Earth Science · 1,803 journals indexed
Best journals for Earth Science
The top Earth Science journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1Environmental Chemistry Letters27.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 9Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology11.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 12The Lancet Planetary Health10.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 14Earth system science data10.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Copernicus PublicationsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 16Environmental Science & Technology9.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Environment International9.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 28ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing8.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 32Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 33Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering8.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Higher Education PressScopusPubMed
- 34npj Climate and Atmospheric Science7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 36Environmental Health Perspectives7.4 cites/paper · Q1 · National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 38Communications Earth & Environment7.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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