Soil Science: 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Soil Biology & Biochemistry	71
2	CATENA	58
3	Geoderma	57
4	Applied Soil Ecology	47
-	Soil & Tillage Research	47
6	Plant and Soil	38
7	Biochar	35
8	Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	34
9	Land Degradation & Development	33
10	International Soil and Water Conservation Research	32
11	Pedosphere	29
12	Rhizosphere	27
-	Biology and Fertility of Soils	27
14	Journal of Soils and Sediments	26
15	Soil Use and Management	23
16	European Journal of Soil Science	22
17	Geoderma Regional	21
18	Soil Science Society of America Journal	20
19	Soil	19
20	Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science	18
21	European Journal of Soil Biology	17
22	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	16
-	Eurasian Soil Science	16
24	Vadose Zone Journal	15
25	Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science	14
26	Canadian Journal of Soil Science	13
-	Journal of Soil and Water Conservation	13
-	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	13
-	Soil Research	13
30	Clays and Clay Minerals	12
-	Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	12
32	Pedobiologia	11
33	Soil and Water Research	10
34	Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B-Soil and Plant Science	8
35	Arid Land Research and Management	7
36	Agrochimica	4
37	Compost Science & Utilization	3