2006 Impact Factors for AGU Journals

[Karine Blaufuss <KBlaufuss@agu.org>]

The recently released 2006 edition of Journal Citation Reports by 
Thomson ISI places AGU journals among the best in Earth and space 
sciences. The top 10 journals listed under the Geosciences, 
Multidisciplinary category include four AGU publications: Global 
Biogeochemical Cycles (3.796 impact factor), Paleoceanography 
(3.018 impact factor), Journal of Geophysical Research (2.800 
impact factor) and Geophysical Research Letters (2.602 impact 
factor).

AGU journals performed well in several other categories: Global 
Biogeochemical Cycles ranks second in Meteorology and Atmospheric 
Sciences; Paleoceanography is first in Paleontology and third in 
Oceanography; Water Resources Research places third in Water 
Resources and fourth in Limnology.

Finally, for the 9th consecutive year, Reviews of Geophysics is 
the most cited journal in Geochemistry and Geophysics, with an 
impressive impact factor of 8.375.

Impact factors determine how often work published in 
peer-reviewed journals is cited by other researchers. They are 
viewed as an important measurement of the quality of the material 
published in a peer-reviewed journal and by extension of the 
prominence of the journal itself.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Karine Blaufuss
Group Manager, Marketing & Membership
AGU
Washington, DC 20009
www.agu.org