Journal profile

Environmental pollution

Publisher: Elsevier Applied Science Publishers
ISSN0269-7491 | 1873-6424 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.79
Citation rate 8.27 34,105 total citations
h5-index 158 h5 depth signal
Cited share 94.2% 3,957 of 4,200
Total citations 34,105 Citation footprint
Metric signal 7.83 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.5% 1,180 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 10,545
United States 2,553
United Kingdom 892
Spain 843
Canada 819

Citing Fields of Research

Environmental Sciences 8,284
Agrochemicals & Ground Poisoning 6,192
Environmental Remediation 4,272
Soil Science 2,233
Molecular & Cellular Toxicology 2,221

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 29,532 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 4,200 3,957 cited publications
Last 12 months 1,844 153.7 publications/month
Open access share 26.7% 492 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 10,545 citing publications
Leading citing field Environmental Sciences 8,284 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v111n1, 2001-
PubMed
v111n1, 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Environmental Sciences Agrochemicals & Ground Poisoning Environmental Remediation Molecular & Cellular Toxicology

Broad Categories

Environmental Health Agrochemicals & Ground Poisoning Environmental Sciences Environmental Remediation Soil Science

MeSH Descriptors

Environmental Pollution

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Formed by the union of: Environmental pollution. Series A, Ecological and biological and: Environmental pollution. Series B, Chemical and physical.