Academic Journal
Q2Geotechnics
About Geotechnics
Geotechnics is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.524 and H-index of 17.
Coverage: 2021-2025. Research categories: Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q2); Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology (Q2).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 2.6 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: geotechnics@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. George Mylonakis (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics; Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization; Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures; Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis; Landslides and related hazards; Soil and Unsaturated Flow.
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