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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #494CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Water Research

Abbreviation (ISO):WATER RES
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 3.701•SCImago Rank: #494•Identifier (ISSN):0043-1354(Print)/1879-2448(Online)•Articles / Year: 1,188•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,185 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
12.8
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
263

263 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,188articles/year
19.64% Gold OA•96.24% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.8)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.4)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.8)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.4)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.236)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.13)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.913)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.051)
🔵 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

Water Research has an open access mirror journal Water Research X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. Water Research publishes refereed, original research papers on all aspects of the science and technology of water quality and its management worldwide. A broad outline of the journal's scope includes: -Treatment processes for water and wastewaters, municipal, agricultural and industrial, including residuals management. -Water quality monitoring and assessment, based on chemical, physical and biological methods. -Studies on inland, tidal or coastal waters and urban waters, including surface and ground waters, and point and non-point sources of pollution. -The limnology of lakes, impoundments and rivers. -Solid and hazardous waste management, including source characterization and the effects and control of leachates and gaseous emissions. -Environmental restoration, including soil and groundwater remediation. -Analysis of the interfaces between sediments and water, and water/atmosphere interactions. -The application of mathematical modelling and system analysis techniques. -Public health and risk assessment. -Socio-economic studies. Audience: Biologists, chemical engineers, chemists, civil engineers, environmental engineers, limnologists and microbiologists.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry85.5%Biology84.3%Engineering73.1%Organic chemistry72.4%Environmental science69.1%Ecology60%Geology54.6%Physics51.2%Environmental engineering49.8%Environmental chemistry46.4%Waste management45%Materials science40.8%Biochemistry40.2%Quantum mechanics34.9%Genetics33.4%Paleontology31.4%Metallurgy27.8%Wastewater26.6%Medicine24.7%Physical chemistry24.3%Oceanography23.9%Sewage treatment21.3%Computer science20.7%Chromatography20.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #494Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1967-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.701

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
417

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
13.68

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,185 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations58,858
3-Year Documents4,102
Citable Documents4,090

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)16

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate38.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1
Ecological ModelingQ1
Environmental EngineeringQ1
PollutionQ1
Waste Management and DisposalQ1
Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
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
3周
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
Elsevier Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
1967
Editorial Address
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX5 1GB
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
JCRSCIE
3/88Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
15/395Q1
WATER RESOURCES
JCRSCIE
2/132Q1
ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
JCISCIE
2/88Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
15/395Q1
WATER RESOURCES
JCISCIE
2/132Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1,5632,072
202512.42,02521,814
202411.41,80747,346
202312.81,37157,666
202213.41,34276,921
202111.2361,06771,573
20209.131,206101,567
20197.9131,05498,734
20187.05189394,891
2017—1,16498,539
2016—90386,454
2015—69179,051
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Water Research

WoS Q1
4812162018201920202021202220232024202512.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:12.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01