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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,714CAS 4区Hybrid

Groundwater

Abbreviation (ISO):GROUND WATER
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.815•SCImago Rank: #6,714•Identifier (ISSN):0017-467X(Print)•Articles / Year: 71•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,180 USD
Former Names:
GROUNDWATER
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Name Changed (Active in JCR)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.6
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
83

83 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate10%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
71articles/year
39.11% Gold OA•96.59% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.887)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.671)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.205)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.322)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Ground Water is the leading international journal focused exclusively on ground water. Since 1963, Ground Water has published a dynamic mix of papers on topics related to ground water including ground water flow and well hydraulics, hydrogeochemistry and contaminant hydrogeology, application of geophysics, groundwater management and policy, and history of ground water hydrology. This is the journal you can count on to bring you the practical applications in ground water hydrology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
GeologyEngineeringGeotechnical EngineeringEnvironmental ScienceBiologyPhysicsEcologyGeographyPaleontologyComputer ScienceMathematicsChemistryQuantum MechanicsThermodynamicsOrganic ChemistryMaterials ScienceSoil Science

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,714Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1963-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.815

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
118

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.32

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,180 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations577
3-Year Documents267
Citable Documents208

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate26.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Water Science and TechnologyQ1
Computers in Earth SciencesQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1963
Editorial Address
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
118/259Q2
WATER RESOURCES
JCRSCIE
71/132Q3
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
165/259Q3
WATER RESOURCES
JCISCIE
82/132Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—7210
20252.287113
2024283245
20232.6121717
20222.887117864
20212.6711051,194
20202.2051021,010
20192.3221342,591
20181.91192,275
2017—1442,775
2016—1042,500
2015—1682,466
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Groundwater

WoS Q2
1234201820192020202120222023202420252.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28