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Best Water Science and Technology journals

277 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Water Science and Technology. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 70 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 Energy and Environmental Materials 26.6 99th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Nature Water 23.3 99th Q1 SCIE – No
4 Water Research 21.6 98th Q1 SCIE – No
5 ACS Environmental Au 17 98th Q1 ESCI – Yes
6 Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management 16.7 98th Q1 – – No
7 npj Clean Water 16.6 97th Q1 SCIE – Yes
8 Desalination 16.1 97th Q1 SCIE – No
9 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water 15.5 96th Q1 SCIE – No
10 Current Pollution Reports 15.2 96th Q1 SCIE – No
11 International Soil and Water Conservation Research 15.1 96th Q1 SCIE – Yes
12 Environmental Science and Technology Letters 14.2 95th Q1 SCIE – No
13 Droplet 13.8 95th Q1 ESCI – Yes
14 Agricultural Water Management 12.5 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
15 Water Resources and Industry 12.4 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
16 Journal of Hydrology 11.8 94th Q1 SCIE – No
17 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 11.6 94th Q1 SSCI B No
18 Applied Water Science 11.5 93rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
19 Water Cycle 11.2 93rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
20 Water Security 11 93rd Q1 ESCI – No
21 Water-Energy Nexus 11 92nd Q1 – – Yes
22 Sustainable Environment Research 10.9 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
23 Geocarto International 10.8 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
24 Applied Clay Science 10.7 91st Q1 SCIE – No
25 Groundwater for Sustainable Development 10.7 91st Q1 ESCI – No
26 Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 10.5 90th Q1 SCIE – Yes
27 Exposure and Health 10.2 90th Q1 SCIE – No
28 Environmental Science: Advances 9.8 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
29 HydroResearch 9.8 89th Q1 – – Yes
30 Water Resources Management 9.3 89th Q1 SCIE – No
31 Water Resources Research 9.2 89th Q1 SCIE A Yes
32 Water Biology and Security 8.5 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
33 International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 8.3 88th Q1 SCIE – No
34 Environmental Processes 8.2 87th Q1 ESCI – No
35 Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 8.2 87th Q1 SCIE – No
36 Biogeochemistry 8 87th Q1 SCIE – No
37 Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 7.8 86th Q1 SCIE B No
38 Cryosphere 7.7 86th Q1 SCIE – Yes
39 Natural Hazards 7.6 86th Q1 SCIE – No
40 Advances in Water Resources 7.5 85th Q1 SCIE – No
41 Water Research X 7.5 85th Q1 SCIE – Yes
42 Journal of Hydrology X 7.3 85th Q1 ESCI – Yes
43 GeoHealth 7.3 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
44 Irrigation Science 7.2 84th Q1 SCIE – No
45 Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 7.1 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
46 Environmental Geochemistry and Health 7 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
47 Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 7 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
48 Watershed Ecology and the Environment 7 82nd Q1 – – Yes
49 Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology 6.8 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
50 Geography Compass 6.8 82nd Q1 SSCI – No
51 Journal of Water and Climate Change 6.8 81st Q1 SCIE – Yes
52 Water (Switzerland) 6.7 81st Q1 SCIE – No
53 International Journal of River Basin Management 6.6 81st Q1 ESCI – No
54 Environmental Technology Reviews 6.6 80th Q1 – – No
55 Frontiers in Marine Science 6.5 80th Q1 SCIE – Yes
56 Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research 6.4 80th Q1 – – No
57 Geological Society Special Publication 6.4 79th Q1 – – No
58 ACS ES and T Water 6.3 79th Q1 ESCI – No
59 Frontiers in Water 6.2 79th Q1 ESCI – Yes
60 Journal of Hydro-Environment Research 6.2 78th Q1 SCIE – No
61 Water Alternatives 6.1 78th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
62 International Journal of Water Resources Development 6.1 77th Q1 SCIE – No
63 Water Science and Technology 6.1 77th Q1 SCIE – Yes
64 Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 6 77th Q1 SCIE – No
65 Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research 6 76th Q1 ESCI – Yes
66 Hydrology 6 76th Q1 ESCI – Yes
67 Journal of Ecohydraulics 6 76th Q1 ESCI – No
68 Journal of Arid Land 5.9 75th Q1 SCIE – No
69 Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management - ASCE 5.9 75th Q1 SCIE – No
70 Water Quality Research Journal 5.9 75th Q1 SCIE – No
71 Hydrology Research 5.8 74th Q2 SCIE – Yes
72 Journal of Flood Risk Management 5.8 74th Q2 SCIE – Yes
73 Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems 5.8 74th Q2 ESCI – Yes
74 Water Reuse 5.7 73rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
75 Aqua Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society 5.6 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
76 Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 5.6 72nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
77 Journal of the American Water Resources Association 5.6 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
78 Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste 5.4 72nd Q2 ESCI – No
79 Environmental Earth Sciences 5.4 71st Q2 SCIE – No
80 Water Supply 5.4 71st Q2 – – No
81 Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 5.3 71st Q2 SCIE – No
82 Cell Reports Sustainability 5.3 70th Q2 ESCI – Yes
83 Environmental Technology (United Kingdom) 5.3 70th Q2 SCIE – No
84 Sustainable Water Resources Management 5.3 70th Q2 ESCI – No
85 Hydrological Sciences Journal 5.2 69th Q2 SCIE – No
86 Hydrogeology Journal 5.1 69th Q2 SCIE – No
87 Australian Journal of Water Resources 5.1 68th Q2 ESCI – No
88 Larhyss Journal 5.1 68th Q2 – – No
89 Water Resources and Economics 5.1 68th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
90 Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics 5.1 67th Q2 SCIE – Yes
91 Aquatic Invasions 5 67th Q2 SCIE – Yes
92 Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy 5 67th Q2 ESCI – No
93 Environment 5 66th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
94 Hydrological Processes 5 66th Q2 SCIE – No
95 Journal of Hydroinformatics 5 66th Q2 SCIE – Yes
96 Journal of Hydraulic Research/De Recherches Hydrauliques 4.9 65th Q2 SCIE – No
97 Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy 4.8 65th Q2 SCIE – No
98 Journal of Water and Health 4.8 65th Q2 SCIE – Yes
99 Mine Water and the Environment 4.8 64th Q2 SCIE – No
100 Water Resources Protection 4.8 64th Q2 – – No
101 Blue-Green Systems 4.7 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
102 Environmental Conservation 4.7 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
103 World Journal of Environmental Biosciences 4.7 63rd Q2 – – No
104 Ground Water 4.6 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
105 Marine Chemistry 4.6 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
106 Water and Environment Journal 4.6 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
107 H2Open Journal 4.5 61st Q2 ESCI – Yes
108 Inland Waters 4.5 61st Q2 SCIE – No
109 Journal of Environmental Quality 4.5 61st Q2 SCIE – No
110 Aquaculture Environment Interactions 4.4 60th Q2 SCIE – Yes
111 Water Practice and Technology 4.4 60th Q2 ESCI – No
112 Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 4.3 60th Q2 SCIE – No
113 Clays and Clay Minerals 4.3 59th Q2 SCIE – No
114 Paddy and Water Environment 4.3 59th Q2 SCIE – No
115 Desalination and Water Treatment 4.2 58th Q2 SCIE – Yes
116 Environmental Fluid Mechanics 4.2 58th Q2 SCIE – No
117 Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 4.1 58th Q2 SCIE – No
118 River 4.1 58th Q2 ESCI – Yes
119 PLOS Water 4.1 57th Q2 ESCI – Yes
120 Maritime Studies 4 57th Q2 ESCI – No
121 River Research and Applications 4 56th Q2 SCIE – No
122 Biofouling 3.9 56th Q2 SCIE – No
123 International Journal of Energy and Water Resources 3.9 56th Q2 – – No
124 Journal of Hydrologic Engineering - ASCE 3.9 55th Q2 SCIE – No
125 Water Policy 3.9 55th Q2 SCIE – Yes
126 Water Environment Research 3.8 55th Q2 SCIE – No
127 Aquatic Sciences 3.8 54th Q2 SCIE – No
128 Journal of Water and Environmental Nanotechnology 3.8 54th Q2 – – Yes
129 AWWA Water Science 3.7 53rd Q2 ESCI – No
130 Hupo Kexue/Journal of Lake Sciences 3.7 53rd Q2 – – No
131 Water Conservation Science and Engineering 3.7 53rd Q2 ESCI – No
132 Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering 3.7 52nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
133 Shuili Fadian Xuebao/Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering 3.7 52nd Q2 – – No
134 Urban Water Journal 3.7 52nd Q2 SCIE – No
135 Arid Zone Research 3.6 51st Q2 – – No
136 Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs 3.6 51st Q2 – – No
137 ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 3.6 51st Q2 ESCI – No
138 Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 3.5 50th Q2 SCIE – No
139 Limnology 3.5 50th Q2 SCIE – No
140 Water International 3.5 50th Q2 SCIE – No
141 Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment 3.4 49th Q3 ESCI – No
142 US Geological Survey Professional Paper 3.4 49th Q3 – – No
143 Journal of Hohai University (Natural Sciences) 3.4 48th Q3 – – No
144 Shuili Xuebao/Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 3.4 48th Q3 – – No
145 Advances in Science and Technology of Water Resources 3.3 48th Q3 – – No
146 International Agrophysics 3.3 47th Q3 SCIE – Yes
147 New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 3.3 47th Q3 SCIE – No
148 Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin 3.3 47th Q3 – – No
149 Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering - ASCE 3.3 46th Q3 SCIE – No
150 Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research 3.2 46th Q3 ESCI – No
151 Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering 3.2 46th Q3 SCIE – No
152 Grundwasser 3.2 45th Q3 SCIE – No
153 Journal of Marine Sciences 3.2 45th Q3 – – No
154 Canadian Water Resources Journal 3.2 44th Q3 SCIE – No
155 Water Conservation and Management 3.2 44th Q3 – – No
156 San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 3.1 44th Q3 – – Yes
157 Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 3.1 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
158 Water Science 3.1 43rd Q3 – – Yes
159 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 3 43rd Q3 SCIE – Yes
160 Limnetica 3 42nd Q3 SCIE – Yes
161 Acque Sotterranee - Italian Journal of Groundwater 2.9 42nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
162 Clean - Soil, Air, Water 2.9 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
163 Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use 2.9 41st Q3 – – No
164 Nase More 2.8 41st Q3 ESCI – Yes
165 Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management 2.8 41st Q3 SCIE – No
166 Rudarsko Geolosko Naftni Zbornik 2.8 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
167 Journal of Limnology 2.7 40th Q3 SCIE – Yes
168 GroundWater Monitoring and Remediation 2.7 39th Q3 SCIE – No
169 Water Economics and Policy 2.6 39th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
170 Journal of Water and Land Development 2.5 39th Q3 – – Yes
171 LHB: Hydroscience Journal 2.5 38th Q3 SCIE – Yes
172 Environmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes 2.4 38th Q3 – – No
173 Water SA 2.4 38th Q3 SCIE – Yes
174 Limnological Review 2.4 37th Q3 – – Yes
175 Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 2.3 37th Q3 – – No
176 Transactions on Maritime Science 2.3 37th Q3 ESCI – No
177 Aquatic Sciences and Engineering 2.3 36th Q3 ESCI – Yes
178 International Journal of Geophysics 2.3 36th Q3 ESCI – Yes
179 Ocean and Coastal Research 2.2 36th Q3 SCIE – Yes
180 Acta Hydrologica Slovaca 2.2 35th Q3 – – No
181 U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods 2.2 35th Q3 – – No
182 International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology 2.2 34th Q3 ESCI – No
183 Journal of Irrigation and Drainage 2.1 34th Q3 – – Yes
184 US Geological Survey Circular 2.1 34th Q3 – – No
185 Advances in Environmental Technology 2.1 33rd Q3 – – Yes
186 World Water Policy 2.1 33rd Q3 – – No
187 Ocean Systems Engineering 2 33rd Q3 ESCI – No
188 Archives of Hydroengineering and Environmental Mechanics 2 32nd Q3 – – No
189 Lake and Reservoir Management 2 32nd Q3 SCIE – No
190 Carsologica Sinica 1.9 32nd Q3 – – Yes
191 Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 1.9 31st Q3 – – No
192 International Journal of Human Capital in Urban Management 1.8 31st Q3 – – Yes
193 NJAS: Impact in Agricultural and Life Sciences 1.8 31st Q3 SCIE – No
194 Journal of Water Management Modeling 1.8 30th Q3 ESCI – No
195 Acta Scientiarum Polonorum, Formatio Circumiectus 1.7 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
196 Membrane and Water Treatment 1.7 30th Q3 SCIE – No
197 Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 1.7 29th Q3 SCIE – Yes
198 Holistic Approach to Environment 1.7 29th Q3 – – Yes
199 Jurnal Pengolahan Hasil Perikanan Indonesia 1.6 28th Q3 – – No
200 Springer Water 1.6 28th Q3 – – No
201 Water Saving Irrigation 1.6 28th Q3 – – Yes
202 Journal of Water and Environment Technology 1.6 27th Q3 ESCI – Yes
203 Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos 1.5 27th Q3 ESCI – Yes
204 Water Resources 1.5 27th Q3 SCIE – No
205 Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia 1.5 26th Q3 – – Yes
206 Journal of Safety and Environment 1.5 26th Q3 – – No
207 Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution 1.4 25th Q3 ESCI – No
208 Environmental Research and Technology 1.4 25th Q3 – – No
209 Water and Soil Management and Modeling 1.4 25th Q3 – – Yes
210 AACL Bioflux 1.3 24th Q4 – – No
211 Hydro-Science and Engineering 1.3 24th Q4 – – Yes
212 Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 1.3 24th Q4 – – No
213 Hydrological Research Letters 1.3 23rd Q4 ESCI – Yes
214 Led i Sneg 1.3 23rd Q4 ESCI – Yes
215 Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 1.3 23rd Q4 SCIE – No
216 Hydrobiological Journal 1.3 22nd Q4 – – No
217 Physio-Geo 1.3 22nd Q4 ESCI – Yes
218 Terra 1.3 22nd Q4 – – Yes
219 Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung 1.3 21st Q4 SCIE – Yes
220 US Geological Survey Data Report 1.2 21st Q4 – – No
221 Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology 1.2 20th Q4 – – No
222 Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater 1.2 20th Q4 – – Yes
223 Science of Soil and Water Conservation 1.2 20th Q4 – – Yes
224 China Rural Water and Hydropower 1.2 19th Q4 – – Yes
225 Russian Meteorology and Hydrology 1.2 19th Q4 SCIE – No
226 Journal of Hydrology New Zealand 1.1 19th Q4 – – No
227 Fundamental and Applied Hydrophysics 1.1 18th Q4 – – No
228 Gulf and Caribbean Research 1.1 18th Q4 ESCI – No
229 Water Resources Development and Management 1.1 18th Q4 – – No
230 Acta Agriculturae Slovenica 1 17th Q4 – – Yes
231 IWMI Research Report 1 17th Q4 – – No
232 Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science 1 17th Q4 – – No
233 Industrial Water Treatment 1 16th Q4 – – Yes
234 Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica 0.9 16th Q4 – – Yes
235 Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering 0.9 15th Q4 – – No
236 Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine 0.9 15th Q4 – – No
237 Journal of Watershed Management Research 0.9 15th Q4 – – Yes
238 Boletin de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras 0.9 14th Q4 – – No
239 Earth's Cryosphere 0.9 14th Q4 – – No
240 Suo 0.8 14th Q4 – – No
241 Journal - American Water Works Association 0.8 13th Q4 SCIE – No
242 Global Issues in Water Policy 0.7 13th Q4 – – No
243 Environment and Water Engineering 0.7 12th Q4 – – Yes
244 Hidrobiologica 0.7 12th Q4 SCIE – No
245 Journal of Fudan University (Natural Science) 0.7 12th Q4 – – No
246 Tecnologia y Ciencias del Agua 0.7 12th Q4 SCIE – Yes
247 Indonesian Aquaculture Journal 0.6 11th Q4 – – No
248 Vodohospodarske Technicko-Ekonomicke Informace 0.6 11th Q4 – – Yes
249 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences, ASET 0.6 10th Q4 – – No
250 IAHR International Symposium on Ice 0.6 10th Q4 – – No
251 Water and Energy International 0.6 10th Q4 – – No
252 Aguas Subterraneas 0.6 9th Q4 – – Yes
253 International Journal of Water 0.6 9th Q4 – – No
254 Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 0.6 9th Q4 – – No
255 Texas Water Journal 0.6 8th Q4 – – Yes
256 IRRIGA 0.5 8th Q4 – – No
257 Journal of Environmental Studies 0.4 8th Q4 – – Yes
258 Ecosystem Transformation 0.4 7th Q4 – – Yes
259 U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 0.4 7th Q4 – – No
260 Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 0.4 6th Q4 – – No
261 WasserWirtschaft 0.4 6th Q4 SCIE – No
262 Japanese Journal of Limnology 0.3 5th Q4 – – No
263 Techniques - Sciences - Methodes 0.3 5th Q4 – – No
264 Transactions of the Institute of Indian Geographers 0.3 5th Q4 – – No
265 Journal of Chinese Soil and Water Conservation 0.3 4th Q4 – – No
266 Journal of Groundwater Hydrology 0.3 4th Q4 – – No
267 Journal of Water Law 0.2 3rd Q4 – – No
268 Revista Investigaciones y Estudios 0.2 3rd Q4 – – Yes
269 Water Wheel 0.2 3rd Q4 – – Yes
270 Taiwan Water Conservancy 0.1 2nd Q4 – – No
271 Wasser und Abfall 0.1 2nd Q4 – – No
272 Geographische Rundschau 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
273 Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology 0.1 1st Q4 SCIE – No
274 Journal of the New England Water Works Association 0 1st Q4 – – No
275 Eau, l'INDUSTRIE, les Nuisances 0 0th Q4 – – No
276 GWF, Wasser - Abwasser 0 0th Q4 – – No
277 Journal of New England Water Environment Association 0 0th Q4 – – No

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