Journal rankings · indicator year 2020
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Subfield ranking · 2020
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis journal rankings 2020
86 ranked journals · Subfield in Environmental Science
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis has 86 ranked journals in 2020. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 1.05 against 1.00, up 0.05 on 2019. A journal needs OJR 1.73 to reach Q1. The top three are Journal of Environmental Psychology, Environment International, and Current Environmental Health Reports.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2020. 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 2017–2019, the window the 2020 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)
86 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 2019. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2017–2019, the window the 2020 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2017–2019 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 2011 to 2020. | Compare |
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1Journal of Environmental PsychologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.67Q1 | 6.26 0.91 up from 2019 | 287 | 42% | $4,380 | ||
2Environment InternationalOAElsevier BV · United States | 3.09Q1 | 10.80 2.01 up from 2019 | 1,857 | 100% | $4,750 | ||
3Current Environmental Health ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 2.84Q1 | 9.26 1.52 up from 2019 | 135 | 74% | $3,990 | ||
4Environmental Health PerspectivesOANational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · United States | 2.82Q1 | 8.83 0.71 up from 2019 | 518 | 100% | $4,500 | ||
5Environment and BehaviorSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.78Q1 | 3.72 1.77 down from 2019 | 136 | 25% | $3,900 | ||
6Particle and Fibre ToxicologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.75Q1 | 10.53 1.31 up from 2019 | 144 | 100% | $4,090 | ||
7Landscape and Urban PlanningElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.72Q1 | 7.28 1.14 up from 2019 | 643 | 47% | $3,120 | ||
8Environmental Science & Technology LettersAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.69Q1 | 8.72 0.32 up from 2019 | 351 | 38% | $4,500 | ||
9Environmental Science & TechnologyAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.68Q1 | 9.86 0.95 up from 2019 | 4,681 | 33% | $4,500 | ||
10The Lancet Planetary HealthOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.61Q1 | 7.83 1.63 up from 2019 | 376 | 100% | $6,680 | ||
11International Journal of EpidemiologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.51Q1 | 6.10 0.68 up from 2019 | 778 | 94% | $4,514 | ||
12Health & PlaceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.13Q1 | 4.54 0.10 down from 2019 | 462 | 66% | $3,380 | ||
13Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part BTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.06Q1 | 7.74 0.64 up from 2019 | 53 | 47% | — | ||
14Environmental ResearchElsevier BV · United States | 2.06Q1 | 6.89 0.40 up from 2019 | 1,824 | 36% | $3,880 | ||
15International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental HealthElsevier BV · Germany | 2.03Q1 | 7.41 2.13 up from 2019 | 398 | 55% | $3,800 | ||
16Exposure and HealthSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.97Q1 | 6.81 0.80 down from 2019 | 96 | 39% | $2,490 | ||
17Environmental HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.86Q1 | 6.91 0.94 up from 2019 | 329 | 100% | $3,490 | ||
18Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.84Q1 | 6.50 0.84 up from 2019 | 3,267 | 52% | $3,650 | ||
19ToxicsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.81Q1 | 5.04 0.56 up from 2019 | 169 | 100% | $3,137 | ||
20Toxicology ReportsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.79Q1 | 5.57 0.84 up from 2019 | 398 | 100% | $2,530 | ||
21Atmospheric Environment XOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.74Q1 | 5.02 2.52 up from 2019 | 58 | 100% | $1,860 | ||
22Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental EpidemiologySpringer Nature · United States | 1.73Q1 | 5.62 1.72 up from 2019 | 215 | 71% | $5,490 | ||
23Indoor AirWiley · Denmark | 1.70Q2 | 5.53 1.64 up from 2019 | 288 | 82% | $2,490 | ||
24Critical Reviews in ToxicologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.68Q2 | 6.42 1.12 up from 2019 | 107 | 56% | — | ||
25Urban forestry & urban greeningElsevier BV · Germany | 1.65Q2 | 5.00 0.15 up from 2019 | 687 | 28% | $3,870 | ||
26GeoHealthOAWiley · United States | 1.65Q2 | 4.93 0.44 up from 2019 | 89 | 100% | $3,000 | ||
27Journal of Environmental SciencesElsevier BV · China | 1.60Q2 | 5.79 0.90 up from 2019 | 934 | 10% | $3,000 | ||
28ToxicologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.57Q2 | 4.40 0.06 up from 2019 | 489 | 20% | $4,250 | ||
29Environmental Health and Preventive MedicineOASpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 1.53Q2 | 4.66 0.95 up from 2019 | 227 | 100% | $2,145 | ||
30Environmental Toxicology and PharmacologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.47Q2 | 5.26 1.32 up from 2019 | 595 | 20% | $3,540 | ||
31Atmospheric Pollution ResearchElsevier BV · Türkiye | 1.44Q2 | 4.66 0.63 up from 2019 | 462 | 25% | $2,570 | ||
32Toxicological SciencesOxford University Press · United States | 1.37Q2 | 4.92 1.09 up from 2019 | 804 | 72% | $4,671 | ||
33NeuroToxicologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.37Q2 | 4.43 1.00 up from 2019 | 425 | 28% | $4,030 | ||
34Toxicology LettersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.31Q2 | 4.07 0.45 up from 2019 | 937 | 28% | $4,270 | ||
35Environmental Science Processes & ImpactsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.29Q2 | 4.68 1.55 up from 2019 | 512 | 30% | — | ||
36Regulatory Toxicology and PharmacologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.27Q2 | 3.39 0.29 down from 2019 | 758 | 39% | $4,210 | ||
37International Journal of BiometeorologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.25Q2 | 3.74 0.71 up from 2019 | 527 | 32% | $3,890 | ||
38Reviews on Environmental HealthDe Gruyter · Germany | 1.24Q2 | 4.40 1.57 up from 2019 | 107 | 38% | $2,712 | ||
39Toxicological ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · South Korea | 1.11Q2 | 3.58 0.47 up from 2019 | 148 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
40Journal of Applied ToxicologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.11Q2 | 3.65 0.44 up from 2019 | 396 | 18% | $3,940 | ||
41Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International JournalTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.06Q2 | 4.42 1.51 up from 2019 | 530 | 9% | — | ||
42Environmental Toxicology and ChemistryWiley · United States | 1.06Q2 | 4.17 0.58 up from 2019 | 805 | 45% | $3,500 | ||
43Air Quality Atmosphere & HealthSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.05Q2 | 4.24 0.96 up from 2019 | 303 | 36% | $3,590 | ||
44Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & PharmacologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.05Q3 | 3.59 0.46 up from 2019 | 380 | 19% | $3,220 | ||
45The Educational Review USAUnited States | 1.00Q3 | 1.10 0.51 up from 2019 | 95 | 100% | — | ||
46Archives of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.98Q3 | 3.25 0.13 up from 2019 | 341 | 20% | $3,990 | ||
47Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part CTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.96Q3 | 3.97 1.03 up from 2019 | 48 | 6% | — | ||
48Sustainable EnvironmentCogent OA · United Kingdom | 0.94Q3 | 1.73 0.31 down from 2019 | 98 | 100% | $1,165 | ||
49EcotoxicologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.90Q3 | 3.15 0.30 up from 2019 | 393 | 19% | $3,990 | ||
50The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental MedicineOANational Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Health Organization · Iran | 0.89Q3 | 2.79 0.87 up from 2019 | 88 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Environmental Science, with Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis highlighted.
- Ecology276
- Global and Planetary Change218
- Water Science and Technology101
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis86
- Pollution61
- Nature and Landscape Conservation56
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law48
- Environmental Engineering43
- Waste Management and Disposal21
- Environmental Chemistry9
- Ecological Modeling7
Journals
Citations made in 2020. Corpus-wide, 86.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
29 additional Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2017–2019, 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: 2020. Publication window: 2017–2019. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 86
- Window papers (baseline)
- 60,549 -20.6% from indicator year 2017
- Median OJR
- 1.05 -12.0% from indicator year 2017
- Rising journals (2025)
- 12
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2017–2019 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 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 77 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 100 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 20,373 | 23,298 | 25,727 | 28,666 | 30,953 | 34,676 | 38,303 | 42,209 | 46,770 | 51,378 | 56,797 | 61,162 | 65,841 | 69,179 | 73,239 | 76,971 | 78,996 | 76,273 | 68,010 | 61,690 | 60,549 | 66,381 | 72,951 | 79,491 | 84,111 | 95,214 | |
| Median OJR | 0.71 | 0.87 | 0.95 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 1.17 | 1.189 | 1.30 | 1.38 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.36 | 1.190 | 1.07 | 0.999 | 1.05 | 0.997 | 1.04 | 1.057 | 1.063 | 0.98 |
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.