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Announcements
8 June 2026
Water Receives an Increased CiteScore of 6.7
We are pleased to share that Water (ISSN: 2073-4441) has received an increased CiteScore of 6.7 in June 2026.
Water’s CiteScore ranks as follows:
- Q1 (28 out of 259) in the “Aquatic Science” category;
- Q1 (52 out of 279) in the “Water Science and Technology” category;
- Q1 (116 out of 876) in the “Geography, Planning and Development” category;
- Q2 (138 out of 448) in the “Biochemistry” category.
This is an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 18.
You can find more statistics on our website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/stats.
The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2022–2025). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance.
This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together, we will continue to track the progress of Water and its growing impact in water research.
