Science of the Total Environment

ISSN: 0048-9697• JCR: SCI TOTAL ENVIRONElsevier BVNetherlands
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8.0
2025 Impact Factor
8.7
5-Year Impact Factor
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Science of the Total Environment impact factor and JCR quartile

The 2025 impact factor for Science of the Total Environment is 8.0. The 5-year impact factor is 8.7. The journal is listed as JCR Q1 in the current Journal Metrics dataset.

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Ranking position in Environmental Science

Ranked #201 in Environmental Science by impact factor and #201 among Q1 Environmental Science journals. This context helps compare Science of the Total Environment against journals publishing in the same field.

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Science of the Total Environment publication trend

Published 28,277 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 8.0.

2026 vs 2025: -2,570
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Journal Details

Total Articles
83,628
H-Index
482
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,870 USD
Subject Areas
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisPollutionHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisPollutionAtmospheric Science

Article Volume

2021
7,752
2022
8,021
2023
8,379
2024
8,475
2025
2,986
2026
416
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