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Agricultural Systems
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Agricultural Systems

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 33 185 252 38

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 541
Documents by Best Scientists*: 553
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 19
SCIMAGO H-index: 145
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.689
Impact Factor: 6.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Agricultural Systems?

Agricultural Systems mainly tackles studies in Agriculture, Agronomy, Production (economics), Agroforestry and Agricultural economics. Agricultural Systems explores topics in Agriculture which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Context (language use), Sustainability, Environmental resource management and Agricultural science. Presentations on Agronomy include those discussing Crop, Crop yield, Sowing, Grazing and Irrigation.

Grazing and Pasture are closely related fields of research discussed in Agricultural Systems. Production (economics) research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Productivity and Agricultural engineering. In it, Cropping, Livestock and Land use are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Agroforestry research.

  • Agriculture (34.79%)
  • Agronomy (19.07%)
  • Production (economics) (15.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Big Data in Smart Farming – A review (741 citations)
  • APSIM: a novel software system for model development, model testing and simulation in agricultural systems research (722 citations)
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: from crisis to sustainable growth (684 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Agricultural Systems:

The main points discussed in the most cited articles deal with Agriculture, Agronomy, Agroforestry, Production (economics) and Environmental resource management. The journal articles focus on Agriculture but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Agricultural economics which is concerned with Food security and Natural resource economics. While work presented in the journal papers provide substantial information on Agronomy, it also covers topics in Climate change and Greenhouse gas.

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Context (language use), Agricultural engineering, Grazing, Agriculture and Intercropping. In addition to Context (language use) research, it aims to explore topics under Land use, Environmental protection, Natural resource economics, Manure and Incentive. Topics in Agricultural engineering were tackled in line with various other fields like Eucalyptus, Soil water, Pasture, Competition (biology) and Water content.

The concepts on Grazing presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Field experiment, Biomass (ecology), Cow-calf, Weight gain and Livestock. It focuses on Agriculture but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Innovation system, Scale (social sciences) and Intervention (law). The research on Intercropping tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of System dynamics and Gross margin.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Examining the synergistic effect of cocoa-plantain intercropping system on gross margin: A system dynamics modelling approach (0 citations)
  • Integrating gender and farmer's preferences in a discussion support tool for crop choice (0 citations)
  • Evaluating the APEX model for alternative cow-calf grazing management strategies in Central Texas (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 Agricultural Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

  • James W. Jones (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mario Herrero (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ken E. Giller (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Philip K. Thornton (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • H. van Keulen (32 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 Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (327 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 29 less than at the previous edition,
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (197 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (118 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (118 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • International Livestock Research Institute (108 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 2022 edition, 16.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 60.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 40.00% 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

  • Editorial: Impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural and food systems worldwide and on progress to the sustainable development goals.

    Emma C. Stephens;Guillaume Martin;Mark van Wijk;Jagadish Timsina

    (2020)
    268 Citations
  • The impact of intercropping, tillage and fertilizer type on soil and crop yield in fruit orchards under Mediterranean conditions: A meta-analysis of field studies

    Alicia Morugán-Coronado;Carlos Linares;María Dolores Gómez-López;Ángel Faz

    (2020)
    233 Citations
  • Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems: Case studies from sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America

    Jelle Van Loon;Lennart Woltering;Timothy J. Krupnik;Frédéric Baudron

    (2020)
    173 Citations
  • COVID-19 impacts on agriculture and food systems in Nepal: Implications for SDGs.

    Jagannath Adhikari;Jagadish Timsina;Sarba Raj Khadka;Yamuna Ghale

    (2021)
    158 Citations
  • Exploring nitrogen indicators of farm performance among farm types across several European case studies

    M. Quemada;L. Lassaletta;L.S. Jensen;O. Godinot

    (2020)
    156 Citations
  • Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture

    Sheri Spiegal;Peter J.A. Kleinman;Dinku M. Endale;Ray B. Bryant

    (2020)
    133 Citations
  • Annual paddy rice planting area and cropping intensity datasets and their dynamics in the Asian monsoon region from 2000 to 2020

    (2022)
    113 Citations
  • Emerging responses to the COVID-19 crisis from family farming and the agroecology movement in Latin America – A rediscovery of food, farmers and collective action

    P. Tittonell;P. Tittonell;P. Tittonell;M. Fernandez;V. E. El Mujtar;P. V. Preiss

    (2021)
    111 Citations
  • Assessing resilience and adaptability in agroecological transitions

    Pablo Adrian Tittonell;Pablo Adrian Tittonell;Pablo Adrian Tittonell

    (2020)
    107 Citations
  • Impact of terminal heat stress on wheat yield in India and options for adaptation

    Rachana Dubey;Rachana Dubey;Himanshu Pathak;Himanshu Pathak;Bidisha Chakrabarti;Shivdhar Singh

    (2020)
    104 Citations

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