Environmental Chemistry

Aims & Scope

Environmental Chemistry publishes research addressing the chemistry of the environment (air, water, earth and biota), including the behaviour and impacts of contaminants and other anthropogenic disturbances.

Topics covered include atmospheric chemistry, geochemistry and biogeochemistry, climate change, marine and freshwater chemistry, polar chemistry, soil and sediment chemistry, and chemical aspects of ecotoxicology.

Environmental Chemistry aims to facilitate links between these aspects of environmental science, and welcomes papers that are multidisciplinary and that view the environment as an integrated earth system.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.582

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	78

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9969

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	214

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Microplastic contamination in an urban area: a case study in Greater Paris

  Citation: 1438

  Authors: Rachid, Johnny, Vincent, Mohamed, Nicolas, Bruno

• Adsorption of trace metals by microplastic pellets in fresh water

  Citation: 518

  Authors: Andrew, Luke A.

• Focal plane array detector-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging for the analysis of microplastics in environmental samples

  Citation: 493

  Authors: Martin Günter Joachim, Mirco, Svenja, Claudia, Gunnar

• Beyond the ocean: contamination of freshwater ecosystems with (micro-)plastic particles

  Citation: 447

  Authors: Rachid, Hannes, Wilfried, Johnny, François, Bruno, Christian

• Aquatic Colloids and Nanoparticles: Current Knowledge and Future Trends

  Citation: 436

  Authors: Jamie R., Kevin J.

• Plastic pollution in Swiss surface waters: nature and concentrations, interaction with pollutants

  Citation: 427

  Authors: Florian, Colin, Olivier, Manuel, Luiz Felippe

• Marine microplastic-associated biofilms – a review

  Citation: 411

  Authors: Sonja, Martin G. J., Matthias

• Humic Ion-Binding Model VII: a revised parameterisation of cation-binding by humic substances

  Citation: 363

  Authors: E., S., J. E.

• What is recalcitrant soil organic matter?

  Citation: 346

  Authors: Markus

• Antimony in the environment: knowns and unknowns

  Citation: 311

  Authors: Montserrat, Peter A., Nelson

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