Soil Science: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)

Rank	Journal	Impact Factor
1	Biochar	ca. 13.1
2	Soil Biology & Biochemistry	ca. 9.8
3	International Soil and Water Conservation Research	ca. 7.3
4	Soil & Tillage Research	ca. 6.1
5	Geoderma	ca. 5.6
6	CATENA	ca. 5.4
7	Pedosphere	ca. 5.2
8	Biology and Fertility of Soils	ca. 5.1
9	Soil Use and Management	ca. 5
10	Applied Soil Ecology	ca. 4.8
11	European Journal of Soil Science	ca. 4
12	Plant and Soil	ca. 3.9
13	European Journal of Soil Biology	ca. 3.7
14	Land Degradation & Development	ca. 3.6
15	Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	ca. 3.4
-	Rhizosphere	ca. 3.4
17	Geoderma Regional	ca. 3.1
18	Journal of Soils and Sediments	ca. 2.8
19	Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science	ca. 2.6
20	Vadose Zone Journal	ca. 2.5
21	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	ca. 2.4
-	Soil Science Society of America Journal	ca. 2.4
23	Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science	ca. 2.3
24	Journal of Soil and Water Conservation	ca. 2.2
25	Pedobiologia	ca. 2
-	Clays and Clay Minerals	ca. 2
-	Compost Science & Utilization	ca. 2
28	Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	ca. 1.9
-	Arid Land Research and Management	ca. 1.9
30	Soil and Water Research	ca. 1.7
-	Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B-Soil and Plant Science	ca. 1.7
32	Canadian Journal of Soil Science	ca. 1.5
33	Eurasian Soil Science	ca. 1.4
34	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	ca. 1.3
35	Soil Research	ca. 1.2
36	Agrochimica	ca. 0.6