Overview
American Mineralogist, published by Mineralogical Society of America (United States), published 961 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 6,095 citations in those years. Its h-index is 226 and its two-year mean citedness is 1.90. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #4,122 of 62,158 ranked journals and #93 of 671 in Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 290 | 4,807 | 138 |
| 2021 | 258 | 2,837 | 58 |
| 2022 | 195 | 1,416 | 51 |
| 2023 | 173 | 970 | 99 |
| 2024 | 169 | 611 | 51 |
| 2025 | 166 | 261 | 71 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Metamorphic Geology | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 71.8 | 308 | 53% |
| Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 79.0 | 531 | 63% |
| Economic Geology | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 82.3 | 470 | 32% |
| Mineralium Deposita | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 77.9 | 386 | 51% |
| International Geology Review | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 72.5 | 674 | 19% |
| Mineralogy and Petrology | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 63.7 | 231 | 43% |
| Geological Society of America Bulletin | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 79.9 | 1,176 | 18% |
| European Journal of Mineralogy | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 69.2 | 308 | 100% |
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Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 0003-004X
- Print ISSN: 0003-004X
- Electronic ISSN: 1945-3027
- Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
- OpenAlex: S80733542
- Journal website: ammin.geoscienceworld.org
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of American Mineralogist?
It is 75.0 out of 100, which places it #4,122 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of American Mineralogist?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 1.90.
Is American Mineralogist open access?
34% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does American Mineralogist charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.