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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Bioresource Technology	92
2	Computers and Electronics in Agriculture	91
3	Agriculture-Basel	75
4	Agronomy-Basel	73
-	Industrial Crops and Products	73
6	Soil Biology & Biochemistry	72
7	Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry	69
8	CATENA	61
9	Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment	59
-	Geoderma	59
-	Animals	59
12	Agricultural Water Management	56
13	Soil & Tillage Research	53
14	Field Crops Research	52
15	Postharvest Biology and Technology	50
16	Agricultural and Forest Meteorology	48
-	Scientia Horticulturae	48
18	Biomass & Bioenergy	47
19	Horticulturae	46
20	Applied Soil Ecology	45
21	European Journal of Agronomy	44
-	Biosystems Engineering	44
23	Agricultural Systems	43
-	Journal of Dairy Science	43
25	Poultry Science	42
-	Crop Journal	42
27	Animal Nutrition	41
28	Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology	40
29	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	37
-	Plant and Soil	37
31	Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	36
-	Food Policy	36
-	Journal of Integrative Agriculture	36
34	Agronomy for Sustainable Development	35
-	Land Degradation & Development	35
-	Pest Management Science	35
37	Plant Phenomics	34
-	Precision Agriculture	34
39	British Food Journal	32
-	Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture	32
-	Horticultural Plant Journal	32
42	Animal	30
-	International Soil and Water Conservation Research	30
-	Biology and Fertility of Soils	30
-	Pedosphere	30
-	Rhizosphere	30
47	Theoretical and Applied Genetics	28
-	European Journal of Soil Science	28
49	Journal of Soils and Sediments	27
50	Agriculture and Human Values	26

-	Cogent Food & Agriculture	26
-	Journal of Animal Science	26
53	Animal Frontiers	25
-	Annual Review of Resource Economics	25
-	Aquacultural Engineering	25
-	Rice	25
-	Animal Feed Science and Technology	25
-	Crop Protection	25
-	Rice Science	25
60	Global Change Biology Bioenergy	24
-	Animal Reproduction Science	24
-	Crop Science	24
-	Animal Bioscience	24
64	Soil Use and Management	23
65	Agronomy Journal	22
-	International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability	22
-	Soil	22
-	American Journal of Agricultural Economics	22
-	Plant Pathology	22
70	Tropical Animal Health and Production	21
-	Applied Animal Behaviour Science	21
-	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	21
73	European Journal of Soil Biology	20
-	Molecular Breeding	20
-	Potato Research	20
-	Agricultural Economics	20
-	Agroforestry Systems	20
-	Annual Review of Animal Biosciences	20
-	Soil Science Society of America Journal	20
80	Geoderma Regional	19
-	Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection	19
-	Journal of Agricultural Economics	19
-	Journal of Animal Science and Technology	19
-	Biochar	19
85	Agribusiness	18
-	Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems	18
-	Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy	18
-	Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition	18
-	China Agricultural Economic Review	18
-	European Journal of Plant Pathology	18
-	Gesunde Pflanzen	18
-	Livestock Science	18
-	Cereal Research Communications	18
94	Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution	17
-	Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology	17
-	Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science	17
97	Eurasian Soil Science	16
-	European Review of Agricultural Economics	16
-	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	16
-	Grass and Forage Science	16
-	Animal Genetics	16
-	Irrigation Science	16
-	Aquaculture Economics & Management	16
-	Vadose Zone Journal	16
-	Worlds Poultry Science Journal	16
106	Irrigation and Drainage	15
-	Journal of Applied Animal Research	15
-	Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology	15
-	Plant Breeding	15
-	Weed Science	15
-	Plant Soil and Environment	15
-	Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science	15
-	Journal of Applied Poultry Research	15
-	Small Ruminant Research	15
-	Sugar Tech	15
116	Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems	14
-	Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics	14
-	Crop & Pasture Science	14
-	Hortscience	14
-	Journal of Agricultural Science	14
-	Outlook on Agriculture	14
-	Reproduction in Domestic Animals	14
123	Animal Biotechnology	13
-	International Journal of Plant Production	13
-	Journal of Soil and Water Conservation	13
-	New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research	13
-	Paddy and Water Environment	13
-	Animal Production Science	13
-	Mycobiology	13
130	Erwerbs-Obstbau	12
-	International Food and Agribusiness Management Review	12
-	Animal Science Journal	12
-	Annals of Applied Biology	12
-	Pedobiologia	12
-	Phytoparasitica	12
-	Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agricola e Ambiental	12
-	Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	12
-	Euphytica	12
-	International Journal of Fruit Science	12
-	Annals of Agricultural Sciences	12
-	Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science	12
-	Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research	12
-	British Poultry Science	12
-	Canadian Journal of Soil Science	12
-	Clays and Clay Minerals	12
-	Weed Technology	12
147	Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences	11
-	Archives Animal Breeding	11
-	Journal of Dairy Research	11
-	Canadian Journal of Plant Science	11
-	Ciencia Rural	11
-	Czech Journal of Animal Science	11
-	Domestic Animal Endocrinology	11
-	Journal of Land Use Science	11
-	Seed Science and Technology	11
-	Soil Research	11
-	Tree Genetics & Genomes	11
-	Weed Research	11
159	Journal of Agricultural Engineering	10
-	Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering	10
-	Journal of Reproduction and Development	10
-	Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics-Revue Canadienne d'Agroeconomie	10
-	Experimental Agriculture	10
-	Agricultural & Environmental Letters	10
-	Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences	10
-	International Agrophysics	10
-	International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering	10
-	Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics	10
-	Breeding Science	10
-	Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research	10
-	New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science	10
172	Agricultural Economics-Zemedelska Ekonomika	9
-	Horticulture Journal	9
-	Horttechnology	9
-	Italian Journal of Agronomy	9

-	Journal of Wine Economics	9
-	Plant Production Science	9
-	Agrekon	9
-	American Journal of Potato Research	9
-	Arid Land Research and Management	9
181	Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding	8
-	Plant Protection Science	8
-	Horticultural Science	8
-	American Journal of Enology and Viticulture	8
-	Journal of Agricultural Sciences-Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi	8
-	Archives of Animal Nutrition	8
-	Journal of Plant Registrations	8
-	Cahiers Agricultures	8
-	Engenharia Agricola	8
-	Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics	8
-	Journal of Poultry Science	8
-	Bragantia	8
-	Canadian Journal of Animal Science	8
-	Revista Caatinga	8
-	Soil and Water Research	8
196	Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture	7
-	Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B-Soil and Plant Science	7
-	Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus	7
-	Grassland Science	7
-	Biological Agriculture & Horticulture	7

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