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Best Pollution journals

175 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Pollution. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 45 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 Nature Reviews Earth and Environment 98.9 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Energy and Environmental Science 42.6 99th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 35.7 98th Q1 SCIE – No
4 Biochar 25.6 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
5 Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology 23.4 97th Q1 SCIE – No
6 Water Research 21.6 96th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Chemosphere 21.1 96th Q1 – – No
8 Journal of Hazardous Materials 20.8 95th Q1 SCIE – No
9 Science of the Total Environment 18.8 95th Q1 – – No
10 Energy 17.1 94th Q1 SCIE – No
11 Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management 16.7 94th Q1 – – No
12 npj Clean Water 16.6 93rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
13 Green Chemistry 16 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
14 Energy Storage and Saving 15.3 92nd Q1 – – Yes
15 Current Pollution Reports 15.2 91st Q1 SCIE – No
16 Environmental Pollution 15.1 91st Q1 SCIE – No
17 Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters 15 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
18 Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 14.3 90th Q1 SCIE – No
19 Environmental Science and Technology Letters 14.2 89th Q1 SCIE – No
20 Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 12.8 89th Q1 ESCI – Yes
21 Resources, Environment and Sustainability 12.5 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
22 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 12.1 88th Q1 – – No
23 Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 11.7 87th Q1 SCIE – No
24 Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 11.6 86th Q1 SCIE – No
25 Reviews on Environmental Health 11.5 86th Q1 SCIE – No
26 Environmental Evidence 11.4 85th Q1 SCIE – Yes
27 International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 11.2 85th Q1 SCIE – No
28 Waste Management and Research 11.1 84th Q1 SCIE – No
29 Sustainable Environment Research 10.9 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
30 Environmental Challenges 10.8 83rd Q1 – – Yes
31 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 10.5 83rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
32 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10.2 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
33 Exposure and Health 10.2 81st Q1 SCIE – No
34 Environmental Sciences Europe 9.9 81st Q1 SCIE – Yes
35 Environmental Science: Advances 9.8 80th Q1 ESCI – Yes
36 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 9.8 80th Q1 – – No
37 Marine Pollution Bulletin 9.7 79th Q1 SCIE – No
38 Science in One Health 9.4 79th Q1 ESCI – Yes
39 International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 8.3 78th Q1 SCIE – No
40 Environmental Processes 8.2 78th Q1 ESCI – No
41 Soil Use and Management 8.1 77th Q1 SCIE – No
42 Frontiers in Climate 7.7 76th Q1 ESCI – Yes
43 Water Research X 7.5 76th Q1 SCIE – Yes
44 Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy 7.4 75th Q1 ESCI – No
45 International Journal of Phytoremediation 7.3 75th Q1 SCIE – No
46 Atmospheric Pollution Research 7.3 74th Q2 SCIE – No
47 GeoHealth 7.3 74th Q2 SCIE – Yes
48 Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 7.1 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
49 Environment and Health 7.1 73rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
50 Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 7 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
51 Environmental Science: Atmospheres 7 71st Q2 ESCI – Yes
52 Applied Geochemistry 6.8 71st Q2 SCIE – No
53 Environmental Technology Reviews 6.6 70th Q2 – – No
54 Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 6.6 70th Q2 SCIE – No
55 Environmental Health Insights 6.5 69th Q2 ESCI – Yes
56 Environmental Geotechnics 6.4 69th Q2 SCIE – No
57 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 6.2 68th Q2 SCIE – No
58 Environmental Management 6.1 68th Q2 SCIE C No
59 Journal of Aerosol Science 6.1 67th Q2 SCIE – No
60 Aerosol and Air Quality Research 5.9 66th Q2 SCIE – Yes
61 Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 5.9 66th Q2 SCIE – No
62 Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management 5.8 65th Q2 ESCI – Yes
63 Journal of Transport and Health 5.7 65th Q2 SSCI B No
64 Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health 5.6 64th Q2 SCIE – No
65 Aqua Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society 5.6 64th Q2 SCIE – No
66 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 5.5 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
67 Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability 5.5 63rd Q2 ESCI – No
68 Environmental Earth Sciences 5.4 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
69 Environmental Epidemiology 5.4 61st Q2 ESCI – Yes
70 International Journal of Environmental Health Research 5.3 61st Q2 SCIE – No
71 Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 5.3 60th Q2 SCIE – No
72 Journal of Xenobiotics 5.1 60th Q2 ESCI – Yes
73 Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 5.1 59th Q2 SCIE – No
74 Environmental Pollution and Management 5 59th Q2 – – Yes
75 Biodegradation 5 58th Q2 SCIE – No
76 Remediation 4.8 58th Q2 ESCI – No
77 Water Resources Protection 4.8 57th Q2 – – No
78 Environmental Conservation 4.7 56th Q2 SCIE – No
79 World Journal of Environmental Biosciences 4.7 56th Q2 – – No
80 Advances in Meteorology 4.6 55th Q2 SCIE – Yes
81 Marine Environmental Research 4.6 55th Q2 SCIE – No
82 Aerosol Science and Engineering 4.6 54th Q2 ESCI – No
83 Water and Environment Journal 4.6 54th Q2 SCIE – No
84 Journal of Environmental Quality 4.5 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
85 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 4.4 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
86 Desalination and Water Treatment 4.2 52nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
87 Environmental Engineering Science 3.9 51st Q2 SCIE – No
88 Aerosol Science and Technology 3.8 51st Q2 SCIE – No
89 Advances in Chemical Pollution, Environmental Management and Protection 3.8 50th Q2 – – No
90 Environmental Quality Management 3.8 50th Q2 ESCI – No
91 Hupo Kexue/Journal of Lake Sciences 3.7 49th Q3 – – No
92 Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes 3.7 49th Q3 SCIE – No
93 Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping 3.7 48th Q3 – – Yes
94 Urban Science 3.7 48th Q3 ESCI – Yes
95 Soil and Sediment Contamination 3.6 47th Q3 SCIE – No
96 Green Materials 3.4 46th Q3 SCIE – No
97 International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment 3.4 46th Q3 – – No
98 International Journal of Environmental Studies 3.3 45th Q3 – – No
99 Journal of Mining and Environment 3.1 45th Q3 ESCI – No
100 Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 3.1 44th Q3 SCIE – No
101 Water Science 3.1 44th Q3 – – Yes
102 Clean - Soil, Air, Water 2.9 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
103 Journal of Sustainable Mining 2.9 43rd Q3 ESCI – Yes
104 Environmental and Socio-Economic Studies 2.8 42nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
105 Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering 2.8 41st Q3 – – No
106 Environment and Natural Resources Journal 2.7 41st Q3 – – Yes
107 Boreal Environment Research 2.7 40th Q3 SCIE – No
108 Journal of Environmental Engineering Technology 2.7 40th Q3 – – No
109 Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 2.7 39th Q3 SCIE – No
110 Combustion Engines 2.6 39th Q3 – – No
111 Advances in Science and Research 2.5 38th Q3 – – Yes
112 European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2.5 38th Q3 – – No
113 Emission Control Science and Technology 2.4 37th Q3 ESCI – No
114 Environmental Research, Engineering and Management 2.4 36th Q3 – – No
115 Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 2.3 36th Q3 – – No
116 Sains Tanah 2.3 35th Q3 ESCI – Yes
117 Geosystem Engineering 2.2 35th Q3 ESCI – No
118 American Chemical Society Environmental Science and Technology Air 2.2 34th Q3 ESCI – No
119 Community Science 2.1 34th Q3 – – Yes
120 Applied Chemical Engineering 2.1 33rd Q3 – – No
121 Squalen Bulletin of Marine and Fisheries Postharvest and Biotechnology 2.1 33rd Q3 – – Yes
122 Advances in Environmental Technology 2.1 32nd Q3 – – Yes
123 Journal of Air Pollution and Health 2.1 31st Q3 – – Yes
124 Nature Environment and Pollution Technology 2.1 31st Q3 – – Yes
125 Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2 30th Q3 – – Yes
126 Environment and Ecology Research 1.9 30th Q3 – – No
127 Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment 1.9 29th Q3 ESCI – No
128 SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants 1.9 29th Q3 ESCI – No
129 Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management 1.9 28th Q3 – – Yes
130 Journal of Elementology 1.9 28th Q3 SCIE – No
131 European Journal of Environmental Sciences 1.8 26th Q3 ESCI – No
132 NJAS: Impact in Agricultural and Life Sciences 1.8 26th Q3 SCIE – No
133 Indonesian Journal of Urban and Environmental Technology 1.8 25th Q3 – – No
134 International Journal of Human Capital in Urban Management 1.8 25th Q3 – – Yes
135 Clean Coal Technology 1.8 24th Q4 – – Yes
136 Journal of Sustainability Science and Management 1.7 24th Q4 – – No
137 International Journal of Environment and Pollution 1.7 23rd Q4 SCIE C No
138 Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics 1.7 23rd Q4 ESCI – No
139 Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 1.7 22nd Q4 SCIE – No
140 Journal of Water and Environment Technology 1.6 21st Q4 ESCI – Yes
141 Chinese Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology 1.5 21st Q4 – – No
142 Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 1.5 20th Q4 SCIE – No
143 Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution 1.4 20th Q4 ESCI – No
144 Environmental Research and Technology 1.4 19th Q4 – – No
145 Journal of Tekirdag Agricultural Faculty 1.4 19th Q4 ESCI – No
146 Clean Air Journal 1.3 18th Q4 – – Yes
147 Energy Environmental Protection 1.3 18th Q4 – – Yes
148 Environmental Chemistry 1.3 16th Q4 – – No
149 Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater 1.2 16th Q4 – – Yes
150 Journal of Health and Pollution 1.1 15th Q4 – – Yes
151 Carbon and Climate Law Review 1.1 14th Q4 – – No
152 Revista Internacional de Contaminacion Ambiental 1.1 14th Q4 SCIE – No
153 Developments in Environmental Science 1 13th Q4 – – No
154 Journal of Health and Safety at Work 1 13th Q4 ESCI – Yes
155 Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering 0.9 12th Q4 – – No
156 Gigiena i Sanitariya 0.9 11th Q4 – – No
157 Terra Latinoamericana 0.9 11th Q4 ESCI – Yes
158 Ecological Safety of Coastal and Shelf Zones of Sea 0.9 10th Q4 – – No
159 Ecology and Industry of Russia 0.8 10th Q4 – – No
160 International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering 0.8 9th Q4 – – Yes
161 RSC Detection Science 0.7 9th Q4 – – No
162 Environmental Sanitation Engineering 0.7 8th Q4 – – No
163 RSC Green Chemistry 0.7 8th Q4 – – No
164 Progress in Plant Protection 0.6 7th Q4 – – No
165 Jurnal Presipitasi 0.5 6th Q4 – – Yes
166 Journal of Environmental Studies 0.4 6th Q4 – – Yes
167 Agrarforschung Schweiz 0.4 5th Q4 – – No
168 Ecosystem Transformation 0.4 5th Q4 – – Yes
169 Pesticide Research Journal 0.3 4th Q4 – – No
170 Gefahrstoffe Reinhaltung der Luft 0.2 4th Q4 SCIE – No
171 Earozoru Kenkyu 0.2 3rd Q4 – – No
172 Wasser und Abfall 0.1 2nd Q4 – – No
173 Advances in Airline Economics 0 1st Q4 – – No
174 Journal of New England Water Environment Association 0 0th Q4 – – No
175 Resource Recycling 0 0th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Pollution 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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