Fossil Record

Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country: Germany · Western Europe
Type: journal
ISSN: 21930066

21930074

Scopus 0,686 SJR

Scopus Q1 SJR Q

WoS Q1 JCR Q

WoS 2 JIF

Scopus 27 H-Index

Integrated evaluation

Scopus side is Scimago SJR; WoS side is Master Journal List + JCR/JIF. Sources are matched on ISSN. WoS / JCR metrics are available for 1997 and later years only.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Scopus

Scopus · Scimago

SJR 0,686
Quartile Q1
H-Index 27
Cites/doc 1,69
Docs (3y) 61
Cites (3y) 117

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

JCR Q Q1
JIF 2
5Y JIF 1,7
JCI 1,22

WoS indexes

SCIE

Subject classification

Categories (SJR)

Paleontology Q1

Areas

Earth and Planetary Sciences

WoS categories

Paleontology

Yearly quartile comparison

Scimago (SJR) for all years; Clarivate (JCR / JIF / JCI) from 1997 onward. Latest year stays open; older years start collapsed.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: JCR Q, JIF, 5Y JIF, JCI, and JCI Q are blank before 1997 — WoS/JCR data on this site starts in 1997.
Year	SJR Q	JCR Q (1997+)	SJR	JIF (1997+)	5Y JIF (1997+)	JCI (1997+)	JCI Q (1997+)	H-Index
2025	Q1	Q1	0,686	2	1,7	1,22	Q1	27
2024	Q2	Q1	0,536	2,1	1,5	1,01	Q1	26
2023	Q2	Q1	0,497	1,9	1,6	1,06	Q1	26
2022	Q3	Q3	0,36	1,4	1,5	0,77	Q2	26
2021	Q2	Q3	0,574	1,7	2	0,95	Q1	26
2020	Q1	Q2	0,694	2,1	1,9	1,02	Q1	26
2019	Q1	Q1	0,837	2,1	1,6	0,95	Q2	26
2018	—	Q2	—	1,3	1,4	0,75	Q2	—
2017	Q3	Q4	0,382	0,8	1	0,61	Q3	26
2016	Q2	Q3	0,667	1,2	1,4	—	—	26
2015	Q1	Q1	0,955	2	1,5	—	—	26
2014	Q3	Q4	0,396	0,6	0,7	—	—	26
2013	Q3	Q3	0,4	0,9	1,2	—	—	26
2012	Q2	Q3	0,598	0,8	—	—	—	26
2011	Q2	Q2	0,648	1,2	—	—	—	26
2010	Q1	Q1	1,134	1,9	—	—	—	26

JCR category quartile history

JCR / JCI quartile by year and category. 1997 and later.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: This table shows Clarivate category quartile records from 1997 onward.
Year	Category	Edition	JCR Q (1997+)	JCI Q (1997+)	Rank
2025	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q1	Q1	12/58
2024	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q1	Q1	9/57
2023	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q1	Q1	12/57
2022	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q3	Q2	30/54
2021	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q3	Q1	31/54
2020	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q2	Q1	15/54
2019	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q1	Q2	13/55
2018	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q2	Q2	27/57
2017	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q4	Q3	46/56
2016	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q3	—	28/54
2015	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q1	—	13/54
2014	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q4	—	41/50
2013	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q3	—	34/49
2012	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q3	—	36/50
2011	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q2	—	22/49
2010	PALEONTOLOGY	SCIE	Q1	—	12/48