Impact Factor
3.69
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.53
1,072 total citations
h5-index
33
h5 depth signal
Cited share
80.6%
258 of 320
Total citations
1,072
Citation footprint
Metric signal
3.58
External metric anchor
Self-citation
2.2%
24 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
229
China
77
India
69
Brazil
66
Japan
65
Citing Fields of Research
Digestive Disorders
308
Environmental Sciences
280
Bacteriology
261
Water Resources
217
Environmental Remediation
161
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
2,047
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
320
258 cited publications
Last 12 months
109
9.1 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
109 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
229 citing publications
Leading citing field
Digestive Disorders
308 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
6 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1, Mar. 2003-
v1n1, Mar. 2003-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Digestive Disorders
Bacteriology
Environmental Sciences
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
Water Resources
Climate Change
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
International Water Association
Contributor
World Health Organization
Broad Categories
Environmental Health
Digestive Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Public Health
Quality Control
Water Microbiology
Water Pollution
Water Supply
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.2166/wh.2026.050
Open DOI
Removal of fecal bacteria by fast-flowing foam filters for biological swimming pool filtration
Biological swimming pools rely on efficient removal of fecal bacteria and pathogens. Here we report on results from a bacterial addition experiment, in which Escherichia coli (E. coli), Enterococcus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aerugin...
02
DOI 10.2166/wh.2026.310
Open DOI
From ward to wastewater: optimising near-source surveillance for microbial targets in hospitals
Hospitals generate wastewater enriched with human-derived microbes, making them strong sites for focused, near-source surveillance of pathogens. We compared in-sewer 24-h composite and passive sampling at two hospital discharge locations...
03
DOI 10.2166/wh.2026.363
Open DOI
The association between sibling care and infant exposure to faecal contamination and related diarrhoea risk in rural Gambia
Graphical Infographic showing rural Gambia study linking young children’s ground exposure and caregiving patterns to diarrhoea risk. In low-income countries, infants and young children (IYC) who play on contaminated ground face increased...
04
DOI 10.2166/wh.2026.045
Open DOI
Invasive macrophytes impair domestic wastewater treatment in stabilization ponds: evidence from litter decomposition in field-deployed microcosms
Wastewater stabilization ponds (WSPs) provide critical services to society, yet knowledge gaps remain regarding heterotrophic bacteria's role in decomposing invasive macrophyte litter, the dynamics of decomposition within and across WSP ...
05
DOI 10.2166/wh.2026.005
Open DOI
Occurrence, virulence profiles and quantitative microbial risk assessment of WHO priority pathogens isolated from hand-dug wells used for domestic purposes in Southwestern Nigeria
Graphical abstract showing hand-dug wells in Ife-East LGA as a silent reservoir of selected WHO priority pathogens, with a quantitative microbial risk assessment indicating unacceptable infection risk for K. pneumoniae. Groundwater from ...
06
DOI 10.2166/wh.2026.020
Open DOI
Health at risk: investigating the impacts of environmental exposure and water contamination in emerging economies
This study analyzes how population health is impacted by environmental degradation, chemical exposure, and water contamination in 35 middle-income countries between 1980 and 2022. To address endogeneity and serial correlation in the pane...
07
DOI 10.2166/wh.2026.059
Open DOI
Tracing contamination from unsealed on-site sanitation systems: evidence from a dye tracer study in Metro city, Indonesia
Figure showing injection of fluorescein dye in unsealed OSS (left); tracer monitoring and groundwater sampling process (middle); sample of breakthrough result (right). On-site sanitation (OSS) systems can introduce faecal pathogens into ...
08
DOI 10.2166/wh.2026.210
Open DOI
Resistome characterisation from catchment to effluent in a treatment plant without hospital inputs: implications for AMR monitoring
Graphical abstract illustrating the study design and key findings using icons and arrows. On the left, three rounded rectangles each labelled Catchment 1, Catchment 2, and Catchment 3 contain house icons representing domestic households....
09
DOI 10.2166/wh.2026.092
Open DOI
Systematic review of current approaches to prioritise chemical contaminants of emerging concern for research and management in the water industry
Graphical abstract outlines the aims of the study, the approach, findings and opportunities. Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC), such as pharmaceuticals, hormones and industrial chemicals, pose a significant challenge for the water i...
10
DOI 10.2166/wh.2026.093
Open DOI
Microplastic contamination in the Karnaphuli River, Bangladesh: a case study of exposure pathways in data-scarce tropical river systems
Graphical summary of microplastic pollution in the Karnaphuli River. It illustrates sources such as industrial discharge, municipal waste, and urban runoff, transport through water and sediments, ingestion by fish, and human exposure thr...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Print issues ceased with 2022.
Also issued online.
Journal of the International Water Association and the World Health Organization
v. 1, no. 1 (Mar 2003)20040802 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper