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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Animals	52
2	Fish & Shellfish Immunology	48
3	Frontiers in Veterinary Science	44
4	Animal Nutrition	39
5	Animal	34
6	Veterinary Sciences	28
7	BMC Veterinary Research	27
-	Transboundary and Emerging Diseases	27
9	Theriogenology	24
10	Veterinary Medicine and Science	23
-	Annual Review of Animal Biosciences	23
12	Developmental and Comparative Immunology	22
13	Research in Veterinary Science	21
-	Animal Reproduction Science	21
-	Applied Animal Behaviour Science	21
16	Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine	20
-	Medical Mycology	20
-	Preventive Veterinary Medicine	20
-	Veterinary Research Communications	20
20	Tropical Animal Health and Production	19
-	Javma-Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association	19
-	Journal of Animal Science and Technology	19
-	Journal of Fish Diseases	19
-	Veterinary Microbiology	19
25	Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery	18
-	Journal of Medical Entomology	18
-	Veterinary Quarterly	18
28	Veterinary Journal	17
29	Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition	16
-	Veterinary Pathology	16
-	Porcine Health Management	16
-	Veterinary Parasitology	16
-	Zoonoses and Public Health	16
34	Journal of Equine Veterinary Science	15
-	Journal of Small Animal Practice	15
-	Pakistan Veterinary Journal	15
-	Veterinary Clinics of North America-Small Animal Practice	15
-	Reproduction in Domestic Animals	15
-	Veterinary Record	15
-	Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases	15
41	Equine Veterinary Journal	14
-	Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research	14
-	Animal Welfare	14
-	Avian Pathology	14
45	Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation	13
-	Journal of Veterinary Medical Science	13
-	Acta Parasitologica	13
-	American Journal of Veterinary Research	13
-	Anthrozoos	13
-	Journal of Veterinary Science	13

-	Medical and Veterinary Entomology	13
-	Veterinary Dermatology	13
53	Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound	12
-	Veterinary Surgery	12
-	Zoo Biology	12
-	Lab Animal	12
-	Veterinary and Comparative Oncology	12
-	Australian Veterinary Journal	12
59	Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science	11
-	Journal of Veterinary Cardiology	11
-	Journal of Veterinary Research	11
-	Topics in Companion Animal Medicine	11
-	Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia	11
-	Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology	11
-	Veterinary Ophthalmology	11
-	Irish Veterinary Journal	11
-	Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care	11
-	Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics	11
-	Veterinary Clinics of North America-Food Animal Practice	11
-	Anatomia Histologia Embryologia	11
71	Journal of Wildlife Diseases	10
-	Avian Diseases	10
-	Diseases of Aquatic Organisms	10
-	Journal of Aquatic Animal Health	10
-	Journal of Comparative Pathology	10
-	Veterinary Clinical Pathology	10
-	Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica	10
-	Experimental Animals	10
79	Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science	9
-	Laboratory Animals	9
-	Veterinary Clinics of North America-Equine Practice	9
-	Ankara Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi	9
-	Comparative Medicine	9
-	Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association	9
-	Animal Health Research Reviews	9
-	Equine Veterinary Education	9
87	Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology	8
-	Journal of Veterinary Medical Education	8
-	Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria	8
90	New Zealand Veterinary Journal	7
-	Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia-Brazilian Journal of Animal Science	7
-	Schweizer Archiv fuer Tierheilkunde	7
-	Society & Animals	7
-	Veterinarni Medicina	7
-	Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia	7
-	Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society	7
-	Journal of Veterinary Dentistry	7
-	Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine	7
-	Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research	7
-	Revue Scientifique et Technique-Office International des Epizooties	7
-	Acta Veterinaria Brno	7
102	Acta Veterinaria Hungarica	6
-	Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine	6
-	Journal of Medical Primatology	6
-	Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira	6
106	Journal of the South African Veterinary Association	5
-	Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi	5
-	In Practice	5
-	Veterinarski Arhiv	5
110	Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery	4
-	Tieraerztliche Praxis Ausgabe Grosstiere Nutztiere	4
-	Medycyna Weterynaryjna-Veterinary Medicine-Science and Practice	4
-	Tieraerztliche Praxis Ausgabe Kleintiere Heimtiere	4
-	Veterinaria Mexico	4
-	INRA Productions Animales	4
116	Slovenian Veterinary Research	3
-	Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift	3
118	Pferdeheilkunde	2