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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Q1Geosciences, Multidisciplinaryrank 24 of 281 journals
- Q1Engineering, Geologicalrank 8 of 71 journals
Quartiles here rank journals of the same Web of Science category by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR quartiles.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$3,990.
02Indexing
Indexing of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
- ISSN
- 0723-2632
- eISSN
- 1434-453X
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Wien
- Country
- Austria
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Engineering, Geological, Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
03What it publishes
What Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering publishes: real papers
04Published papers
Papers published in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- An experimental and numerical study of layered sandstone's anisotropic behaviour under compressive and tensile stress conditions202350 citations
- Dynamic characterisation of gneiss201843 citations
- Application of composite indices for improving joint detection capabilities of instrumented roof bolt drills in underground mining and construction201726 citations
- Evaluation of fracture properties in ceramics made of sulfidic mine tailings202414 citations
- Advancing Geotechnical Analysis with Octree-based Processing: Voxel-Level Integration of Mobile Laser Scanning Data, Geological Models, and Microseismic Data20243 citations
05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
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07Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is 6.25: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 6.25 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering?
The h-index of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is 178 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 178 of its papers have each been cited at least 178 times. Its i10-index is 4,188.
What is the APC of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,990 for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
Is Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering a Q1 journal?
By 2-year citedness, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering ranks 24 of 281 journals in Geosciences, Multidisciplinary, which places it in Q1 of that Web of Science category. This ranking is calculated by ScholarsColab from OpenAlex data; the official JCR quartile can differ.
Is Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering an SCIE journal?
Yes. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering does ScholarsColab track?
We track 5 papers published in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering between 2017 and 2024, cited 136 times in total, with a median of 26 citations per paper.
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