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Agrochimica

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 494 13 15 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 21
Documents by Best Scientists*: 22
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 22
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.162
Impact Factor: 0.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Agrochimica?

Agrochimica investigates areas of study like Agronomy, Soil water, Environmental chemistry, Botany and Horticulture. Phosphorus, Nutrient and Nitrogen are some topics wherein Agronomy research discussed in it have an impact. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Soil water, apply to Organic matter as well.

Most of the works presented in it deals with Organic matter but it intersects with the subject of Soil organic matter. Environmental chemistry and Mineralogy are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. Agrochimica connects research in Horticulture with the related topic of Salinity.

  • Agronomy (30.17%)
  • Soil water (18.07%)
  • Environmental chemistry (15.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A new index of humification (152 citations)
  • Anaerobic digestion of straw and piggery wastewaters: II. Optimization of the process. (95 citations)
  • A first approach to the characterization of the presence of humified materials in organic fertilizers (68 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Agrochimica:

The journal articles facilitate discussions on Agronomy, Environmental chemistry, Botany, Nutrient and Horticulture. The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Agronomy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Wastewater, Pedalfer and Nitrogen. While Environmental chemistry is the key highlight in the published articles, thet also covered some subjects on Soil water and Human fertilization, Olive oil and Organic matter.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Agrochimica investigates studies in Horticulture, Environmental chemistry, Food science, Copper and Agronomy. The Horticulture works featured in it incorporate elements from Chitosan, Bloom and Salinity. While the journal focused on Environmental chemistry, it was also able to explore topics like Nitrogen, Soil water, Contaminated soils, Arsenic and Leaching (metallurgy).

The research on Soil water featured in Agrochimica combines topics in other fields like Vineyard, Vitamin B12 and Adsorption. The studies in Copper featured incorporate elements of Cadmium, Germination and Enzyme. It focuses on Agronomy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Soil fertility, Nickel, Balance (accounting), China and Nutrient.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Nano-priming with Zn-chitosan nanoparticles regulates biochemical attributes and boost antioxidant defence in wheat seeds (1 citations)
  • Chitosan seed priming improves yield and recall defence memory under drought stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (1 citations)
  • Role of tocopherols in the antioxidative defences against copper excess in wheat roots (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 Agrochimica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Riccardo Izzo (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gianpaolo Andrich (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Angela Zinnai (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Francesca Venturi (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alessandro Saviozzi (9 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 Agrochimica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pisa (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Santiago de Compostela (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Milan (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Research Council (1 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 2020 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

  • The Faculty of Agricolture Science in the University of Pisa: 180 Years of Scientific Excellence

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Urban lighting alters chlorophyll metabolism and romotes CO2 assimilation during the night in Tilia plathyphyllos Scop. and Platanus x acerifolia (Aiton) Willd

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Plant factory with artificial light: pros and cons

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Salicylic acid supplementation alleviated the adverse effects of salinity stress in Spinacia oleracea by improved antioxidative defence system

    I. Hasan;S. Rasul;S. Bukhat;M.K. Qureshi

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Insights to the hidden facets of Fe depletion conditions : effects on photosynthetic performance, mineral uptake and non-enzymatic antioxidant potentialities in Anethum graveolens L.

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Arbuscular symbiosis affects transcriptomic regulation of primary metabolism in leaves of soilless cultivated lettuces

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Ecophysiological and biochemical traits of Quercus ilex trees growing under urban stress conditions

    T. Savi;L. Cotrozzi;F. Bove;S. Bertuzzi

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Beneficial soil microbiota as drivers of sustainable crop production

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Ecophysiological response of the glycophyte Sulla coronaria under moderate and high salinity

    F. Bejaoui;C. Abdelly;A. Smaoui;S. Naiet Mohamed

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Precision agriculture to improve the monitoring and management of tomato insect pests

    (2022)
    0 Citations

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