Journal rankings · indicator year 2004
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Subfield ranking · 2004
Food Science journal rankings 2004
68 ranked journals · Subfield in Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Food Science has 68 ranked journals in 2004. The median OJR fell 0.06 on 2003 to 0.52, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.02. The top three are Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, International Dairy Journal, and International Journal of Food Microbiology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2004. 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 2001–2003, the window the 2004 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)
68 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 2003. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2001–2003, the window the 2004 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2001–2003 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 2004. | Compare |
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1Critical Reviews in Food Science and NutritionTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.34Q1 | 3.73 1.29 up from 2003 | 58 | 10% | — | ||
2International Dairy JournalElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.24Q1 | 2.24 0.58 down from 2003 | 350 | 6% | $3,290 | ||
3International Journal of Food MicrobiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.06Q1 | 2.91 0.19 up from 2003 | 897 | 5% | $4,090 | ||
4Trends in Food Science & TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.00Q1 | 1.87 0.63 up from 2003 | 219 | 6% | $5,440 | ||
5Food Quality and PreferenceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.78Q1 | 2.15 0.52 up from 2003 | 245 | 10% | $4,420 | ||
6Food HydrocolloidsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.69Q1 | 1.89 0.47 down from 2003 | 306 | 5% | $4,990 | ||
7Journal of Food ProtectionOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.64Q1 | 2.59 0.14 down from 2003 | 1,002 | 99% | $2,300 | ||
8Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food SafetyWiley · United States | 1.59Q1 | 1.75 0.15 down from 2003 | 44 | 7% | $5,000 | ||
9Innovative Food Science & Emerging TechnologiesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.32Q1 | 1.66 0.09 up from 2003 | 138 | 7% | $4,470 | ||
10Food Research InternationalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.29Q1 | 1.72 0.42 up from 2003 | 418 | 7% | $4,320 | ||
11Journal of Food EngineeringElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.27Q1 | 1.57 0.01 down from 2003 | 879 | 9% | $4,350 | ||
12Food MicrobiologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.18Q1 | 1.49 0.02 down from 2003 | 258 | 5% | $4,210 | ||
13International Journal of Food Science & TechnologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.16Q1 | 1.44 0.20 up from 2003 | 353 | 3% | $2,638 | ||
14Food Reviews InternationalTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.11Q1 | 1.06 0.39 down from 2003 | 62 | 3% | — | ||
15Letters in Applied MicrobiologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.08Q1 | 1.77 0.19 up from 2003 | 566 | 8% | $3,240 | ||
16Food ChemistryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.04Q1 | 1.65 0.04 up from 2003 | 1,149 | 4% | $4,930 | ||
17Journal of Texture StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 1.02Q1 | 1.35 0.66 up from 2003 | 97 | 9% | $3,920 | ||
18Le LaitEDP Sciences · France | 1.01Q2 | 1.28 0.29 up from 2003 | 171 | 89% | — | ||
19European Food Research and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.96Q2 | 1.36 0.05 down from 2003 | 554 | 8% | $2,590 | ||
20Journal of Food ScienceWiley · United Kingdom | 0.95Q2 | 1.34 0.09 up from 2003 | 1,320 | 5% | $4,550 | ||
21British Food JournalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.93Q2 | 0.71 0.18 up from 2003 | 177 | 6% | — | ||
22Food ControlElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.92Q2 | 1.20 0.23 up from 2003 | 331 | 7% | $4,340 | ||
23LWTOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.90Q2 | 1.06 0.15 up from 2003 | 365 | 5% | $3,240 | ||
24Journal of Sensory StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 0.90Q2 | 1.00 0.04 down from 2003 | 111 | 2% | $4,030 | ||
25Journal of Food Process EngineeringWiley · United Kingdom | 0.83Q2 | 0.67 0.09 down from 2003 | 89 | 5% | $3,570 | ||
26Journal of the Science of Food and AgricultureWiley · United Kingdom | 0.81Q2 | 1.20no change | 711 | 5% | $4,620 | ||
27Drying TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.76Q2 | 1.15 0.15 up from 2003 | 396 | 3% | — | ||
28Food Service TechnologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.71Q2 | 0.56 0.24 down from 2003 | 80 | 4% | — | ||
29Journal of the American Oil Chemists SocietyWiley · United States | 0.69Q2 | 1.17 0.02 down from 2003 | 648 | 8% | $3,555 | ||
30Journal of Food SafetyWiley · United States | 0.67Q2 | 0.56 0.34 down from 2003 | 63 | 0% | $3,790 | ||
31Food / NahrungWiley · Germany | 0.66Q2 | 0.80 0.07 up from 2003 | 244 | 6% | — | ||
32Food BiotechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.61Q2 | 1.37 0.50 up from 2003 | 45 | 4% | — | ||
33International Journal of Dairy TechnologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.56Q2 | 0.65 0.05 up from 2003 | 110 | 0% | $3,950 | ||
34Food technologyInstitute of Food Technologists · United States | 0.53Q2 | 0.50 0.08 up from 2003 | 353 | 0% | — | ||
35International Journal of Food PropertiesOAMarcel Dekker · United States | 0.51Q3 | 0.68 0.11 up from 2003 | 128 | 66% | $2,306 | ||
36Flavour and Fragrance JournalWiley · United Kingdom | 0.48Q3 | 0.71 0.01 up from 2003 | 341 | 4% | $3,950 | ||
37Journal of Food Processing and PreservationWiley · United Kingdom | 0.47Q3 | 0.51 0.09 up from 2003 | 100 | 50% | $2,700 | ||
38Microbial Ecology in Health and DiseaseTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.46Q3 | 0.66 0.11 down from 2003 | 203 | 45% | $1,725 | ||
39Italian Journal of Food ScienceOAChiriotti Editori · Italy | 0.45Q3 | 0.50 0.09 down from 2003 | 63 | 100% | $1,100 | ||
40Journal of Food QualityOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United States | 0.43Q3 | 0.40 0.06 down from 2003 | 124 | 13% | $2,570 | ||
41Journal of the American Society of Brewing ChemistsTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.40Q3 | 0.52 0.40 down from 2003 | 132 | 2% | — | ||
42Journal of the Institute of BrewingOAWiley · United Kingdom | 0.40Q3 | 0.52 0.41 down from 2003 | 176 | 100% | $3,450 | ||
43Food Science and Technology InternationalSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.40Q3 | 0.67 0.27 up from 2003 | 304 | 1% | $4,150 | ||
44Sciences des AlimentsFrance | 0.37Q3 | 0.44 0.06 down from 2003 | 167 | 89% | — | ||
45Food and Bioproducts ProcessingElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.36Q3 | 0.26 0.43 down from 2003 | 131 | 5% | $3,970 | ||
46Food Science and Technology ResearchKarger Publishers · Japan | 0.35Q3 | 0.59 0.03 up from 2003 | 216 | 97% | — | ||
47Journal of Essential Oil Bearing PlantsTaylor & Francis · India | 0.33Q3 | 0.36 0.36 up from 2003 | 36 | 0% | — | ||
48Food Hygiene and Safety Science (Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi)OAJapanese Society for Food Hygiene and Safety · Japan | 0.31Q3 | 0.64 0.04 down from 2003 | 184 | 100% | — | ||
49Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic EnergyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.30Q3 | 0.28 0.13 down from 2003 | 59 | 0% | — | ||
50Journal of Rapid Methods & Automation in MicrobiologyWiley · United States | 0.27Q3 | 0.31 0.34 down from 2003 | 90 | 0% | — |
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with Food Science highlighted.
- Plant Science281
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics106
- Food Science68
- Animal Science and Zoology42
- Insect Science42
- Soil Science26
- Agronomy and Crop Science25
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences19
- Aquatic Science17
- Forestry1
- Horticulture0
Journals
Citations made in 2004. Corpus-wide, 69.4% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
17 additional Food Science journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2001–2003, 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: 2004. Publication window: 2001–2003. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 68
- Window papers (baseline)
- 33,868 +22.7% from indicator year 2001
- Median OJR
- 0.52 -5.3% from indicator year 2001
- Rising journals (2025)
- 23
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2001–2003 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.