Food Science & Technology: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Food Chemistry	111
2	Food Hydrocolloids	101
3	Trends in Food Science & Technology	98
4	Antioxidants	95
5	Foods	89
6	Food Research International	74
7	LWT-Food Science and Technology	68
8	Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry	65
9	Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety	64
10	Food Control	63
11	Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition	58
12	Food Bioscience	54
13	Food Packaging and Shelf Life	53
14	Food and Chemical Toxicology	51
15	Food & Function	49
16	Journal of Food Engineering	48
17	Postharvest Biology and Technology	46
-	Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems	46
-	Current Opinion in Food Science	46
-	Meat Science	46
21	Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies	45
22	Food Quality and Preference	43
-	Journal of Food Composition and Analysis	43
24	Food Chemistry-X	41
-	Journal of Dairy Science	41
-	Food Science and Human Wellness	41
-	Journal of Functional Foods	41
28	Food Science & Nutrition	39
29	International Journal of Food Microbiology	38
30	Food and Bioprocess Technology	37
31	EFSA Journal	35
-	Food Policy	35
-	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	35
-	Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment	35
35	Food Microbiology	34
-	British Food Journal	34
37	Journal of Food Biochemistry	33
38	Food Reviews International	32
-	International Dairy Journal	32
-	International Journal of Food Science and Technology	32
41	Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization	31
-	Molecular Nutrition & Food Research	31
-	npj Science of Food	31
44	International Journal of Food Properties	30
-	Journal of Food Science	30
46	Journal of Food Quality	29
47	International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science	28
-	Journal of Cereal Science	28
49	European Food Research and Technology	27
-	Analytical Methods	27

-	Annual Review of Food Science and Technology	27
52	Journal of Food Process Engineering	26
-	Journal of Food Processing and Preservation	26
54	Food and Bioproducts Processing	25
-	Food Engineering Reviews	25
-	Food Science and Biotechnology	25
-	Journal of Food Science and Technology-Mysore	25
58	Journal of Food Protection	24
-	Food Analytical Methods	24
-	Food Security	24
61	Food and Energy Security	22
-	Journal of Insects As Food and Feed	22
-	Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods	22
64	Food Science and Technology	21
-	Food Science of Animal Resources	21
-	Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering	21
67	Food Structure-Netherlands	20
-	Packaging Technology and Science	20
69	Starch-Starke	19
-	Plant Foods for Human Nutrition	19
-	Journal of Texture Studies	19
72	Journal of Aoac International	18
73	International Journal of Dairy Technology	17
-	International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition	17
-	Journal of Medicinal Food	17
-	Biotechnology Progress	17
-	Cereal Chemistry	17
78	Foodborne Pathogens and Disease	16
-	Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society	16
-	Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment	16
-	Food Biophysics	16
-	Journal of Oleo Science	16
83	Food Quality and Safety	15
-	Applied Biological Chemistry	15
85	OENO One	14
-	Agribusiness	14
87	Journal of Food Safety	13
-	European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology	13
-	Food and Environmental Virology	13
-	Food Technology and Biotechnology	13
91	CyTA-Journal of Food	12
-	Flavour and Fragrance Journal	12
-	Food and Agricultural Immunology	12
-	Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research	12
-	Journal of Essential Oil Research	12
96	Food Additives & Contaminants Part B-Surveillance	11
-	Journal of Sensory Studies	11
-	Natural Product Communications	11
-	Food Science and Technology International	11
-	Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology	11
101	Food and Nutrition Bulletin	10
-	Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety	10
-	Microbial Risk Analysis	10
-	Chemical Senses	10
-	Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences	10
106	Grasas y Aceites	9
-	Czech Journal of Food Sciences	9
-	World Mycotoxin Journal	9
-	Journal of Dairy Research	9
110	Acta Alimentaria	8
-	Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists	8
112	Food Science and Technology Research	7
-	Journal of the Institute of Brewing	7
-	Food Biotechnology	7
-	Journal of Wine Economics	7
-	American Journal of Enology and Viticulture	7
117	Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture	5
118	Journal of Oil Palm Research	4
-	Agricultural and Food Science	4
-	Food Hygiene and Safety Science	4
121	Sugar Industry-Zuckerindustrie	3
-	Journal of the Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology-Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi	3