Journal rankings · indicator year 2002
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Subfield ranking · 2002
Food Science journal rankings 2002
63 ranked journals · Subfield in Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Food Science has 63 ranked journals in 2002. The median journal has an OJR of 0.54, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2001; Q1 starts at OJR 0.98. The top three are Trends in Food Science & Technology, Food Hydrocolloids, and International Journal of Food Microbiology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2002. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 1999–2001, the window the 2002 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11)
63 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2001. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 1999–2001, the window the 2002 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 1999–2001 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2002. | Compare |
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1Trends in Food Science & TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.00Q1 | 0.91 0.41 down from 2001 | 188 | 5% | $5,440 | ||
2Food HydrocolloidsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.85Q1 | 1.73 0.65 up from 2001 | 201 | 4% | $4,990 | ||
3International Journal of Food MicrobiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.72Q1 | 2.19 0.55 up from 2001 | 709 | 6% | $4,090 | ||
4Journal of Food ProtectionOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.64Q1 | 2.08 0.18 up from 2001 | 844 | 100% | $2,300 | ||
5International Dairy JournalElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.41Q1 | 1.75 0.61 up from 2001 | 325 | 5% | $3,290 | ||
6Food Quality and PreferenceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.28Q1 | 1.30 0.17 up from 2001 | 156 | 3% | $4,420 | ||
7Food Research InternationalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.22Q1 | 1.24 0.39 up from 2001 | 312 | 2% | $4,320 | ||
8Food Reviews InternationalTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.20Q1 | 1.42 0.18 up from 2001 | 49 | 0% | — | ||
9Innovative Food Science & Emerging TechnologiesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.17Q1 | 1.40 0.48 up from 2001 | 73 | 6% | $4,470 | ||
10Journal of Food ScienceWiley · United Kingdom | 1.16Q1 | 1.44 0.48 up from 2001 | 774 | 9% | $4,550 | ||
11Journal of Texture StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 1.14Q1 | 1.35 0.78 up from 2001 | 111 | 11% | $3,920 | ||
12Food MicrobiologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.10Q1 | 1.14 0.03 up from 2001 | 215 | 2% | $4,210 | ||
13Food ControlElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.10Q1 | 0.92 0.27 up from 2001 | 217 | 5% | $4,340 | ||
14Journal of Food EngineeringElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.09Q1 | 1.22 0.28 up from 2001 | 435 | 8% | $4,350 | ||
15Food ChemistryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.99Q1 | 1.49 0.37 up from 2001 | 839 | 2% | $4,930 | ||
16Food technologyInstitute of Food Technologists · United States | 0.98Q1 | 0.52 0.58 down from 2001 | 152 | 0% | — | ||
17Journal of the Science of Food and AgricultureWiley · United Kingdom | 0.96Q2 | 1.23 0.34 up from 2001 | 1,077 | 5% | $4,620 | ||
18Food Service TechnologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.95Q2 | 0.66no 2001 value | 35 | 13% | — | — | |
19International Journal of Food Science & TechnologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 0.95Q2 | 0.89 0.04 up from 2001 | 299 | 8% | $2,638 | ||
20Journal of Food SafetyWiley · United States | 0.92Q2 | 0.93 0.44 up from 2001 | 81 | 0% | $3,790 | ||
21European Food Research and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.91Q2 | 0.99 0.21 up from 2001 | 405 | 5% | $2,590 | ||
22Le LaitEDP Sciences · France | 0.91Q2 | 1.23 0.22 up from 2001 | 165 | 92% | — | ||
23Journal of the American Oil Chemists SocietyWiley · United States | 0.90Q2 | 1.36 0.08 down from 2001 | 660 | 4% | $3,555 | ||
24Letters in Applied MicrobiologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.89Q2 | 1.31 0.17 up from 2001 | 559 | 7% | $3,240 | ||
25Journal of Sensory StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 0.89Q2 | 0.81 0.16 down from 2001 | 101 | 6% | $4,030 | ||
26LWTOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.85Q2 | 0.82 0.15 up from 2001 | 253 | 6% | $3,240 | ||
27Journal of Food Process EngineeringWiley · United Kingdom | 0.78Q2 | 0.60 0.01 up from 2001 | 85 | 7% | $3,570 | ||
28Drying TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.73Q2 | 0.66 0.10 down from 2001 | 452 | 9% | — | ||
29Food and Bioproducts ProcessingElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.58Q2 | 0.38 0.02 down from 2001 | 112 | 5% | $3,970 | ||
30Food / NahrungWiley · Germany | 0.55Q2 | 0.54 0.25 up from 2001 | 242 | 2% | — | ||
31Italian Journal of Food ScienceOAChiriotti Editori · Italy | 0.55Q2 | 0.60 0.10 down from 2001 | 68 | 100% | $1,100 | ||
32International Journal of Food PropertiesOAMarcel Dekker · United States | 0.54Q2 | 0.68 0.41 up from 2001 | 101 | 62% | $2,306 | ||
33Journal of the Institute of BrewingOAWiley · United Kingdom | 0.50Q3 | 0.90 0.10 up from 2001 | 126 | 100% | $3,450 | ||
34Food BiotechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.49Q3 | 0.78 0.22 down from 2001 | 41 | 0% | — | ||
35Bioscience and MicrofloraOAJapan | 0.47Q3 | 1.17 0.78 up from 2001 | 38 | 100% | — | ||
36Journal of Food QualityOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United States | 0.45Q3 | 0.34 0.04 up from 2001 | 148 | 8% | $2,570 | ||
37Potato ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.44Q3 | 0.35 0.15 down from 2001 | 143 | 0% | $3,390 | ||
38Food Hygiene and Safety Science (Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi)OAJapanese Society for Food Hygiene and Safety · Japan | 0.42Q3 | 0.79 0.04 up from 2001 | 213 | 100% | — | ||
39Journal of Food Processing and PreservationWiley · United Kingdom | 0.41Q3 | 0.43 0.01 up from 2001 | 98 | 59% | $2,700 | ||
40International Journal of Dairy TechnologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.41Q3 | 0.55 0.08 up from 2001 | 97 | 4% | $3,950 | ||
41Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic EnergyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.37Q3 | 0.29 0.15 down from 2001 | 80 | 6% | — | ||
42Sciences des AlimentsFrance | 0.35Q3 | 0.40 0.04 down from 2001 | 87 | 66% | — | ||
43Food Science and Technology InternationalSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.34Q3 | 0.29 0.07 down from 2001 | 294 | 2% | $4,150 | ||
44Flavour and Fragrance JournalWiley · United Kingdom | 0.34Q3 | 0.54 0.01 down from 2001 | 342 | 7% | $3,950 | ||
45Microbial Ecology in Health and DiseaseTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.32Q3 | 0.53 0.16 up from 2001 | 282 | 42% | $1,725 | ||
46Journal of the American Society of Brewing ChemistsTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.32Q3 | 0.44 0.02 up from 2001 | 128 | 2% | — | ||
47Journal of Restaurant & Foodservice MarketingTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.31Q3 | 0.05 0.10 down from 2001 | 42 | 0% | — | ||
48British Food JournalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.30Q3 | 0.31 0.12 up from 2001 | 353 | 5% | — | ||
49Journal of Essential Oil ResearchTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.30Q4 | 0.35 0.08 down from 2001 | 595 | 1% | — | ||
50Acta AlimentariaAkadémiai Kiadó · Hungary | 0.26Q4 | 0.36 0.12 up from 2001 | 86 | 14% | — |
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with Food Science highlighted.
- Plant Science265
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics105
- Food Science63
- Insect Science40
- Animal Science and Zoology36
- Soil Science27
- Agronomy and Crop Science25
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences17
- Aquatic Science15
- Forestry2
- Horticulture0
Journals
Citations made in 2002. Corpus-wide, 69.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
16 additional Food Science journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 1999–2001, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2002. Publication window: 1999–2001. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 63
- Window papers (baseline)
- 29,648 Change unavailable from indicator year 1999
- Median OJR
- 0.54 Change unavailable from indicator year 1999
- Rising journals (2025)
- 23
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 1999–2001 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 57 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 90 | 90 | 98 | 106 | 114 | 122 | 132 | 142 | 146 | 146 | 139 | 138 | 135 | 141 | 143 | 143 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 23,802 | 27,613 | 29,648 | 32,605 | 33,868 | 37,418 | 41,005 | 45,025 | 49,224 | 53,915 | 60,495 | 67,616 | 73,777 | 78,992 | 83,751 | 88,320 | 90,740 | 91,510 | 92,833 | 96,087 | 102,584 | 111,656 | 119,977 | 124,739 | 127,440 | 133,186 | |
| Median OJR | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.580 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.620 | 0.583 | 0.64 | 0.725 | 0.616 | 0.743 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.738 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.717 | 0.736 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.90 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.