866 Environmental Science journals in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Environmental Science by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Separation and Purification Technology | 1383-5866 | 4,881 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Environmental Management | 0301-4797 | 4,389 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Remote Sensing | 2072-4292 | 4,100 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,11,377 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Hazardous Materials | 0304-3894 | 3,946 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Water | 2073-4441 | 3,629 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,02,183 to publish | Yes | No | Switzerland |
| The Science of The Total Environment | 0048-9697 | 2,990 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Cleaner Production | 0959-6526 | 2,746 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Environmental Research | 0013-9351 | 2,647 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Environmental Science & Technology | 0013-936X | 2,623 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Water Process Engineering | 2214-7144 | 2,519 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Land | 2073-445X | 2,473 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,99,844 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Geophysical Research Letters | 0094-8276 | 2,080 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,07,288 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Hydrology | 0022-1694 | 2,025 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Water Research | 0043-1354 | 2,025 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety | 0147-6513 | 1,963 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,49,673 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Forests | 1999-4907 | 1,883 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,02,183 to publish | Yes | No | Switzerland |
| Environmental Pollution | 0269-7491 | 1,785 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Marine Pollution Bulletin | 0025-326X | 1,544 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Frontiers in Marine Science | 2296-7745 | 1,485 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Ecological Indicators | 1470-160X | 1,478 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,87,241 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Atmosphere | 2073-4433 | 1,441 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,76,779 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | 0167-6369 | 1,346 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Water Air & Soil Pollution | 0049-6979 | 1,297 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Membrane Science | 0376-7388 | 1,232 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 1364-0321 | 1,218 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Communications Earth & Environment | 2662-4435 | 1,139 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,47,174 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Toxics | 2305-6304 | 1,113 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,99,844 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Desalination | 0011-9164 | 1,102 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Sustainable Cities and Society | 2210-6707 | 977 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Environmental Research Letters | 1748-9326 | 958 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,99,574 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies | 2214-5818 | 901 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,42,748 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Diversity | 1424-2818 | 863 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,99,844 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Forest Ecology and Management | 0378-1127 | 826 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Marine Environmental Research | 0141-1136 | 802 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Environment International | 0160-4120 | 796 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,84,533 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Chemosphere | 0045-6535 | 761 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Minerals Engineering | 0892-6875 | 756 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Water Resources Research | 0043-1397 | 743 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,82,963 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Environmental Technology & Innovation | 2352-1864 | 729 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,96,692 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Regional Studies in Marine Science | 2352-4855 | 729 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| ACS ES&T Water | 2690-0637 | 707 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Experimental Biology | 0022-0949 | 698 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology | 1735-1472 | 686 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Iran |
| Natural Hazards | 0921-030X | 685 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Global Change Biology | 1354-1013 | 681 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Theoretical and Applied Climatology | 0066-6424 | 680 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Austria |
| Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | 0074-1612 | 679 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation | 0303-2434 | 675 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,47,746 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Applied and Environmental Microbiology | 0099-2240 | 652 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Global Ecology and Conservation | 2351-9894 | 642 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,98,619 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Applied Ecology and Environmental Research | 1589-1623 | 638 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Hungary |
| Desalination and Water Treatment | 1944-3986 | 638 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,34,860 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Scientific African | 2468-2276 | 637 | 1 | ≈ ₹74,173 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| MethodsX | 2215-0161 | 633 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,32,933 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| South African Journal of Botany | 0254-6299 | 633 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | South Africa |
| Waste Management | 0956-053X | 631 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Biological Conservation | 0006-3207 | 621 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Environmental Geochemistry and Health | 0269-4042 | 611 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Ecological Informatics | 1574-9541 | 610 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,07,288 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Resources Conservation and Recycling | 0921-3449 | 568 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Urban Science | 2413-8851 | 565 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,84,520 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Engineering Geology | 0013-7952 | 536 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Environmental Research Communications | 2515-7620 | 532 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,07,152 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Environmental and Sustainability Indicators | 2665-9727 | 527 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,32,152 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Remote Sensing of Environment | 0034-4257 | 523 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Agricultural and Forest Meteorology | 0168-1923 | 511 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Polish Journal of Environmental Studies | 1230-1485 | 510 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Environments | 2076-3298 | 507 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,09,226 to publish | Yes | No | Switzerland |
| Urban forestry & urban greening | 1610-8167 | 505 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Fire | 2571-6255 | 491 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,76,779 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Urban Climate | 2212-0955 | 484 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Environmental Impact Assessment Review | 0195-9255 | 480 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Modeling Earth Systems and Environment | 2363-6203 | 474 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Journal of Climate | 0894-8755 | 470 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Climatology | 0899-8418 | 465 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Environmental Modelling & Software | 1364-8152 | 451 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Ocean & Coastal Management | 0964-5691 | 449 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Geoscientific model development | 1991-959X | 448 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,15,487 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| RSC Sustainability | 2753-8125 | 432 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,67,704 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Climate Dynamics | 0930-7575 | 427 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Earth Systems and Environment | 2509-9426 | 424 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | 0924-2716 | 422 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy | 1944-7442 | 420 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| npj Climate and Atmospheric Science | 2397-3722 | 420 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,47,174 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Atmospheric Pollution Research | 1309-1042 | 418 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Türkiye |
| Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment | 2352-9385 | 415 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances | 2772-4166 | 410 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,20,592 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Membranes | 2077-0375 | 404 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,11,377 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Archives of Microbiology | 0003-9276 | 403 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Ecosphere | 2150-8925 | 403 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,45,638 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry | 0730-7268 | 397 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Remote Sensing | 0143-1161 | 395 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Ecological Engineering | 2081-139X | 387 | 1 | ≈ ₹31,788 to publish | Yes | No | Poland |
| International Journal of Digital Earth | 1753-8947 | 384 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,78,859 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Aquatic Toxicology | 0166-445X | 381 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C | 1474-7065 | 376 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Fish Biology | 0022-1112 | 372 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Ecological Modelling | 0304-3800 | 367 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Land Use Policy | 0264-8377 | 367 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Trees Forests and People | 2666-7193 | 367 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,90,731 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
The first 100 of 866 journals, by papers published in 2025. The rest load in the browser, with search, sort and filters.