Journal rankings · indicator year 2024
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Field ranking · 2024
Environmental Science journal rankings 2024
992 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Environmental Science has 992 ranked journals in 2024. The median journal has an OJR of 0.77, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.01 on 2023; Q1 starts at OJR 1.33. The top three are Reviews of Geophysics, Nature Sustainability, and Nature Climate Change.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2024. 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 2021–2023, the window the 2024 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 in Environmental Science (11)
Up to Physical Sciences992 ranked journals
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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 2023. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2021–2023, the window the 2024 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2021–2023 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 2015 to 2024. | Compare |
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1Reviews of GeophysicsWiley · United States | 12.00Q1 | 45.55 13.07 up from 2023 | 60 | 76% | $3,880 | ||
2Nature SustainabilityNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 6.37Q1 | 19.83 0.85 down from 2023 | 553 | 42% | $12,690 | ||
3Nature Climate ChangeNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 6.27Q1 | 14.12 4.88 down from 2023 | 861 | 44% | $12,690 | ||
4Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate ChangeWiley · United States | 5.55Q1 | 12.62 1.30 down from 2023 | 156 | 81% | $5,450 | ||
5The Lancet Planetary HealthOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.31Q1 | 15.80 0.87 down from 2023 | 476 | 100% | $6,680 | ||
6Nature FoodNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 5.06Q1 | 10.49 2.50 down from 2023 | 630 | 41% | $12,690 | ||
7Global Food SecurityElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.00Q1 | 11.43 2.51 down from 2023 | 235 | 74% | $5,240 | ||
8Environmental Chemistry LettersSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 4.60Q1 | 24.59 7.28 up from 2023 | 529 | 38% | $3,190 | ||
| 4.41Q1 | 13.79 0.92 up from 2023 | 784 | 43% | $3,310 | |||
10LandslidesSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 4.38Q1 | 7.22 0.95 up from 2023 | 599 | 30% | $4,590 | ||
11npj Ocean SustainabilityOASpringer Science+Business Media | 4.25Q1 | 9.18 4.39 down from 2023 | 33 | 100% | $2,090 | ||
12BiogeotechnicsOAElsevier BV | 4.19Q1 | 16.85no 2023 value | 41 | 100% | $0 listed | — | |
13Circular EconomyOAElsevier BV | 4.16Q1 | 15.19 1.55 up from 2023 | 37 | 100% | $1,680 | ||
14Global Change BiologyWiley · United Kingdom | 4.12Q1 | 11.77 0.20 down from 2023 | 1,528 | 81% | $4,550 | ||
15npj Urban SustainabilityOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 3.98Q1 | 10.01 0.47 down from 2023 | 127 | 100% | $2,490 | ||
16Nature WaterSpringer Science+Business Media | 3.98Q1 | 13.53no 2023 value | 171 | 37% | $12,690 | — | |
17Habitat InternationalElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.96Q1 | 7.97 0.50 up from 2023 | 405 | 32% | $3,560 | ||
18Remote Sensing of EnvironmentElsevier BV · United States | 3.92Q1 | 12.79 0.24 down from 2023 | 1,317 | 63% | $4,450 | ||
19Eco-Environment & HealthOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.91Q1 | 16.20 6.26 down from 2023 | 71 | 100% | $2,500 | ||
20The ISME JournalOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 3.89Q1 | 10.82 1.16 down from 2023 | 656 | 100% | $4,153 | ||
21Environmental Science and EcotechnologyOAElsevier BV · China | 3.74Q1 | 15.25 0.45 up from 2023 | 189 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
22Ecological MonographsWiley · United States | 3.58Q1 | 8.96 0.74 up from 2023 | 121 | 73% | $3,970 | ||
23Resources Conservation and RecyclingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.55Q1 | 12.26 0.31 down from 2023 | 1,681 | 54% | $5,270 | ||
24Geography and sustainabilityOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.50Q1 | 8.41 1.41 down from 2023 | 126 | 100% | $1,700 | ||
25One EarthElsevier BV · United States | 3.47Q1 | 9.30 0.42 down from 2023 | 626 | 100% | $9,170 | ||
26Communications Earth & EnvironmentOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 3.45Q1 | 10.31 0.24 down from 2023 | 1,044 | 100% | $3,490 | ||
27npj Clean WaterOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 3.33Q1 | 12.69 0.12 up from 2023 | 190 | 100% | $3,890 | ||
28Sustainable Cities and SocietyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.25Q1 | 13.71 1.32 up from 2023 | 2,357 | 28% | $4,870 | ||
29Journal of Environmental PsychologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.24Q1 | 7.90 0.22 down from 2023 | 511 | 69% | $4,380 | ||
30npj BiodiversityOASpringer Science+Business Media | 3.24Q1 | 6.77 3.37 up from 2023 | 31 | 100% | $2,050 | ||
31The Innovation GeoscienceOAPublisher not listed | 3.24Q1 | 7.90no 2023 value | 39 | 100% | — | — | |
32Landscape and Urban PlanningElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.23Q1 | 10.12 1.12 up from 2023 | 653 | 60% | $3,120 | ||
33Resources Environment and SustainabilityOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.22Q1 | 8.21 4.43 down from 2023 | 110 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
34Engineering GeologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.21Q1 | 8.89 1.55 up from 2023 | 1,017 | 25% | $4,210 | ||
35Trends in Environmental Analytical ChemistryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.21Q1 | 16.16 2.93 up from 2023 | 108 | 34% | $4,430 | ||
36Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 3.07Q1 | 15.09 2.34 up from 2023 | 226 | 27% | — | ||
37Energy NexusOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.02Q1 | 13.84 2.24 up from 2023 | 248 | 100% | $2,200 | ||
38Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews WaterWiley · United States | 3.00Q1 | 7.27 1.94 down from 2023 | 185 | 82% | $4,200 | ||
39Journal of Cleaner ProductionElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.99Q1 | 11.45 0.28 up from 2023 | 13,354 | 30% | $4,660 | ||
40Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.96Q1 | 13.28 2.92 up from 2023 | 114 | 37% | $5,190 | ||
41Current Forestry ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.94Q1 | 7.98 2.32 down from 2023 | 74 | 89% | $4,990 | ||
42Earth s FutureOAAmerican Geophysical Union · United States | 2.94Q1 | 9.67 0.26 up from 2023 | 660 | 100% | $3,180 | ||
43Current Environmental Health ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 2.93Q1 | 11.49 1.75 up from 2023 | 112 | 67% | $3,990 | ||
44npj Climate and Atmospheric ScienceOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.88Q1 | 9.93 0.69 down from 2023 | 375 | 100% | $3,590 | ||
45Environment InternationalOAElsevier BV · United States | 2.87Q1 | 11.33 0.03 down from 2023 | 1,936 | 100% | $4,750 | ||
46Methods in Ecology and EvolutionOAWiley · United States | 2.86Q1 | 6.95 0.61 down from 2023 | 677 | 100% | $3,500 | ||
47International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and GeoinformationOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.84Q1 | 9.59 0.87 up from 2023 | 1,291 | 100% | $3,550 | ||
48Conservation LettersOAWiley · United States | 2.84Q1 | 6.12 1.57 down from 2023 | 189 | 100% | $3,550 | ||
49Environmental Chemistry and EcotoxicologyOAElsevier BV · China | 2.82Q1 | 10.39 1.83 down from 2023 | 68 | 100% | $700 | ||
50Environmental Science & TechnologyAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.78Q1 | 12.33 0.34 up from 2023 | 5,307 | 35% | $4,500 |
Subfields of Environmental Science, compared.
- Ecology288
- Global and Planetary Change236
- Water Science and Technology103
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis100
- Pollution69
- Nature and Landscape Conservation55
- Environmental Engineering53
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law45
- Waste Management and Disposal25
- Environmental Chemistry10
- Ecological Modeling8
Journals
Citations made in 2024. Corpus-wide, 87.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
214 additional Environmental Science journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2021–2023, 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: 2024. Publication window: 2021–2023. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 992
- Window papers (baseline)
- 799,466 +17.3% from indicator year 2021
- Median OJR
- 0.77 -3.5% from indicator year 2021
- Rising journals (2025)
- 67Comparison-group list (67)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2021–2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 429 | 465 | 498 | 528 | 542 | 555 | 565 | 584 | 621 | 658 | 691 | 730 | 752 | 781 | 816 | 854 | 879 | 894 | 910 | 907 | 926 | 945 | 982 | 992 | 992 | 998 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 177,914 | 208,192 | 224,441 | 245,259 | 251,131 | 272,523 | 295,719 | 323,264 | 355,145 | 387,726 | 421,450 | 454,259 | 488,219 | 520,283 | 555,752 | 588,865 | 606,383 | 609,229 | 603,145 | 613,842 | 636,773 | 681,372 | 729,009 | 768,184 | 799,466 | 839,315 | |
| Median OJR | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.763 | 0.755 | 0.753 | 0.7599 | 0.820 | 0.814 | 0.84 | 0.832 | 0.85 | 0.885 | 0.916 | 0.917 | 0.90 | 0.879 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.829 | 0.815 | 0.824 | 0.80 | 0.757 | 0.7602 | 0.77 | 0.79 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 4.0% | 780 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 1.062 per 1,000 | 688 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -2.4% | 896 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 79.2% | 998 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,120 | 607 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 30.3% | 956 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 998 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.80 | 989 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 26.5% | 998 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 41.9% | 995 journals |
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.