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Agriculture (MDPI)
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Agriculture (MDPI)

2077-0472

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agriculture

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 32 423 601 38

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1197
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1459
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 21
SCIMAGO H-index: 84
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.704
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Agriculture?

The foci of the journal are Agronomy, Horticulture, Agriculture, Animal science and Cultivar. The Agronomy works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Soil water and Nutrient. Shoot is a focus of the Horticulture works in Agriculture.

Agriculture focuses on Agriculture but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Production (economics), Sustainability, Agroforestry and Agricultural economics. Agriculture features Production (economics) research that overlaps with concepts in Agricultural science.

  • Agronomy (21.37%)
  • Horticulture (14.24%)
  • Agriculture (13.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Soil Erosion Threatens Food Production (246 citations)
  • Microbiological Safety of Chicken Litter or Chicken Litter-Based Organic Fertilizers: A Review (149 citations)
  • How Much Meteorological Information Is Necessary to Achieve Reliable Accuracy for Rainfall Estimations (132 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Agriculture:

The published papers aim to foster the development of research in Agronomy, Agriculture, Botany, Agroforestry and Food science. While Agronomy is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Biomass and Nutrient. The published papers explore topics in Agriculture which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Natural resource economics, Sustainability and Agricultural economics.

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 Agriculture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gordana Kralik (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nicole Kemper (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Youssef M’sadak (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sanzidur Rahman (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tran Dang Xuan (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 Agriculture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Zagreb (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Institut Supérieur Agronomique de Chott-Mariem (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (11 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, 96.98% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.13% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.81% of all publications and 48.39% 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

  • Agricultural Sustainability: Microbial Biofertilizers in Rhizosphere Management

    Oluwaseun Adeyinka Fasusi;Cristina Cruz;Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

    (2021)
    298 Citations
  • Response and Defence Mechanisms of Vegetable Crops against Drought, Heat and Salinity Stress

    Maria Giordano;Spyridon A. Petropoulos;Youssef Rouphael

    (2021)
    229 Citations
  • Modern Seed Technology: Seed Coating Delivery Systems for Enhancing Seed and Crop Performance

    Irfan Afzal;Talha Javed;Masoume Amirkhani;Alan G. Taylor

    (2020)
    224 Citations
  • Mechanism of Plant Growth Promotion and Disease Suppression by Chitosan Biopolymer

    Moutoshi Chakraborty;Mirza Hasanuzzaman;Mahfuzur Rahman;Md. Arifur Rahman Khan

    (2020)
    172 Citations
  • Sustainable Management with Mycorrhizae and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria for Enhanced Phosphorus Uptake in Calcareous Soils

    Fazli Wahid;Shah Fahad;Subhan Danish;Muhammad Adnan

    (2020)
    149 Citations
  • Early Weed Detection Using Image Processing and Machine Learning Techniques in an Australian Chilli Farm

    (2021)
    149 Citations
  • An Assessment of Poverty Alleviation Measures and Sustainable Livelihood Capability of Farm Households in Rural China: A Sustainable Livelihood Approach

    (2021)
    137 Citations
  • Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Enhance Soil Key Enzymes, Plant Growth, Seed Yield, and Qualitative Attributes of Guar

    Ahmed M. El-Sawah;Ali El-Keblawy;Dina Fathi Ismail Ali;Heba M. Ibrahim

    (2021)
    122 Citations
  • Sustainable Management of Olive Orchard Nutrition: A Review

    Isaac Zipori;Ran Erel;Uri Yermiyahu;Alon Ben-Gal

    (2020)
    110 Citations
  • Soil Inorganic Carbon as a Potential Sink in Carbon Storage in Dryland Soils—A Review

    (2022)
    83 Citations

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