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Journal Rankings

Journals ranked by microplastic research output — total papers, top-tier evidence, and citation impact.

Papers with more than 50 co-authors are excluded. How rankings work →

Rank Journal Papers Tier 1 Citations Countries Authors
101 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 70 0 1,083 26 418
102 Emerging contaminants 70 3 974 29 315
103 ACS Nano 70 4 3,072 22 521
104 Analytical Methods 69 0 7,950 32 303
105 BIO Web of Conferences 66 6 118 19 251
106 Emerging contaminants and associated treatment technologies 66 0 315 25 203
107 Waste Management 65 0 2,418 30 352
108 Environmental science and engineering 64 1 299 15 212
109 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 64 2 1,156 28 465
110 Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 63 0 5,307 35 242
111 Environmental Science Advances 63 1 887 30 328
112 IWA Publishing eBooks 63 0 182 21 117
113 arXiv (Cornell University) 63 0 47 6 20
114 MethodsX 61 0 1,784 28 216
115 Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries 61 2 114 5 29
116 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 61 0 1,280 25 354
117 Water Environment Research 60 3 2,228 30 264
118 Food and Chemical Toxicology 59 0 1,666 24 334
119 Frontiers in Immunology 58 1 1,283 24 331
120 Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 58 1 5,113 34 257
121 Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 57 0 345 17 229
122 Frontiers in Toxicology 56 1 1,420 31 253
123 Fishes 55 0 462 41 322
124 Journal of Xenobiotics 55 3 476 26 234
125 Ecotoxicology 55 0 469 30 271
126 Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 54 1 2,467 33 299
127 Frontiers in Public Health 54 4 1,258 23 312
128 Talanta 54 0 1,330 21 284
129 Toxicology 54 0 1,451 14 303
130 Journal of Polymers and the Environment 53 1 1,799 34 242
131 Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology 53 0 363 20 290
132 Desalination and Water Treatment 53 0 530 25 173
133 PeerJ 53 1 1,421 28 199
134 Environmental Advances 52 2 1,768 42 253
135 Langmuir 52 0 608 24 244
136 Food Chemistry 51 0 1,127 19 275
137 Environmental Quality Management 51 3 294 19 226
138 Atmosphere 51 1 578 30 253
139 Separations 51 0 946 25 256
140 Membranes 51 0 985 32 218
141 Microchemical Journal 50 2 424 23 240
142 The Science of the total environment 50 1 0 0 0
143 Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 50 1 1,170 15 300
144 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 50 0 1,863 24 282
145 Diversity 50 0 669 30 319
146 Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering 50 0 2,065 29 215
147 Cambridge Prisms Plastics 49 1 334 28 146
148 Particle and Fibre Toxicology 49 1 4,396 26 347
149 Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 49 1 6,325 33 214
150 Nature 48 0 3,408 16 85