Journal rankings · indicator year 2021
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Subfield ranking · 2021
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis journal rankings 2021
93 ranked journals · Subfield in Environmental Science
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis has 93 ranked journals in 2021. The median OJR fell 0.05 on 2020 to 1.00, level with the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.65. The top three are Global Transitions, Journal of Environmental Psychology, and Environment International.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2021. 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 2018–2020, the window the 2021 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)
93 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 2020. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2018–2020, the window the 2021 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2018–2020 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 2012 to 2021. | Compare |
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1Global TransitionsOAElsevier BV · China | 4.43Q1 | 12.25 6.70 up from 2020 | 52 | 100% | $900 | ||
2Journal of Environmental PsychologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.88Q1 | 9.14 2.88 up from 2020 | 304 | 57% | $4,380 | ||
3Environment InternationalOAElsevier BV · United States | 3.06Q1 | 13.19 2.38 up from 2020 | 2,494 | 100% | $4,750 | ||
4The Lancet Planetary HealthOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.00Q1 | 10.35 2.52 up from 2020 | 404 | 100% | $6,680 | ||
5Environmental Science & Technology LettersAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.87Q1 | 12.53 3.81 up from 2020 | 414 | 32% | $4,500 | ||
6Current Environmental Health ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 2.80Q1 | 7.49 1.78 down from 2020 | 121 | 67% | $3,990 | ||
7Landscape and Urban PlanningElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.79Q1 | 8.69 1.40 up from 2020 | 621 | 54% | $3,120 | ||
8Environment and BehaviorSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.61Q1 | 4.59 0.87 up from 2020 | 113 | 48% | $3,900 | ||
9Environmental Science & TechnologyAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.57Q1 | 11.40 1.53 up from 2020 | 4,692 | 35% | $4,500 | ||
10Particle and Fibre ToxicologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.52Q1 | 10.24 0.29 down from 2020 | 150 | 100% | $4,090 | ||
11Environmental Health PerspectivesOANational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · United States | 2.47Q1 | 9.43 0.60 up from 2020 | 488 | 100% | $4,500 | ||
12International Journal of EpidemiologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.36Q1 | 8.30 2.20 up from 2020 | 772 | 75% | $4,514 | ||
13Exposure and HealthSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.25Q1 | 7.69 0.88 up from 2020 | 108 | 32% | $2,490 | ||
14Environmental HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.02Q1 | 7.51 0.60 up from 2020 | 319 | 100% | $3,490 | ||
15Environmental ResearchElsevier BV · United States | 1.96Q1 | 8.24 1.35 up from 2020 | 2,755 | 36% | $3,880 | ||
16Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part BTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.93Q1 | 8.32 0.58 up from 2020 | 46 | 58% | — | ||
17Health & PlaceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.90Q1 | 5.43 0.89 up from 2020 | 512 | 68% | $3,380 | ||
18International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental HealthElsevier BV · Germany | 1.87Q1 | 7.47 0.07 up from 2020 | 443 | 55% | $3,800 | ||
19Environmental Health and Preventive MedicineOASpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 1.76Q1 | 5.77 1.12 up from 2020 | 226 | 100% | $2,145 | ||
20GeoHealthOAWiley · United States | 1.75Q1 | 6.13 1.20 up from 2020 | 110 | 100% | $3,000 | ||
21Urban forestry & urban greeningElsevier BV · Germany | 1.71Q1 | 6.10 1.11 up from 2020 | 771 | 32% | $3,870 | ||
22Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental EpidemiologySpringer Nature · United States | 1.68Q1 | 4.37 1.25 down from 2020 | 246 | 71% | $5,490 | ||
23Indoor AirWiley · Denmark | 1.66Q1 | 6.70 1.18 up from 2020 | 314 | 73% | $2,490 | ||
24Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.65Q1 | 6.70 0.20 up from 2020 | 4,062 | 100% | $3,650 | ||
25Toxicology ReportsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.55Q2 | 5.54 0.03 down from 2020 | 501 | 100% | $2,530 | ||
26Atmospheric Environment XOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.52Q2 | 6.05 1.04 up from 2020 | 97 | 100% | $1,860 | ||
27Journal of Environmental SciencesElsevier BV · China | 1.51Q2 | 6.37 0.58 up from 2020 | 972 | 10% | $3,000 | ||
28Critical Reviews in ToxicologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.50Q2 | 6.65 0.23 up from 2020 | 118 | 60% | — | ||
29Air Quality Atmosphere & HealthSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.50Q2 | 6.55 2.31 up from 2020 | 402 | 32% | $3,590 | ||
30Cities & HealthTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.49Q2 | 4.52 3.00 up from 2020 | 208 | 42% | — | ||
31Environmental Toxicology and PharmacologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.43Q2 | 5.94 0.68 up from 2020 | 525 | 21% | $3,540 | ||
32ToxicsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.43Q2 | 5.22 0.18 up from 2020 | 254 | 100% | $3,137 | ||
33International Journal of BiometeorologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.33Q2 | 4.22 0.48 up from 2020 | 534 | 36% | $3,890 | ||
34ChallengesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.33Q2 | 5.34 3.29 up from 2020 | 106 | 100% | $1,689 | ||
35Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International JournalTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.27Q2 | 4.54 0.11 up from 2020 | 450 | 8% | — | ||
36ToxicologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.25Q2 | 4.32 0.08 down from 2020 | 470 | 26% | $4,250 | ||
37Atmospheric Pollution ResearchElsevier BV · Türkiye | 1.25Q2 | 5.10 0.44 up from 2020 | 614 | 29% | $2,570 | ||
38Environmental Science Processes & ImpactsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.25Q2 | 5.62 0.94 up from 2020 | 482 | 31% | — | ||
39Toxicological SciencesOxford University Press · United States | 1.21Q2 | 3.85 1.07 down from 2020 | 710 | 73% | $4,671 | ||
40The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental MedicineOANational Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Health Organization · Iran | 1.17Q2 | 5.29 2.50 up from 2020 | 81 | — | — | ||
41NeuroToxicologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.16Q2 | 4.22 0.21 down from 2020 | 449 | 40% | $4,030 | ||
42Toxicology LettersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.14Q2 | 4.03 0.04 down from 2020 | 894 | 11% | $4,270 | ||
43Frontiers in Sustainable CitiesOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 1.12Q2 | 3.00 1.00 down from 2020 | 71 | 100% | $1,418 | ||
44Aerosol and Air Quality ResearchOATaiwan Association for Aerosol Research · Taiwan | 1.08Q2 | 4.98 1.53 up from 2020 | 756 | 100% | $2,090 | ||
45Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & PharmacologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.06Q2 | 4.00 0.41 up from 2020 | 438 | 16% | $3,220 | ||
46Regulatory Toxicology and PharmacologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.01Q2 | 3.47 0.08 up from 2020 | 691 | 48% | $4,210 | ||
47Toxicological ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · South Korea | 1.00Q2 | 3.68 0.10 up from 2020 | 149 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
48Journal of Health and PollutionOAPure Earth · United States | 1.00Q3 | 3.83 0.46 up from 2020 | 146 | 100% | — | ||
49EcopsychologyMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.98Q3 | 2.53 0.10 up from 2020 | 114 | 7% | — | ||
50Environmental Toxicology and ChemistryWiley · United States | 0.98Q3 | 3.98 0.19 down from 2020 | 791 | 46% | $3,500 |
Subfields of Environmental Science, with Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis highlighted.
- Ecology279
- Global and Planetary Change221
- Water Science and Technology101
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis93
- Pollution58
- Nature and Landscape Conservation57
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law52
- Environmental Engineering47
- Waste Management and Disposal22
- Environmental Chemistry8
- Ecological Modeling7
Journals
Citations made in 2021. Corpus-wide, 87.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
24 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 2018–2020, 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: 2021. Publication window: 2018–2020. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 93
- Window papers (baseline)
- 66,381 -2.4% from indicator year 2018
- Median OJR
- 0.997 -7.2% from indicator year 2018
- Rising journals (2025)
- 12
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2018–2020 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.