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Acta Agronomica Sinica(China)
H-index 4

Acta Agronomica Sinica(China)

0496-3490

Published by: Science Press Ltd.

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 375 25 34 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 86
Documents by Best Scientists*: 93
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 30
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.278
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Acta Agronomica Sinica?

The topics of Agronomy, Botany, Genetics, Gene and Cultivar are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The journal investigates Agronomy research which frequently intersects with Photosynthesis. Most of the Photosynthesis studies addressed also intersect with Chlorophyll.

The journal focused on Botany research but expanded to cover Oryza sativa. Quantitative trait locus, Allele, Chromosome, Genetic analysis and Genome are all subfields of Genetics research that were featured in Acta Agronomica Sinica. The work on Gene addressed in it expands to the thematically related Molecular biology.

Research in Cultivar discussed is concerned with the study of Horticulture as a whole. The journal is mostly focused on Horticulture, specifically Seedling.

  • Agronomy (35.95%)
  • Botany (20.69%)
  • Genetics (19.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Inclusive composite interval mapping of quantitative trait genes. (114 citations)
  • Effect of Heat Stress During Meiosis on Grain Yield of Rice Cultivars Differing in Heat Tolerance and Its Physiological Mechanism (68 citations)
  • Effects of Seed Priming on Germination and Seedling Growth Under Water Stress in Rice (63 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Acta Agronomica Sinica:

The published articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Agronomy, Cultivar, Genetics, Quantitative trait locus and Botany. Issues in Agronomy were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Photosynthesis, Oryza sativa and Horticulture. The study of Cultivar in the published papers encompasses disciplines such as Animal science, as well as fields such as Brown rice, all of which overlap with one another.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Agronomy, Resistance (ecology), Horticulture, Gene and Yield (engineering). The research on Agronomy featured in it combines topics in other fields like Quantitative trait locus and China. The research on Resistance (ecology) tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Fusarium, Head blight, Verticillium wilt, Identification (biology) and Blight.

Discussions in Acta Agronomica Sinica are anchored in the subject of Horticulture and the similar topic of Function (biology). Issues in Yield (engineering) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Loess plateau, Flood myth, Tillage and Remote sensing. The studies on Fertilizer discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Photosynthesis, Reduction (complexity) and Human fertilization.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Distribution survey of soybean cyst nematode of new race X12 in Gujiao city, Shanxi province (1 citations)
  • Effects of different cooling methods on maize soil physical and chemical properties and yield in dryland (0 citations)
  • Development and application of a near infrared spectroscopy model for predicting high sucrose content of peanut seed (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Acta Agronomica Sinica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jianchang Yang (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xu Ke (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hong-Cheng Zhang (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhiqin Wang (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • He Guanghua (29 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Acta Agronomica Sinica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yangzhou University (125 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nanjing Agricultural University (105 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shandong Agricultural University (75 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rice University (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Southwest University (55 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Contents and compositions of amino acids in rice grains and their regulation: a review

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Tillering characteristics and its relationships with population productivity of japonica rice Nanjing 9108 under salinity stress

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Characteristics of carbon emission and approaches of carbon mitigation and sequestration for carbon neutrality in China&amp;rsquo;s crop production

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Genome-wide association study of nitrogen use efficiency related traits in common wheat (&amp;lt;italic&amp;gt;Triticum aestivum&amp;lt;/italic&amp;gt; L.)

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Effects of seeding rates and panicle nitrogen fertilizer rates on grain yield and quality in good taste rice cultivars under direct sowing

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Effects of strip-till with staggered planting on yield formation and shoot-root characteristics of spring maize in irrigation area of Xiliaohe plain

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Effects of sowing dates, sowing rates, and nitrogen rates on growth and spectral indices in winter wheat

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Construction of critical nitrogen dilution curve based on dry matter in diffe rent organs of summer maize and estimation of grain yield

    Wen-Nan Su;Jun Xie;Juan Han;Tie-Ning Liu

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Dynamics in above-ground biomass accumulation after transplanting and its characteristic analysis in Yongyou&amp;lt;italic&amp;gt; japonica&amp;lt;/italic&amp;gt;&amp;lt;bold&amp;gt;/&amp;lt;/bold&amp;gt;&amp;lt;italic&amp;gt;indica&amp;lt;/italic&amp;gt; hybrids

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Effect of integrated agronomic managements on leaf growth and endogenous hormone content of summer maize

    Peng Liu;Bai-Zhao Ren;Ji-Wang Zhang;Bin Zhao

    (2020)
    2 Citations

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