African Journal of Food Science

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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
African Journal of Food Science
Publications
607
Citations
3 809
h-index
26
Publications
142
Citations
2 964
Top-3 citing journals
Foods
Foods (102 citations)
Heliyon
Heliyon (75 citations)
Top-3 countries
Nigeria (5 publications)
Tanzania (2 publications)
USA (1 publication)
Nigeria (3 publications)
Belgium (1 publication)
USA (1 publication)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Foods
102 citations, 2.68%
Food Science and Nutrition
87 citations, 2.28%
Heliyon
75 citations, 1.97%
Journal of Food Processing and Preservation
57 citations, 1.5%
African Journal of Food Science
54 citations, 1.42%
Cogent Food & Agriculture
47 citations, 1.23%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
44 citations, 1.16%
Applied Food Research
43 citations, 1.13%
LWT - Food Science and Technology
41 citations, 1.08%
Journal of Food Science and Technology
41 citations, 1.08%
Food Chemistry
41 citations, 1.08%
Food Research International
39 citations, 1.02%
Scientific African
35 citations, 0.92%
Scientific Reports
34 citations, 0.89%
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
33 citations, 0.87%
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
33 citations, 0.87%
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
31 citations, 0.81%
International Journal of Food Science
31 citations, 0.81%
International Journal of Food Science and Technology
30 citations, 0.79%
Food Bioscience
29 citations, 0.76%
Food and Humanity
29 citations, 0.76%
Molecules
28 citations, 0.74%
Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization
28 citations, 0.74%
Food Control
28 citations, 0.74%
Journal of Culinary Science and Technology
26 citations, 0.68%
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
26 citations, 0.68%
Journal of Food Science
25 citations, 0.66%
International Journal of Food Properties
24 citations, 0.63%
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
24 citations, 0.63%
Frontiers in Nutrition
24 citations, 0.63%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
23 citations, 0.6%
AIP Conference Proceedings
22 citations, 0.58%
PLoS ONE
22 citations, 0.58%
Journal of Food Process Engineering
20 citations, 0.53%
Processes
19 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Food Quality
18 citations, 0.47%
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
18 citations, 0.47%
Food Chemistry Advances
18 citations, 0.47%
Food Reviews International
17 citations, 0.45%
Sustainability
16 citations, 0.42%
Discover Food
16 citations, 0.42%
Nutrients
15 citations, 0.39%
Plants
15 citations, 0.39%
Trends in Food Science and Technology
14 citations, 0.37%
Food Science and Technology
14 citations, 0.37%
CYTA - Journal of Food
14 citations, 0.37%
International Dairy Journal
14 citations, 0.37%
Acta Horticulturae
13 citations, 0.34%
Journal of Food Biochemistry
13 citations, 0.34%
Nutrition and Food Science
13 citations, 0.34%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
13 citations, 0.34%
Environmental Health Insights
12 citations, 0.32%
Microorganisms
12 citations, 0.32%
South African Journal of Botany
12 citations, 0.32%
Fermentation
12 citations, 0.32%
ACS Omega
12 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Ethnic Foods
12 citations, 0.32%
African Journal of Microbiology Research
12 citations, 0.32%
Food and Nutrition Sciences
12 citations, 0.32%
Reference Series in Phytochemistry
12 citations, 0.32%
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
11 citations, 0.29%
Frontiers in Microbiology
11 citations, 0.29%
Beverages
11 citations, 0.29%
Veterinary World
10 citations, 0.26%
Antioxidants
10 citations, 0.26%
European Food Research and Technology
10 citations, 0.26%
Current Nutrition and Food Science
10 citations, 0.26%
F1000Research
10 citations, 0.26%
BMC Microbiology
9 citations, 0.24%
Poultry Science
9 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
9 citations, 0.24%
Frontiers in Plant Science
9 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
9 citations, 0.24%
Agriculture and Food Security
9 citations, 0.24%
BMC Public Health
9 citations, 0.24%
Food and Bioprocess Technology
9 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Food Microbiology
9 citations, 0.24%
Bulletin of the National Research Centre
9 citations, 0.24%
BMJ Open
8 citations, 0.21%
Food Hydrocolloids
8 citations, 0.21%
Horticulturae
8 citations, 0.21%
International Journal of Dairy Technology
8 citations, 0.21%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
8 citations, 0.21%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
8 citations, 0.21%
BIO Web of Conferences
8 citations, 0.21%
Food Production Processing and Nutrition
8 citations, 0.21%
Measurement Food
8 citations, 0.21%
Agriculture (Switzerland)
7 citations, 0.18%
Food Analytical Methods
7 citations, 0.18%
International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science
7 citations, 0.18%
Animals
7 citations, 0.18%
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
7 citations, 0.18%
Carbohydrate Polymers
7 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Functional Foods
7 citations, 0.18%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
7 citations, 0.18%
Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies
7 citations, 0.18%
Food Science and Biotechnology
7 citations, 0.18%
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
7 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Food Engineering
7 citations, 0.18%
Meat Science
7 citations, 0.18%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
947 citations, 24.86%
Springer Nature
557 citations, 14.62%
MDPI
401 citations, 10.53%
Wiley
397 citations, 10.42%
Taylor & Francis
277 citations, 7.27%
Frontiers Media S.A.
99 citations, 2.6%
Hindawi Limited
93 citations, 2.44%
Academic Journals
87 citations, 2.28%
IOP Publishing
59 citations, 1.55%
SAGE
44 citations, 1.16%
Scientific Research Publishing
30 citations, 0.79%
Emerald
29 citations, 0.76%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
27 citations, 0.71%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
25 citations, 0.66%
Science Alert
25 citations, 0.66%
Walter de Gruyter
24 citations, 0.63%
AIP Publishing
24 citations, 0.63%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
24 citations, 0.63%
IntechOpen
22 citations, 0.58%
EDP Sciences
20 citations, 0.53%
Cambridge University Press
18 citations, 0.47%
SciELO
18 citations, 0.47%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
17 citations, 0.45%
Oxford University Press
14 citations, 0.37%
Veterinary World
14 citations, 0.37%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
13 citations, 0.34%
IGI Global
13 citations, 0.34%
Research Square Platform LLC
11 citations, 0.29%
F1000 Research
10 citations, 0.26%
Sociedade Brasileira de Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos
8 citations, 0.21%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
8 citations, 0.21%
BMJ
8 citations, 0.21%
Mary Ann Liebert
7 citations, 0.18%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
7 citations, 0.18%
Wageningen Academic Publishers
7 citations, 0.18%
Korean Society of Food Science and Technology
7 citations, 0.18%
Kemerovo State University
7 citations, 0.18%
Begell House
6 citations, 0.16%
King Saud University
6 citations, 0.16%
Asian Network for Scientific Information
6 citations, 0.16%
Enviro Research Publishers
6 citations, 0.16%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
6 citations, 0.16%
Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
6 citations, 0.16%
Brieflands
6 citations, 0.16%
Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources
5 citations, 0.13%
A and V Publications
5 citations, 0.13%
HACCP Consulting
4 citations, 0.11%
Faculty of Agriculture, Ain-Shams University
4 citations, 0.11%
Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
4 citations, 0.11%
Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos (ITAL)
4 citations, 0.11%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
3 citations, 0.08%
Pleiades Publishing
3 citations, 0.08%
Crop Science Society of America
3 citations, 0.08%
IWA Publishing
3 citations, 0.08%
International Association for Food Protection
3 citations, 0.08%
Korean Society of Mycology
3 citations, 0.08%
Akademiai Kiado
3 citations, 0.08%
Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology
3 citations, 0.08%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
3 citations, 0.08%
The Gorbatov's All-Russian Meat Research Institute
3 citations, 0.08%
South Florida Publishing LLC
3 citations, 0.08%
Maximum Academic Press
3 citations, 0.08%
Trans Tech Publications
2 citations, 0.05%
American Society for Microbiology
2 citations, 0.05%
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2 citations, 0.05%
PeerJ
2 citations, 0.05%
Tsinghua University Press
2 citations, 0.05%
China National Rice Research Institute
2 citations, 0.05%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
2 citations, 0.05%
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
2 citations, 0.05%
Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute
2 citations, 0.05%
Asian Journal of Chemistry
2 citations, 0.05%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
2 citations, 0.05%
Maad Rayan Publishing Company
2 citations, 0.05%
Academy of Science of South Africa
2 citations, 0.05%
PAGEPress Publications
2 citations, 0.05%
SCEEMP
2 citations, 0.05%
Set Publishers
2 citations, 0.05%
Editorial CSIC
2 citations, 0.05%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.03%
IOS Press
1 citation, 0.03%
University of Chicago Press
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
1 citation, 0.03%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1 citation, 0.03%
Editura Academiei Romane/Publishing House of the Romanian Academy
1 citation, 0.03%
American Society for Horticultural Science
1 citation, 0.03%
American Scientific Publishers
1 citation, 0.03%
Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry
1 citation, 0.03%
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
1 citation, 0.03%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
1 citation, 0.03%
Pensoft Publishers
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
CAB International
1 citation, 0.03%
INMA BUCHAREST
1 citation, 0.03%
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
1 citation, 0.03%
Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnologia Agraria y Alimentaria
1 citation, 0.03%
Korean Ceramic Society
1 citation, 0.03%
Asian Agricultural and Biological Engineering Association
1 citation, 0.03%
Korean Society of Breeding Science
1 citation, 0.03%
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Publishing organizations

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Sokoine University of Agriculture
19 publications, 3.13%
University of Ibadan
17 publications, 2.8%
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
13 publications, 2.14%
Obafemi Awolowo University
12 publications, 1.98%
University of Nairobi
12 publications, 1.98%
Egerton University
12 publications, 1.98%
University of Nigeria
9 publications, 1.48%
Federal University of Technology Akure
9 publications, 1.48%
University of Abomey-Calavi
9 publications, 1.48%
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
8 publications, 1.32%
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
8 publications, 1.32%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
7 publications, 1.15%
Cheikh Anta Diop University
7 publications, 1.15%
Makerere University
6 publications, 0.99%
Hawassa University
6 publications, 0.99%
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
6 publications, 0.99%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
5 publications, 0.82%
Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi
5 publications, 0.82%
Federal University of Technology Minna
5 publications, 0.82%
University of Dar es Salaam
5 publications, 0.82%
University for Development Studies
5 publications, 0.82%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
5 publications, 0.82%
Jimma University
5 publications, 0.82%
Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute
5 publications, 0.82%
Marien Ngouabi University
5 publications, 0.82%
Ghent University
4 publications, 0.66%
Chalmers University of Technology
4 publications, 0.66%
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
4 publications, 0.66%
Addis Ababa University
4 publications, 0.66%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
4 publications, 0.66%
University of Zambia
4 publications, 0.66%
Eduardo Mondlane University
4 publications, 0.66%
University of Yaoundé I
4 publications, 0.66%
Federal University of Technology Owerri
3 publications, 0.49%
University of Maiduguri
3 publications, 0.49%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
3 publications, 0.49%
University of Jos
3 publications, 0.49%
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
3 publications, 0.49%
North Carolina State University
3 publications, 0.49%
University of Malawi
3 publications, 0.49%
University of Bamenda
3 publications, 0.49%
Universidade Federal do Amazonas
3 publications, 0.49%
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
3 publications, 0.49%
University of Eldoret
3 publications, 0.49%
Université Nangui-Abrogoua
3 publications, 0.49%
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Liège
2 publications, 0.33%
Australian National University
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Copenhagen
2 publications, 0.33%
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
2 publications, 0.33%
Edith Cowan University
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Rwanda
2 publications, 0.33%
Ebonyi State University
2 publications, 0.33%
Ekiti State University
2 publications, 0.33%
Kwara State University
2 publications, 0.33%
Adekunle Ajasin University
2 publications, 0.33%
Kyambogo University
2 publications, 0.33%
Rural Development Administration
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Ghana
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Cape Coast
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Göttingen
2 publications, 0.33%
Federal University of Rio Grande
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Saskatchewan
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Kinshasa
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Florida
2 publications, 0.33%
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University
2 publications, 0.33%
Kenyatta University
2 publications, 0.33%
Haramaya University
2 publications, 0.33%
Mizan Tepi University
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Namibia
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Ngaoundéré
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Maroua
2 publications, 0.33%
Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala
2 publications, 0.33%
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias
2 publications, 0.33%
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
2 publications, 0.33%
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Lubumbashi
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Lomé
2 publications, 0.33%
Chuka University
2 publications, 0.33%
Samara National Research University
1 publication, 0.16%
King Saud University
1 publication, 0.16%
Taibah University
1 publication, 0.16%
Jazan University
1 publication, 0.16%
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Tehran
1 publication, 0.16%
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.16%
Bahauddin Zakariya University
1 publication, 0.16%
Urmia University
1 publication, 0.16%
Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
1 publication, 0.16%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Karachi
1 publication, 0.16%
Karakoram International University
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Sulaimani
1 publication, 0.16%
Can Tho University
1 publication, 0.16%
Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University
1 publication, 0.16%
Ministry of Health and Medical Education
1 publication, 0.16%
Qatar University
1 publication, 0.16%
Annamalai University
1 publication, 0.16%
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University
1 publication, 0.16%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1 publication, 0.16%
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
7 publications, 4.93%
University of Nairobi
7 publications, 4.93%
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
5 publications, 3.52%
University of Ibadan
4 publications, 2.82%
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
4 publications, 2.82%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
3 publications, 2.11%
University of Dar es Salaam
3 publications, 2.11%
University of Abomey-Calavi
3 publications, 2.11%
Marien Ngouabi University
3 publications, 2.11%
Chalmers University of Technology
2 publications, 1.41%
Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi
2 publications, 1.41%
Kwara State University
2 publications, 1.41%
Makerere University
2 publications, 1.41%
North Carolina State University
2 publications, 1.41%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.41%
University for Development Studies
2 publications, 1.41%
University of Göttingen
2 publications, 1.41%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
2 publications, 1.41%
Egerton University
2 publications, 1.41%
University of Zambia
2 publications, 1.41%
Eduardo Mondlane University
2 publications, 1.41%
Université Nangui-Abrogoua
2 publications, 1.41%
Jazan University
1 publication, 0.7%
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University
1 publication, 0.7%
Ghent University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Lorraine
1 publication, 0.7%
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Fribourg
1 publication, 0.7%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
1 publication, 0.7%
Northeast Agricultural University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Antananarivo
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.7%
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
1 publication, 0.7%
Bayero University, Kano
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Iceland
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Benin
1 publication, 0.7%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
1 publication, 0.7%
Federal University of Technology Minna
1 publication, 0.7%
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.7%
Washington State University
1 publication, 0.7%
Institute for Basic Science
1 publication, 0.7%
Obafemi Awolowo University
1 publication, 0.7%
Pan-Atlantic University
1 publication, 0.7%
Chonnam National University
1 publication, 0.7%
Gachon University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Dodoma
1 publication, 0.7%
Rural Development Administration
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.7%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.7%
University of St Andrews
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Health and Allied Sciences
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Porto
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Oviedo
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Florida
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Juba
1 publication, 0.7%
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
1 publication, 0.7%
Wollo University
1 publication, 0.7%
Tallinn University of Technology
1 publication, 0.7%
Federal University of Pará
1 publication, 0.7%
James Hutton Institute
1 publication, 0.7%
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo
1 publication, 0.7%
Cheikh Anta Diop University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Ngaoundéré
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Buea
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Bamenda
1 publication, 0.7%
Nazi Boni University
1 publication, 0.7%
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazonia
1 publication, 0.7%
Rede de Química e Tecnologia
1 publication, 0.7%
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Wyoming
1 publication, 0.7%
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
1 publication, 0.7%
University of the Gambia
1 publication, 0.7%
Universidade Pedagógica
1 publication, 0.7%
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
1 publication, 0.7%
Chuka University
1 publication, 0.7%
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Eldoret
1 publication, 0.7%
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
1 publication, 0.7%
Instituto Federal do Tocantins
1 publication, 0.7%
Akwa Ibom State University
1 publication, 0.7%
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
1 publication, 0.7%
Madonna University, Nigeria
1 publication, 0.7%
Université Thomas-Sankara
1 publication, 0.7%
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Nigeria, 5, 0.82%
Nigeria
5 publications, 0.82%
Tanzania, 2, 0.33%
Tanzania
2 publications, 0.33%
USA, 1, 0.16%
USA
1 publication, 0.16%
Belgium, 1, 0.16%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.16%
Benin, 1, 0.16%
Benin
1 publication, 0.16%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.16%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.16%
Ghana, 1, 0.16%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.16%
Italy, 1, 0.16%
Italy
1 publication, 0.16%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.16%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.16%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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Nigeria, 3, 2.11%
Nigeria
3 publications, 2.11%
USA, 1, 0.7%
USA
1 publication, 0.7%
Belgium, 1, 0.7%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.7%
Benin, 1, 0.7%
Benin
1 publication, 0.7%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.7%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.7%
Ghana, 1, 0.7%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.7%
Italy, 1, 0.7%
Italy
1 publication, 0.7%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.7%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.7%
Tanzania, 1, 0.7%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.7%
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