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Table 3 Top ten active journals in publishing SDGs-related research (2015–2019)

From: Bibliometric analysis of scientific publications on “sustainable development goals” with emphasis on “good health and well-being” goal (2015–2019)

Rank

Journal

Frequency (%)

N = 18,696

Ranka

Country

Scope of the journalb

1

Sustainability Switzerland

1008 (5.4)

Q2

Switzerland

Energy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and Environmental Science

2

Plos One

373 (2.0)

Q1

USA

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous),

3

Journal Of Cleaner Production

347 (1.9)

Q1

Netherlands

Business, Management and Accounting; Strategy and Management

Energy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

4

Lancet

269 (1.4)

Q1

UK

Medicine (miscellaneous)

5

Science Of The Total Environment

223 (1.2)

Q1

Netherlands

Environmental Science

6

International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health

198 (1.1)

Q2

Switzerland

Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

7

Lancet Global Health

169 (0.9)

Q!

UK

Medicine

8

BMJ Global Health

164 (0.9)

Q!

UK

Medicine, Health Policy, Global health, Public health, Environmental and Occupational Health

9

BMC Public Health

134 (0.7)

Q1

UK

Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

10

Water Switzerland

134 (0.7)

Q1

Switzerland

Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Aquatic Science,

  1. aRank is obtained from Scimajo Journal Ranking. Q1 represents the highest rank and Q4 represents the lowest rank
  2. bInformation on the scope of the journals was obtained from Scimajo Journal and Country Rank