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Best Pollution journals

176 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Pollution. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 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 93th Q1 SCIE Yes
13 Green Chemistry 16 93th Q1 SCIE No
14 Energy Storage and Saving 15.3 92th Q1 Yes
15 Current Pollution Reports 15.2 91th Q1 SCIE No
16 Environmental Pollution 15.1 91th 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 83th Q1 Yes
31 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 10.5 83th Q1 SCIE Yes
32 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10.2 82th Q1 SCIE No
33 Exposure and Health 10.2 81th Q1 SCIE No
34 Environmental Sciences Europe 9.9 81th 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 73th Q2 SCIE No
49 Environment and Health 7.1 73th Q2 ESCI Yes
50 Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 7 72th Q2 SCIE No
51 Environmental Science: Atmospheres 7 71th Q2 ESCI Yes
52 Applied Geochemistry 6.8 71th 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 Yes
66 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 5.5 63th Q2 SCIE No
67 Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability 5.5 63th Q2 ESCI No
68 Environmental Earth Sciences 5.4 62th Q2 SCIE No
69 Environmental Epidemiology 5.4 61th Q2 ESCI Yes
70 International Journal of Environmental Health Research 5.3 61th 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 53th Q2 SCIE No
85 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 4.4 53th Q2 SCIE No
86 Desalination and Water Treatment 4.2 52th Q2 SCIE Yes
87 Environmental Engineering Science 3.9 51th Q2 SCIE No
88 Aerosol Science and Technology 3.8 51th 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 Yes

Rank and percentile are within the Pollution 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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