Remote Sensing of Environment

pISSN: 0034-4257eISSN: 1879-0704• JCR: REMOTE SENS ENVIRONElsevier BVUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

12.3

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.9 (+7.9%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    12.3
  2. Metric year 2024

    11.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESSCIEQ1
IMAGING SCIENCE & PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGYSCIEQ1
REMOTE SENSINGSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Remote Sensing of Environment current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Environmental Science

Ranked #53 in Environmental Science by impact factor and #53 among Q1 Environmental Science journals. This context helps compare Remote Sensing of Environment against journals publishing in the same field.

#53
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Remote Sensing of Environment publication trend

Published 2,042 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 12.3.

2026 vs 2025: -374
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Journal Details

Total Articles
11,801
H-Index
450
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$4,070 USD
Subject Areas
EcologyEnvironmental EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric Science

Article Volume

2022
450
2023
431
2024
509
2025
513
2026
139
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