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Best Environmental Engineering journals

233 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Environmental Engineering. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 60 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 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 35.7 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Environmental Science and Ecotechnology 26.2 99th Q1 SCIE – Yes
3 Biofuel Research Journal 23.5 98th Q1 ESCI – Yes
4 Cleaner Materials 23.4 98th Q1 ESCI – Yes
5 Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology 23.4 98th Q1 SCIE – No
6 Nature Water 23.3 97th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Water Research 21.6 97th Q1 SCIE – No
8 Chemosphere 21.1 96th Q1 – – No
9 Sustainable Production and Consumption 21.1 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
10 Journal of Hazardous Materials 20.8 96th Q1 SCIE – No
11 Bioresource Technology 20.7 95th Q1 SCIE – No
12 Engineering 19.4 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
13 Science of the Total Environment 18.8 94th Q1 – – No
14 ACS Environmental Au 17 94th Q1 ESCI – Yes
15 Agronomy for Sustainable Development 15 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
16 Building and Environment 15 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
17 Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters 15 93rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
18 Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science 14.7 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
19 Cleaner Engineering and Technology 14.3 92nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
20 Journal of Environmental Sciences (China) 14.3 91st Q1 SCIE – No
21 Journal of Environmental Management 13.9 91st Q1 SCIE – No
22 Process Safety and Environmental Protection 12.8 91st Q1 SCIE – No
23 Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 12.8 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
24 Energy and Environment 12.7 90th Q1 SSCI C No
25 Resources, Environment and Sustainability 12.5 89th Q1 ESCI – Yes
26 npj Urban Sustainability 11.9 89th Q1 SSCI – Yes
27 Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering 11.6 89th Q1 – – Yes
28 Water Cycle 11.2 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
29 Waste Management and Research 11.1 88th Q1 SCIE – No
30 Water-Energy Nexus 11 87th Q1 – – Yes
31 Sustainable Environment Research 10.9 87th Q1 SCIE – Yes
32 Journal of Polymers and the Environment 10.9 86th Q1 SCIE – No
33 Environmental Challenges 10.8 86th Q1 – – Yes
34 Groundwater for Sustainable Development 10.7 86th Q1 ESCI – No
35 ES Energy and Environment 10.3 85th Q1 – – No
36 Ocean Engineering 10.2 85th Q1 SCIE – No
37 Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences 10.2 84th Q1 – – Yes
38 Indoor Air 9.9 84th Q1 SCIE – No
39 Environmental Science: Advances 9.8 84th Q1 ESCI – Yes
40 International Journal of Sustainable Transportation 9.7 83rd Q1 SSCI B No
41 Journal of Biological Engineering 9.3 83rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
42 Bioresource Technology Reports 9.3 82nd Q1 ESCI – No
43 Elementa 9.2 82nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
44 Clean Energy 9.1 81st Q1 ESCI – Yes
45 Ecological Engineering 9.1 81st Q1 SCIE – No
46 Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities 8.9 81st Q1 – – Yes
47 Green and Low-Carbon Economy 8.7 80th Q1 – – No
48 Coastal Engineering 8.6 80th Q1 SCIE – No
49 Cleaner and Responsible Consumption 8.4 79th Q1 ESCI – Yes
50 Environmental Modelling and Software 8.4 79th Q1 SCIE – No
51 Biochemical Engineering Journal 8.2 79th Q1 SCIE – No
52 Engineering in Life Sciences 8.2 78th Q1 SCIE – Yes
53 Environmental Processes 8.2 78th Q1 ESCI – No
54 International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 8.2 77th Q1 SCIE – No
55 Environmental Engineering Research 8.1 77th Q1 SCIE – No
56 Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 8 76th Q1 SCIE – No
57 AIChE Journal 7.9 76th Q1 SCIE – No
58 Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 7.8 76th Q1 SCIE B No
59 Civil Engineering Journal (Iran) 7.3 75th Q1 ESCI – No
60 Cleaner Environmental Systems 7.3 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
61 Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering 7.2 74th Q2 SCIE – No
62 Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering 7.1 74th Q2 – – No
63 Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 7 74th Q2 SCIE – No
64 Environmental Geochemistry and Health 7 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
65 European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering 6.9 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
66 Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology 6.8 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
67 Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters 6.7 72nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
68 Environmental Technology Reviews 6.6 71st Q2 – – No
69 Journal of Hydro-Environment Research 6.2 71st Q2 SCIE – No
70 Waste and Biomass Valorization 6.2 71st Q2 SCIE – No
71 Journal of Aerosol Science 6.1 70th Q2 SCIE – No
72 Water Science and Technology 6.1 70th Q2 SCIE – Yes
73 Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management 5.8 69th Q2 ESCI – Yes
74 Journal of Flood Risk Management 5.8 69th Q2 SCIE – Yes
75 International Journal of Renewable Energy Development 5.6 69th Q2 ESCI – Yes
76 Aqua Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society 5.6 68th Q2 SCIE – No
77 Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability 5.6 68th Q2 ESCI – Yes
78 Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 5.5 67th Q2 SCIE – No
79 Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 5.5 67th Q2 – – Yes
80 Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste 5.4 67th Q2 ESCI – No
81 Motivation Science 5.3 66th Q2 SSCI – No
82 Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 5.3 66th Q2 SCIE – No
83 Discover Chemical Engineering 5 65th Q2 ESCI – Yes
84 IET Energy Systems Integration 5 65th Q2 ESCI – Yes
85 Biodegradation 5 64th Q2 SCIE – No
86 Environment 5 64th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
87 Ozone: Science and Engineering 5 64th Q2 SCIE – No
88 Low-Carbon Materials and Green Construction 5 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
89 Remediation 4.8 63rd Q2 ESCI – No
90 Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy 4.8 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
91 Water Resources Protection 4.8 62nd Q2 – – No
92 Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 4.7 62nd Q2 ESCI – No
93 Water and Environment Journal 4.6 61st Q2 SCIE – No
94 Journal of Environmental Quality 4.5 61st Q2 SCIE – No
95 Safety in Extreme Environments 4.4 60th Q2 – – No
96 Mediterranean Marine Science 4.3 60th Q2 SCIE – Yes
97 Paddy and Water Environment 4.3 59th Q2 SCIE – No
98 Acta Innovations 4.2 59th Q2 – – Yes
99 International Review of Applied Sciences and Engineering 4.2 59th Q2 – – Yes
100 Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering 4.1 58th Q2 SCIE – No
101 UCL Open Environment 4 58th Q2 – – Yes
102 AWWA Water Science 3.7 57th Q2 ESCI – No
103 Water Conservation Science and Engineering 3.7 57th Q2 ESCI – No
104 ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 3.6 57th Q2 ESCI – No
105 Research in Cold and Arid Regions 3.6 56th Q2 ESCI – Yes
106 International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 3.5 56th Q2 ESCI – No
107 Agricultural Engineering 3.5 55th Q2 ESCI – No
108 International Journal of Fluid Engineering 3.4 55th Q2 – – Yes
109 Chinese Journal of Geological Hazard and Control 3.4 54th Q2 – – Yes
110 Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology 3.4 54th Q2 ESCI – No
111 Science and Technology for the Built Environment 3.3 54th Q2 SCIE – No
112 Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States) 3.3 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
113 Open Engineering 3.3 53rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
114 Energy, Environment, and Sustainability 3.3 52nd Q2 – – No
115 Journal of Renewable Energy and Environment 3.2 52nd Q2 – – Yes
116 Geomatics and Environmental Engineering 3.1 52nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
117 Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S 3.1 51st Q2 SCIE – No
118 International Journal on Energy Conversion 3.1 51st Q2 – – No
119 BioResources 3.1 50th Q2 SCIE – Yes
120 Cleaner Water 3.1 50th Q2 – – Yes
121 Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agricola e Ambiental 3 50th Q2 SCIE – Yes
122 Acque Sotterranee - Italian Journal of Groundwater 2.9 49th Q3 ESCI – Yes
123 You Qi Chu Yun/Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation 2.9 49th Q3 – – Yes
124 Journal of Sustainable Mining 2.9 48th Q3 ESCI – Yes
125 Journal of Resources and Ecology 2.8 48th Q3 – – No
126 Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering 2.8 47th Q3 – – No
127 Journal of Environmental Engineering Technology 2.7 47th Q3 – – No
128 Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (China) 2.7 47th Q3 – – Yes
129 CONSTRUCTION 2.5 46th Q3 – – No
130 Ecological Engineering and Environmental Technology 2.5 45th Q3 – – No
131 Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management 2.5 45th Q3 SCIE – Yes
132 Journal of Water and Land Development 2.5 45th Q3 – – Yes
133 Civil and Environmental Engineering 2.4 44th Q3 ESCI – Yes
134 Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics 2.4 44th Q3 SCIE – No
135 Heritage and Sustainable Development 2.4 43rd Q3 – – Yes
136 Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing and Chemistry 2.4 43rd Q3 – – No
137 Environmental Research, Engineering and Management 2.4 42nd Q3 – – No
138 International Journal of GEOMATE 2.3 42nd Q3 ESCI – No
139 Geosystem Engineering 2.2 42nd Q3 ESCI – No
140 Journal of Engineering Thermophysics 2.2 41st Q3 SCIE – No
141 American Chemical Society Environmental Science and Technology Air 2.2 40th Q3 ESCI – No
142 International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology 2.2 40th Q3 ESCI – No
143 Applied Environmental Biotechnology 2.1 40th Q3 – – No
144 International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development 2.1 39th Q3 – – No
145 Journal of Irrigation and Drainage 2.1 39th Q3 – – Yes
146 Advances in Environmental Technology 2.1 38th Q3 – – Yes
147 Future Cities and Environment 2.1 38th Q3 – – No
148 International Journal of Engineering and Manufacturing 2.1 37th Q3 – – No
149 HBRC Journal 2 37th Q3 – – Yes
150 Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management 2 37th Q3 – – No
151 Journal of Engineering Sciences (Ukraine) 2 36th Q3 ESCI – Yes
152 Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment 1.9 36th Q3 ESCI – No
153 Current Applied Science and Technology 1.9 35th Q3 – – No
154 Greening of Industry Networks Studies 1.9 35th Q3 – – No
155 Detritus 1.8 34th Q3 ESCI – Yes
156 Journal of Green Building 1.8 34th Q3 AHCI – No
157 Advances in Technology Innovation 1.8 33rd Q3 – – No
158 Indonesian Journal of Urban and Environmental Technology 1.8 33rd Q3 – – No
159 Journal of Studies in Science and Engineering 1.8 32nd Q3 – – Yes
160 Acta Scientiarum Polonorum, Formatio Circumiectus 1.7 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
161 WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development 1.7 32nd Q3 – – No
162 Progress in Agricultural Engineering Sciences 1.7 31st Q3 – – No
163 Chemistry, Didactics, Ecology, Metrology 1.6 31st Q3 ESCI – No
164 Japan Architectural Review 1.6 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
165 Journal of Environmental Biology 1.6 30th Q3 ESCI – No
166 Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability 1.6 30th Q3 – – Yes
167 International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering and Technology 1.6 29th Q3 ESCI – No
168 Journal of Water and Environment Technology 1.6 29th Q3 ESCI – Yes
169 Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 1.5 28th Q3 SCIE – No
170 International Journal of Sustainable Aviation 1.5 28th Q3 ESCI – No
171 Sustainable Marine Structures 1.4 28th Q3 – – No
172 Environmental Research and Technology 1.4 27th Q3 – – No
173 Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters 1.4 27th Q3 – – No
174 Huanjing Kexue Xuebao / Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae 1.4 26th Q3 – – No
175 Journal of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development 1.4 26th Q3 – – Yes
176 Avicenna Journal of Environmental Health Engineering 1.3 25th Q3 – – Yes
177 Energy Environmental Protection 1.3 25th Q3 – – Yes
178 Hydro-Science and Engineering 1.3 25th Q3 – – Yes
179 International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management 1.3 24th Q4 ESCI – No
180 Advances in Civil and Architectural Engineering 1.2 24th Q4 ESCI – Yes
181 Acta Hydrotechnica 1.2 23rd Q4 – – No
182 Italian Journal of Engineering Geology and Environment 1.2 23rd Q4 ESCI – No
183 Journal of Disaster and Risk 1.2 23rd Q4 – – No
184 ASEAN Engineering Journal 1.2 22nd Q4 – – No
185 Environmental and Engineering Geoscience 1.2 22nd Q4 SCIE – No
186 Revista Politecnica 1.2 21st Q4 – – Yes
187 Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects Part A: International Journal of Maritime Engineering 1.1 21st Q4 SCIE – No
188 Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences 1.1 20th Q4 – – No
189 Environment Protection Engineering 1.1 20th Q4 SCIE – No
190 Water Resources Development and Management 1.1 20th Q4 – – No
191 Nafta - Gaz 1 19th Q4 ESCI – No
192 Paliva 1 19th Q4 – – No
193 Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering 0.9 18th Q4 – – No
194 Informes de la Construccion 0.9 18th Q4 SCIE – Yes
195 International Journal of Environment and Waste Management 0.9 18th Q4 ESCI – No
196 Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers 0.8 17th Q4 – – No
197 Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum 0.8 17th Q4 – – Yes
198 Environmental Science and Engineering 0.8 16th Q4 – – No
199 Journal of Engineering Sciences 0.8 16th Q4 – – Yes
200 Hydrometallurgy of China 0.8 15th Q4 – – No
201 Journal of Building Material Science 0.7 15th Q4 – – No
202 Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 0.7 15th Q4 – – Yes
203 Energy Studies Review 0.7 14th Q4 – C No
204 Bauphysik 0.7 14th Q4 SCIE – No
205 Environment and Water Engineering 0.7 13th Q4 – – Yes
206 Naturae 0.7 13th Q4 – – No
207 Prospecting and Development of Oil and Gas Fields 0.7 13th Q4 – – No
208 Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) 0.7 12th Q4 – – No
209 Journal of Materials and Metallurgy 0.7 12th Q4 – – No
210 Environmental Sanitation Engineering 0.7 11th Q4 – – No
211 Journal of Korea Society of Waste Management 0.7 11th Q4 – – No
212 Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders 0.6 10th Q4 – – No
213 GeoFocus 0.6 10th Q4 ESCI – Yes
214 Intelligent Geoengineering 0.6 9th Q4 – – No
215 Journal of Engineering Geology 0.6 9th Q4 – – No
216 Amirkabir Journal of Civil Engineering 0.5 8th Q4 – – No
217 Uranium Mining and Metallurgy 0.5 8th Q4 – – No
218 Jurnal Presipitasi 0.5 7th Q4 – – Yes
219 Mathematical and Computational Forestry and Natural-Resource Sciences 0.5 7th Q4 ESCI – No
220 Journal of Health System Research 0.4 6th Q4 – – Yes
221 Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 0.4 6th Q4 – – No
222 Waste Forum 0.4 6th Q4 – – No
223 Environmental Resources Research 0.4 5th Q4 – – Yes
224 Geoingegneria Ambientale e Mineraria 0.4 5th Q4 ESCI – No
225 Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering 0.3 4th Q4 – – Yes
226 Sustainable Civil Infrastructures 0.3 4th Q4 – – No
227 International Journal of Exploration Geophysics, Remote Sensing and Environment 0.2 3rd Q4 – – No
228 Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures 0.2 2nd Q4 ESCI – Yes
229 Vytapeni, Vetrani, Instalace 0.2 2nd Q4 – – No
230 Clean Air and Containment Review 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
231 Journal of the IEST 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
232 Taiwan Water Conservancy 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
233 Public Recreation and Landscape Protection 0 0th Q4 – – No

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