Journal rankings · indicator year 2015
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Subfield ranking · 2015
Pollution journal rankings 2015
53 ranked journals · Subfield in Environmental Science
Pollution has 53 ranked journals in 2015. The median journal has an OJR of 0.88, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.04 on 2014; Q1 starts at OJR 1.89. The top three are Water Research, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, and Environmental Pollution.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2015. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2012–2014, the window the 2015 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Environmental Science (11)
53 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2014. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2012–2014, the window the 2015 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2012–2014 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2006 to 2015. | Compare |
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1Water ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.94Q1 | 6.79 0.58 up from 2014 | 2,014 | 26% | $4,660 | ||
2Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 3.28Q1 | 5.06 1.38 up from 2014 | 194 | 26% | — | ||
3Environmental PollutionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.15Q1 | 5.36 0.55 up from 2014 | 1,333 | 25% | $4,090 | ||
4Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 3.15Q1 | 4.71 0.50 up from 2014 | 98 | 41% | $5,190 | ||
5Journal of Hazardous MaterialsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.09Q1 | 5.55 0.48 up from 2014 | 2,631 | 12% | $4,340 | ||
6The Science of The Total EnvironmentElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.00Q1 | 4.79 0.13 up from 2014 | 4,051 | 25% | $4,250 | ||
7Journal of Environmental ManagementElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.97Q1 | 4.13 0.29 up from 2014 | 1,634 | 22% | $3,750 | ||
8ChemosphereElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.45Q1 | 4.07 0.11 up from 2014 | 3,243 | 19% | $4,010 | ||
9Bioresource TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.43Q1 | 5.64 0.15 up from 2014 | 5,005 | 18% | $4,880 | ||
10Aquatic ToxicologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.25Q1 | 4.19 0.06 up from 2014 | 823 | 20% | $3,320 | ||
11Marine Pollution BulletinElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.14Q1 | 3.71 0.41 up from 2014 | 1,594 | 18% | $3,740 | ||
12Environmental Sciences EuropeOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.08Q1 | 3.45 0.05 down from 2014 | 100 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
13Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable developmentElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.04Q1 | 3.62 0.73 up from 2014 | 232 | 25% | $2,750 | ||
14Environmental Chemistry LettersSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.89Q1 | 4.18 1.65 up from 2014 | 141 | 19% | $3,190 | ||
15International Biodeterioration & BiodegradationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.81Q2 | 3.07 0.43 up from 2014 | 781 | 14% | $3,870 | ||
16Journal of Environmental Health Science and EngineeringSpringer International Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.64Q2 | 2.64 0.04 down from 2014 | 263 | 100% | $3,890 | ||
17Environmental Geochemistry and HealthSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.50Q2 | 2.42 0.36 up from 2014 | 222 | 13% | $2,590 | ||
18BiodegradationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.46Q2 | 2.41 0.10 down from 2014 | 186 | 14% | $3,590 | ||
19Energy Sustainability and SocietyOASpringer Nature · Germany | 1.41Q2 | 2.28 0.32 up from 2014 | 75 | 100% | $2,190 | ||
20Water Air & Soil PollutionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.37Q2 | 2.35 0.41 up from 2014 | 1,154 | 16% | $3,890 | ||
21Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.26Q2 | 1.91 0.04 down from 2014 | 1,629 | 12% | $2,790 | ||
22Integrated Environmental Assessment and ManagementWiley · United States | 1.13Q2 | 1.79 0.67 up from 2014 | 280 | 28% | $3,500 | ||
23International Oil Spill Conference ProceedingsAtlantis Press · United States | 0.96Q2 | 0.28no 2014 value | 190 | — | — | ||
24Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.91Q2 | 1.46 0.14 down from 2014 | 940 | 9% | $3,990 | ||
25Chemistry and EcologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.90Q2 | 1.62 0.29 up from 2014 | 174 | 24% | — | ||
26CLEAN - Soil Air WaterWiley · Germany | 0.88Q2 | 1.37 0.08 down from 2014 | 731 | 20% | $4,220 | ||
27Frontiers of Environmental Science & EngineeringHigher Education Press · China | 0.88Q2 | 1.51 0.25 up from 2014 | 370 | 11% | $2,490 | ||
28Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part APublisher not listed | 0.87Q3 | 1.71 0.23 up from 2014 | 651 | 17% | — | ||
29Environmental Engineering ScienceMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.85Q3 | 1.64 0.31 up from 2014 | 272 | 12% | — | ||
30American Journal of Environmental SciencesOAUnited Arab Emirates | 0.71Q3 | 0.89 0.23 down from 2014 | 188 | 100% | — | ||
31Journal of Bioremediation & BiodegradationOAOMICS Publishing Group · United States | 0.70Q3 | 1.17 0.24 up from 2014 | 203 | 72% | — | ||
32Soil and Sediment Contamination An International JournalTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.68Q3 | 1.32 0.02 up from 2014 | 229 | 0% | — | ||
33Bioremediation JournalTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.67Q3 | 1.20 0.20 up from 2014 | 86 | 3% | — | ||
34Journal of Environmental Chemistry and EcotoxicologyOAAcademic Journals · Nigeria | 0.65Q3 | 0.92 0.07 up from 2014 | 66 | 100% | — | ||
35Journal of EnergyHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.64Q3 | 1.16 0.07 up from 2014 | 49 | 100% | $820 | ||
36Journal of Renewable EnergyHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.62Q3 | 1.11 0.39 down from 2014 | 53 | 100% | $820 | ||
37Spanish Journal of Soil ScienceOAUniversia · Switzerland | 0.60Q3 | 0.77 0.57 up from 2014 | 70 | 100% | $1,413 | ||
38Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry ReviewsTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 0.59Q3 | 1.06 0.04 up from 2014 | 440 | 6% | — | ||
39Journal of Environmental ProtectionOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.59Q3 | 0.78 0.03 up from 2014 | 625 | 100% | — | ||
40Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyOAPakistan | 0.58Q3 | 0.71 0.49 down from 2014 | 94 | 80% | — | ||
41Water Environment ResearchWiley · United States | 0.56Q4 | 0.81 0.06 up from 2014 | 476 | 25% | $3,240 | ||
42Journal of Energy in Southern AfricaOAUniversity of Cape Town · South Africa | 0.48Q4 | 0.59 0.04 down from 2014 | 101 | 100% | $271 | ||
43Environment and PollutionOACanadian Center of Science and Education · Canada | 0.45Q4 | 0.59 0.01 down from 2014 | 103 | 100% | — | ||
44International Journal on Environmental SciencesNational Environmental Science Academy · India | 0.41Q4 | 0.54 0.18 down from 2014 | 452 | 0% | — | ||
45Chemical Speciation and BioavailabilityOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.40Q4 | 0.64 0.13 up from 2014 | 105 | 100% | $1,270 | ||
46Environmental Quality ManagementWiley · United States | 0.40Q4 | 0.47 0.13 up from 2014 | 95 | 20% | $3,300 | ||
47Research Journal of Environmental SciencesOAPakistan | 0.37Q4 | 0.46 0.15 down from 2014 | 71 | 89% | — | ||
48Journal of Urban and Environmental EngineeringOAUniversity do Vale do Paraíba · Brazil | 0.34Q4 | 0.36 0.18 up from 2014 | 135 | 100% | — | ||
49Journal of Applied & Environmental MicrobiologyOAPublisher not listed | 0.32Q4 | 0.57 0.57 up from 2014 | 47 | 100% | — | ||
50International Journal of Environment and PollutionInderscience Publishers · United Kingdom | 0.29Q4 | 0.28 0.42 down from 2014 | 390 | 4% | — |
Subfields of Environmental Science, with Pollution highlighted.
- Ecology273
- Global and Planetary Change186
- Water Science and Technology87
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis77
- Nature and Landscape Conservation61
- Pollution53
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law43
- Environmental Engineering42
- Waste Management and Disposal17
- Environmental Chemistry10
- Ecological Modeling5
Journals
Citations made in 2015. Corpus-wide, 78.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
10 additional Pollution journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2012–2014, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2015. Publication window: 2012–2014. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 53
- Window papers (baseline)
- 34,957 +25.1% from indicator year 2012
- Median OJR
- 0.875 -0.3% from indicator year 2012
- Rising journals (2025)
- 5
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2012–2014 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 69 | 67 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 11,570 | 12,501 | 12,964 | 14,045 | 14,764 | 16,051 | 17,166 | 18,647 | 20,488 | 22,398 | 24,122 | 25,933 | 27,933 | 30,140 | 32,685 | 34,957 | 36,086 | 36,732 | 37,609 | 39,899 | 43,429 | 49,249 | 56,189 | 62,921 | 68,045 | 73,512 | |
| Median OJR | 0.785 | 0.843 | 0.89 | 0.96 | 0.855 | 0.864 | 0.945 | 0.933 | 0.921 | 0.789 | 0.90 | 1.01 | 0.878 | 0.917 | 0.919 | 0.875 | 0.87 | 0.909 | 0.78 | 0.831 | 0.834 | 0.839 | 0.935 | 0.911 | 0.927 | 1.04 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.