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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,354Top JournalHybrid

Remote Sensing Applications-Society and Environment

Identifier (ISSN):2352-9385(Print)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Name Changed (Not Indexed in Latest JCR)
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.9↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCITop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Remote Sensing Applications-Society and Environment

WoS Q2
24574.720233.820244.520254.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.074
#4,354

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
72

72 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCITop Tier
Self-Citation Rate5.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
213articles/year
29.84% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The journal 'Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment' (RSASE) focuses on remote sensing studies that address specific topics with an emphasis on environmental and societal issues - regional / local studies with global significance. Subjects are encouraged to have an interdisciplinary approach and include, but are not limited by: " -Global and climate change studies addressing the impact of increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, CO2 emission, carbon balance and carbon mitigation, energy system on social and environmental systems -Ecological and environmental issues including biodiversity, ecosystem dynamics, land degradation, atmospheric and water pollution, urban footprint, ecosystem management and natural hazards (e.g. earthquakes, typhoons, floods, landslides) -Natural resource studies including land-use in general, biomass estimation, forests, agricultural land, plantation, soils, coral reefs, wetland and water resources -Agriculture, food production systems and food security outcomes -Socio-economic issues including urban systems, urban growth, public health, epidemics, land-use transition and land use conflicts -Oceanography and coastal zone studies, including sea level rise projections, coastlines changes and the ocean-land interface -Regional challenges for remote sensing application techniques, monitoring and analysis, such as cloud screening and atmospheric correction for tropical regions -Interdisciplinary studies combining remote sensing, household survey data, field measurements and models to address environmental, societal and sustainability issues -Quantitative and qualitative analysis that documents the impact of using remote sensing studies in social, political, environmental or economic systems

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Geography94.8%Geology86.4%Biology81.3%Environmental science72.5%Ecology71.2%Engineering67%Remote sensing59%Computer science56.7%Physics55.6%Oceanography37%Medicine35.1%History34.5%Archaeology33.3%Mathematics32.7%Artificial intelligence31.2%Civil engineering29.8%Meteorology29.1%Pathology29.1%Cartography26.5%Botany26.5%Land use26.4%Astronomy26.2%Physical geography25.5%Machine learning24.8%Paleontology24.6%Computer vision23.6%Economics23.6%Agronomy22.6%Geotechnical engineering22.2%Aerospace engineering22%Vegetation (pathology)21.9%Land cover20.9%Statistics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Q2
Rank128/395
IndexESCI
JCRESCI2026

REMOTE SENSING

Q2
Rank20/66
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Q2
Rank124/395
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

REMOTE SENSING

Q2
Rank25/66
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.9
Articles / Year384
Total Citations63
2025
IF4.5
Articles / Year415
Total Citations831
2024
IF3.8
Articles / Year315
Total Citations2,321
2023
IF4.7
Articles / Year216
Total Citations3,026
2022
IF—
Articles / Year223
Total Citations4,257

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,354Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.074

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.02

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,289 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,346
3-Year Documents716
Citable Documents716

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate27.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Computers in Earth SciencesQ1
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Remote Sensing Applications-Society and Environment (ISSN: 2352-9385) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Elsevier in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.90, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.074 (Q1), an H-index of 72.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 213 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,289 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16