Veterinary Sciences: 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Animals	53
2	Fish & Shellfish Immunology	48
3	Animal Nutrition	43
4	Frontiers in Veterinary Science	42
5	Animal	37
6	Veterinary Sciences	30
7	Transboundary and Emerging Diseases	27
8	BMC Veterinary Research	25
9	Theriogenology	24
10	Annual Review of Animal Biosciences	23
-	Developmental and Comparative Immunology	23
12	Veterinary Medicine and Science	21
13	Animal Reproduction Science	20
-	Applied Animal Behaviour Science	20
-	Preventive Veterinary Medicine	20
-	Research in Veterinary Science	20
17	Journal of Animal Science and Technology	19
-	Journal of Fish Diseases	19
-	Veterinary Microbiology	19
-	Javma-Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association	19
-	Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine	19
-	Veterinary Research Communications	19
23	Medical Mycology	18
-	Tropical Animal Health and Production	18
25	Veterinary Quarterly	17
-	Zoonoses and Public Health	17
-	Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery	17
-	Journal of Medical Entomology	17
-	Veterinary Pathology	17
30	Reproduction in Domestic Animals	16
-	Veterinary Journal	16
-	Veterinary Parasitology	16
33	Porcine Health Management	15
-	Veterinary Record	15
-	Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases	15
-	Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition	15
-	Journal of Equine Veterinary Science	15
-	Veterinary Clinics of North America-Small Animal Practice	15
-	Equine Veterinary Journal	15
40	Journal of Small Animal Practice	14
-	Pakistan Veterinary Journal	14
42	Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research	13
-	Veterinary and Comparative Oncology	13
-	Veterinary Dermatology	13
-	Animal Welfare	13
-	Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation	13
-	Anthrozoos	13
48	Journal of Veterinary Science	12
-	Medical and Veterinary Entomology	12
-	Animal Health Research Reviews	12

-	Australian Veterinary Journal	12
-	Avian Pathology	12
-	Journal of Veterinary Medical Science	12
-	Topics in Companion Animal Medicine	12
-	Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia	12
-	Acta Parasitologica	12
-	Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound	12
-	Veterinary Surgery	12
-	Zoo Biology	12
60	Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care	11
-	Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics	11
-	Lab Animal	11
-	Veterinary Clinics of North America-Food Animal Practice	11
-	Anatomia Histologia Embryologia	11
-	Journal of Veterinary Cardiology	11
-	Journal of Veterinary Research	11
-	Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology	11
-	American Journal of Veterinary Research	11
-	Avian Diseases	11
-	Irish Veterinary Journal	11
71	Journal of Comparative Pathology	10
-	Veterinary Clinical Pathology	10
-	Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica	10
-	Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science	10
-	Journal of Wildlife Diseases	10
-	Veterinary Ophthalmology	10
77	Journal of Aquatic Animal Health	9
-	Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association	9
-	Journal of Veterinary Medical Education	9
-	Equine Veterinary Education	9
-	Experimental Animals	9
-	Veterinary Clinics of North America-Equine Practice	9
-	Ankara Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi	9
-	Comparative Medicine	9
-	Diseases of Aquatic Organisms	9
86	Journal of Veterinary Dentistry	8
-	Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria	8
-	Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science	8
-	Laboratory Animals	8
-	Schweizer Archiv fuer Tierheilkunde	8
91	Journal of Medical Primatology	7
-	Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society	7
-	Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine	7
-	Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research	7
-	Acta Veterinaria Brno	7
-	New Zealand Veterinary Journal	7
-	Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia-Brazilian Journal of Animal Science	7
-	Veterinarni Medicina	7
-	Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology	7
100	Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine	6
-	Revue Scientifique et Technique-Office International des Epizooties	6
-	Society & Animals	6
-	Acta Veterinaria Hungarica	6
-	Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia	6
-	In Practice	6
106	Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira	5
-	Tieraerztliche Praxis Ausgabe Kleintiere Heimtiere	5
-	Veterinarski Arhiv	5
-	Journal of the South African Veterinary Association	5
-	Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi	5
111	Medycyna Weterynaryjna-Veterinary Medicine-Science and Practice	4
-	Veterinaria Mexico	4
-	INRA Productions Animales	4
-	Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery	4
-	Tieraerztliche Praxis Ausgabe Grosstiere Nutztiere	4
116	Slovenian Veterinary Research	3
117	Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift	2
-	Pferdeheilkunde	2