Ground Water

Aims & Scope

Ground Water is the leading international journal focused exclusively on ground water.

Since 1963, Ground Water has published a dynamic mix of papers on topics related to ground water including ground water flow and well hydraulics, hydrogeochemistry and contaminant hydrogeology, application of geophysics, groundwater management and policy, and history of ground water hydrology.

This is the journal you can count on to bring you the practical applications in ground water hydrology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.773

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	113

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7094

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	583

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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 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.

• Enhanced Degradation of Halogenated Aliphatics by Zero‐Valent Iron

  Citation: 995

  Authors: Robert W., Stephanie F.

• Heat as a Ground Water Tracer

  Citation: 901

  Authors: Mary P.

• Virtual Water: A Strategic Resource Global Solutions to Regional Deficits

  Citation: 726

  Authors: J.A.

• Arsenic in Ground Water of the United States: Occurrence and Geochemistry

  Citation: 636

  Authors: Alan H., D.B., Dennis R., Richard B.

• Semianalytical Computation of Path Lines for Finite‐Difference Models

  Citation: 549

  Authors: David W.

• Stream and Fluvial Plain Ground Water Interactions: Rescaling Hydrogeologic Thought

  Citation: 477

  Authors: William W.

• Impact of Sea‐Level Rise on Sea Water Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers

  Citation: 467

  Authors: Adrian D., Craig T.

• Uses of Chloride/Bromide Ratios in Studies of Potable Water

  Citation: 463

  Authors: Stanley N., Donald O., June

• Automated Base Flow Separation and Recession Analysis Techniques

  Citation: 445

  Authors: J. G., P. M., R., G.

• Use of Multiple Isotope Tracers to Evaluate Denitrification in Ground Water: Study of Nitrate from a Large‐Flux Septic System Plume

  Citation: 443

  Authors: Ramon, William D.

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