Table 2.
Top-ten journals that published the highest number of articles on the subject.
| SCR | Journal | Documents | Total citations | Avg. Cit/doc | Best Rank | IF | PY_start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | International journal of biological macromolecules | 84 | 3,584 | 11.6 | Q1 | 8.025 | 2014 |
| 2nd | Food packaging and shelf life | 47 | 1,673 | 10.8 | Q1 | 8.749 | 2014 |
| 3rd | Journal of food science | 44 | 1,243 | 5.1 | Q1 | 3.693 | 2003 |
| 4th | Food chemistry | 39 | 2,292 | 13.1 | Q1 | 9.231 | 2007 |
| 5th | Journal of agricultural and food chemistry | 34 | 1,923 | 8.6 | Q1 | 5.895 | 2005 |
| 6th | Food hydrocolloids | 32 | 3,143 | 15.3 | Q1 | 11.504 | 2009 |
| 7th | Carbohydrate Polymers | 29 | 2,166 | 16.0 | Q1 | 10.723 | 2013 |
| 8th | International journal of food microbiology | 24 | 1,574 | 9.4 | Q1 | 5.911 | 2006 |
| 9th | Lwt | 21 | 902 | 7.3 | Q1 | 6.056 | 2012 |
| 10th | Packaging technology and science | 20 | 631 | 4.2 | Q2 | 10.723 | 2000 |
SCR = rank, IF = impact factor, PY_start = publication year.