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Agricultural Sciences
H-index 5

Agricultural Sciences

2156-8553

Published by: Scientific Research Publishing Inc. (SCIRP)

https://www.scirp.org/journal/as/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 336 18 32 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 34
Documents by Best Scientists*: 49
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
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SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Agricultural sciences?

Agricultural sciences is organized to address concerns in the fields of Agronomy, Horticulture, Crop yield, Botany and Cultivar. The journal features Agronomy research that overlaps with concepts in Nutrient. Horticulture, which encompasses Germination and Shoot, is the main subject of it.

The journal explores issues in Crop yield which can be linked to other research areas like Randomized block design and Yield (wine).

  • Agronomy (35.92%)
  • Horticulture (15.06%)
  • Crop yield (14.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Efficacy of plant extracts in plant disease management (126 citations)
  • Farmers' perception and knowledge on climate change and their coping strategies to the related hazards: case study from Adiha, central Tigray, Ethiopia (87 citations)
  • The wonders of earthworms & its vermicompost in farm production: Charles Darwin’s ‘friends of farmers’, with potential to replace destructive chemical fertilizers (83 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Agricultural sciences:

The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Agronomy, Crop yield, Cultivar, Agriculture and Horticulture. The journal articles explore topics in Agronomy which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Soil organic matter, Nutrient and Soil quality. The journal publications explore research in Crop yield alongside concepts in Crop and other areas of study in Productivity and Biotechnology.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Agriculture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Horticulture, Agriculture, Agronomy, Cultivar and Germination. It deals with Horticulture in conjunction with Fertilizer and similar fields in Field experiment. In addition to Agriculture research, it aims to explore topics under Productivity, Descriptive statistics, Sustainability and Agricultural economics.

Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Agronomy but it intersects with the subject of Genetic diversity. The Cultivar study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Soil water. Germination and Seedling are closely related fields of research discussed in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria as Biological Control Agent in Rice (2 citations)
  • Effect of led lighting on the growth of raspberry (Rubus idaeus l.) plants in vitro (1 citations)
  • Effects of COVID-19 pandemic and poverty on food insecurity: yearly spatial analysis (1 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 sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter H. Sikkema (41 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Nader Soltani (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Christy Shropshire (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • De-Cheng Li (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural University-Plovdiv (12 papers) published 12 papers 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 sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Guelph (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • CGIAR (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shandong Agricultural University (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National University of Colombia (5 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

  • Chemically Precipitated Struvite Dissolution Dynamics over Time in Various Soil Textures

    Ryder Anderson;Kristofor R. Brye;Lauren Greenlee;Edward Gbur

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Studies on Possible Modes of Action and Tolerance to Environmental Stress Conditions of Different Biocontrol Agents of Foliar Diseases in Maize

    Melina Sartori;Martín Bonacci;Paula Barra;Aluminé Fessia

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Struvite Effects on Rice Growth and Productivity under Flood-Irrigation in the Greenhouse

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Assessing Effects of Crop History and Soil Amendments on Yields of Subsequent Crops

    Adrian C. Newton;David C. Guy

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Grain Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency Vary with Cereal Crop Type and Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate in Ethiopia: A Meta-Analysis

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Cover Crop Effects on Near-Surface Soil Aggregate Stability in the Southern Mississippi Valley Loess (MLRA 134)

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Harvest Time and Fertility Effects on Yield and Quality of Forage from Alfalfa, Hybrid Bromegrass and Their Mixture

    Al Foster;Bill Biligetu;Sukhdev S. Malhi;Kabal S. Gill

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Tolpyralate + Atrazine Applied Preemergence Provides Residual GR Canada Fleabane [ Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq.] Control Similar to Current Industry Standards

    Nicole M. Langdon;Nader Soltani;Alan J. Raedar;David C. Hooker

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Biologically-Effective-Dose of Tolpyralate and Tolpyralate plus Atrazine for Control of Multiple-Herbicide-Resistant Waterhemp [Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J. D. Sauer] in Corn

    Christian Willemse;Nader Soltani;Brendan Metzger;David C. Hooker

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Soil Chemical Property Changes over Time from Struvite Compared to Other Fertilizer-Phosphorus Sources in Multiple Soils

    (2023)
    3 Citations

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