Water Research

Elsevier
Elsevier
ISSN: 00431354, 18792448
SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
11.4
SJR
3.596
CiteScore
20.8
Categories
Civil and Structural Engineering
Ecological Modeling
Environmental Engineering
Pollution
Waste Management and Disposal
Water Science and Technology
Areas
Engineering
Environmental Science
Years of issue
1967-2025
journal names
Water Research
WATER RES
Publications
27 531
Citations
1 612 967
h-index
382
Publications
7 056
Citations
785 009
Top-3 citing journals
Water Research
Water Research (110862 citations)
Chemosphere
Chemosphere (57143 citations)
Top-3 countries
China (5829 publications)
USA (5754 publications)
United Kingdom (1808 publications)
China (3152 publications)
USA (973 publications)
Australia (444 publications)

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