Journal rankings · indicator year 2018
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Subfield ranking · 2018
Water Science and Technology journal rankings 2018
103 ranked journals · Subfield in Environmental Science
Water Science and Technology has 103 ranked journals in 2018. The median journal has an OJR of 0.57, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.02 on 2017; Q1 starts at OJR 1.22. The top three are Hydrology and earth system sciences, Water Resources and Industry, and Journal of Membrane Science.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2018. 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 2015–2017, the window the 2018 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)
103 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 2017. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2015–2017, the window the 2018 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2015–2017 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 2009 to 2018. | Compare |
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1Hydrology and earth system sciencesOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 2.69Q1 | 6.04 0.63 up from 2017 | 944 | 100% | $1,725 | ||
2Water Resources and IndustryOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.55Q1 | 4.82 0.53 down from 2017 | 52 | 100% | $3,613 | ||
3Journal of Membrane ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.54Q1 | 7.06 0.44 up from 2017 | 2,557 | 24% | $4,890 | ||
4Water Resources ResearchOAWiley · United States | 2.36Q1 | 4.91 0.16 down from 2017 | 1,697 | 68% | $3,000 | ||
5DesalinationElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.14Q1 | 6.28 0.06 down from 2017 | 1,163 | 23% | $4,580 | ||
6Separation and Purification ReviewsTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.02Q1 | 4.47 0.19 up from 2017 | 48 | 4% | — | ||
7Separation and Purification TechnologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.84Q1 | 5.32 0.93 up from 2017 | 2,235 | 15% | $4,060 | ||
8Water ScienceOATaylor & Francis · Egypt | 1.81Q1 | 3.79 1.96 up from 2017 | 43 | 100% | — | ||
9Sustainable Environment ResearchOABioMed Central · China | 1.79Q1 | 4.30 1.33 up from 2017 | 99 | 100% | $1,990 | ||
10ResourcesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.70Q1 | 3.28 0.39 up from 2017 | 164 | 100% | $1,930 | ||
11Hydrological ProcessesWiley · United Kingdom | 1.69Q1 | 3.71 0.51 up from 2017 | 929 | 29% | $5,230 | ||
12Environmental Science Water Research & TechnologyRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 3.90 0.68 up from 2017 | 294 | 14% | — | ||
13Sustainability of water quality and ecologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.61Q1 | 3.40 0.59 up from 2017 | 38 | — | — | ||
14International Journal of Mineral ProcessingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.60Q1 | 3.36 0.80 up from 2017 | 438 | — | $2,500 | ||
15Minerals EngineeringElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 3.82 1.02 up from 2017 | 721 | 12% | $4,220 | ||
16Journal of Water Process EngineeringElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.54Q1 | 3.59 0.31 down from 2017 | 441 | 20% | $3,350 | ||
17MembranesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.51Q1 | 4.08 0.73 up from 2017 | 175 | 100% | $2,654 | ||
18Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & ManagementElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.48Q1 | 4.03 0.82 up from 2017 | 116 | 5% | $3,650 | ||
19Journal of environmental chemical engineeringElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.48Q1 | 4.25 0.18 up from 2017 | 1,575 | 14% | $3,350 | ||
20Environmental Technology ReviewsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.39Q1 | 3.43 0.82 up from 2017 | 33 | 0% | — | ||
21WaterOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.38Q1 | 3.26 0.39 up from 2017 | 1,966 | 100% | $3,137 | ||
22Journal of Hydrology Regional StudiesOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.37Q1 | 1.86 0.08 down from 2017 | 395 | 100% | $2,600 | ||
23Aquacultural EngineeringElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.33Q1 | 2.89 0.99 up from 2017 | 138 | 42% | $3,500 | ||
24JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources AssociationWiley · United States | 1.30Q1 | 2.38 0.28 down from 2017 | 341 | 32% | $3,200 | ||
25Applied Water ScienceOASpringer Nature · Germany | 1.24Q1 | 2.53 0.72 up from 2017 | 373 | 100% | $2,490 | ||
26Hydrological Sciences JournalTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.22Q1 | 2.61 0.49 up from 2017 | 380 | 96% | — | ||
27World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2017Publisher not listed | 1.09Q2 | 0.39no 2017 value | 296 | — | — | — | |
28Journal of Contemporary Water Research & EducationWiley · United States | 1.08Q2 | 1.22 0.16 up from 2017 | 78 | 81% | $3,000 | ||
29HydrologyOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.05Q2 | 2.40 0.32 down from 2017 | 122 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
30Environmental ProcessesSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 0.97Q2 | 1.81 0.44 down from 2017 | 215 | 13% | $2,390 | ||
31Journal of Chemical Technology & BiotechnologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.89Q2 | 2.43 0.02 down from 2017 | 875 | 25% | $4,100 | ||
32SeparationsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 0.87Q2 | 2.07 0.89 up from 2017 | 70 | 100% | $3,137 | ||
33Water Intelligence OnlineUWA Publishing | 0.87Q2 | 2.10 0.09 up from 2017 | 376 | 89% | — | ||
34International Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Iran | 0.83Q2 | 1.95 0.05 down from 2017 | 873 | 10% | $3,490 | ||
35Journal of Hydrologic EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 0.81Q2 | 1.65 0.05 up from 2017 | 419 | 19% | — | ||
36Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriquesTaylor & Francis · Canada | 0.81Q2 | 1.66 0.18 up from 2017 | 115 | 14% | — | ||
37International Journal of River Basin ManagementTaylor & Francis | 0.80Q2 | 1.44 0.32 up from 2017 | 152 | 15% | — | ||
38Water Conservation Science and EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Singapore | 0.76Q2 | 1.89 2.17 down from 2017 | 38 | 9% | $3,290 | ||
39Environmental Engineering ResearchOAKorean Society of Environmental Engineering · South Korea | 0.75Q2 | 1.43 0.38 down from 2017 | 182 | 100% | — | ||
40Hydrological Research LettersOAJapan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources · Japan | 0.70Q2 | 1.65 0.70 up from 2017 | 72 | 100% | $414 | ||
41Archives of Environmental ProtectionOADe Gruyter Open · Poland | 0.69Q2 | 1.70 0.40 up from 2017 | 137 | 100% | — | ||
42Journal of Environmental EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers · United States | 0.69Q2 | 1.52 0.02 up from 2017 | 409 | 9% | — | ||
43Journal of Water Reuse and DesalinationOAIWA Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.67Q2 | 1.70 0.94 up from 2017 | 188 | 100% | $2,150 | ||
44International Journal of Environmental ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Iran | 0.66Q2 | 1.94 0.88 up from 2017 | 214 | 15% | $3,790 | ||
45International Journal of Environmental & Analytical ChemistryTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 0.65Q2 | 1.36 0.09 down from 2017 | 323 | 12% | — | ||
46Water Science & TechnologyOAPergamon Press | 0.64Q2 | 1.70 0.30 up from 2017 | 1,873 | 26% | — | ||
47Air Soil and Water ResearchOASAGE Publishing · United States | 0.63Q2 | 1.41 0.28 up from 2017 | 39 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
48Sustainable Water Resources ManagementSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 0.63Q2 | 1.14 0.28 down from 2017 | 204 | 21% | $3,190 | ||
49Environmental TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.62Q2 | 1.64 0.11 up from 2017 | 1,300 | 11% | — | ||
50Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption SciencesOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.61Q2 | 1.43 0.47 up from 2017 | 41 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Environmental Science, with Water Science and Technology highlighted.
- Ecology274
- Global and Planetary Change201
- Water Science and Technology103
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis85
- Nature and Landscape Conservation58
- Pollution58
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law48
- Environmental Engineering47
- Waste Management and Disposal20
- Environmental Chemistry10
- Ecological Modeling6
Journals
Citations made in 2018. Corpus-wide, 81.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
31 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 2015–2017, 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: 2018. Publication window: 2015–2017. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 103
- Window papers (baseline)
- 68,167 -4.2% from indicator year 2015
- Median OJR
- 0.57 +6.4% from indicator year 2015
- Rising journals (2025)
- 6
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2015–2017 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.