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Best Aquatic Science journals

259 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Aquatic Science. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 65 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Reviews in Aquaculture 25.5 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Information Processing in Agriculture 21.1 99th Q1 SCIE – Yes
3 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water 15.5 99th Q1 SCIE – No
4 Droplet 13.8 98th Q1 ESCI – Yes
5 Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture 13.5 98th Q1 SCIE – No
6 Fish and Fisheries 12.7 97th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Aquaculture and Fisheries 10.4 97th Q1 ESCI – Yes
8 Ocean and Coastal Management 10.3 97th Q1 SCIE – No
9 Limnology and Oceanography Letters 10.3 96th Q1 SCIE – Yes
10 Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 10.1 96th Q1 SCIE – No
11 HydroResearch 9.8 95th Q1 – – Yes
12 Marine Pollution Bulletin 9.7 95th Q1 SCIE – No
13 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology 9.2 95th Q1 SCIE – No
14 Aquaculture 9 94th Q1 SCIE – No
15 Marine Policy 8.7 94th Q1 SSCI A No
16 Water Biology and Security 8.5 94th Q1 ESCI – Yes
17 Marine Life Science and Technology 8.5 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
18 Aquaculture Economics and Management 8.2 93rd Q1 SCIE C No
19 Fish and Shellfish Immunology 8.1 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
20 Aquacultural Engineering 7.9 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
21 Aquatic Toxicology 7.9 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
22 Harmful Algae 7.6 91st Q1 SCIE – No
23 Aquaculture Nutrition 7.2 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
24 NPJ Ocean Sustainability 7.1 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
25 Limnology and Oceanography 6.9 90th Q1 SCIE – No
26 Progress in Oceanography 6.9 90th Q1 SCIE – No
27 Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 6.9 89th Q1 SCIE – Yes
28 Water (Switzerland) 6.7 89th Q1 SCIE – No
29 Frontiers in Marine Science 6.5 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
30 Aquaculture Reports 6.4 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
31 ICES Journal of Marine Science 6.2 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
32 Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research 6 87th Q1 ESCI – Yes
33 Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 6 87th Q1 SCIE – No
34 Journal of Applied Phycology 5.9 87th Q1 SCIE – No
35 Hydrobiologia 5.8 86th Q1 SCIE – No
36 Journal of Sea Research 5.8 86th Q1 SCIE – Yes
37 Journal of Phycology 5.7 85th Q1 SCIE – No
38 Aquaculture Research 5.6 85th Q1 SCIE – Yes
39 Oceanologia 5.6 85th Q1 SCIE – Yes
40 Coral Reefs 5.6 84th Q1 SCIE – No
41 Advances in Marine Biology 5.5 84th Q1 – – No
42 Aquatic Botany 5.4 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
43 Estuaries and Coasts 5.2 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
44 Freshwater Biology 5.2 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
45 Aquatic Invasions 5 82nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
46 Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 4.8 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
47 Marine Mammal Science 4.8 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
48 Algae 4.7 81st Q1 SCIE – No
49 Journal of Marine Systems 4.7 81st Q1 SCIE – No
50 Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 4.7 80th Q1 SCIE – No
51 Journal of Applied Aquaculture 4.7 80th Q1 ESCI – No
52 Journal of Great Lakes Research 4.7 80th Q1 SCIE – No
53 Applied Phycology 4.7 79th Q1 – – Yes
54 Marine Environmental Research 4.6 79th Q1 SCIE – No
55 Developmental and Comparative Immunology 4.6 78th Q1 SCIE – No
56 Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology 4.6 78th Q1 SCIE – No
57 Fisheries Oceanography 4.6 78th Q1 SCIE – No
58 NeoBiota 4.6 77th Q1 SCIE – Yes
59 European Journal of Phycology 4.5 77th Q1 SCIE – No
60 Journal of Experimental Biology 4.5 77th Q1 SCIE – No
61 Inland Waters 4.5 76th Q1 SCIE – No
62 Limnologica 4.5 76th Q1 SCIE – No
63 Fisheries Research 4.5 75th Q1 SCIE – No
64 Journal of Fish Diseases 4.5 75th Q1 SCIE – No
65 Fishes 4.4 75th Q1 SCIE – Yes
66 Continental Shelf Research 4.4 74th Q2 SCIE – No
67 Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 4.4 74th Q2 SCIE – No
68 Aquaculture Environment Interactions 4.4 73rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
69 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4.4 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
70 Marine Biotechnology 4.4 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
71 Aquatic Living Resources 4.3 72nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
72 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology 4.3 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
73 Mediterranean Marine Science 4.3 72nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
74 Regional Studies in Marine Science 4.3 71st Q2 SCIE – No
75 Aquaculture International 4.2 71st Q2 SCIE – No
76 Ecohydrology 4.2 70th Q2 SCIE – No
77 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 4.1 70th Q2 SCIE – No
78 Fisheries Management and Ecology 4.1 70th Q2 SCIE – No
79 Marine Ecology Progress Series 4 69th Q2 SCIE – No
80 Maritime Studies 4 69th Q2 ESCI – No
81 Aquaculture Journal 4 68th Q2 ESCI – Yes
82 Biofouling 3.9 68th Q2 SCIE – No
83 Journal of Plankton Research 3.9 68th Q2 SCIE – No
84 Aquatic Sciences 3.8 67th Q2 SCIE – No
85 Marine Biology 3.8 67th Q2 SCIE – No
86 Hupo Kexue/Journal of Lake Sciences 3.7 66th Q2 – – No
87 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 3.7 66th Q2 SCIE – No
88 Journal of Fish Biology 3.7 66th Q2 SCIE – No
89 Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 3.6 65th Q2 SCIE – No
90 Aquatic Ecology 3.6 65th Q2 SCIE – No
91 Fisheries 3.6 65th Q2 SCIE – No
92 Ecology of Freshwater Fish 3.6 64th Q2 SCIE – No
93 Marine and Freshwater Research 3.6 64th Q2 SCIE – No
94 Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries 3.6 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
95 Soil and Water Research 3.5 63rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
96 Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3.5 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
97 Environmental Biology of Fishes 3.5 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
98 Freshwater Science 3.5 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
99 Limnology 3.5 61st Q2 SCIE – No
100 Polar Science 3.5 61st Q2 SCIE – No
101 Wetlands Ecology and Management 3.5 61st Q2 SCIE – No
102 Cryptogamie, Algologie 3.4 60th Q2 SCIE – No
103 International Aquatic Research 3.3 60th Q2 – – Yes
104 New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 3.3 60th Q2 SCIE – No
105 Botanica Marina 3.3 59th Q2 SCIE – No
106 Phycologia 3.3 59th Q2 SCIE – No
107 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics 3.3 58th Q2 SCIE – No
108 Discover Food 3.2 58th Q2 ESCI – Yes
109 Journal of Paleolimnology 3.2 58th Q2 SCIE – No
110 Journal of Marine Sciences 3.2 57th Q2 – – No
111 Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 3.1 57th Q2 SCIE – No
112 Frontiers in Aquaculture 3.1 56th Q2 – – Yes
113 International Review of Hydrobiology 3.1 56th Q2 SCIE – No
114 San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 3.1 56th Q2 – – Yes
115 Marine Genomics 3.1 55th Q2 SCIE – No
116 Aquaculture Studies 3 55th Q2 – – No
117 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 3 55th Q2 SCIE – Yes
118 Limnetica 3 54th Q2 SCIE – Yes
119 Marine and Coastal Fisheries 3 54th Q2 SCIE – Yes
120 Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology 2.8 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
121 Neotropical Ichthyology 2.8 53rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
122 North American Journal of Aquaculture 2.8 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
123 Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture 2.8 52nd Q2 – – Yes
124 North American Journal of Fisheries Management 2.7 52nd Q2 SCIE – No
125 Journal of Limnology 2.7 51st Q2 SCIE – Yes
126 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 2.7 51st Q2 SCIE – No
127 Mires and Peat 2.6 51st Q2 SCIE – Yes
128 European Journal of Taxonomy 2.6 50th Q2 SCIE – Yes
129 Journal of Vertebrate Biology 2.6 50th Q2 SCIE – No
130 Marine Biodiversity 2.6 50th Q2 SCIE – No
131 Marine Ecology 2.6 49th Q3 SCIE – No
132 Phycological Research 2.5 49th Q3 SCIE – No
133 African Journal of Aquatic Science 2.5 48th Q3 SCIE – No
134 Coral Reefs of the World 2.5 48th Q3 – – No
135 Journal of Freshwater Ecology 2.5 48th Q3 SCIE – Yes
136 Acta Oceanologica Sinica 2.5 47th Q3 SCIE – No
137 Fisheries Science 2.4 47th Q3 SCIE – No
138 Limnological Review 2.4 46th Q3 – – Yes
139 Aquatic Microbial Ecology 2.3 46th Q3 SCIE – No
140 Diatom Research 2.3 46th Q3 SCIE – No
141 Aquatic Sciences and Engineering 2.3 45th Q3 ESCI – Yes
142 Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 2.2 45th Q3 SCIE – No
143 Advances in Oceanography and Limnology 2.2 44th Q3 – – Yes
144 African Journal of Marine Science 2.2 44th Q3 SCIE – No
145 Journal of Crustacean Biology 2.2 44th Q3 SCIE – No
146 Ocean and Coastal Research 2.2 43rd Q3 SCIE – Yes
147 Ribarstvo, Croatian Journal of Fisheries 2.2 43rd Q3 – – Yes
148 Scientia Marina 2.1 43rd Q3 SCIE – Yes
149 Aquatic Mammals 2.1 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
150 Squalen Bulletin of Marine and Fisheries Postharvest and Biotechnology 2.1 42nd Q3 – – Yes
151 Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 2.1 41st Q3 SCIE – No
152 Marine Biology Research 2.1 41st Q3 SCIE – No
153 Journal of Applied Ichthyology 2 41st Q3 SCIE – No
154 Ilmu Kelautan: Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences 2 40th Q3 – – Yes
155 Journal of Molluscan Studies 2 40th Q3 SCIE – No
156 Aquatic Biology 2 39th Q3 SCIE – Yes
157 Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2 39th Q3 – – Yes
158 Lake and Reservoir Management 2 39th Q3 SCIE – No
159 Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 2 38th Q3 – – Yes
160 Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan 2 38th Q3 – – Yes
161 Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 1.9 38th Q3 SCIE – No
162 Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 1.9 37th Q3 – – No
163 Ichthyology and Herpetology 1.9 37th Q3 SCIE – No
164 Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 1.9 36th Q3 SCIE – Yes
165 Journal of Fisheries of China 1.8 36th Q3 – – Yes
166 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 1.8 36th Q3 SCIE – Yes
167 Bulletin of Marine Science 1.8 35th Q3 SCIE – No
168 Proceedings of the Zoological Society 1.8 35th Q3 – – No
169 Aquatic Insects 1.6 34th Q3 SCIE – No
170 Marine and Fishery Sciences 1.6 34th Q3 – – Yes
171 Water Saving Irrigation 1.6 34th Q3 – – Yes
172 Journal of Shellfish Research 1.6 33rd Q3 SCIE – No
173 NAMMCO Scientific Publications 1.6 33rd Q3 – – Yes
174 Springer Water 1.6 33rd Q3 – – No
175 Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1.6 32nd Q3 SCIE – No
176 Jurnal Pengolahan Hasil Perikanan Indonesia 1.6 32nd Q3 – – No
177 Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 1.5 31st Q3 SCIE – No
178 Journal of Fishery Sciences of China 1.5 31st Q3 – – No
179 Thalassas 1.5 31st Q3 SCIE – No
180 Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos 1.5 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
181 South China Fisheries Science 1.5 30th Q3 – – No
182 Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia 1.5 29th Q3 – – Yes
183 Inland Water Biology 1.5 29th Q3 SCIE – No
184 Revista Ambiente e Agua 1.5 29th Q3 – – Yes
185 Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists 1.4 28th Q3 SCIE – No
186 Plankton and Benthos Research 1.4 28th Q3 SCIE – No
187 Asian Fisheries Science 1.4 27th Q3 – – Yes
188 Ciencias Marinas 1.4 27th Q3 SCIE – Yes
189 Journal of Ichthyology 1.4 27th Q3 SCIE – No
190 CCAMLR Science 1.4 26th Q3 – – No
191 Marine Fisheries Review 1.4 26th Q3 – – No
192 Water and Soil Management and Modeling 1.4 26th Q3 – – Yes
193 AACL Bioflux 1.3 25th Q3 – – No
194 Fishery Bulletin 1.3 25th Q3 SCIE – Yes
195 Aquatic Research 1.3 24th Q4 – – No
196 Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries 1.3 24th Q4 – – Yes
197 Fundamental and Applied Limnology 1.3 24th Q4 SCIE – No
198 Hydrobiological Journal 1.3 23rd Q4 – – No
199 Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 1.3 23rd Q4 – – No
200 International Journal of Aquatic Biology 1.3 22nd Q4 – – Yes
201 Oceanography and Marine Biology 1.3 22nd Q4 – – No
202 Vie et Milieu 1.3 22nd Q4 SCIE – Yes
203 International Journal of Limnology 1.3 21st Q4 SCIE – No
204 Philippine Journal of Fisheries 1.3 21st Q4 – – Yes
205 Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 1.2 21st Q4 – – No
206 Journal of Biological Studies 1.2 20th Q4 – – No
207 Journal of Fisheries and Environment 1.2 20th Q4 – – No
208 American Malacological Bulletin 1.2 19th Q4 SCIE – No
209 Ecopersia 1.2 19th Q4 – – Yes
210 Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science 1.2 19th Q4 – – No
211 Boletim do Instituto de Pesca 1.2 18th Q4 SCIE – Yes
212 Crustaceana 1.2 18th Q4 SCIE – No
213 Haiyang Xuebao 1.1 17th Q4 – – No
214 Indian Journal of Fisheries 1.1 17th Q4 SCIE – No
215 Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh 1.1 17th Q4 SCIE – No
216 Gulf and Caribbean Research 1.1 16th Q4 ESCI – No
217 Gayana 1 16th Q4 SCIE – Yes
218 Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science 1 16th Q4 – – No
219 Fisheries and Aquatic Life 1 15th Q4 – – Yes
220 Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras 1 15th Q4 ESCI – Yes
221 Wader Study 1 15th Q4 – – No
222 Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 1 14th Q4 SCIE – No
223 Ruthenica 1 14th Q4 – – No
224 Ecological Safety of Coastal and Shelf Zones of Sea 0.9 13th Q4 – – No
225 Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica 0.9 13th Q4 – – Yes
226 Boletin de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras 0.9 12th Q4 – – No
227 Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin 0.9 12th Q4 – – No
228 Genetics of Aquatic Organisms 0.9 11th Q4 – – No
229 Historia Naturalis Bulgarica 0.9 11th Q4 – – Yes
230 Russian Journal of Marine Biology 0.9 11th Q4 SCIE – No
231 International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education 0.8 11th Q4 – – No
232 Ocean and Polar Research 0.8 10th Q4 – – No
233 Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 0.8 10th Q4 – – No
234 Fish Pathology 0.8 9th Q4 SCIE – No
235 Nautilus 0.8 9th Q4 SCIE – No
236 Revista MVZ Cordoba 0.8 9th Q4 SCIE – Yes
237 Annales, Series Historia Naturalis 0.8 8th Q4 – – Yes
238 Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences 0.8 8th Q4 – – No
239 Hoehnea 0.8 7th Q4 – – Yes
240 Aquaculture Science 0.7 7th Q4 – – No
241 Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 0.7 7th Q4 – – Yes
242 Marine Biological Journal 0.7 6th Q4 – – No
243 Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia 0.7 6th Q4 SCIE – No
244 Hidrobiologica 0.7 5th Q4 SCIE – No
245 Freshwater Crayfish 0.6 5th Q4 ESCI – No
246 Indonesian Aquaculture Journal 0.6 5th Q4 – – No
247 Geo-Eco-Marina 0.6 4th Q4 – – No
248 Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 0.6 4th Q4 – – No
249 Limnology and Freshwater Biology 0.6 4th Q4 – – No
250 Texas Water Journal 0.6 3rd Q4 – – Yes
251 Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series 0.5 3rd Q4 – – No
252 Antarctic Record 0.4 2nd Q4 – – Yes
253 International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics 0.4 2nd Q4 – – No
254 Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi 0.4 2nd Q4 SCIE – No
255 Japanese Journal of Limnology 0.3 1st Q4 – – No
256 Journal of Universal History Studies 0.3 1st Q4 – – Yes
257 Bulletin of the Plankton Society of Japan 0.2 0th Q4 – – No
258 Journal of Tropical Resources and Sustainable Science 0.2 0th Q4 – – No
259 Food Agricultural Sciences and Technology 0 0th Q4 – – Yes

Rank and percentile are within the Aquatic Science Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-10-04). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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