Soil Science: Journal Rankings

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	Biochar	ca. 15.1
2	Soil Biology & Biochemistry	ca. 12.2
3	Soil & Tillage Research	ca. 8.4
4	International Soil and Water Conservation Research	ca. 8.3
5	Geoderma	ca. 7.9
6	Pedosphere	ca. 7
7	Biology and Fertility of Soils	ca. 6.8
8	CATENA	ca. 6.6
9	Applied Soil Ecology	ca. 5.6
10	Plant and Soil	ca. 4.8
11	European Journal of Soil Science	ca. 4.3
12	Land Degradation & Development	ca. 4
13	Geoderma Regional	ca. 3.9
-	European Journal of Soil Biology	ca. 3.9
-	Rhizosphere	ca. 3.9
16	Soil Use and Management	ca. 3.6
-	Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	ca. 3.6
18	Vadose Zone Journal	ca. 3.5
19	Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science	ca. 3.3
-	Journal of Soils and Sediments	ca. 3.3
21	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	ca. 3.2
22	Journal of Soil and Water Conservation	ca. 3.1
23	Clays and Clay Minerals	ca. 2.8
24	Pedobiologia	ca. 2.6
-	Soil Science Society of America Journal	ca. 2.6
26	Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science	ca. 2.2
27	Soil and Water Research	ca. 2.1
-	Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	ca. 2.1
29	Arid Land Research and Management	ca. 1.8
30	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	ca. 1.7
-	Canadian Journal of Soil Science	ca. 1.7
32	Eurasian Soil Science	ca. 1.6
-	Soil Research	ca. 1.6
-	Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B-Soil and Plant Science	ca. 1.6
35	Compost Science & Utilization	ca. 1.2