New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Food Science & Technology

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor 2024
1 Trends in Food Science & Technology ca. 17.4
2 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety ca. 15.6
3 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology ca. 15.4
4 Food Hydrocolloids ca. 13.8
5 Food Engineering Reviews ca. 13.5
6 Food Packaging and Shelf Life ca. 10.8
7 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition ca. 10.6
8 Food Chemistry ca. 10.4
9 npj Science of Food ca. 9.7
10 Food Chemistry-X ca. 9.2
11 Food Research International ca. 8.8
12 Antioxidants ca. 8.2
- Current Opinion in Food Science ca. 8.2
14 Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment ca. 7.5
15 Food Science and Human Wellness ca. 7.3
- Postharvest Biology and Technology ca. 7.3
17 Food Structure-Netherlands ca. 7.1
- LWT-Food Science and Technology ca. 7.1
19 Food Control ca. 7
20 Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies ca. 6.9
21 Food Policy ca. 6.8
- Food Reviews International ca. 6.8
23 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ca. 6.7
24 Meat Science ca. 6.4
25 Food & Function ca. 6.3
26 Food Bioscience ca. 6.2
27 Foods ca. 6
28 Food Quality and Preference ca. 5.9
29 Journal of Food Engineering ca. 5.8
30 International Journal of Food Microbiology ca. 5.7
31 Food and Bioprocess Technology ca. 5.6
32 International Journal of Food Properties ca. 5.5
33 Food Microbiology ca. 5.4
34 Journal of Food Composition and Analysis ca. 5.3
35 Food Science & Nutrition ca. 5
36 Food Science of Animal Resources ca. 4.9
- Food Quality and Safety ca. 4.9
38 Packaging Technology and Science ca. 4.7
- Food and Bioproducts Processing ca. 4.7
- Journal of Dairy Science ca. 4.7
41 Food and Energy Security ca. 4.6
42 Molecular Nutrition & Food Research ca. 4.5
- Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods ca. 4.5
- Food Security ca. 4.5
45 British Food Journal ca. 4.4
46 Journal of Cereal Science ca. 4.3
47 Applied Biological Chemistry ca. 4.2
- European Food Research and Technology ca. 4.2
49 Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems ca. 4.1
- Journal of Food Science ca. 4.1
51 Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture ca. 4
52 Journal of Functional Foods ca. 3.9
- Food Biophysics ca. 3.9
- Food Science and Biotechnology ca. 3.9
55 EFSA Journal ca. 3.8
56 International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition ca. 3.7
- Journal of Food Protection ca. 3.7
- Food and Agricultural Immunology ca. 3.7
- International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science ca. 3.7
60 Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization ca. 3.6
- Journal of Food Quality ca. 3.6
- Plant Foods for Human Nutrition ca. 3.6
63 Journal of Food Process Engineering ca. 3.5
64 Journal of Food Science and Technology-Mysore ca. 3.4
65 Journal of Insects As Food and Feed ca. 3.3
- Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research ca. 3.3
- International Journal of Food Science and Technology ca. 3.3
- Journal of Food and Drug Analysis ca. 3.3
69 Journal of Texture Studies ca. 3.2
- Food and Chemical Toxicology ca. 3.2
71 International Dairy Journal ca. 3.1
- Journal of Food Processing and Preservation ca. 3.1
73 Analytical Methods ca. 3
- OENO One ca. 3
- CyTA-Journal of Food ca. 3
- Food Analytical Methods ca. 3
77 Food Technology and Biotechnology ca. 2.9
78 Biotechnology Progress ca. 2.8
79 Journal of Food Safety ca. 2.7
- International Journal of Dairy Technology ca. 2.7
81 Food Additives & Contaminants Part B-Surveillance ca. 2.6
- Chemical Senses ca. 2.6
83 Flavour and Fragrance Journal ca. 2.5
- Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering ca. 2.5
- Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment ca. 2.5
86 Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences ca. 2.4
- Cereal Chemistry ca. 2.4
- Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society ca. 2.4
- Agribusiness ca. 2.4
- Food and Environmental Virology ca. 2.4
91 Journal of Food Biochemistry ca. 2.3
- Food and Nutrition Bulletin ca. 2.3
- Foodborne Pathogens and Disease ca. 2.3
94 Journal of Wine Economics ca. 2.2
- Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety ca. 2.2
- American Journal of Enology and Viticulture ca. 2.2
- Microbial Risk Analysis ca. 2.2
- World Mycotoxin Journal ca. 2.2
99 Journal of Essential Oil Research ca. 2.1
- Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists ca. 2.1
101 Journal of the Institute of Brewing ca. 2
102 Food Biotechnology ca. 1.9
103 Acta Alimentaria ca. 1.8
- Journal of Aoac International ca. 1.8
- Journal of Medicinal Food ca. 1.8
- Food Science and Technology International ca. 1.8
107 Journal of Oleo Science ca. 1.7
108 International Journal of Food Engineering ca. 1.6
- Journal of Dairy Research ca. 1.6
- Journal of Sensory Studies ca. 1.6
111 Natural Product Communications ca. 1.5
- Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry ca. 1.5
113 Czech Journal of Food Sciences ca. 1.4
114 Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture ca. 1.3
115 Grasas y Aceites ca. 1.2
- Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology ca. 1.2
117 Agricultural and Food Science ca. 1
118 Food Science and Technology Research ca. 0.7
119 Sugar Industry-Zuckerindustrie ca. 0.3
120 Journal of the Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology-Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi ca. 0.1
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