Desalination
Country
Netherlands
Western Europe
Subject Area and Category
Chemical Engineering
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Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
Q1
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Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Q1
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Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Q1
Publisher
SJR 2025
1.635
Q1
SJR Score
H-Index
258
Citations / Doc (2yr)
10.90
Total Docs. (latest)
985
Total Citations (3yr)
23,981
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
00119164
Coverage
1966-2026
Journal Rank
#2,079
Subject Categories
Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
Q1
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Q1
Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Q1
Mechanical Engineering
Q1
Water Science and Technology
Q1
Aims & Scope
Desalination is an inter-disciplinary journal publishing high quality papers on desalination materials, processes and related technologies.
Desalination welcomes submissions detailing work that is clearly connected to water desalting including applications of desalination to seawater, groundwater and waste waters, such as thermal, membrane, sorption and hybrid processes.
Abstracting & Indexing
Scopus
Google Scholar
Web of Science
Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 985 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 2,225 |
| Total Refs. | 69,128 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 23,981 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 2,222 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 10.90 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 70.18 |
| % Female | 36.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the impact factor of Desalination?
The official Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is published by Clarivate in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and is not listed on this page. Based on SCImago data, Desalination has an SJR of 1.635 and is ranked Q1.
What is the SJR and quartile of Desalination?
Desalination has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 1.635 and its best quartile is Q1.
What is the H-index of Desalination?
The H-index of Desalination is 258, meaning 258 of its articles have each been cited at least 258 times.
Is Desalination indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Desalination is active in Scopus (Scopus Source List, August 2026).
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