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Agricultural Research
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Agricultural Research

2249-720X

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/40003

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 331 21 19 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 36
Documents by Best Scientists*: 36
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 43
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.338
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Agricultural research?

The main research concerns discussed in Agricultural research are Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant biochemistry, Agriculture and Plant ecology. In the journal, Soil water and Nutrient are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Agronomy research. The works on Horticulture deal in particular with Cultivar.

Agricultural research features Plant biochemistry research that overlaps with concepts in Food science. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Food science and the similar topic of Botany. The research on Agriculture tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Productivity, Agroforestry, Climate change and Agricultural economics.

Agricultural research investigates Plant ecology research which frequently intersects with Biodiversity.

  • Agronomy (23.85%)
  • Horticulture (13.18%)
  • Plant biochemistry (10.54%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • ZnO Nanoparticle Biosynthesis and Its Effect on Phosphorous-Mobilizing Enzyme Secretion and Gum Contents in Clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) (302 citations)
  • Rice Blast Management Through Host-Plant Resistance: Retrospect and Prospects (162 citations)
  • Development of Zinc Nanofertilizer to Enhance Crop Production in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum) (134 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Agricultural research:

The journal articles mostly deal with topics like Agronomy, Botany, Biodiversity, Food science and Biotechnology. In addition to Agronomy research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Soil water and Nutrient. While the most cited articles focused on Botany, they were also able to explore topics like Proline and Glycine.

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

  • Botany
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal facilitates discussions on Horticulture, Agronomy, Agriculture, Plant ecology and Biodiversity. Topics in Horticulture explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Genotype and Crop. In addition to Agronomy research, Agricultural research aims to explore topics under Soil carbon, Nutrient and Soil health.

Agricultural research addresses concerns in the field of Nutrient by exploring it in line with topics in Fertilizer which intersect with Manure and Toxicology subjects. Issues in Agriculture were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Productivity, Plant biochemistry, Climate change and Agricultural economics. Some problems in Biodiversity that were presented in Agricultural research overlapped with concepts under Agroforestry, Food security and Genetic diversity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Analysis and Prioritization the Effective Factors on Increasing Farmers Resilience Under Climate Change and Drought (5 citations)
  • Assessment of Soil Chemical Quality, Soil Microbial Population and Plant Growth Parameters Under Organic and Conventional Rice–Wheat Cropping System (3 citations)
  • Climatic Change Impacts on Growing Degree Days and Climatologically Suitable Cropping Areas in the Eastern Nile Basin (3 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 Agricultural research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Marcia Wood (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ann Perry (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jan Suszkiw (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Don Comis (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Digvir S. Jayas (8 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 Agricultural research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (83 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 17 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (40 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Punjab Agricultural University (21 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Institute of Soil Science (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Veterinary Research Institute (15 papers) published 1 paper 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, 11.54% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.78% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.22% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.39% of all publications and 42.61% 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

  • Crop Response to Iron Deficiency is Guided by Cross-Talk Between Phytohormones and their Regulation of the Root System Architecture

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Influence of Sea Water Ingression on Carbon Sequestration in Soils Under Coastal Agro-ecosystems of Eastern India

    Shovik Deb;Biswapati Mandal;P. B. S. Bhadoria

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Genotype-by-Environment Interaction and Stability Analysis for Grain Yield in Durum Wheat Using GGE Biplot and Genotypic and Environmental Covariates

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Management of Spot Blotch and Heat Stress in Spring Wheat Through Azoxystrobin-Mediated Redox Balance

    Sudhir Navathe;Sudhir Navathe;Ramesh Chand;Vinod Kumar Mishra;Shree Prakash Pandey;Shree Prakash Pandey

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Testing and Application of the AquaCrop Model for Wheat Production Under Different Field Management Conditions in South-Eastern Australia

    Ketema Zeleke;Claas Nendel

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Zinc and Iron Profiling in Edible Parts of Some Common Vegetable and Fruit Crops: An Exploration of Inter- and Intra-Crop Variation

    Mahasweta Chakraborty;Mahasweta Chakraborty;Biswapati Mandal;Susmit Saha;G. C. Hazra

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Explaining Rice and Wheat Yield Gaps in Eastern Indian States: Insights from Stochastic Frontier Analysis

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Local Agroecological Practices and Chemical Inputs used in Mint Farming Systems, Regions of Fez-Meknes and Casablanca-Settat, Morocco

    (2024)
    3 Citations
  • Spatial Modeling of Some Selected Soil Nutrients Using Geostatistical Approach for Jhandutta Block (Bilaspur District), Himachal Pradesh, India

    Praveen Kumar;Pardeep Kumar;Arvind Kumar Shukla

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Long-Term Yield of Rice–Rice System with Different Nutrient Management in Eastern India: Effect of Air Temperature Variability in Dry Season

    Manish Debnath;Rahul Tripathi;Sumanta Chatterjee;Shahid

    (2021)
    3 Citations

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