Plant Science · 651 journals indexed
Best journals for Plant Science
The top Plant Science journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences11.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 5Computers and Electronics in Agriculture9.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 16Precision Agriculture6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Agronomy for Sustainable Development6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 21Horticulture Research6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 27Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Environmental and Experimental Botany5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Journal of Experimental Botany5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Pharmaceutical Biology5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 33Journal of King Saud University - Science5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 35Frontiers in Plant Science4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 37Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 39Plant Growth Regulation4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40Smart Agricultural Technology4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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