| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 10 / 725 | 98th | Q1 |
| Environmental Science (all) | 8 / 249 | 96th | Q1 |
| Biochemistry | 23 / 448 | 94th | Q1 |
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Environmental Research
Environmental Research is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 16.5), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Academic Press Inc..
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ISSN 0013-9351Verify ISSN ↗1096-0953Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Academic Press Inc.
Cost to publish: About US$3,880 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Environmental Research indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1997–present (also 1967–1995), best quartile Q1, CiteScore 16.5.
What quartile is Environmental Research in Scopus?
Environmental Research is Q1 in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (rank 10 of 725), Q1 in Environmental Science (all) (rank 8 of 249) and Q1 in Biochemistry (rank 23 of 448), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Environmental Research?
Environmental Research is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 16.5, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 98th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.836, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 217.
How much does it cost to publish in Environmental Research?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,880 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Environmental Research and what is its ISSN?
Environmental Research is published by Academic Press Inc. Its print ISSN is 0013-9351 and its online ISSN is 1096-0953.
Is Environmental Research covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Environmental Research in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Environmental Research open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Environmental Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Environmental Research has an h-index of 257 and a 2-year mean of 8.14 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 16.5, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #17 of 710 Scopus journals in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.
Environmental Research published 2,647 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Environmental Research? — latest 96 articles, 2026
In its latest 96 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (76.7%), United States (2.2%) and Hong Kong SAR China (2.1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Environmental Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 367 retracted papers are recorded (15.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 40 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 367 · 15.5 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 40 · 1.7 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text and tortured phrases
- Author concentration76.7% of recent authorship from China
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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