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Best Environmental Science (all) journals

247 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Environmental Science (all). The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 62 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 Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 38.6 99th Q1 SCIE No
2 Annual Review of Environment and Resources 31.2 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
3 Journal of Cleaner Production 21.3 98th Q1 SCIE C No
4 Global Change Biology 21.1 98th Q1 SCIE No
5 One Earth 20.3 98th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
6 Environment International 19 97th Q1 SCIE Yes
7 Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 17.3 97th Q1 SSCI No
8 Environmental Research 16.5 96th Q1 SCIE No
9 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment 16.2 96th Q1 SCIE No
10 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 15.2 96th Q1 SCIE No
11 Journal of Environmental Sciences (China) 14.3 95th Q1 SCIE No
12 Organization and Environment 13.8 95th Q1 SSCI A No
13 Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 13.6 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
14 Environmental Technology and Innovation 13.3 94th Q1 SCIE Yes
15 Earth's Future 13.2 94th Q1 SCIE Yes
16 Science China Life Sciences 12.7 93th Q1 SCIE No
17 Ecological Economics 12.4 93th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
18 Journal of Industrial Ecology 12 92th Q1 SCIE No
19 ENGINEERING Environment 11.9 92th Q1 SCIE No
20 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 11.6 92th Q1 SSCI B No
21 Communications Earth and Environment 11.3 91th Q1 SCIE Yes
22 Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment 11 91th Q1 No
23 Journal of Environmental Informatics 10.7 90th Q1 SCIE No
24 Natural Resources Research 10.5 90th Q1 SCIE No
25 Current Research in Environmental Sustainability 10.4 90th Q1 ESCI Yes
26 Environmental Science: Nano 10.3 89th Q1 SCIE No
27 Global Biogeochemical Cycles 10 89th Q1 SCIE No
28 Journal of Transport Geography 10 88th Q1 SSCI A No
29 Regional Studies 10 88th Q1 SSCI A* No
30 Applied Geography 10 88th Q1 SSCI No
31 DeCarbon 9.8 87th Q1 ESCI Yes
32 Environmental Reviews 9.8 87th Q1 SCIE No
33 International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 9.7 86th Q1 SCIE No
34 Environmental Research Letters 9.3 86th Q1 SCIE Yes
35 Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy 9.2 86th Q1 ESCI Yes
36 Environment and Behavior 9.2 85th Q1 SSCI No
37 Frontiers in Environmental Science 9.2 85th Q1 SCIE Yes
38 Climate Resilience and Sustainability 9 84th Q1 ESCI Yes
39 Marine Policy 8.7 84th Q1 SSCI A No
40 Cleaner Production Letters 8.6 84th Q1 ESCI Yes
41 Advanced Sustainable Systems 8.5 83th Q1 SCIE No
42 Circular Economy and Sustainability 8.5 83th Q1 No
43 Catalysts 8.3 82th Q1 SCIE Yes
44 Nature-Based Solutions 8.3 82th Q1 ESCI Yes
45 Progress in Environmental Geography 8.3 82th Q1 No
46 Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences 8.3 81th Q1 SCIE Yes
47 Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 7.9 81th Q1 SCIE Yes
48 Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 7.8 80th Q1 SCIE B No
49 Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering - ASCE 7.7 80th Q1 SCIE No
50 Atmospheric Environment 7.4 80th Q1 SCIE No
51 Land Degradation and Development 7.3 79th Q1 SCIE No
52 European Journal of Remote Sensing 7.2 79th Q1 SCIE Yes
53 Modeling Earth Systems and Environment 7.1 78th Q1 ESCI No
54 Environmental Geochemistry and Health 7 78th Q1 SCIE No
55 Journal of Taibah University for Science 6.8 78th Q1 SCIE Yes
56 Geobiology 6.7 77th Q1 SCIE No
57 Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 6.7 77th Q1 SCIE No
58 Environment Systems and Decisions 6.6 76th Q1 ESCI No
59 Scientific World Journal 6.6 76th Q1 Yes
60 Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 6.6 76th Q1 ESCI Yes
61 Natural Resources Forum 6.5 75th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
62 Unconventional Resources 6.4 75th Q1 ESCI Yes
63 Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research 6.4 74th Q2 No
64 Geomicrobiology Journal 6.4 74th Q2 SCIE No
65 Air, Soil and Water Research 6.3 74th Q2 ESCI Yes
66 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 6.2 73th Q2 SCIE No
67 IET Intelligent Transport Systems 6.2 73th Q2 SCIE Yes
68 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 6.1 72th Q2 SCIE No
69 Environment and Development Economics 6 72th Q2 SSCI B No
70 Arctic Science 5.9 72th Q2 SCIE Yes
71 Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management 5.8 71th Q2 ESCI Yes
72 Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science 5.8 71th Q2 No
73 Environments - MDPI 5.7 70th Q2 ESCI Yes
74 Environmental Modeling and Assessment 5.5 70th Q2 SCIE No
75 Carbon Management 5.4 70th Q2 SCIE, SSCI Yes
76 International Regional Science Review 5.4 69th Q2 SSCI B No
77 Environmental Hazards 5.4 69th Q2 SSCI No
78 Atmospheric Environment: X 5.3 68th Q2 ESCI Yes
79 Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 5.2 68th Q2 Yes
80 Rendiconti Lincei 5.2 68th Q2 SCIE No
81 International Journal of Environmental Research 5 67th Q2 SCIE No
82 Journal of Analytical Science and Technology 5 67th Q2 SCIE Yes
83 Journal of Environmental Education 5 66th Q2 SSCI No
84 Natural Hazards Review 5 66th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
85 Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 4.9 66th Q2 ESCI No
86 Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy 4.8 65th Q2 SCIE No
87 Environmental Values 4.8 65th Q2 SSCI No
88 Annals of Regional Science 4.7 64th Q2 SSCI B No
89 International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies 4.7 64th Q2 SCIE Yes
90 Chemistry and Ecology 4.6 64th Q2 SCIE No
91 Sustainable Environment 4.5 63th Q2 ESCI Yes
92 International Journal of Environment and Health 4.4 63th Q2 No
93 Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health 4.4 62th Q2 SCIE No
94 BMC Ecology and Evolution 4.3 62th Q2 SCIE Yes
95 Discover Applied Sciences 4.1 62th Q2 ESCI Yes
96 Bioremediation Journal 4 61th Q2 SCIE No
97 River Research and Applications 4 61th Q2 SCIE No
98 Australian Journal of Environmental Education 4 60th Q2 ESCI B Yes
99 Journal of Ecological Engineering 4 60th Q2 ESCI No
100 Radiation and Environmental Biophysics 4 60th Q2 SCIE No

Rank and percentile are within the Environmental Science (all) 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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