Journal rankings · indicator year 2021
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Subfield ranking · 2021
Food Science journal rankings 2021
138 ranked journals · Subfield in Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Food Science has 138 ranked journals in 2021. The median OJR rose 0.10 on 2020 to 0.84, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.50. The top three are Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Trends in Food Science & Technology, and Food Hydrocolloids.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2021. 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 2018–2020, the window the 2021 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)
138 ranked journals
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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 2020. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2018–2020, the window the 2021 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2018–2020 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 2012 to 2021. | Compare |
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1Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food SafetyWiley · United States | 5.97Q1 | 17.71 2.68 up from 2020 | 349 | 33% | $5,000 | ||
2Trends in Food Science & TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.43Q1 | 17.76 3.41 up from 2020 | 919 | 29% | $5,440 | ||
3Food HydrocolloidsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.09Q1 | 9.95 1.10 up from 2020 | 2,282 | 23% | $4,990 | ||
4Critical Reviews in Food Science and NutritionTaylor & Francis · United States | 3.00Q1 | 11.02 0.24 up from 2020 | 819 | 16% | — | ||
5NFS JournalOAElsevier BV · Germany | 2.75Q1 | 8.50 3.35 up from 2020 | 46 | 100% | $2,800 | ||
6Current Research in Food ScienceOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.75Q1 | 7.18 3.54 up from 2020 | 55 | 100% | $3,170 | ||
7Food Research InternationalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.64Q1 | 7.43 0.57 up from 2020 | 2,639 | 27% | $4,320 | ||
8Innovative Food Science & Emerging TechnologiesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.62Q1 | 7.28 0.68 up from 2020 | 598 | 31% | $4,470 | ||
9Food Quality and PreferenceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.59Q1 | 6.60 0.77 up from 2020 | 629 | 54% | $4,420 | ||
10Food ChemistryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.57Q1 | 8.37 0.73 up from 2020 | 6,195 | 19% | $4,930 | ||
11Food Engineering ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.50Q1 | 8.05 0.90 up from 2020 | 92 | 19% | $3,090 | ||
12Food Reviews InternationalTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.33Q1 | 7.45 2.56 up from 2020 | 179 | 14% | — | ||
13Journal of Food EngineeringElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.13Q1 | 5.89 0.65 up from 2020 | 1,061 | 34% | $4,350 | ||
14FoodsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.12Q1 | 6.61 0.92 up from 2020 | 2,861 | 100% | $3,499 | ||
15Food Chemistry XOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.11Q1 | 6.48 1.72 up from 2020 | 64 | 100% | $2,330 | ||
16Food MicrobiologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.04Q1 | 5.71 0.03 up from 2020 | 699 | 37% | $4,210 | ||
17FermentationOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.98Q1 | 5.96 0.04 down from 2020 | 332 | 100% | $2,534 | ||
18LWTOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.97Q1 | 6.00 0.72 up from 2020 | 3,762 | 45% | $3,240 | ||
19Food ControlElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.96Q1 | 6.27 0.55 up from 2020 | 1,769 | 28% | $4,340 | ||
20Food Production Processing and NutritionOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.85Q1 | 5.45 1.76 up from 2020 | 42 | 100% | $2,390 | ||
21Food StructureElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.83Q1 | 4.31 0.51 down from 2020 | 68 | 41% | $3,570 | ||
22International Journal of Food MicrobiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.83Q1 | 5.33no change | 988 | 34% | $4,090 | ||
23International Journal of Food ScienceOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.82Q1 | 5.13 1.27 up from 2020 | 148 | 100% | $860 | ||
24Probiotics and Antimicrobial ProteinsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.80Q1 | 5.22 1.22 up from 2020 | 340 | 20% | $4,090 | ||
25Food and Bioprocess TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.78Q1 | 6.06 1.40 up from 2020 | 504 | 21% | $2,690 | ||
26Food BioscienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.75Q1 | 5.27 0.39 up from 2020 | 536 | 11% | $3,380 | ||
27Food and Bioproducts ProcessingElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.73Q1 | 5.67 0.50 up from 2020 | 449 | 37% | $3,970 | ||
28Food Technology and BiotechnologyOAUniversity of Zagreb · Croatia | 1.73Q1 | 2.76 2.51 down from 2020 | 150 | 100% | — | ||
29British Food JournalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.72Q1 | 4.07 0.97 up from 2020 | 798 | 28% | — | ||
30Journal of Ethnic FoodsOABioMed Central · South Korea | 1.68Q1 | 4.26 1.86 up from 2020 | 106 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
31Plant Foods for Human NutritionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.56Q1 | 4.72 0.31 up from 2020 | 217 | 23% | $3,990 | ||
32International Journal of Gastronomy and Food ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.56Q1 | 4.22 1.19 up from 2020 | 180 | 31% | $3,580 | ||
33International Journal of Dairy TechnologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.55Q1 | 4.27 0.35 down from 2020 | 234 | 21% | $3,950 | ||
34BeveragesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.52Q1 | 4.77 1.27 up from 2020 | 248 | 100% | $1,930 | ||
35Journal of the Science of Food and AgricultureWiley · United Kingdom | 1.50Q1 | 4.06 0.16 up from 2020 | 2,114 | 18% | $4,620 | ||
36Annual Review of Food Science and TechnologyAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.44Q2 | 15.13 1.59 down from 2020 | 71 | 59% | — | ||
37Journal of Food QualityOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United States | 1.42Q2 | 3.80 0.59 up from 2020 | 466 | 100% | $2,570 | ||
38International Journal of MicrobiologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.37Q2 | 5.33 0.37 up from 2020 | 238 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
39Food Science & NutritionWiley · United States | 1.35Q2 | 4.02 0.55 up from 2020 | 1,403 | 97% | $3,630 | ||
40Journal of Texture StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 1.34Q2 | 3.80 0.69 up from 2020 | 212 | 23% | $3,920 | ||
41International Dairy JournalElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.34Q2 | 3.88 0.39 up from 2020 | 583 | 23% | $3,290 | ||
42Journal of Food ScienceWiley · United Kingdom | 1.30Q2 | 3.67 0.40 up from 2020 | 1,334 | 14% | $4,550 | ||
43EFSA JournalOAWiley · Italy | 1.30Q2 | 3.52 0.27 down from 2020 | 1,167 | 100% | $2,400 | ||
44International Journal of Food PropertiesOAMarcel Dekker · United States | 1.29Q2 | 3.79 0.59 up from 2020 | 559 | 100% | $2,306 | ||
45European Food Research and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.29Q2 | 3.78 0.44 up from 2020 | 624 | 38% | $2,590 | ||
45Journal of Food Science and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · India | 1.29Q2 | 3.64 0.64 up from 2020 | 1,880 | 100% | $4,090 | ||
47Food BiophysicsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.28Q2 | 3.42 0.46 up from 2020 | 144 | 23% | $2,590 | ||
48Potato ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.25Q2 | 3.34 0.99 up from 2020 | 117 | 48% | $3,390 | ||
49Korean Journal for Food Science of Animal ResourcesOAKorean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources · South Korea | 1.21Q2 | —no 2020 value | 45 | — | — | ||
50Food and FoodwaysTaylor & Francis · Switzerland | 1.20Q2 | 1.33 0.06 down from 2020 | 64 | 32% | — |
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with Food Science highlighted.
- Plant Science570
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics147
- Food Science138
- Animal Science and Zoology58
- Insect Science51
- Soil Science43
- Agronomy and Crop Science39
- Aquatic Science37
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences33
- Forestry1
- Horticulture0
Journals
Citations made in 2021. Corpus-wide, 87.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
49 additional Food Science journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2018–2020, 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: 2021. Publication window: 2018–2020. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 138
- Window papers (baseline)
- 111,656 +20.3% from indicator year 2018
- Median OJR
- 0.84 +26.0% from indicator year 2018
- Rising journals (2025)
- 23
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2018–2020 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.