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Best Environmental Engineering journals

234 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Environmental Engineering. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 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 93th Q1 SCIE No
16 Building and Environment 15 93th Q1 SCIE No
17 Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters 15 93th Q1 ESCI Yes
18 Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science 14.7 92th Q1 SCIE Yes
19 Cleaner Engineering and Technology 14.3 92th Q1 ESCI Yes
20 Journal of Environmental Sciences (China) 14.3 91th Q1 SCIE No
21 Journal of Environmental Management 13.9 91th Q1 SCIE No
22 Process Safety and Environmental Protection 12.8 91th 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 83th Q1 SSCI B No
41 Journal of Biological Engineering 9.3 83th Q1 SCIE Yes
42 Bioresource Technology Reports 9.3 82th Q1 ESCI No
43 Elementa 9.2 82th Q1 SCIE Yes
44 Clean Energy 9.1 81th Q1 ESCI Yes
45 Ecological Engineering 9.1 81th Q1 SCIE No
46 Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities 8.9 81th 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 73th Q2 SCIE No
65 European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering 6.9 73th Q2 SCIE No
66 Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology 6.8 72th Q2 SCIE No
67 Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters 6.7 72th Q2 ESCI Yes
68 Environmental Technology Reviews 6.6 71th Q2 No
69 Journal of Hydro-Environment Research 6.2 71th Q2 SCIE No
70 Waste and Biomass Valorization 6.2 71th 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 Yes
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 63th Q2 ESCI Yes
89 Remediation 4.8 63th Q2 ESCI No
90 Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy 4.8 62th Q2 SCIE No
91 Water Resources Protection 4.8 62th Q2 No
92 Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 4.7 62th Q2 ESCI No
93 Water and Environment Journal 4.6 61th Q2 SCIE No
94 Journal of Environmental Quality 4.5 61th 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

Rank and percentile are within the Environmental Engineering Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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