Scottish Journal of Geology

Geological Society of London
Geological Society of London
ISSN: 00369276, 20414951
SCImago
Q4
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.5
SJR
0.156
CiteScore
1.7
Categories
Geology
Areas
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Years of issue
1965-2022, 2024
Publications
1 448
Citations
16 996
h-index
47
Publications
110
Citations
2 488
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow (151 publications)
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh (119 publications)
University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen (69 publications)
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow (13 publications)
University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen (10 publications)
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh (9 publications)
Top-3 countries
United Kingdom (1093 publications)
USA (61 publications)
Canada (48 publications)
United Kingdom (78 publications)
Australia (4 publications)
Canada (4 publications)

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258 citations, 1.52%
Precambrian Research
251 citations, 1.48%
Sedimentology
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210 citations, 1.24%
Sedimentary Geology
209 citations, 1.23%
Earth-Science Reviews
205 citations, 1.21%
Journal of Structural Geology
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147 citations, 0.86%
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138 citations, 0.81%
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112 citations, 0.66%
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57 citations, 0.34%
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55 citations, 0.32%
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54 citations, 0.32%
Petroleum Geoscience
53 citations, 0.31%
Geomorphology
53 citations, 0.31%
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52 citations, 0.31%
Palaeontology
51 citations, 0.3%
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48 citations, 0.28%
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47 citations, 0.28%
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
45 citations, 0.26%
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45 citations, 0.26%
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41 citations, 0.24%
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America
39 citations, 0.23%
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38 citations, 0.22%
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38 citations, 0.22%
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38 citations, 0.22%
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37 citations, 0.22%
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36 citations, 0.21%
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34 citations, 0.2%
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31 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
31 citations, 0.18%
Historical Biology
31 citations, 0.18%
Quaternary International
30 citations, 0.18%
Bulletin of Volcanology
30 citations, 0.18%
Palynology
30 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Micropalaeontology
30 citations, 0.18%
International Geology Review
29 citations, 0.17%
Mineralogy and Petrology
29 citations, 0.17%
Holocene
29 citations, 0.17%
Palaontologische Zeitschrift
29 citations, 0.17%
Geobios
29 citations, 0.17%
Ichnos
28 citations, 0.16%
Terra Nova
28 citations, 0.16%
Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography
28 citations, 0.16%
Geological Society London Engineering Geology Special Publications
28 citations, 0.16%
Clay Minerals
27 citations, 0.16%
Journal of African Earth Sciences
27 citations, 0.16%
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
27 citations, 0.16%
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26 citations, 0.15%
Gondwana Research
25 citations, 0.15%
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
23 citations, 0.14%
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23 citations, 0.14%
Cretaceous Research
21 citations, 0.12%
Minerals
21 citations, 0.12%
PLoS ONE
21 citations, 0.12%
Geologiska Foereningan i Stockholm Foerhandlingar
21 citations, 0.12%
Geosphere
20 citations, 0.12%
New Phytologist
19 citations, 0.11%
Journal of the Geological Society of Australia
19 citations, 0.11%
PeerJ
18 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Glaciology
18 citations, 0.11%
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17 citations, 0.1%
Geoheritage
17 citations, 0.1%
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17 citations, 0.1%
Hydrological Processes
17 citations, 0.1%
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17 citations, 0.1%
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17 citations, 0.1%
GFF
16 citations, 0.09%
Reviews of Geophysics
16 citations, 0.09%
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Geological Society of London
5898 citations, 34.7%
Elsevier
3300 citations, 19.42%
Wiley
1773 citations, 10.43%
Springer Nature
1022 citations, 6.01%
Cambridge University Press
945 citations, 5.56%
Geologists' Association
575 citations, 3.38%
Taylor & Francis
497 citations, 2.92%
Oxford University Press
291 citations, 1.71%
Mineralogical Society
185 citations, 1.09%
Geological Society of America
107 citations, 0.63%
MDPI
98 citations, 0.58%
American Geophysical Union
97 citations, 0.57%
petroleum geology conference proceedings
83 citations, 0.49%
SAGE
69 citations, 0.41%
University of Chicago Press
58 citations, 0.34%
Pleiades Publishing
53 citations, 0.31%
The Royal Society
50 citations, 0.29%
Canadian Science Publishing
47 citations, 0.28%
Walter de Gruyter
38 citations, 0.22%
Frontiers Media S.A.
34 citations, 0.2%
The British Micropalaeontological Society
30 citations, 0.18%
Copernicus
29 citations, 0.17%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
22 citations, 0.13%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
18 citations, 0.11%
PeerJ
18 citations, 0.11%
Hindawi Limited
18 citations, 0.11%
Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia
17 citations, 0.1%
15 citations, 0.09%
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
14 citations, 0.08%
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
11 citations, 0.06%
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
11 citations, 0.06%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
10 citations, 0.06%
Royal Irish Academy
8 citations, 0.05%
Annual Reviews
8 citations, 0.05%
Edinburgh University Press
7 citations, 0.04%
The Paleontological Society of Japan
7 citations, 0.04%
IOP Publishing
6 citations, 0.04%
Consortium Erudit
6 citations, 0.04%
F1000 Research
6 citations, 0.04%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
5 citations, 0.03%
Scientific Research Publishing
5 citations, 0.03%
Brill
4 citations, 0.02%
Norwegian Polar Institute
4 citations, 0.02%
Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc.
4 citations, 0.02%
Geographical Society of Ireland
4 citations, 0.02%
Science in China Press
4 citations, 0.02%
3 citations, 0.02%
Magnolia Press
3 citations, 0.02%
Association Paleontologica Argentina
3 citations, 0.02%
Mineralogical Association of Canada
3 citations, 0.02%
Society of Economic Geologists
3 citations, 0.02%
3 citations, 0.02%
European Association of Petroleum Geoscientists and Engineers
3 citations, 0.02%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
3 citations, 0.02%
The Geological Society of Japan
3 citations, 0.02%
Mary Ann Liebert
2 citations, 0.01%
IWA Publishing
2 citations, 0.01%
Eagle Hill Foundation
2 citations, 0.01%
Mineralogical Society of America
2 citations, 0.01%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
2 citations, 0.01%
The Geological Society of Korea
2 citations, 0.01%
Peabody Museum of Natural History
2 citations, 0.01%
The Korean Society of Economic and Environmental Geology
2 citations, 0.01%
Zoological Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.01%
Norsk Geologisk Forening/Norwegian Geological Society
2 citations, 0.01%
Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry
2 citations, 0.01%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1 citation, 0.01%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
Japan Institute of Light Metals
1 citation, 0.01%
Pensoft Publishers
1 citation, 0.01%
Japan Academy
1 citation, 0.01%
American Physical Society (APS)
1 citation, 0.01%
Micropaleontology Press
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
Mineral Research & Exploration General Directorate
1 citation, 0.01%
University of Colorado
1 citation, 0.01%
Forensic Science Society
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
1 citation, 0.01%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 citation, 0.01%
Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences
1 citation, 0.01%
Thomas Telford
1 citation, 0.01%
Komi SC UB RAS
1 citation, 0.01%
Ubiquity Press
1 citation, 0.01%
PAGEPress Publications
1 citation, 0.01%
GeoScienceWorld
1 citation, 0.01%
IGG UB RAS
1 citation, 0.01%
Laser Pages Publishing Ltd
1 citation, 0.01%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.01%
Hans Publishers
1 citation, 0.01%
The Society of Practical Otolaryngology
1 citation, 0.01%
The Geochemical Society of Japan
1 citation, 0.01%
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University of Glasgow
151 publications, 10.43%
University of Edinburgh
119 publications, 8.22%
University of Aberdeen
69 publications, 4.77%
University of St Andrews
67 publications, 4.63%
University of Liverpool
59 publications, 4.07%
Newcastle University
37 publications, 2.56%
University of Manchester
36 publications, 2.49%
University of Strathclyde
29 publications, 2%
Keele University
26 publications, 1.8%
Ege University
25 publications, 1.73%
University of Sheffield
25 publications, 1.73%
University of Oxford
24 publications, 1.66%
University of Leeds
23 publications, 1.59%
University of Cambridge
22 publications, 1.52%
University of Leicester
22 publications, 1.52%
Imperial College London
20 publications, 1.38%
University of Dundee
19 publications, 1.31%
University of Birmingham
17 publications, 1.17%
University of Reading
17 publications, 1.17%
University of Amsterdam
14 publications, 0.97%
Queen's University Belfast
12 publications, 0.83%
University of Bristol
11 publications, 0.76%
University of Bergen
10 publications, 0.69%
Royal Holloway University of London
10 publications, 0.69%
Lancaster University
10 publications, 0.69%
Durham University
9 publications, 0.62%
Trinity College Dublin
9 publications, 0.62%
Swansea University
8 publications, 0.55%
Queensland Museum
6 publications, 0.41%
University of East Anglia
6 publications, 0.41%
University of Texas at Austin
5 publications, 0.35%
Western University
5 publications, 0.35%
University of Exeter
5 publications, 0.35%
Utkal University
4 publications, 0.28%
Gauhati University
4 publications, 0.28%
Stockholm University
4 publications, 0.28%
University of Nottingham
4 publications, 0.28%
University of Southampton
4 publications, 0.28%
University of Canterbury
4 publications, 0.28%
University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica
4 publications, 0.28%
Cardiff University
4 publications, 0.28%
Swedish Museum of Natural History
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Waterloo
3 publications, 0.21%
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
3 publications, 0.21%
Brock University
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Toronto
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Alberta
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Ottawa
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Guelph
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Balochistan
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Baghdad
2 publications, 0.14%
ETH Zurich
2 publications, 0.14%
University College London
2 publications, 0.14%
Aston University
2 publications, 0.14%
Liverpool John Moores University
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Copenhagen
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Western Australia
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Adelaide
2 publications, 0.14%
Columbia University
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Ilorin
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Calabar
2 publications, 0.14%
University of California, Santa Cruz
2 publications, 0.14%
McMaster University
2 publications, 0.14%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Warsaw
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Barcelona
2 publications, 0.14%
Carleton University
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Saskatchewan
2 publications, 0.14%
Louisiana State University
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Tartu
2 publications, 0.14%
Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.07%
Cherepovets State University
1 publication, 0.07%
Saudi Aramco
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Tabriz
1 publication, 0.07%
Presidency University
1 publication, 0.07%
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Liège
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Lisbon
1 publication, 0.07%
Humboldt University of Berlin
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Helsinki
1 publication, 0.07%
Örebro University Hospital
1 publication, 0.07%
Paul Scherrer Institute
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Bern
1 publication, 0.07%
Australian National University
1 publication, 0.07%
American University of Beirut
1 publication, 0.07%
Oxford Brookes University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Oslo
1 publication, 0.07%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
1 publication, 0.07%
King's College London
1 publication, 0.07%
Florida State University
1 publication, 0.07%
Kingston University
1 publication, 0.07%
Yale University
1 publication, 0.07%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.07%
California Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Auckland
1 publication, 0.07%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.07%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
1 publication, 0.07%
Macquarie University
1 publication, 0.07%
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University of Glasgow
13 publications, 11.82%
University of Aberdeen
10 publications, 9.09%
University of Edinburgh
9 publications, 8.18%
University of St Andrews
6 publications, 5.45%
University of Oxford
3 publications, 2.73%
University of Manchester
3 publications, 2.73%
University of Strathclyde
3 publications, 2.73%
Keele University
3 publications, 2.73%
Queensland Museum
3 publications, 2.73%
University of Amsterdam
3 publications, 2.73%
Durham University
2 publications, 1.82%
University of Cambridge
2 publications, 1.82%
University of Liverpool
2 publications, 1.82%
University of Bergen
2 publications, 1.82%
Newcastle University
2 publications, 1.82%
Lancaster University
2 publications, 1.82%
University of Barcelona
2 publications, 1.82%
University of Leicester
2 publications, 1.82%
Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.91%
Cherepovets State University
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Baghdad
1 publication, 0.91%
Stockholm University
1 publication, 0.91%
Swedish Museum of Natural History
1 publication, 0.91%
University College London
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Dundee
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Copenhagen
1 publication, 0.91%
Royal Holloway University of London
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Birmingham
1 publication, 0.91%
Trinity College Dublin
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Bristol
1 publication, 0.91%
National University of La Plata
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Leeds
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Sheffield
1 publication, 0.91%
AGH University of Krakow
1 publication, 0.91%
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Reading
1 publication, 0.91%
Louisiana State University
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Colorado Boulder
1 publication, 0.91%
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United Kingdom, 1093, 75.48%
United Kingdom
1093 publications, 75.48%
USA, 61, 4.21%
USA
61 publications, 4.21%
Canada, 48, 3.31%
Canada
48 publications, 3.31%
Ireland, 32, 2.21%
Ireland
32 publications, 2.21%
Australia, 28, 1.93%
Australia
28 publications, 1.93%
Netherlands, 27, 1.86%
Netherlands
27 publications, 1.86%
Turkey, 25, 1.73%
Turkey
25 publications, 1.73%
Norway, 21, 1.45%
Norway
21 publications, 1.45%
India, 12, 0.83%
India
12 publications, 0.83%
Germany, 9, 0.62%
Germany
9 publications, 0.62%
New Zealand, 8, 0.55%
New Zealand
8 publications, 0.55%
Sweden, 8, 0.55%
Sweden
8 publications, 0.55%
France, 7, 0.48%
France
7 publications, 0.48%
China, 6, 0.41%
China
6 publications, 0.41%
Denmark, 6, 0.41%
Denmark
6 publications, 0.41%
Spain, 5, 0.35%
Spain
5 publications, 0.35%
Nigeria, 5, 0.35%
Nigeria
5 publications, 0.35%
Jamaica, 4, 0.28%
Jamaica
4 publications, 0.28%
Estonia, 3, 0.21%
Estonia
3 publications, 0.21%
Argentina, 3, 0.21%
Argentina
3 publications, 0.21%
Pakistan, 3, 0.21%
Pakistan
3 publications, 0.21%
Poland, 3, 0.21%
Poland
3 publications, 0.21%
Switzerland, 3, 0.21%
Switzerland
3 publications, 0.21%
Sri Lanka, 3, 0.21%
Sri Lanka
3 publications, 0.21%
Belgium, 2, 0.14%
Belgium
2 publications, 0.14%
Botswana, 2, 0.14%
Botswana
2 publications, 0.14%
Brazil, 2, 0.14%
Brazil
2 publications, 0.14%
Iraq, 2, 0.14%
Iraq
2 publications, 0.14%
Italy, 2, 0.14%
Italy
2 publications, 0.14%
Libya, 2, 0.14%
Libya
2 publications, 0.14%
Saudi Arabia, 2, 0.14%
Saudi Arabia
2 publications, 0.14%
Japan, 2, 0.14%
Japan
2 publications, 0.14%
Russia, 1, 0.07%
Russia
1 publication, 0.07%
Portugal, 1, 0.07%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.07%
Greece, 1, 0.07%
Greece
1 publication, 0.07%
Egypt, 1, 0.07%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.07%
Indonesia, 1, 0.07%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.07%
Iran, 1, 0.07%
Iran
1 publication, 0.07%
Kenya, 1, 0.07%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.07%
Latvia, 1, 0.07%
Latvia
1 publication, 0.07%
Lebanon, 1, 0.07%
Lebanon
1 publication, 0.07%
Malaysia, 1, 0.07%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.07%
Peru, 1, 0.07%
Peru
1 publication, 0.07%
Romania, 1, 0.07%
Romania
1 publication, 0.07%
Solomon Islands, 1, 0.07%
Solomon Islands
1 publication, 0.07%
Finland, 1, 0.07%
Finland
1 publication, 0.07%
Ecuador, 1, 0.07%
Ecuador
1 publication, 0.07%
South Africa, 1, 0.07%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.07%
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United Kingdom, 78, 70.91%
United Kingdom
78 publications, 70.91%
Australia, 4, 3.64%
Australia
4 publications, 3.64%
Canada, 4, 3.64%
Canada
4 publications, 3.64%
Netherlands, 4, 3.64%
Netherlands
4 publications, 3.64%
Ireland, 3, 2.73%
Ireland
3 publications, 2.73%
Norway, 3, 2.73%
Norway
3 publications, 2.73%
Germany, 2, 1.82%
Germany
2 publications, 1.82%
France, 2, 1.82%
France
2 publications, 1.82%
USA, 2, 1.82%
USA
2 publications, 1.82%
Argentina, 2, 1.82%
Argentina
2 publications, 1.82%
Denmark, 2, 1.82%
Denmark
2 publications, 1.82%
Spain, 2, 1.82%
Spain
2 publications, 1.82%
Sweden, 2, 1.82%
Sweden
2 publications, 1.82%
Russia, 1, 0.91%
Russia
1 publication, 0.91%
Iraq, 1, 0.91%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.91%
Poland, 1, 0.91%
Poland
1 publication, 0.91%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.91%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.91%
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