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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Soil Biology & Biochemistry	69
2	CATENA	58
3	Geoderma	52
4	Soil & Tillage Research	48
5	Applied Soil Ecology	43
6	Plant and Soil	36
7	Biochar	35
8	Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	33
-	Land Degradation & Development	33
10	International Soil and Water Conservation Research	31
11	Pedosphere	29
12	Rhizosphere	27
13	Biology and Fertility of Soils	26
14	Journal of Soils and Sediments	25
15	European Journal of Soil Science	23
16	Soil Use and Management	22
17	Soil Science Society of America Journal	21
-	Geoderma Regional	21
19	Soil	19
20	European Journal of Soil Biology	17
21	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	16
22	Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science	15
-	Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science	15
-	Vadose Zone Journal	15
25	Eurasian Soil Science	14
26	Journal of Soil and Water Conservation	13
-	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	13
28	Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	12
29	Canadian Journal of Soil Science	11
-	Clays and Clay Minerals	11
-	Soil Research	11
-	Pedobiologia	11
33	Soil and Water Research	9
-	Arid Land Research and Management	9
35	Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B-Soil and Plant Science	8
36	Agrochimica	4
37	Compost Science & Utilization	2