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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Science of the Total Environment159
2 Journal of Hazardous Materials147
3 Journal of Cleaner Production143
4 Chemosphere135
5 Energy & Environmental Science130
6 Journal of Environmental Management125
7 Environmental Science & Technology118
8 Water Research112
9 Sustainability111
10 Environmental Research105
11 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health101
12 Environmental Pollution98
13 Environmental Science and Pollution Research96
14 Resources Conservation and Recycling90
15 Ecological Indicators87
- Environment International87
- Remote Sensing87
18 Nature Climate Change83
19 Global Change Biology82
- Nature Sustainability82
21 Remote Sensing of Environment80
22 Energy Policy79
23 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety73
24 Environmental Chemistry Letters72
25 Environmental Technology & Innovation70
26 Water68
27 Lancet Planetary Health63
28 Marine Pollution Bulletin62
29 Waste Management58
- Frontiers in Environmental Science58
31 Journal of Environmental Sciences56
32 Environmental Research Letters55
33 Communications Earth & Environment54
- One Earth54
35 Urban Climate52
36 Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment51
37 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics50
- Toxics50
39 Earths Future49
- Environmental Health Perspectives49
- Environment Development and Sustainability49
- Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions49
43 Ecological Economics47
- Environmental Science & Technology Letters47
45 Environmental Science & Policy46
46 Water Resources Research45
47 Atmosphere44
48 International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology43
49 Environmental and Experimental Botany42
50 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment41
51 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology40
52 Environmental Modelling & Software39
- Biological Conservation39
54 Water Air and Soil Pollution38
55 Ecological Engineering37
56 Ecosystem Services36
- Atmospheric Environment36
- Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry36
59 Environmental Sciences Europe35
- Applied Catalysis A-General35
61 Environmental Earth Sciences34
- Land Degradation & Development34
- Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition34
- Biochar34
65 Climatic Change33
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability33
- Sustainability Science33
- Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions33
69 Journal of Industrial Ecology32
- Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment32
- International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment32
- Conservation Biology32
- Global Biogeochemical Cycles32
- Utilities Policy32
75 Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology31
- Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering31
- Geocarto International31
- Water Science and Technology31
- Environmental Science-Nano31
- Ambio31
- npj Clean Water31
- Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology31
83 Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy30
- Environmental Geochemistry and Health30
- Atmospheric Pollution Research30
- Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment30
- International Soil and Water Conservation Research30
- Ecological Applications30
- Environmental Health30
- Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy30
91 Journal of Contaminant Hydrology29
92 Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology28
- Environmental Development28
94 Environmental Toxicology27
- Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water27
- Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management27
- Waste Management & Research27
98 Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences26
- Journal of Soils and Sediments26
- International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation26
- Marine Environmental Research26
- Advances in Climate Change Research26
- Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry26
104 International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry25
- NanoImpact25
- Journal of Great Lakes Research25
- Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts25
- Geohealth25
- Waste and Biomass Valorization25
110 Journal of Aerosol Science24
- Current Pollution Reports24
- Regional Environmental Change24
113 Water Research X23
114 Climate Risk Management22
- Journal of Mountain Science22
- Environmental Management22
- Biodiversity and Conservation22
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology22
- Environmental Research Communications22
- Environmental Reviews22
- Bioenergy Research22
- International Journal of Biometeorology22
- Water Supply22
124 Journal of Arid Environments21
- Journal of Water and Health21
- Environmental Technology21
- Air Quality Atmosphere and Health21
- Climate Services21
- International Journal of Phytoremediation21
- Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy21
- Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management21
132 International Journal of Sediment Research20
- Ecotoxicology20
- Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences20
- Geomicrobiology Journal20
- Natural Resources Forum20
- Ecological Processes20
- Journal of Flood Risk Management20
- Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing20
140 Biogeochemistry19
- Elementa-Science of the Anthropocene19
- Aerosol and Air Quality Research19
- Environmental Science-Water Research & Technology19
- Reviews on Environmental Health19
- Water Environment Research19
146 Journal of Environmental Quality18
- Anthropocene18
- Chinese Geographical Science18
- Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change18
- Rangeland Ecology & Management18
- Sustainable Environment Research18
- Journal of Arid Land18
153 Ecohydrology17
- Journal of Hydroinformatics17
- Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association17
- Estuaries and Coasts17
- Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems17
- International Journal of Environmental Research17
- Polish Journal of Environmental Studies17
- Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering17
- Journal of Environmental Radioactivity17
162 Environmental Evidence16
- Journal of Radiological Protection16
- Environmental Microbiology Reports16
- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews16
- Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology16
- Arctic Science16
- Carbon Balance and Management16
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research16
- River Research and Applications16
171 Environmental Engineering Research15
- Human and Ecological Risk Assessment15
- Carbon Management15
- Wetlands15
- Vadose Zone Journal15
176 International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment14
- Conservation Physiology14
- Ecosystem Health and Sustainability14
- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part A-Current Issues14
- Environmental Modeling & Assessment14
- Aerosol Science and Technology14
- Journal of Applied Remote Sensing14
- Journal of Coastal Conservation14
- Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability14
- Food and Environmental Virology14
186 Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering13
- Environmental Conservation13
- Aquatic Sciences13
- Chemistry and Ecology13
- Journal of Environmental Engineering13
- Journal of Hydrologic Engineering13
- Geobiology13
- Health Physics13
- Radiation and Environmental Biophysics13
195 Environmental Fluid Mechanics12
- Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine12
- Industrial Health12
- SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research12
- Soil Science and Plant Nutrition12
- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis12
- Journal of Hydro-Environment Research12
- Anthropocene Review12
- Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology12
204 International Journal of Global Warming11
- Agricultural & Environmental Letters11
- Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology11
- Water and Environment Journal11
- Ecohealth11
- Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B-Pesticides Food Contaminants and Agricultural Wastes11
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene11
- Wetlands Ecology and Management11
- Mountain Research and Development11
- Soil & Sediment Contamination11
214 Aerobiologia10
- Bioremediation Journal10
- Water Resources and Economics10
- Clean-Soil Air Water10
- Environmental Engineering and Management Journal10
- Environmetrics10
- Applied Ecology and Environmental Research10
- GAIA-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society10
- Human Dimensions of Wildlife10
- Microbial Risk Analysis10
- Natural Resource Modeling10
- Radioprotection10
226 Journal of Coastal Research9
- Environment9
- Environmental Chemistry9
- Journal of Paleolimnology9
- Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health9
- Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research9
- Arid Land Research and Management9
- Radiation Protection Dosimetry9
- Climate Research9
- Coastal Management9
- African Journal of Range & Forage Science9
- Antarctic Science9
- Ozone-Science & Engineering9
- Polar Record9
240 Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management8
- Environmental and Ecological Statistics8
242 Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies7
- Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics7
- Physical Geography7
- Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management7
- Arctic7
- Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry7
248 Journal of Environmental Informatics6
- Global Nest Journal6
- Grundwasser6
- Environmental Forensics6
252 Revista Internacional de Contaminacion Ambiental5
- Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences5
254 Journal of Elementology4
255 Journal of Environmental Science and Management3
- Biotechnologie Agronomie Societe et Environnement3
257 Gefahrstoffe Reinhaltung der Luft2
258 International Journal of Environment and Pollution1
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