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Geotechnical Research

ICE Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2052-6156eISSN2052-6156

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.408

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.725

Total Worksi

246

Total Citationsi

2,031

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Geological; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications246

Publisher OrgICE Publishing

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ICE Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2052-6156 / 2052-6156

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

213

2019

226

2020

191

2021

2022

128

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Geological

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresGeotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisGrouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsLandslides and related hazardsSoil and Unsaturated FlowRock Mechanics and ModelingGeotechnical and construction materials studiesMicrobial Applications in Construction Materials

Frequently asked questions about Geotechnical Research

Is Geotechnical Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geotechnical Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Geotechnical Research?

Geotechnical Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.95.

Is Geotechnical Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geotechnical Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Geotechnical Research?