The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan

The Geological Society of Japan
ISSN: 00167630, 13499963

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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan
Publications
8 212
Citations
25 909
h-index
42
Publications
291
Citations
6 137
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 countries
Japan (1202 publications)
USA (29 publications)
Nigeria (10 publications)
Japan (158 publications)
Nigeria (2 publications)
Australia (1 publication)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan
4775 citations, 18.43%
Island Arc
2198 citations, 8.48%
Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)
848 citations, 3.27%
Paleontological Research
756 citations, 2.92%
Tectonophysics
729 citations, 2.81%
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
706 citations, 2.72%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
588 citations, 2.27%
Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences
494 citations, 1.91%
Lithos
413 citations, 1.59%
Sedimentary Geology
378 citations, 1.46%
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
369 citations, 1.42%
Journal of Metamorphic Geology
346 citations, 1.34%
Quaternary International
320 citations, 1.24%
The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu)
302 citations, 1.17%
Journal of Structural Geology
297 citations, 1.15%
Earth, Planets and Space
284 citations, 1.1%
Journal of Geophysical Research
277 citations, 1.07%
Cretaceous Research
269 citations, 1.04%
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
266 citations, 1.03%
Tectonics
258 citations, 1%
International Geology Review
250 citations, 0.96%
Gondwana Research
248 citations, 0.96%
Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
222 citations, 0.86%
Resource Geology
218 citations, 0.84%
Japanese Magazine of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences
213 citations, 0.82%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
207 citations, 0.8%
JOURNAL OF MINERALOGY PETROLOGY AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
188 citations, 0.73%
Journal of Paleontology
168 citations, 0.65%
Chemical Geology
163 citations, 0.63%
Journal of Petrology
128 citations, 0.49%
Marine Geology
124 citations, 0.48%
Bulletin of Volcanology
118 citations, 0.46%
Deep-Sea Sediments
116 citations, 0.45%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
114 citations, 0.44%
Sedimentology
111 citations, 0.43%
Geochemical Journal
110 citations, 0.42%
Marine Micropaleontology
107 citations, 0.41%
Geosciences Journal
107 citations, 0.41%
Journal of the Japanese Association for Petroleum Technology
99 citations, 0.38%
Earth-Science Reviews
98 citations, 0.38%
Revue de Micropaleontologie
95 citations, 0.37%
Scientific Reports
88 citations, 0.34%
Minerals
85 citations, 0.33%
Geological Society Special Publication
82 citations, 0.32%
Journal of the Sedimentological Society of Japan
82 citations, 0.32%
Geological Magazine
80 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
77 citations, 0.3%
Quaternary Science Reviews
73 citations, 0.28%
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
71 citations, 0.27%
Geophysical Journal International
70 citations, 0.27%
Engineering Geology
68 citations, 0.26%
Geological Journal
66 citations, 0.25%
Geosciences (Switzerland)
66 citations, 0.25%
Global and Planetary Change
66 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Geology
65 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Earth Sciences
65 citations, 0.25%
Journal of the Japan Society of Engineering Geology
64 citations, 0.25%
Mineralogy and Petrology
63 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
62 citations, 0.24%
Facies
62 citations, 0.24%
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
59 citations, 0.23%
Historical Biology
58 citations, 0.22%
Mineralogical Magazine
58 citations, 0.22%
Geomorphology
57 citations, 0.22%
Applied Geochemistry
56 citations, 0.22%
Mineralogical Journal
56 citations, 0.22%
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
54 citations, 0.21%
Palaeoworld
54 citations, 0.21%
Lethaia
52 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Earth Science
52 citations, 0.2%
Geophysical Research Letters
50 citations, 0.19%
Geophysical Monograph Series
50 citations, 0.19%
Proceedings of the Japan Academy
50 citations, 0.19%
Earth's Core: Dynamics, Structure, Rotation
49 citations, 0.19%
New Zealand Journal of Geology, and Geophysics
47 citations, 0.18%
Ore Geology Reviews
46 citations, 0.18%
BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN
44 citations, 0.17%
Precambrian Research
41 citations, 0.16%
Geoscience Frontiers
39 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Geodynamics
35 citations, 0.14%
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America
35 citations, 0.14%
Russian Journal of Pacific Geology
34 citations, 0.13%
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
34 citations, 0.13%
Russian Geology and Geophysics
34 citations, 0.13%
Zisin (Journal of the Seismological Society of Japan 2nd ser )
33 citations, 0.13%
Proceedings of the Geologists Association
32 citations, 0.12%
Palaios
32 citations, 0.12%
Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy
32 citations, 0.12%
Ichnos
31 citations, 0.12%
Quaternary Geochronology
31 citations, 0.12%
PLoS ONE
31 citations, 0.12%
Acta Geologica Sinica
30 citations, 0.12%
Geothermics
29 citations, 0.11%
Palaeontology
28 citations, 0.11%
Nature
28 citations, 0.11%
Terra Nova
28 citations, 0.11%
Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation
28 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Quaternary Science
26 citations, 0.1%
Marine and Petroleum Geology
26 citations, 0.1%
Journal of the Geological Society
26 citations, 0.1%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
6840 citations, 26.4%
The Geological Society of Japan
4775 citations, 18.43%
Wiley
4140 citations, 15.98%
Springer Nature
1791 citations, 6.91%
Tokyo Geographical Society
849 citations, 3.28%
Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences
777 citations, 3%
The Paleontological Society of Japan
756 citations, 2.92%
Taylor & Francis
630 citations, 2.43%
Cambridge University Press
314 citations, 1.21%
Japan Association for Quaternary Research
302 citations, 1.17%
Oxford University Press
232 citations, 0.9%
MDPI
206 citations, 0.8%
Pleiades Publishing
165 citations, 0.64%
124 citations, 0.48%
Geological Society of London
119 citations, 0.46%
American Geophysical Union
101 citations, 0.39%
Japanese Association for Petroleum Engineers
99 citations, 0.38%
The Geochemical Society of Japan
88 citations, 0.34%
The Sedimentological Society of Japan
82 citations, 0.32%
The Geological Society of Korea
81 citations, 0.31%
University of Chicago Press
74 citations, 0.29%
Geological Society of America
74 citations, 0.29%
Japan Society of Engineering Geology
65 citations, 0.25%
Mineralogical Society
64 citations, 0.25%
Frontiers Media S.A.
63 citations, 0.24%
Project Euclid
63 citations, 0.24%
53 citations, 0.2%
46 citations, 0.18%
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
44 citations, 0.17%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
44 citations, 0.17%
Seismological Society of Japan
34 citations, 0.13%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
33 citations, 0.13%
IntechOpen
32 citations, 0.12%
Geologists' Association
31 citations, 0.12%
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
31 citations, 0.12%
Walter de Gruyter
30 citations, 0.12%
The Association of Japanese Geographers
29 citations, 0.11%
Japan Academy
28 citations, 0.11%
Copernicus
28 citations, 0.11%
SAGE
25 citations, 0.1%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
25 citations, 0.1%
Fuji Technology Press
24 citations, 0.09%
23 citations, 0.09%
Hindawi Limited
23 citations, 0.09%
Japan Landslide Society
22 citations, 0.08%
The British Micropalaeontological Society
21 citations, 0.08%
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
21 citations, 0.08%
GeoScienceWorld
21 citations, 0.08%
Science in China Press
20 citations, 0.08%
Scientific Research Publishing
20 citations, 0.08%
Japan Society of Geoinformatics
20 citations, 0.08%
Micropaleontology Press
19 citations, 0.07%
Magnolia Press
18 citations, 0.07%
Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
17 citations, 0.07%
Annual Reviews
17 citations, 0.07%
Japan Radioisotope Association
17 citations, 0.07%
The Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan
16 citations, 0.06%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
15 citations, 0.06%
PeerJ
15 citations, 0.06%
The Royal Society
14 citations, 0.05%
Research Square Platform LLC
13 citations, 0.05%
Atomic Energy Society of Japan
13 citations, 0.05%
Canadian Science Publishing
12 citations, 0.05%
The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan
12 citations, 0.05%
Japanese Geotechnical Society
11 citations, 0.04%
The Korean Society of Economic and Environmental Geology
11 citations, 0.04%
Japanese Association of Groundwater Hydrology
11 citations, 0.04%
Society of Japan Science Teaching
11 citations, 0.04%
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
10 citations, 0.04%
Higher Education Press
10 citations, 0.04%
10 citations, 0.04%
The Society of Materials Science, Japan
10 citations, 0.04%
Polska Akademia Nauk Instytut Paleobiologii Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences)
10 citations, 0.04%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
9 citations, 0.03%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
9 citations, 0.03%
Zoological Society of Japan
9 citations, 0.03%
Japanese Society of Limnology
8 citations, 0.03%
Japan Society on Water Environment
8 citations, 0.03%
Mineralogical Society of America
7 citations, 0.03%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
7 citations, 0.03%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
7 citations, 0.03%
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
6 citations, 0.02%
Pensoft Publishers
6 citations, 0.02%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
6 citations, 0.02%
Institute of Earth's Crust, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
6 citations, 0.02%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
6 citations, 0.02%
World Scientific
5 citations, 0.02%
Brill
5 citations, 0.02%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
5 citations, 0.02%
American Physical Society (APS)
5 citations, 0.02%
Architectural Institute of Japan
5 citations, 0.02%
IOP Publishing
5 citations, 0.02%
Society of Economic Geologists
5 citations, 0.02%
Inter-Research Science Center
5 citations, 0.02%
CSIRO Publishing
5 citations, 0.02%
F1000 Research
5 citations, 0.02%
Micropaleontology Press BioOne
5 citations, 0.02%
Japan Institute of Metals
4 citations, 0.02%
Mammalogical Society of Japan
4 citations, 0.02%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
4 citations, 0.02%
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National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
324 publications, 3.95%
University of Tokyo
138 publications, 1.68%
Kyoto University
106 publications, 1.29%
Nagoya University
105 publications, 1.28%
Niigata University
92 publications, 1.12%
Tohoku University
87 publications, 1.06%
Shimane University
73 publications, 0.89%
Yamaguchi University
71 publications, 0.86%
Kyushu University
68 publications, 0.83%
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
68 publications, 0.83%
Shinshu University
66 publications, 0.8%
Waseda University
62 publications, 0.75%
Hokkaido University
59 publications, 0.72%
Akita University
55 publications, 0.67%
Kumamoto University
52 publications, 0.63%
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
48 publications, 0.58%
Ibaraki University
48 publications, 0.58%
University of Tsukuba
47 publications, 0.57%
Kochi University
47 publications, 0.57%
Hiroshima University
43 publications, 0.52%
Osaka Metropolitan University
43 publications, 0.52%
Ehime University
41 publications, 0.5%
Kanazawa University
40 publications, 0.49%
University of Toyama
32 publications, 0.39%
Kagoshima University
32 publications, 0.39%
Fukuoka University
31 publications, 0.38%
Chiba University
29 publications, 0.35%
Kobe University
23 publications, 0.28%
Yamagata University
22 publications, 0.27%
Okayama University of Science
22 publications, 0.27%
Shizuoka University
20 publications, 0.24%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
18 publications, 0.22%
Hirosaki University
18 publications, 0.22%
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
17 publications, 0.21%
Okayama University
16 publications, 0.19%
Nihon University
15 publications, 0.18%
University of Hyogo
14 publications, 0.17%
Tokyo Keizai University
14 publications, 0.17%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
13 publications, 0.16%
Tokyo Gakugei University
13 publications, 0.16%
Hokkaido University of Education
12 publications, 0.15%
National Institute of Polar Research
12 publications, 0.15%
Chiba Institute of Technology
12 publications, 0.15%
Gifu University
11 publications, 0.13%
Yokohama National University
10 publications, 0.12%
Tottori University
9 publications, 0.11%
Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
8 publications, 0.1%
Osaka University
7 publications, 0.09%
Tokushima University
7 publications, 0.09%
Meiji University
7 publications, 0.09%
Doshisha University
7 publications, 0.09%
Meijo University
7 publications, 0.09%
Iwate University
7 publications, 0.09%
Stanford University
6 publications, 0.07%
Kagawa University
6 publications, 0.07%
University of Miyazaki
6 publications, 0.07%
University of the Ryukyus
6 publications, 0.07%
Ryukoku University
6 publications, 0.07%
Fukushima University
6 publications, 0.07%
Kyoto University of Education
5 publications, 0.06%
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
5 publications, 0.06%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
5 publications, 0.06%
University of Fukui
5 publications, 0.06%
University of Geneva
4 publications, 0.05%
GNS Science
4 publications, 0.05%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
4 publications, 0.05%
Chuo University
4 publications, 0.05%
Utsunomiya University
4 publications, 0.05%
Konan University
4 publications, 0.05%
Mongolian Academy of Sciences
4 publications, 0.05%
Keio University
3 publications, 0.04%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
3 publications, 0.04%
Nagasaki University
3 publications, 0.04%
Mie University
3 publications, 0.04%
Hosei University
3 publications, 0.04%
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
3 publications, 0.04%
Kitami Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.04%
Teikyo Heisei University
3 publications, 0.04%
Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 0.02%
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.02%
University of Auckland
2 publications, 0.02%
Tokai University
2 publications, 0.02%
Saitama University
2 publications, 0.02%
Saga University
2 publications, 0.02%
Meteorological Research Institute
2 publications, 0.02%
Kwansei Gakuin University
2 publications, 0.02%
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.02%
Oita University
2 publications, 0.02%
Seikei University
2 publications, 0.02%
Fukui Prefectural University
2 publications, 0.02%
Kokushikan University
2 publications, 0.02%
Komazawa University
2 publications, 0.02%
Rissho University
2 publications, 0.02%
Kobe Women's University
2 publications, 0.02%
University of Connecticut
2 publications, 0.02%
Tribhuvan University
2 publications, 0.02%
Universidade Federal Fluminense
2 publications, 0.02%
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
2 publications, 0.02%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2 publications, 0.02%
Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica
2 publications, 0.02%
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National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
63 publications, 21.65%
University of Tokyo
30 publications, 10.31%
Nagoya University
26 publications, 8.93%
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
13 publications, 4.47%
Shimane University
13 publications, 4.47%
Akita University
12 publications, 4.12%
Kyoto University
11 publications, 3.78%
Tohoku University
10 publications, 3.44%
Hiroshima University
10 publications, 3.44%
Kumamoto University
10 publications, 3.44%
Niigata University
10 publications, 3.44%
Yamaguchi University
10 publications, 3.44%
Kochi University
10 publications, 3.44%
Shinshu University
9 publications, 3.09%
Ibaraki University
8 publications, 2.75%
Osaka Metropolitan University
7 publications, 2.41%
University of Toyama
7 publications, 2.41%
Hirosaki University
7 publications, 2.41%
Nihon University
6 publications, 2.06%
Kagoshima University
6 publications, 2.06%
Ehime University
6 publications, 2.06%
Fukuoka University
6 publications, 2.06%
Yamagata University
5 publications, 1.72%
Kyushu University
4 publications, 1.37%
Tottori University
4 publications, 1.37%
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
4 publications, 1.37%
Okayama University of Science
4 publications, 1.37%
University of Hyogo
4 publications, 1.37%
Waseda University
3 publications, 1.03%
Chiba University
3 publications, 1.03%
National Institute of Polar Research
3 publications, 1.03%
Tokyo Gakugei University
3 publications, 1.03%
University of Tsukuba
2 publications, 0.69%
Kobe University
2 publications, 0.69%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
2 publications, 0.69%
Meijo University
2 publications, 0.69%
Chuo University
2 publications, 0.69%
University of the Ryukyus
2 publications, 0.69%
Kwansei Gakuin University
2 publications, 0.69%
University of Fukui
2 publications, 0.69%
Tokyo Keizai University
2 publications, 0.69%
Shizuoka University
2 publications, 0.69%
Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.34%
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.34%
Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics
1 publication, 0.34%
Australian National University
1 publication, 0.34%
Kanazawa University
1 publication, 0.34%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.34%
Chonbuk National University
1 publication, 0.34%
Andong National University
1 publication, 0.34%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
1 publication, 0.34%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
1 publication, 0.34%
Hokkaido University of Education
1 publication, 0.34%
Hokkaido University
1 publication, 0.34%
Okayama University
1 publication, 0.34%
Tokushima University
1 publication, 0.34%
Nagasaki University
1 publication, 0.34%
Gifu University
1 publication, 0.34%
Kagawa University
1 publication, 0.34%
Meiji University
1 publication, 0.34%
Mie University
1 publication, 0.34%
Iwate University
1 publication, 0.34%
Utsunomiya University
1 publication, 0.34%
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
1 publication, 0.34%
Ryukoku University
1 publication, 0.34%
Seikei University
1 publication, 0.34%
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
1 publication, 0.34%
Fukui Prefectural University
1 publication, 0.34%
Teikyo University of Science
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Utah
1 publication, 0.34%
Tribhuvan University
1 publication, 0.34%
Pokhara University
1 publication, 0.34%
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Japan, 1202, 14.64%
Japan
1202 publications, 14.64%
USA, 29, 0.35%
USA
29 publications, 0.35%
Nigeria, 10, 0.12%
Nigeria
10 publications, 0.12%
China, 8, 0.1%
China
8 publications, 0.1%
Russia, 4, 0.05%
Russia
4 publications, 0.05%
Republic of Korea, 4, 0.05%
Republic of Korea
4 publications, 0.05%
Italy, 3, 0.04%
Italy
3 publications, 0.04%
New Zealand, 3, 0.04%
New Zealand
3 publications, 0.04%
Switzerland, 3, 0.04%
Switzerland
3 publications, 0.04%
Australia, 2, 0.02%
Australia
2 publications, 0.02%
Bangladesh, 2, 0.02%
Bangladesh
2 publications, 0.02%
United Kingdom, 2, 0.02%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 0.02%
India, 2, 0.02%
India
2 publications, 0.02%
Kenya, 2, 0.02%
Kenya
2 publications, 0.02%
Vietnam, 1, 0.01%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.01%
Indonesia, 1, 0.01%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.01%
Spain, 1, 0.01%
Spain
1 publication, 0.01%
Mongolia, 1, 0.01%
Mongolia
1 publication, 0.01%
Netherlands, 1, 0.01%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.01%
Thailand, 1, 0.01%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.01%
Philippines, 1, 0.01%
Philippines
1 publication, 0.01%
Finland, 1, 0.01%
Finland
1 publication, 0.01%
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Japan, 158, 54.3%
Japan
158 publications, 54.3%
Nigeria, 2, 0.69%
Nigeria
2 publications, 0.69%
Australia, 1, 0.34%
Australia
1 publication, 0.34%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.34%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.34%
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