Journal metric profile

Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems

Impact factor, five-year JIF, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

Impact Factor 2.300 2025 metric year
5-Year JIF 2.000 Longer citation window
JIF Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JIF Rank 123/258 Recorded category rank

Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems impact factor overview

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Updated August 5, 2026

Impact factor overview

Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH. The recorded Journal Impact Factor is 2.300. Its listed JIF quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JIF rank is 123 out of 258 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 544 total citations, 28 total articles, 28 citable items. The five-year JIF is 2.000, which is 0.300 points below the listed two-year JIF. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The JIF without journal self-citations is recorded as 2.100. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.460.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 6 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 10.2 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems is identified in this record by print ISSN 2193-0856 and electronic ISSN 2193-0864. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameGeoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems
Abbreviated journalGEOSCI INSTRUM METH
PublisherCOPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
Metric year2025
Overall rank7,030
ISSN2193-0856
eISSN2193-0864
Total cites544
Total articles28
Citable items28
Cited half-life6 years
Citing half-life10.2 years
Impact Factor2.300
5-Year JIF2.000
JIF without self-cites2.100
Journal Citation Indicator0.460
JIF quartileQ2
JIF rank123/258
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Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 impact factor of Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems?

The impact factor recorded in this directory for Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems is 2.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems?

Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems?

Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems is listed as being published by COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH.

Can a journal impact factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. A journal impact factor is a journal-level citation average. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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