Journal metric profile

Near Surface Geophysics

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.000 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 59/100 Recorded category rank

Near Surface Geophysics JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Near Surface Geophysics is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by WILEY. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.600, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 59 out of 100 journals in its listed category. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 1,385 total citations, 27 total articles, 28 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.000, which is 0.400 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.600. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.380.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 10.3 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 11.8 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Near Surface Geophysics is identified in this record by print ISSN 1569-4445 and electronic ISSN 1873-0604. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameNear Surface Geophysics
Abbreviated journalNEAR SURF GEOPHYS
PublisherWILEY
Metric year2025
Overall rank10,174
ISSN1569-4445
eISSN1873-0604
Total cites1,385
Total articles27
Citable items28
Cited half-life10.3 years
Citing half-life11.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.600
5-Year Impact Factor2.000
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.600
Journal Citation Indicator0.380
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank59/100
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Near Surface Geophysics?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Near Surface Geophysics is 1.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Near Surface Geophysics?

Near Surface Geophysics is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Near Surface Geophysics?

Near Surface Geophysics is listed as being published by WILEY.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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