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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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Science of the Total Environment163
2 Journal of Hazardous Materials150
3 Journal of Cleaner Production141
4 Chemosphere133
5 Journal of Environmental Management125
6 Energy & Environmental Science121
7 Environmental Science & Technology117
8 Water Research113
9 Environmental Research104
10 Environmental Pollution100
11 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health99
12 Environmental Science and Pollution Research98
13 Resources Conservation and Recycling90
14 Ecological Indicators87
15 Environment International85
16 Global Change Biology82
- Remote Sensing of Environment82
18 Nature Climate Change81
19 Energy Policy79
20 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety71
- Environmental Chemistry Letters71
22 Marine Pollution Bulletin62
23 Waste Management58
- Environmental Research Letters58
25 Journal of Environmental Sciences56
26 Environment Development and Sustainability52
27 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions51
28 Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment50
29 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics49
30 Ecological Economics48
- Environmental Health Perspectives48
32 Environmental Science & Policy45
- Water Resources Research45
34 International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology43
35 Environmental and Experimental Botany40
- Environmental Modelling & Software40
- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment40
38 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology39
39 Atmospheric Environment37
- Biological Conservation37
41 Water Air and Soil Pollution36
- Applied Catalysis A-General36
43 Ecological Engineering35
44 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability34
45 Climatic Change33
- Conservation Biology33
- Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition33
- Land Degradation & Development33
- Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment33
50 Sustainability Science32
- Environmental Earth Sciences32
52 Ambio31
- Journal of Industrial Ecology31
- Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology31
- Utilities Policy31
- Global Biogeochemical Cycles31
- Ecological Applications31
- Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology31
- Water Science and Technology31
60 International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment30
- Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy30
- Geocarto International30
- Atmospheric Pollution Research30
- Environmental Health30
65 Waste Management & Research29
- Environmental Geochemistry and Health29
- Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment29
68 Journal of Contaminant Hydrology27
- Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology27
- Environmental Toxicology27
71 Journal of Soils and Sediments26
- Marine Environmental Research26
- Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry26
- Advances in Climate Change Research26
- International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry26
76 Waste and Biomass Valorization25
- International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation25
- Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management25
79 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology24
- Journal of Great Lakes Research24
81 Biodiversity and Conservation23
- Journal of Aerosol Science23
- Regional Environmental Change23
84 Journal of Arid Environments22
- Journal of Mountain Science22
- Water Supply22
- Bioenergy Research22
88 Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management21
- International Journal of Biometeorology21
- Journal of Flood Risk Management21
- Environmental Reviews21
- Environmental Technology21
- Air Quality Atmosphere and Health21
- Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing21
- Environmental Management21
- Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy21
97 Geomicrobiology Journal20
- International Journal of Phytoremediation20
- Biogeochemistry20
- Chinese Geographical Science20
- Journal of Water and Health20
- Rangeland Ecology & Management20
- International Journal of Sediment Research20
- Ecotoxicology20
105 Reviews on Environmental Health19
- Water Environment Research19
- Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems19
- Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences19
- Natural Resources Forum19
110 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity18
- Polish Journal of Environmental Studies18
- International Journal of Environmental Research18
- Journal of Arid Land18
- Journal of Environmental Quality18
115 Aerosol Science and Technology17
- Ecohydrology17
- Environmental Microbiology Reports17
- Aerosol and Air Quality Research17
- Estuaries and Coasts17
120 International Journal of Environmental Health Research16
- Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology16
- Journal of Hydroinformatics16
- Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association16
- Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change16
- Human and Ecological Risk Assessment16
- Journal of Radiological Protection16
- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews16
128 Carbon Management15
- River Research and Applications15
- Food and Environmental Virology15
- Carbon Balance and Management15
- Vadose Zone Journal15
133 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part A-Current Issues14
- International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment14
- Journal of Applied Remote Sensing14
- Journal of Hydrologic Engineering14
- Environmental Engineering Research14
- Environmental Modeling & Assessment14
- Wetlands14
140 Geobiology13
- Environmental Conservation13
- Journal of Coastal Conservation13
- Journal of Environmental Engineering13
- Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering13
145 Health Physics12
- Chemistry and Ecology12
- Environmental Fluid Mechanics12
- Industrial Health12
- Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine12
- Aquatic Sciences12
- Journal of Hydro-Environment Research12
- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis12
- Radiation and Environmental Biophysics12
- SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research12
- Soil Science and Plant Nutrition12
- Water and Environment Journal12
157 Aerobiologia11
- Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B-Pesticides Food Contaminants and Agricultural Wastes11
- Ecohealth11
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene11
- Mountain Research and Development11
162 Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics10
- Journal of Paleolimnology10
- Environmental Chemistry10
- Environmental Engineering and Management Journal10
- Soil & Sediment Contamination10
- Wetlands Ecology and Management10
- International Journal of Global Warming10
- Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health10
- Ozone-Science & Engineering10
- Radioprotection10
172 GAIA-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society9
- Human Dimensions of Wildlife9
- Antarctic Science9
- Applied Ecology and Environmental Research9
- Arid Land Research and Management9
- Bioremediation Journal9
- Natural Resource Modeling9
- Radiation Protection Dosimetry9
- Environmetrics9
- African Journal of Range & Forage Science9
- Clean-Soil Air Water9
- Climate Research9
- Coastal Management9
- Environmental and Ecological Statistics9
- Polar Record9
- Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology9
188 Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management8
- Environment8
- Physical Geography8
- Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research8
- Environmental Forensics8
193 Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management7
- Arctic7
- Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies7
- Journal of Coastal Research7
197 Grundwasser6
- Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry6
199 Journal of Environmental Informatics5
- Revista Internacional de Contaminacion Ambiental5
201 Global Nest Journal4
- Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences4
203 Journal of Elementology3
- Journal of Environmental Science and Management3
205 Gefahrstoffe Reinhaltung der Luft2
- Biotechnologie Agronomie Societe et Environnement2
207 International Journal of Environment and Pollution1
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