Urban Climate

Urban Climate is an Elsevier journal launched in 2012 that publishes research on urban weather and climate, urban environmental pollution, and the ways cities adapt to and mitigate a changing climate, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 7.5《城市气候》（Urban Climate）是（Elsevier）于 2012 年创办的期刊，刊载城市天气与气候、城市环境污染，以及城市适应与减缓气候变化的研究，2025 年影响因子为 7.5。

Scope

• Urban weather and climate covers the physics, dynamics and chemistry of atmosphere and built environment, including the urban canopy and boundary layer, heat islands and the urban energy budget城市天气与气候板块研究大气与建成环境的物理、动力与化学相互作用，包括城市冠层与边界层、热岛效应与城市能量收支。
• Urban environmental pollution spans emissions and chemistry, air quality, aerosol formation and transport, and population exposure with its health consequences城市环境污染板块涵盖排放与化学过程、空气质量、气溶胶生成与输送，以及人群暴露及其健康后果。
• Adaptation is examined as physical, social, economic and governance process, from vulnerability and infrastructure to adaptation strategies and policy适应板块把气候适应视为物理、社会、经济与治理过程，从脆弱性与基础设施延伸到适应战略与政策。
• Mitigation looks at urban greenhouse gas sources and drivers, abatement technologies, and the policies and governance that turn them into outcomes减缓板块考察城市温室气体来源与驱动因素、减排技术，以及把技术转化为效果的政策与治理。
• Social and economic dynamics include environmental justice, public health, transport systems, building energy use and human thermal comfort社会经济动态板块包括环境正义、公共卫生、交通系统、建筑能耗与人体热舒适。
• Urban hydrology and urban ecology are treated as climate-relevant systems, covering runoff and evapotranspiration as well as green roofs and green infrastructure城市水文与城市生态被视为与气候相关的系统，覆盖径流与蒸散，以及绿色屋顶与绿色基础设施。
• Article types are original research papers, comprehensive reviews, book reviews and short communications, aimed at both disciplinary and interdisciplinary readers文章类型包括原创研究、综合性综述、书评与短通讯，面向单一学科与跨学科两类读者。

History

• The journal was founded by Elsevier in 2012, and its first volume appeared in November 2012该刊由（Elsevier）于 2012 年创办，首卷于 2012 年 11 月出版。
• Its founding editor was Alexander Baklanov of the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, whose meteorological background shaped the early scope创刊编辑为（Alexander Baklanov），任职于日内瓦的（World Meteorological Organization），其气象学背景塑造了期刊的早期范围。
• It follows a hybrid model, with an article publishing charge of 3,930 US dollars for open access and no fee under the subscription route期刊采用混合出版模式，开放获取的文章处理费为 3930 美元，订阅路径不向作者收费。
• The journal was designed for both the scientific and the decision-making community, and its stated aim is to support climate-smart, sustainable and resilient cities该刊面向科学界与决策界两类读者，明确以服务气候智慧型、可持续与韧性城市为目标。
• Its impact factor moved from 5.731 in 2021 to 6.663 in 2022, 6.9 in 2024 and 7.5 in 2025影响因子由 2021 年的 5.731 升至 2022 年的 6.663，2024 年为 6.9，2025 年为 7.5。
• In the 2025 Journal Citation Reports it ranked ninth among 114 meteorology and atmospheric science journals and 59th among 395 environmental science journals在 2025 年（Journal Citation Reports）中，该刊列 114 种气象与大气科学期刊第 9 位，列 395 种环境科学期刊第 59 位。

Editors

• Fei Chen of the Division of Environment and Sustainability at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is editor-in-chief主编（Fei Chen）任职于（The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology）环境与可持续发展学部。
• Peter J. Marcotullio of Hunter College in New York and Chao Ren of the University of Hong Kong serve alongside him as editors-in-chief共同主编为纽约（Hunter College）的（Peter J. Marcotullio）与（The University of Hong Kong）的（Chao Ren）。
• The journal lists more than 60 editors and board members from 23 countries or regions, with 19 in the United States and 12 in China期刊列出 60 余位编辑与编委，分布于 23 个国家或地区，其中美国 19 人、中国 12 人。
• Some 27 associate editors divide the work by specialism, from heat island observation and air quality modelling to urban hydrology, thermal comfort and climate justice约 27 位副编辑按专长分工，从热岛观测、空气质量模拟到城市水文、热舒适与气候正义。
• The board reports a gender split of 68 percent men and 29 percent women, with the remainder not disclosed编委会自报的性别构成为男性 68%、女性 29%，其余未披露。