Food Science & Technology: 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Food Chemistry	111
2	Food Hydrocolloids	99
3	Trends in Food Science & Technology	98
4	Food Research International	71
5	LWT-Food Science and Technology	68
6	Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry	65
7	Food Control	62
8	Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety	60
9	Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition	57
10	Food and Chemical Toxicology	50
11	Journal of Food Engineering	46
12	Meat Science	45
-	Postharvest Biology and Technology	45
14	Food & Function	44
-	Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies	44
16	Food Quality and Preference	43
17	Journal of Dairy Science	42
18	Journal of Food Composition and Analysis	41
-	Journal of Functional Foods	41
20	International Journal of Food Microbiology	37
21	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	36
22	Food Policy	35
-	British Food Journal	35
-	Food Microbiology	35
25	EFSA Journal	34
-	Food and Bioprocess Technology	34
27	Journal of Food Biochemistry	32
28	International Dairy Journal	31
-	International Journal of Food Science and Technology	31
30	Journal of Food Science	30
-	Molecular Nutrition & Food Research	30
32	International Journal of Food Properties	28
-	Journal of Cereal Science	28
-	Journal of Food Quality	28
35	European Food Research and Technology	27
-	International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science	27
-	Journal of Food Processing and Preservation	27
38	Journal of Food Process Engineering	26
-	Analytical Methods	26
40	Journal of Food Protection	25
-	Annual Review of Food Science and Technology	25
-	Food Security	25
-	Food Analytical Methods	25
44	Journal of Food Science and Technology-Mysore	24
-	Food and Bioproducts Processing	24
46	Food Engineering Reviews	23
-	Food Science and Biotechnology	23
48	Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods	22
49	Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering	21
50	Food Science and Technology	20

-	Plant Foods for Human Nutrition	20
-	Starch-Starke	20
53	Packaging Technology and Science	19
54	Foodborne Pathogens and Disease	17
-	International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition	17
-	Journal of Texture Studies	17
-	Journal of Aoac International	17
58	International Journal of Dairy Technology	16
-	Journal of Medicinal Food	16
-	Food Biophysics	16
-	Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society	16
-	Cereal Chemistry	16
-	Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment	16
64	Journal of Oleo Science	15
-	Food and Environmental Virology	15
66	Journal of Food Safety	13
-	Agribusiness	13
68	Food Additives & Contaminants Part B-Surveillance	12
-	Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research	12
70	Food Technology and Biotechnology	11
-	Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology	11
-	Journal of Essential Oil Research	11
-	Natural Product Communications	11
-	Flavour and Fragrance Journal	11
-	Food and Agricultural Immunology	11
-	Journal of Sensory Studies	11
-	Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences	11
-	World Mycotoxin Journal	11
-	CyTA-Journal of Food	11
-	European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology	11
81	Journal of Dairy Research	10
-	Food Science and Technology International	10
-	Food and Nutrition Bulletin	10
84	Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists	9
-	Chemical Senses	9
-	Czech Journal of Food Sciences	9
-	Grasas y Aceites	9
-	Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety	9
89	Acta Alimentaria	8
90	Journal of Wine Economics	7
-	American Journal of Enology and Viticulture	7
92	Food Science and Technology Research	6
-	Journal of the Institute of Brewing	6
-	Food Biotechnology	6
95	Food Hygiene and Safety Science	4
-	Journal of Oil Palm Research	4
-	Agricultural and Food Science	4
98	Journal of the Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology-Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi	3
99	Sugar Industry-Zuckerindustrie	2