JAFSCD uses Altmetric Attention Scores to track and display the attention received by the published articles. Altmetric scores reflect social media attention, citations, and mentions in policy documents, news, blogs, podcasts, and other outlets. (Click on the “donut” on any JAFSCD article page, as shown above, to see lots of details about the score!)

The JAFSCD articles receiving the top 10 highest Altmetric scores over the last 10 years are:

#1. Dedication, innovation, and collaboration: A mixed-methods analysis of school meals in Connecticut during COVID-19 (2021), by Katherine Connolly, Molly I. Babbin, Sarah L. McKee, Kevin McGinn, Juliana F. W. Cohen, Sandra M. Chafouleas, & Marlene B. Schwartz. Score: 411. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2021.102.020

#2. Surveying queer farmers: How heteropatriarchy affects farm viability and farmer well-being in U.S. agriculture (2023), by Michaela Hoffelmeyer, Jaclyn Wypler, & Isaac Sohn Leslie. Score: 225. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2023.123.005

#3. U.S. farmers market attendance and experiences: Descriptive results from a national survey (2025), by Laura Witzling, Bret R. Shaw, & Darlene Wolnik. Score: 172. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2025.141.017

#4. Migrant farmworkers face heightened vulnerabilities during COVID-19 (2020), by Ella Haley, Susana Caxaj, Glynis George, Jenna L. Hennebry, Eliseo Martell, & Janet McLaughlin. Score: 102. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2020.093.016

#5. Evaluating barriers to SNAP/EBT acceptance in farmers markets: A survey of farmers (2018), by Krysta Kellegrew, Alicia Powers, Barb Struempler, Sondra Parmer, Katie Funderburk, Jamie Griffin, & Cecilia Tran. Score: 82. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2018.081.010

#6. Net yield efficiency: Comparing salad and vegetable waste between community supported agriculture and supermarkets in the UK (2019), by Nigel Baker, Simon Popay, James Bennett, & Moya Kneafsey. Score: 81. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2019.084.013

#7. Agricultural exceptionalism at the state level: Characterization of wage and hour laws for U.S. farmworkers (2016), by Sarah O. Rodman, Colleen L. Barry, Megan L. Clayton, Shannon Frattaroli, Roni A. Neff, & Lainie Rutkow. Score: 72. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2016.062.013

#8. (TIE) Paid work, unpaid work, and economic viability in alternative food initiatives: Reflections from three Boston urban agriculture endeavors (2016), by Carole Biewener. Score: 69. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2016.062.019

#8. (TIE) Making change through local food production: Calculating the economic impact of your local food project (2019), by Dave Shideler & Philip Watson. Score: 69. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2019.08C.011

#8. (TIE) Building sustainable communities through food hubs: Practitioner and academic perspectives (2018), by Charles Z. Levkoe, Colleen Hammelman, Luke Craven, Gavin Dandy, Jeff Farbman, James Harrison, & Phil Mount. Score: 69. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2018.082.008

#9. (TIE) Contribution of wild foods to diet, food security, and cultural values amidst climate change (2019), by Erin Smith, Selena Ahmed, Virgil Dupuis, MaryAnn Running Crane, Margaret Eggers, Mike Pierre, Kenneth Flagg, and Carmen Byker Shanks. Score: 49. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2019.09B.011

#9. (TIE) Policy and practice brief on the 2019 New Swine Inspection System, line speeds, and workers (2025), by Kelsey Crawford & Patti Truant Anderson. Score: 49. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2025.142.003

#10. Food pricing and consumer choice: Recommendations for improving affordability for fresh produce in Missouri (2025), by Erica Williams, Participants of the 2024 Fruit and Vegetable Policy Convening, Lyndsey Ellis, Sagata Chatterjee, Thi Nguyen, and Sarah Anderson. Score: 46. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2025.142.026

JAFSCD works with authors to promote their work by sending out a JAFSCD News Flash that highlights their article soon after it is published. We also suggest other ways authors can bring attention to their work. They can even sign up for alerts from Altmetric about new attention to their articles!

Authors with high Altmetric scores report that they worked with their institutional communications office (if they had one), forwarded JAFSCD News Flash that describes their paper, and shared copies of their published work (using its DOI link) with stakeholder groups and networks.

Attention scores are not a true measure of the impact of a paper’s contribution to food systems, but in general offer insight into the engagement that authors have with the JAFSCD readership. We use the attention scores to monitor the overall discoverability of JAFSCD content.

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