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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #10,749Hybrid

Revista Brasileira De Ciencia Do Solo

Acronym:rbcs-scielo
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Abbreviation (ISO):REV BRAS CIENC SOLO
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Identifier (ISSN):0100-0683(Print)
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Publisher:Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo
Clarivate IF (2026)
2– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Revista Brasileira De Ciencia Do Solo

WoS Q3
01230.820181.1720191.220201.6820211.5720221.720231.920242202522026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.552
#10,749

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
65

65 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate15.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
52articles/year
99.38% Gold OA•85.42% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo is a scientific journal published by the Brazilian Society for Soil Science (SBCS), founded in 1947, and is responsible for the propagation of original and inedited technical-scientific work of interest for Soil Science. Contributions must not have been previously published or submit to other periodicals, with the only exception of articles presented in summarized form at professional meetings. Literature reviews are accepted when solicited by the Editorial Board.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology81%Geology68.6%Ecology60.7%Environmental science59.9%Chemistry59.6%Soil science46.7%Physics46.2%Soil water44.4%Agronomy44.3%Horticulture37.2%Organic chemistry35%Geography32.4%Mathematics30.2%Materials science26.3%Botany25.3%Engineering22.2%Paleontology20.8%Metallurgy20.4%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

SOIL SCIENCE

Q3
Rank36/48
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

SOIL SCIENCE

Q4
Rank40/48
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2
Articles / Year68
Total Citations290
2025
IF2
Articles / Year65
Total Citations67
2024
IF1.9
Articles / Year59
Total Citations206
2023
IF1.7
Articles / Year51
Total Citations339
2022
IF1.566
Articles / Year49
Total Citations553

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #10,749Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1999, 2004-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.552

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.05

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,934 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations369
3-Year Documents151
Citable Documents149

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate33.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2
Soil ScienceQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 15.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区SOIL SCIENCE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Revista Brasileira De Ciencia Do Solo (acronym: rbcs-scielo, abbr: REV BRAS CIENC SOLO, ISSN: 0100-0683) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Agricultural Sciences, published by Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo in Brazil since 1977. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.552 (Q2), an H-index of 65.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 52 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,934 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo
Publication Language
English, Portuguese
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1977
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
SOC BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIA DO SOLO, C P 231, VICOSA, BRAZIL, MG, BR-36571-000BC

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01