Water Environment Research

Aims & Scope

Published since 1928, Water Environment Research (WER) is an international multidisciplinary water resource management journal for the dissemination of fundamental and applied research in all scientific and technical areas related to water quality and resource recovery.

WER's goal is to foster communication and interdisciplinary research between water sciences and related fields such as environmental toxicology, agriculture, public and occupational health, microbiology, and ecology.

In addition to original research articles, short communications, case studies, reviews, and perspectives are encouraged.

Keywords: -activated carbon- activated sludge- adsorption- agriculture- algae- biodegradation- biological treatment- biosolids- collection systems/sewers- drinking water- groundwater- industrial waste- kinetics- membrane technology- modeling- nitrogen removal- optimization- oxidation- personal care products- pharmaceuticals- physical and chemical treatment- remediation- resource recovery- reuse- sediments- sludge- soil- sorption- stormwater- surface water- toxicology- wastewater treatment

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.659

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8710

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1568

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in 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.

• Laboratory Study of Biological Retention for Urban Stormwater Management

  Citation: 347

  Authors: Allen P., Mohammad, Himanshu, Christie

• Water Quality Improvement through Bioretention Media: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal

  Citation: 347

  Authors: Allen P., Mohammad, Himanshu, Christie

• Temperature Effects in Treatment Wetlands

  Citation: 333

  Authors: Robert H., K.R.

• Growth Kinetics and Competition Between Methanosarcina and Methanosaeta in Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion

  Citation: 331

  Authors: Anne, H. David, John

• Determination of bicarbonate and total volatile acid concentration in anaerobic digesters using a simple titration

  Citation: 296

  Authors: G. K., G.

• Engineered Bioretention for Removal of Nitrate from Stormwater Runoff

  Citation: 271

  Authors: Hunho, Eric A., Allen P.

• Water Quality Improvement through Bioretention: Lead, Copper, and Zinc Removal

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Allen P., Mohammad, Himanshu, Christie, Derek

• The effects of three different microplastics on enzyme activities and microbial communities in soil

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Meiling, Shaohong, Lilan, Shiyuan

• The effect of cations on the settling and dewatering of activated sludges: Laboratory results

  Citation: 241

  Authors: Matthew J., John T.

• Urban stormwater toxic pollutants: assessment, sources, and treatability

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Robert, Richard, Melinda, Michael

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