Journal profile

The Science of the total environment

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0048-9697 | 1879-1026 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.89
Citation rate 9.49 155,935 total citations
h5-index 265 h5 depth signal
Cited share 95.3% 16,065 of 16,853
Total citations 155,935 Citation footprint
Metric signal 8.67 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.9% 2,891 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 28,331
United States 9,254
Spain 4,539
United Kingdom 3,566
Australia 3,163

Citing Fields of Research

Environmental Sciences 20,095
Soil Science 11,007
Agrochemicals & Ground Poisoning 10,666
Environmental Remediation 10,368
Climate Change 7,921

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 82,726 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 16,853 16,065 cited publications
Last 12 months 1,656 138.0 publications/month
Open access share 36.1% 598 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 28,331 citing publications
Leading citing field Environmental Sciences 20,095 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, May 1972-
PubMed
v1n1, May 1972-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Environmental Sciences Agrochemicals & Ground Poisoning Soil Science Environmental Remediation Climate Change Marine Biology

Broad Categories

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

MeSH Descriptors

Environment Environmental Health Research

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Vol. 90 (JAN 1990)19900918 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper