Journal profile · ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
Geotechnical Engineering
ISSN 0046-5828 · Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
Geotechnical Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geotechnical Engineering is published by Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization and Soil and Unsaturated Flow, together about 39.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering18.1%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering11.7%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering9.6%
- Grouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsEngineering9.6%
- Geotechnical and construction materials studiesEngineering7.2%
- Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering6.5%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering5.3%
- Landfill Environmental Impact StudiesEnvironmental Science3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 865 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 22 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
- ISSN
- 0046-5828
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geotechnical Engineering
What CAS zone is Geotechnical Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geotechnical Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Geological. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Geotechnical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geotechnical Engineering is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Geotechnical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Geotechnical Engineering is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .