Overview
Water Air & Soil Pollution, published by Springer Science+Business Media (The Netherlands), published 4,041 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 36,715 citations in those years. Its h-index is 185 and its two-year mean citedness is 3.72. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #1,504 of 62,158 ranked journals and #118 of 2,058 in Environmental Science.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 590 | 12,011 | 84 |
| 2021 | 532 | 9,124 | 111 |
| 2022 | 548 | 7,274 | 104 |
| 2023 | 813 | 9,444 | 124 |
| 2024 | 851 | 6,280 | 129 |
| 2025 | 1,297 | 4,593 | 209 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability | Environmental Science | 69.1 | 245 | 100% |
| Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal | Environmental Science | 69.5 | 449 | 7% |
| International Journal of Environmental Research | Environmental Science | 71.6 | 703 | 15% |
| Environmental Geochemistry and Health | Environmental Science | 81.3 | 2,170 | 19% |
| International Journal of Phytoremediation | Environmental Science | 74.7 | 851 | 9% |
| Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 66.0 | 75 | 21% |
| Journal of Soils and Sediments | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 76.1 | 1,345 | 22% |
| International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology | Environmental Science | 82.3 | 3,929 | 18% |
Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 0049-6979
- Print ISSN: 0049-6979
- Electronic ISSN: 1573-2932
- Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
- OpenAlex: S156652029
- Journal website: www.springer.com
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of Water Air & Soil Pollution?
It is 82.0 out of 100, which places it #1,504 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of Water Air & Soil Pollution?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 3.72.
Is Water Air & Soil Pollution open access?
17% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Water Air & Soil Pollution charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.