Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (all)
Earth's Cryosphere
ISSN 1560-7496 · Izdatel'stvo Sibirskogo Otdeleniya RAN/Publishing House of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Earth's Cryosphere: subscription journal; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Earth's Cryosphere is published by Izdatel'stvo Sibirskogo Otdeleniya RAN/Publishing House of the Russian Academy of Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate change and permafrost, Cryospheric studies and observations and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, together about 51.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate change and permafrostEarth and Planetary Sciences27.4%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences15%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences9.1%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering6.6%
- Polar Research and EcologyEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science3.3%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth-Surface Processes | Q4 | 140/184 | 23rd |
| General Earth and Planetary Sciences | Q4 | 163/201 | 19th |
| Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology | Q4 | 202/244 | 17th |
| Water Science and Technology | Q4 | 239/279 | 14th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 860 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 0 | 75 |
| 2025 | 37 | 0 | 161 |
| 2024 | 36 | 0 | 150 |
| 2023 | 40 | 1 | 163 |
| 2022 | 38 | 0 | 145 |
| 2021 | 51 | 0 | 159 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
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A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Izdatel'stvo Sibirskogo Otdeleniya RAN/Publishing House of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- ISSN
- 1560-7496
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Earth's Cryosphere
Which databases index Earth's Cryosphere?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Earth's Cryosphere is indexed in Scopus.
Is Earth's Cryosphere open access, and what is the APC?
Earth's Cryosphere is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .