Agricultural Systems

Aims & Scope

Agricultural Systems is an international journal that deals with interactions - among the components of agricultural systems, among hierarchical levels of agricultural systems, between agricultural and other land use systems, and between agricultural systems and their natural, social and economic environments.

The scope includes the development and application of systems analysis methodologies in the following areas: Systems approaches in the sustainable intensification of agriculture; pathways for sustainable intensification; crop-livestock integration; farm-level resource allocation; quantification of benefits and trade-offs at farm to landscape levels; integrative, participatory and dynamic modelling approaches for qualitative and quantitative assessments of agricultural systems and decision making; The interactions between agricultural and non-agricultural landscapes; the multiple services of agricultural systems; food security and the environment; Global change and adaptation science; transformational adaptations as driven by changes in climate, policy, values and attitudes influencing the design of farming systems; Development and application of farming systems design tools and methods for impact, scenario and case study analysis; managing the complexities of dynamic agricultural systems; innovation systems and multi stakeholder arrangements that support or promote change and (or) inform policy decisions.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.1
2024	6.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.689

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1937

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4656

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Big Data in Smart Farming – A review

  Citation: 2070

  Authors: Sjaak, Lan, Cor, Marc-Jeroen

• The crop yield gap between organic and conventional agriculture

  Citation: 776

  Authors: Tomek, Bert, Martin K.

• The impacts of climate change on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries: A review of what we know and what we need to know

  Citation: 712

  Authors: P.K., J., A., M.

• APSIM: a novel software system for model development, model testing and simulation in agricultural systems research

  Citation: 625

  Authors: R.L., G.L., J.N.G., D.P., D.M.

• Assessment of the adequacy of mathematical models

  Citation: 550

  Authors: Luis Orlindo

• Stakeholder methodologies in natural resource management: a review of principles, contexts, experiences and opportunities

  Citation: 522

  Authors: Robin, Kate

• Adaptive management in agricultural innovation systems: The interactions between innovation networks and their environment

  Citation: 517

  Authors: Laurens, Noelle, Cees

• A framework for evaluating ecosystem services provided by cover crops in agroecosystems

  Citation: 506

  Authors: Meagan E., Mary, Margaret R., Denise M., Kristin, Jason P., Armen R., David A., Matthew R., John, Charlie

• A framework to assess the resilience of farming systems

  Citation: 492

  Authors: Miranda P.M., Peter H., Alisa, Catrien J.A.M., Erik, Yann de, Robert, Alfons, Erwin, Julie, Mauro, Katarzyna, Hugo, Phillipa, Helena, Wim, Thomas, Isabeau, Willemijn, Anna, Francesco, Birgit, P. Marijn, Jeroen J.L., Damian, Simone, Saverio, Bárbara, Carl-Johan, Mariya, Camelia, Pytrik

• Brief history of agricultural systems modeling

  Citation: 485

  Authors: James W., John M., Bruno, Kenneth J., Richard T., Ian, H. Charles J., Mario, Richard E., Sander, Brian A., Rafael, Cheryl H., Cynthia, Tim R.

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