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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Biochar	56
2	Soil Biology & Biochemistry	29
3	Geoderma	18
4	Soil & Tillage Research	17
5	International Soil and Water Conservation Research	15
-	CATENA	15
7	Biology and Fertility of Soils	13
8	Soil	12
9	Applied Soil Ecology	11
10	European Journal of Soil Biology	10
11	Rhizosphere	9
12	Pedosphere	8
-	Geoderma Regional	8
-	Land Degradation & Development	8
15	Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science	7
-	Soil Use and Management	7
-	European Journal of Soil Science	7
-	Journal of Soils and Sediments	7
-	Plant and Soil	7
20	Clays and Clay Minerals	6
-	Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	6
-	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	6
23	Canadian Journal of Soil Science	5
-	Journal of Soil and Water Conservation	5
-	Soil Science Society of America Journal	5
-	Pedobiologia	5
-	Vadose Zone Journal	5
28	Soil Research	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
33	Soil and Water Research	3
-	Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	3
35	Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B-Soil and Plant Science	2
36	Agrochimica	1
-	Compost Science & Utilization	1