Journal rankings · indicator year 2017
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Subfield ranking · 2017
Water Science and Technology journal rankings 2017
101 ranked journals · Subfield in Environmental Science
Water Science and Technology has 101 ranked journals in 2017. The median journal has an OJR of 0.59, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.02 on 2016; Q1 starts at OJR 1.16. The top three are Water Resources and Industry, Journal of Membrane Science, and Separation and Purification Reviews.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2017. 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 2014–2016, the window the 2017 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)
101 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 2016. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2014–2016, the window the 2017 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2014–2016 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 2008 to 2017. | Compare |
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1Water Resources and IndustryOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.48Q1 | 5.34 0.35 down from 2016 | 57 | 100% | $3,613 | ||
2Journal of Membrane ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.90Q1 | 6.62 0.43 up from 2016 | 2,465 | 17% | $4,890 | ||
3Separation and Purification ReviewsTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.84Q1 | 4.29 0.10 up from 2016 | 45 | 0% | — | ||
4Hydrology and earth system sciencesOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 2.80Q1 | 5.41 0.15 up from 2016 | 918 | 100% | $1,725 | ||
5Water Resources ResearchOAWiley · United States | 2.63Q1 | 5.07 0.12 down from 2016 | 1,691 | 69% | $3,000 | ||
6DesalinationElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.62Q1 | 6.34 0.50 up from 2016 | 1,231 | 14% | $4,580 | ||
7ResourcesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.11Q1 | 2.89 0.40 down from 2016 | 130 | 100% | $1,930 | ||
8Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & ManagementElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.02Q1 | 3.21 0.64 down from 2016 | 76 | 0% | $3,650 | ||
9Journal of Water Process EngineeringElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.97Q1 | 3.90 0.10 down from 2016 | 338 | 17% | $3,350 | ||
10Separation and Purification TechnologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.89Q1 | 4.39 0.69 up from 2016 | 1,970 | 13% | $4,060 | ||
11Hydrological ProcessesWiley · United Kingdom | 1.76Q1 | 3.20 0.02 up from 2016 | 902 | 24% | $5,230 | ||
12Journal of environmental chemical engineeringElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.73Q1 | 4.07 0.32 up from 2016 | 1,170 | 13% | $3,350 | ||
13Sustainable Environment ResearchOABioMed Central · China | 1.69Q1 | 2.97 2.97 up from 2016 | 58 | 100% | $1,990 | ||
14Environmental Science Water Research & TechnologyRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.63Q1 | 3.22 0.71 up from 2016 | 204 | 21% | — | ||
15MembranesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.57Q1 | 3.36 0.66 up from 2016 | 147 | 100% | $2,654 | ||
16JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources AssociationWiley · United States | 1.52Q1 | 2.66 0.05 up from 2016 | 313 | 20% | $3,200 | ||
17HydrologyOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.51Q1 | 2.71 0.62 up from 2016 | 65 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
18WaterOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.49Q1 | 2.87 0.34 up from 2016 | 1,177 | 100% | $3,137 | ||
19Sustainability of water quality and ecologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.41Q1 | 2.81 0.93 up from 2016 | 46 | 38% | — | ||
20Minerals EngineeringElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.41Q1 | 2.80 0.19 up from 2016 | 795 | 14% | $4,220 | ||
21International Journal of Mineral ProcessingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.38Q1 | 2.56 0.61 up from 2016 | 412 | 10% | $2,500 | ||
22Journal of Hydrology Regional StudiesOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.25Q1 | 1.94 1.22 down from 2016 | 345 | 100% | $2,600 | ||
23International Journal of Hydrology Science and TechnologyInderscience Publishers · United Kingdom | 1.23Q1 | 1.70 1.73 down from 2016 | 77 | 6% | — | ||
24Applied Water ScienceOASpringer Nature · Germany | 1.20Q1 | 1.81 0.21 down from 2016 | 372 | 100% | $2,490 | ||
25Environmental ProcessesSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 1.20Q1 | 2.25 0.44 down from 2016 | 189 | 11% | $2,390 | ||
26Hydrological Sciences JournalTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.16Q1 | 2.12 0.22 up from 2016 | 511 | 98% | — | ||
27Water Quality Exposure and HealthSpringer Nature · Netherlands | 1.11Q2 | 2.43 0.83 up from 2016 | 67 | — | — | ||
28Water ScienceOATaylor & Francis · Egypt | 1.09Q2 | 1.83 0.45 up from 2016 | 31 | 100% | — | ||
29Water Intelligence OnlineUWA Publishing | 1.09Q2 | 2.01 0.09 up from 2016 | 386 | 14% | — | ||
30Aquacultural EngineeringElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.07Q2 | 1.90 0.12 down from 2016 | 156 | 36% | $3,500 | ||
31International Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Iran | 1.06Q2 | 2.00 0.19 down from 2016 | 739 | 13% | $3,490 | ||
32Journal of Chemical Technology & BiotechnologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.99Q2 | 2.46 0.02 up from 2016 | 859 | 19% | $4,100 | ||
33Journal of Hydrologic EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 0.95Q2 | 1.59 0.21 down from 2016 | 498 | 18% | — | ||
34Sustainable Water Resources ManagementSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 0.83Q2 | 1.42 0.57 up from 2016 | 72 | 9% | $3,190 | ||
35Water and Environment JournalWiley · United Kingdom | 0.82Q2 | 1.17 0.35 down from 2016 | 134 | 10% | $4,000 | ||
36Journal of Contemporary Water Research & EducationWiley · United States | 0.79Q2 | 1.06 0.12 up from 2016 | 60 | 85% | $3,000 | ||
37Journal of Environmental EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 0.78Q2 | 1.50 0.35 up from 2016 | 388 | 13% | — | ||
38APCBEE ProcediaElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.77Q2 | —no 2016 value | 197 | — | — | ||
39Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriquesTaylor & Francis · Canada | 0.77Q2 | 1.48 0.31 down from 2016 | 131 | 73% | — | ||
40Environmental Engineering ResearchOAKorean Society of Environmental Engineering · South Korea | 0.76Q2 | 1.81 0.58 up from 2016 | 176 | 95% | — | ||
41Water SAOAWater Research Commission · South Africa | 0.73Q2 | 1.04 0.04 down from 2016 | 272 | 100% | — | ||
42Journal of Applied Water Engineering and ResearchTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.71Q2 | 0.58 0.30 down from 2016 | 74 | 0% | — | ||
43Environmental TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.71Q2 | 1.54 0.04 up from 2016 | 1,212 | 11% | — | ||
44World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2015Publisher not listed | 0.70Q2 | 0.28 0.07 up from 2016 | 266 | — | — | ||
45International Journal of Environmental & Analytical ChemistryTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 0.70Q2 | 1.45 0.10 up from 2016 | 312 | 27% | — | ||
46Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption SciencesOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.69Q2 | 0.97 0.31 down from 2016 | 44 | 100% | — | ||
47Separation Science and TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.65Q2 | 1.26 0.15 up from 2016 | 958 | 9% | — | ||
48International Journal of River Basin ManagementTaylor & Francis | 0.64Q2 | 1.12 0.02 up from 2016 | 124 | 14% | — | ||
49Water Science & TechnologyOAPergamon Press | 0.64Q2 | 1.40 0.30 up from 2016 | 1,769 | 10% | — | ||
50Desalination and Water TreatmentOATaylor & Francis · United States | 0.63Q2 | 1.69 0.65 up from 2016 | 4,180 | 95% | $1,000 |
Subfields of Environmental Science, with Water Science and Technology highlighted.
- Ecology274
- Global and Planetary Change195
- Water Science and Technology101
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis81
- Nature and Landscape Conservation59
- Pollution58
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law47
- Environmental Engineering44
- Waste Management and Disposal20
- Environmental Chemistry10
- Ecological Modeling5
Journals
Citations made in 2017. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
32 additional Water Science and Technology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2014–2016, 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: 2017. Publication window: 2014–2016. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 101
- Window papers (baseline)
- 68,448 +0.1% from indicator year 2014
- Median OJR
- 0.589 +11.5% from indicator year 2014
- Rising journals (2025)
- 6
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2014–2016 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 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 67 | 72 | 82 | 87 | 95 | 101 | 103 | 97 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 104 | 103 | 103 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 14,781 | 17,791 | 20,498 | 23,486 | 25,734 | 28,549 | 32,247 | 36,403 | 40,771 | 44,936 | 50,005 | 54,989 | 59,878 | 63,966 | 68,372 | 71,167 | 71,057 | 68,448 | 68,167 | 70,866 | 75,349 | 79,702 | 82,811 | 85,893 | 88,063 | 92,086 | |
| Median OJR | 0.596 | 0.603 | 0.650 | 0.663 | 0.62 | 0.651 | 0.684 | 0.514 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.512 | 0.645 | 0.590 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.589 | 0.57 | 0.597 | 0.656 | 0.677 | 0.654 | 0.664 | 0.70 | 0.75 |
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.