Irrigation Science

Aims & Scope

Irrigation Science publishes original contributions and short communications reporting the results of irrigation related research, including relevant contributions from the plant, soil and atmospheric sciences and the analysis of field experimentation as well as irrigation water management modeling.

Special emphasis is on multi-disciplinary studies dealing with the problems involved in maintaining the long term productivity of irrigated lands and in increasing the efficiency of agricultural water use.

Aspects of particular interest are: physiology of plant growth and yield response to water status; physical and chemical aspects of water status and movement in the plant-soil-atmosphere system; salinity and alkalinity control by soil and water management; agricultural drainage, measurement and modification of crop and control of water in plant, soil and atmosphere; water requirements in irrigation practice; irrigation scheduling and ecological aspects of irrigated agriculture.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.5
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.823

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	89

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6513

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	700

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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 Environmental Science, 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.

• Measurement of plant water status by the pressure chamber technique

  Citation: 584

  Authors: Neil C.

• Estimating crop coefficients from fraction of ground cover and height

  Citation: 376

  Authors: Richard G., Luis S.

• Assessment of vineyard water status variability by thermal and multispectral imagery using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

  Citation: 364

  Authors: Javier, Maria P., Pedro, Roberto, Franco, Fermin, Javier

• On the conservative behavior of biomass water productivity

  Citation: 348

  Authors: Pasquale, Theodore C., Elìas

• Comparative analysis of 31 reference evapotranspiration methods under humid conditions

  Citation: 297

  Authors: Hossein, Mark E., Slavisa

• ET mapping for agricultural water management: present status and challenges

  Citation: 283

  Authors: Prasanna H., Jose L., Paul D., Steve R., Terry A., Judy A.

• A reexamination of the crop water stress index

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Ray D., William P., Bhaskar J.

• A systematic and quantitative approach to improve water use efficiency in agriculture

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Theodore C., Pasquale, Elias

• Analysis of soil wetting and solute transport in subsurface trickle irrigation

  Citation: 227

  Authors: Claire M., Keith L., Philip B., Freeman J., Peter J.

• Irrigation scheduling protocols using continuously recorded trunk diameter measurements

  Citation: 211

  Authors: David, Elias

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