Journal profile · ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement
ISSN 1755-0750 · eISSN 1755-0769 · Thomas Telford Services Ltd
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement is published by Thomas Telford Services Ltd 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 Stabilization, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, together about 46.6% 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 StabilizationEngineering24.6%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering11.2%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering10.7%
- Grouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsEngineering10.5%
- Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering9.1%
- Geotechnical and construction materials studiesEngineering4.8%
- Landfill Environmental Impact StudiesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering3.9%
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
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 341OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 930 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 51 | 9 | 72 |
| 2024 | 22 | 7 | 49 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1 | 56 |
| 2022 | 31 | 3 | 122 |
| 2021 | 22 | 2 | 97 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
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
- Thomas Telford Services Ltd
- ISSN
- 1755-0750
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-0769
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement
What CAS zone is Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement 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 Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement open access, and what is the APC?
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Ground Improvement 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .