Soil Science: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Biochar	61
2	Soil Biology & Biochemistry	25
3	Geoderma	19
4	International Soil and Water Conservation Research	17
5	Soil & Tillage Research	16
6	CATENA	15
7	Applied Soil Ecology	12
-	Biology and Fertility of Soils	12
9	Soil	11
10	Rhizosphere	9
-	European Journal of Soil Biology	9
12	Pedosphere	8
-	Plant and Soil	8
-	Journal of Soils and Sediments	8
-	Land Degradation & Development	8
16	European Journal of Soil Science	7
17	Soil Use and Management	6
-	Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	6
-	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	6
-	Geoderma Regional	6
21	Soil Research	5
-	Soil Science Society of America Journal	5
-	Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science	5
-	Canadian Journal of Soil Science	5
-	Clays and Clay Minerals	5
-	Journal of Soil and Water Conservation	5
-	Vadose Zone Journal	5
-	Pedobiologia	5
29	Soil and Water Research	4
-	Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	4
-	Arid Land Research and Management	4
-	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	4
-	Eurasian Soil Science	4
-	Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science	4
35	Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B-Soil and Plant Science	3
36	Agrochimica	1
-	Compost Science & Utilization	1