China Agricultural Economic Review

Aims & Scope

Published in association with China Agricultural University and the Chinese Association for Agricultural Economics, China Agricultural Economic Review publishes academic writings by international scholars, and particularly encourages empirical work that can be replicated and extended by others; and research articles that employ econometric and statistical hypothesis testing, optimization and simulation models.

The journal aims to publish research which can be applied to China’s agricultural and rural policy-making process, the development of the agricultural economics discipline and to developing countries hoping to learn from China’s agricultural and rural development.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.6
2024	4.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.108

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	44

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4073

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	704

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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 and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 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.

• Poverty alleviation in rural China: policy changes, future challenges and policy implications

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Yansui, Yuanzhi, Yang

• Digital inclusive finance and rural consumption structure – evidence from Peking University digital inclusive financial index and China household finance survey

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Chuanjiang, Nan, Wenqi, Rui

• IPM adoption, cooperative membership and farm economic performance

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Wanglin, Awudu

• Realizing targeted poverty alleviation in China

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Yuheng, Baozhong, Yansui

• The effect of off‐farm employment on the decisions of households to rent out and rent in cultivated land in China

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Jikun, Liangliang, Scott

• The impact of online grocery shopping on stockpile behavior in Covid-19

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Na, H. Holly, Qingjie

• Does digital inclusive finance promote agricultural production for rural households in China? Research based on the Chinese family database (CFD)

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Yang, Chunyu, Mi

• Impact of COVID-19 on China's macroeconomy and agri-food system – an economy-wide multiplier model analysis

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Yumei, Xinshen, Kevin Z., Sherman, Shenggen

• Mechanization services, farm productivity and institutional innovation in China

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Yi, Moyu, Yu, Jikun

• Does outsourcing affect agricultural productivity of farmer households? Evidence from China

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Xin, Dingde, Miao, Yanbin

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