New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Environmental Sciences

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Science of the Total Environment163
2 Journal of Cleaner Production140
3 Journal of Hazardous Materials129
4 Energy & Environmental Science128
5 Sustainability126
6 Environmental Science & Technology123
7 Journal of Environmental Management122
8 Chemosphere119
9 Water Research115
10 Environmental Research111
11 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health99
12 Environmental Pollution95
13 Nature Sustainability91
14 Remote Sensing88
15 Global Change Biology87
16 Resources Conservation and Recycling85
17 Environment International82
- Ecological Indicators82
- Nature Climate Change82
20 Environmental Chemistry Letters75
- Remote Sensing of Environment75
22 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety74
23 Water73
- Energy Policy73
25 Environmental Science and Pollution Research70
26 Communications Earth & Environment62
- Frontiers in Environmental Science62
28 Toxics60
- Journal of Environmental Sciences60
- Lancet Planetary Health60
31 Marine Pollution Bulletin59
- Environmental Technology & Innovation59
33 Waste Management57
- One Earth57
35 Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment55
36 Urban Climate54
37 Earths Future53
38 Ecological Economics51
- Water Resources Research51
40 Environmental Research Letters50
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics50
42 Environmental Health Perspectives48
43 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment47
- Environmental Science & Policy47
- Environmental Science & Technology Letters47
46 International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology46
47 Atmosphere45
48 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions43
- Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology43
50 Environmental and Experimental Botany42
- Biological Conservation42
- Water Air and Soil Pollution42
53 Environmental Sciences Europe40
- Atmospheric Environment40
- npj Clean Water40
56 Environment Development and Sustainability37
57 Environmental Modelling & Software36
- Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy36
59 Land Degradation & Development35
- Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology35
- Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy35
62 Environmental Geochemistry and Health34
- Applied Catalysis A-General34
- Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition34
- Ecological Engineering34
- Ecosystem Services34
- Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology34
68 Sustainability Science33
- Environmental Health33
- Ambio33
- Conservation Biology33
- Journal of Contaminant Hydrology33
- Utilities Policy33
74 Environmental Earth Sciences32
- Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering32
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability32
- Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions32
- Global Biogeochemical Cycles32
- International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment32
- Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry32
- Waste Management & Research32
82 Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology31
- Journal of Industrial Ecology31
- Geocarto International31
- Atmospheric Pollution Research31
- Environmental Development31
- Ecological Applications31
88 Climatic Change30
- Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment30
- Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management30
- Environmental Science-Nano30
- Biochar30
- Current Pollution Reports30
94 Environmental Toxicology29
- Water Science and Technology29
- International Soil and Water Conservation Research29
- Waste and Biomass Valorization29
98 Journal of Soils and Sediments28
- Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water28
- Marine Environmental Research28
101 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry27
102 Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences26
- Natural Resources Forum26
- Regional Environmental Change26
105 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment25
- International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation25
- NanoImpact25
- Environmental Research Communications25
109 Journal of Mountain Science24
- Biodiversity and Conservation24
- Advances in Climate Change Research24
- Geohealth24
- International Journal of Biometeorology24
114 Air Quality Atmosphere and Health23
- Climate Risk Management23
- Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy23
- Environmental Reviews23
- International Journal of Phytoremediation23
- Water Supply23
120 Journal of Flood Risk Management22
- Journal of Aerosol Science22
122 Journal of Hydroinformatics21
- Environmental Management21
- International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry21
- Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts21
- Climate Services21
- Ecological Processes21
- Reviews on Environmental Health21
- Water Environment Research21
130 Journal of Water and Health20
- Environmental Technology20
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology20
- International Journal of Environmental Research20
- Journal of Arid Environments20
- Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change20
- Bioenergy Research20
- Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management20
- Journal of Arid Land20
139 Geomicrobiology Journal19
- Biogeochemistry19
- Chinese Geographical Science19
- International Journal of Sediment Research19
- Ecotoxicology19
- Journal of Environmental Quality19
- Rangeland Ecology & Management19
- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews19
- Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability19
- Environmental Science-Water Research & Technology19
- Elementa-Science of the Anthropocene19
- Water Research X19
151 Environmental Engineering Research18
- Anthropocene18
- Ecosystem Health and Sustainability18
- Polish Journal of Environmental Studies18
- Sustainable Environment Research18
- Journal of Great Lakes Research18
- Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing18
- Environmental Microbiology Reports18
- Carbon Balance and Management18
160 Estuaries and Coasts17
- Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences17
- Wetlands17
- Environmental Evidence17
- Aerosol and Air Quality Research17
- Arctic Science17
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research17
- Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering17
- Journal of Environmental Radioactivity17
- River Research and Applications17
170 Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems16
- Conservation Physiology16
172 Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association15
- Environmental Modeling & Assessment15
- Aerosol Science and Technology15
- Aquatic Sciences15
- International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment15
- Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology15
- Vadose Zone Journal15
- Journal of Hydrologic Engineering15
180 Environmental Conservation14
- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part A-Current Issues14
- Human and Ecological Risk Assessment14
- Chemistry and Ecology14
- Ecohydrology14
- Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering14
- Geobiology14
- Journal of Coastal Conservation14
- Journal of Environmental Engineering14
189 Environmental Fluid Mechanics13
- SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research13
- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis13
- Journal of Radiological Protection13
- Anthropocene Review13
- Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology13
- Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology13
- Journal of Applied Remote Sensing13
- Radiation and Environmental Biophysics13
- Soil & Sediment Contamination13
199 Journal of Hydro-Environment Research12
- Food and Environmental Virology12
- Clean-Soil Air Water12
- Wetlands Ecology and Management12
203 Aerobiologia11
- Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine11
- Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research11
- Carbon Management11
- Radiation Protection Dosimetry11
- Soil Science and Plant Nutrition11
- Water and Environment Journal11
- Environmental and Ecological Statistics11
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene11
- Antarctic Science11
- Environmetrics11
- Ecohealth11
- Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B-Pesticides Food Contaminants and Agricultural Wastes11
216 Environmental Chemistry10
- Journal of Paleolimnology10
- Bioremediation Journal10
- Water Resources and Economics10
- GAIA-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society10
- Health Physics10
- Coastal Management10
- Mountain Research and Development10
224 Agricultural & Environmental Letters9
- Global Nest Journal9
- Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies9
- Journal of Coastal Research9
- Applied Ecology and Environmental Research9
- Radioprotection9
- Microbial Risk Analysis9
- Natural Resource Modeling9
- Ozone-Science & Engineering9
233 Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health8
- Arid Land Research and Management8
- Industrial Health8
- Environmental Engineering and Management Journal8
- Environmental Forensics8
- African Journal of Range & Forage Science8
- Human Dimensions of Wildlife8
- Climate Research8
241 Environment7
- Grundwasser7
- International Journal of Global Warming7
- Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics7
- Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management7
- Physical Geography7
247 Journal of Environmental Informatics6
- Revista Internacional de Contaminacion Ambiental6
- Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management6
- Arctic6
- Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences6
- Polar Record6
253 Journal of Elementology5
- Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry5
255 Biotechnologie Agronomie Societe et Environnement4
256 Journal of Environmental Science and Management3
257 Gefahrstoffe Reinhaltung der Luft2
- International Journal of Environment and Pollution2
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