Journal profile

Food chemistry

Publisher: Elsevier Applied Science Publishers
ISSN0308-8146 | 1873-7072 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.98
Citation rate 10.60 71,681 total citations
h5-index 169 h5 depth signal
Cited share 96.5% 6,580 of 6,820
Total citations 71,681 Citation footprint
Metric signal 10.25 External metric anchor
Self-citation 11.2% 8,035 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 17,435
United States 1,883
Spain 1,735
Brazil 1,325
Italy 1,180

Citing Fields of Research

Food Science & Technology 15,463
Phytochemicals 9,378
Crop Science 4,601
Biosensors 3,603
Smell & Taste Science 2,993

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 51,602 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 6,820 6,580 cited publications
Last 12 months 4,452 371.0 publications/month
Open access share 12.0% 534 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 17,435 citing publications
Leading citing field Food Science & Technology 15,463 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v132n1, May 1 2012-
PubMed
v132n1, May 1 2012-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Food Science & Technology Phytochemicals Biosensors Smell & Taste Science Crop Science

Broad Categories

Chemistry Nutritional Sciences Food Science & Technology Phytochemicals Biosensors Smell & Taste Science Dairy & Animal Science Chemometrics

MeSH Descriptors

Chemistry Food Analysis Food

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.