531)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.908)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.566)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.48)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.391)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Understanding the Earth's history and its future evolution is becoming ever more important as the human influence on climate and landscapes, the oceans and the atmosphere expands. Nature Geoscience is a monthly multi-disciplinary journal aimed at bringing together top-quality research across the entire spectrum of the Earth Sciences along with relevant work in related areas. The journal's content reflects all the disciplines within the geosciences, encompassing field work, modelling and theoretical studies. Topics covered in the journal: -Atmospheric science- Biogeochemistry- Climate science- Geobiology- Geochemistry- Geoinformatics and remote sensing- Geology- Geomagnetism and palaeomagnetism- Geomorphology- Geophysics- Glaciology- Hydrology and limnology- Mineralogy and mineral physics- Oceanography- Palaeontology- Palaeoclimatology and palaeoceanography- Petrology- Planetary science- Seismology- Space physics- Tectonics- Volcanology. Nature Geoscience is committed to publishing significant, high-quality research in the Earth Sciences through a fair, rapid and rigorous peer review process that is overseen by a team of full-time professional editors.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Geology97.7%Biology75.3%Physics62.3%Environmental science47%Oceanography44.7%Geography44.7%Paleontology41.7%Climatology38.2%Ecology37.4%Earth science32.6%Chemistry27.6%Engineering26.3%Meteorology24.4%Seismology24%Organic chemistry23.6%Geochemistry20.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #206Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
6.141

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
297

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
12.16

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,593 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations8,846
3-Year Documents701
Citable Documents514

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)10

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate31.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2008
Editorial Address
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 75 VARICK ST, 9TH FLR, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013-1917
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
2/259Q1
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
2/259Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—227301
202516.12692,117
202415.72587,042
202318.32539,127
202221.53122512,291
202116.90820117,730
202013.56616217,821
201914.4822430,716
201814.39123726,914
2017—23828,240
2016—23433,161
2015—28039,249
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Nature Geoscience

WoS Q1
91420252018201920202021202220232024202516.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:16.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01