Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Environmental Radioactivity provides a coherent international forum for publication of original research or review papers on any aspect of the occurrence of radioactivity in natural systems.

Relevant subject areas range from applications of environmental radionuclides as mechanistic or timescale tracers of natural processes to assessments of the radioecological or radiological effects of ambient radioactivity.

Papers deal with naturally occurring nuclides or with those created and released by man through nuclear weapons manufacture and testing, energy production, fuel-cycle technology, etc.

Reports on radioactivity in the oceans, sediments, rivers, lakes, groundwaters, soils, atmosphere and all divisions of the biosphere are welcomed, but these should not simply be of a monitoring nature unless the data are particularly innovative.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9238

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1425

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.626

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	112

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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 Environmental Science and Medicine, 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.

• Radionuclide concentrations in soil and lifetime cancer risk due to gamma radioactivity in Kirklareli, Turkey

  Citation: 540

  Authors: H., M., P., A., S., G.

• Properties, use and health effects of depleted uranium (DU): a general overview

  Citation: 476

  Authors: A, P.R, W

• Interpreting particle size effects in the adsorption of 137Cs and unsupported 210Pb by mineral soils and sediments

  Citation: 469

  Authors: Q., D.E.

• Estimating the dynamics of groundwater input into the coastal zone via continuous radon-222 measurements

  Citation: 464

  Authors: William C., Henrieta

• The ERICA Tool

  Citation: 395

  Authors: J.E., B., R., N.A., D., G., A.

• Comparative advantages and limitations of the fallout radionuclides 137Cs, 210Pbex and 7Be for assessing soil erosion and sedimentation

  Citation: 361

  Authors: L., M., D.E.

• Distribution of oceanic 137Cs from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant simulated numerically by a regional ocean model

  Citation: 332

  Authors: Daisuke, Takaki, Michio, Katsumi

• 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident: summary of regional radioactive deposition monitoring results

  Citation: 317

  Authors: Katsumi

• Assessment of natural radiation exposure and radon exhalation from building materials in Greece

  Citation: 309

  Authors: S, M, C

• Natural radioactivity and radon exhalation in building materials used in Italian dwellings

  Citation: 303

  Authors: Serena, Luigi

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