Journal rankings · indicator year 2020
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Subfield ranking · 2020
Food Science journal rankings 2020
139 ranked journals · Subfield in Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Food Science has 139 ranked journals in 2020. The median journal has an OJR of 0.74, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.02 on 2019; Q1 starts at OJR 1.36. The top three are Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Trends in Food Science & Technology, and Food Hydrocolloids.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2020. 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 2017–2019, the window the 2020 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)
139 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 2019. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2017–2019, the window the 2020 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2017–2019 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 2011 to 2020. | Compare |
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1Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food SafetyWiley · United States | 5.75Q1 | 15.02 3.02 up from 2019 | 250 | 24% | $5,000 | ||
2Trends in Food Science & TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.52Q1 | 14.35 1.66 up from 2019 | 789 | 28% | $5,440 | ||
3Food HydrocolloidsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.04Q1 | 8.86 1.39 up from 2019 | 1,888 | 20% | $4,990 | ||
4Critical Reviews in Food Science and NutritionTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.75Q1 | 10.78 4.15 up from 2019 | 612 | 14% | — | ||
5Innovative Food Science & Emerging TechnologiesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.64Q1 | 6.61 1.09 up from 2019 | 560 | 32% | $4,470 | ||
6Food ChemistryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.63Q1 | 7.65 0.83 up from 2019 | 5,535 | 21% | $4,930 | ||
7Food Research InternationalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.62Q1 | 6.86 1.44 up from 2019 | 2,363 | 34% | $4,320 | ||
8Food Quality and PreferenceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.56Q1 | 5.83 0.22 up from 2019 | 580 | 51% | $4,420 | ||
9Food Engineering ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.45Q1 | 7.15 3.15 up from 2019 | 51 | 28% | $3,090 | ||
10FoodsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.35Q1 | 5.68 0.03 down from 2019 | 1,039 | 100% | $3,499 | ||
11Food MicrobiologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.35Q1 | 5.68 0.80 up from 2019 | 670 | 40% | $4,210 | ||
12Journal of Food EngineeringElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.23Q1 | 5.24 0.13 up from 2019 | 1,077 | 34% | $4,350 | ||
13Food StructureElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.23Q1 | 4.82 0.93 up from 2019 | 60 | 25% | $3,570 | ||
14International Journal of Food MicrobiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.21Q1 | 5.33 0.78 up from 2019 | 965 | 36% | $4,090 | ||
15LWTOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.07Q1 | 5.28 0.80 up from 2019 | 2,926 | 23% | $3,240 | ||
16Food ControlElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.05Q1 | 5.73 0.73 up from 2019 | 1,636 | 39% | $4,340 | ||
17FermentationOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.00Q1 | 6.01 1.72 up from 2019 | 270 | 100% | $2,534 | ||
18Food Chemistry XOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.97Q1 | 4.76 4.09 up from 2019 | 41 | 100% | $2,330 | ||
19Food Reviews InternationalTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.92Q1 | 4.89 1.87 up from 2019 | 111 | 12% | — | ||
20Food BioscienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.86Q1 | 4.88 0.85 up from 2019 | 304 | 13% | $3,380 | ||
21Food and Bioproducts ProcessingElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.79Q1 | 5.17 0.96 up from 2019 | 380 | 27% | $3,970 | ||
22British Food JournalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 3.10 0.18 up from 2019 | 736 | 30% | — | ||
23Food Technology and BiotechnologyOAUniversity of Zagreb · Croatia | 1.70Q1 | 5.27 2.25 up from 2019 | 153 | 100% | — | ||
24International Journal of MicrobiologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.68Q1 | 4.96 2.01 up from 2019 | 142 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
25Food and Bioprocess TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.68Q1 | 4.66 0.83 up from 2019 | 537 | 23% | $2,690 | ||
26Probiotics and Antimicrobial ProteinsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.55Q1 | 4.00 0.66 up from 2019 | 359 | 13% | $4,090 | ||
27Plant Foods for Human NutritionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.55Q1 | 4.41 0.94 up from 2019 | 192 | 23% | $3,990 | ||
28International Journal of Dairy TechnologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 4.62 2.34 up from 2019 | 313 | 21% | $3,950 | ||
29Journal of Ethnic FoodsOABioMed Central · South Korea | 1.49Q1 | 2.40 0.09 down from 2019 | 109 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
30Journal of the Science of Food and AgricultureWiley · United Kingdom | 1.49Q1 | 3.89 1.03 up from 2019 | 1,955 | 18% | $4,620 | ||
31EFSA JournalOAWiley · Italy | 1.45Q1 | 3.79 0.35 up from 2019 | 1,154 | 100% | $2,400 | ||
32Journal of Food QualityOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United States | 1.41Q1 | 3.22 0.62 up from 2019 | 476 | 100% | $2,570 | ||
33Food Science & NutritionWiley · United States | 1.38Q1 | 3.47 1.05 up from 2019 | 842 | 97% | $3,630 | ||
34International Journal of Gastronomy and Food ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.38Q1 | 3.03 0.49 up from 2019 | 121 | 24% | $3,580 | ||
35BeveragesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.36Q1 | 3.50 1.01 up from 2019 | 236 | 100% | $1,930 | ||
36International Dairy JournalElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.33Q2 | 3.49 0.92 up from 2019 | 471 | 34% | $3,290 | ||
37Korean Journal for Food Science of Animal ResourcesOAKorean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources · South Korea | 1.31Q2 | 2.69 0.53 up from 2019 | 135 | — | — | ||
38International Journal of Food ScienceOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.29Q2 | 3.86 2.29 up from 2019 | 104 | 100% | $860 | ||
39Journal of Food ScienceWiley · United Kingdom | 1.28Q2 | 3.27 0.36 up from 2019 | 1,236 | 13% | $4,550 | ||
40International Journal of Food PropertiesOAMarcel Dekker · United States | 1.28Q2 | 3.20 0.87 up from 2019 | 673 | 100% | $2,306 | ||
41Journal of Texture StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 1.27Q2 | 3.11 0.79 up from 2019 | 219 | 16% | $3,920 | ||
42Journal of Food Science and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · India | 1.25Q2 | 3.01 0.58 up from 2019 | 1,755 | 100% | $4,090 | ||
43Foodborne Pathogens and DiseaseMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.24Q2 | 3.40 0.54 up from 2019 | 334 | 18% | — | ||
44Annual Review of Food Science and TechnologyAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.23Q2 | 16.71 4.81 up from 2019 | 76 | 26% | — | ||
45Journal of Sensory StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 1.22Q2 | 2.85 0.46 up from 2019 | 203 | 15% | $4,030 | ||
46European Food Research and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.21Q2 | 3.34 0.83 up from 2019 | 601 | 35% | $2,590 | ||
47International Journal of Food Science & TechnologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.16Q2 | 3.50 0.66 up from 2019 | 1,123 | 21% | $2,638 | ||
48Food BiophysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.16Q2 | 2.96 0.42 up from 2019 | 152 | 36% | $2,590 | ||
49International Journal of Food ContaminationOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.15Q2 | 3.38 1.17 up from 2019 | 32 | 100% | $2,390 | ||
50Drying TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.14Q2 | 3.35 0.36 up from 2019 | 620 | 11% | — |
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with Food Science highlighted.
- Plant Science577
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics152
- Food Science139
- Animal Science and Zoology58
- Insect Science51
- Soil Science42
- Aquatic Science39
- Agronomy and Crop Science38
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences33
- Forestry1
- Horticulture0
Journals
Citations made in 2020. Corpus-wide, 86.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
43 additional Food Science journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2017–2019, 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: 2020. Publication window: 2017–2019. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 139
- Window papers (baseline)
- 102,584 +12.1% from indicator year 2017
- Median OJR
- 0.736 +22.9% from indicator year 2017
- Rising journals (2025)
- 23
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2017–2019 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 |
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| 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.