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Agronomy Journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 48 356 565 29

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 522
Documents by Best Scientists*: 676
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 18
SCIMAGO H-index: 159
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.572
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Agronomy Journal?

Agronomy Journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Agronomy, Soil water, Nitrogen, Forage and Cultivar. Poaceae, Sowing, Fertilizer, Crop and Irrigation are all topics related to Agronomy research discussed. The journal focuses on Poaceae research which is adjacent to topics in Field experiment.

The majority of Soil water studies presented zero in on Loam. Research on Forage addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Dry matter.

  • Agronomy (97.21%)
  • Soil water (7.47%)
  • Nitrogen (7.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Hydrometer Method Improved for Making Particle Size Analyses of Soils1 (2773 citations)
  • A Correlation and Path-Coefficient Analysis of Components of Crested Wheatgrass Seed Production (1722 citations)
  • Estimates of Genetic and Environmental Variability in Soybeans1 (1494 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Agronomy Journal:

The published papers primarily tackle Agronomy, Poaceae, Soil water, Sowing and Cultivar. Agronomy research in the most cited papers connects with the study of Nitrogen. The most cited papers explore issues in Soil water which can be linked to other research areas like Irrigation and Water content.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Agronomy, Nitrogen, Yield (engineering), Cover crop and Yield (finance). The research on Agronomy discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Agroforestry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Trend and research status of agronomy based on the Essential Science Indicators during 2009–2019 (5 citations)
  • Conservation tillage is compatible with manure injection in corn silage systems (4 citations)
  • Base cation saturation ratios, soil health, and yield in organic field crops (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 Agronomy Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Craig C. Sheaffer (75 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Lynn E. Sollenberger (68 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Glenn W. Burton (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Charles S. Wortmann (52 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Dale Smith (52 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 Agronomy Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agricultural Research Service (1383 papers) published 44 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln (404 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Iowa State University (347 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Florida (318 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Minnesota (296 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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, 8.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.04% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.56% of all publications and 40.28% 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

  • Impacts and management strategies for crop production in waterlogged or flooded soils: A review

    Gurpreet Kaur;Gurbir Singh;Peter P. Motavalli;Kelly A. Nelson

    (2020)
    379 Citations
  • Soil organic matter and water retention

    Rattan Lal

    (2020)
    180 Citations
  • Melatonin application enhances biochar efficiency for drought tolerance in maize varieties: Modifications in physio-biochemical machinery

    Hesham F Alharby;Shah Fahad

    (2020)
    114 Citations
  • Effects of growth-promoting bacteria on soybean root activity, plant development, and yield

    Luiz Gustavo Moretti;Carlos A. C. Crusciol;Eiko E. Kuramae;João W. Bossolani

    (2020)
    104 Citations
  • Corn nitrogen rate recommendation tools’ performance across eight US midwest corn belt states

    Curtis J. Ransom;Newell R. Kitchen;James J. Camberato;Paul R. Carter

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Diversifying cropping systems enhances productivity, stability, and nitrogen use efficiency

    Mervin St. Luce;Reynald Lemke;Yantai Gan;Brian McConkey

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Morpho-physiological traits, antioxidant capacity, and nitrogen metabolism in ramie under nitrogen fertilizer

    Muzammal Rehman;Mei Yang;Shah Fahad;Muhammad Hamzah Saleem

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Cover cropping and conservation tillage improve soil health in the southeastern United States

    Bhupinder S. Farmaha;Udayakumar Sekaran;Alan J. Franzluebbers

    (2021)
    51 Citations
  • Does gypsum increase crop grain yield on no‐tilled acid soils?: A meta‐analysis

    Osmar H. De Castro Pias;Tales Tiecher;Maurício Roberto Cherubin;Aijânio Gomes de Brito Silva

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Improving maize sustainability with partial replacement of N fertilizers by inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense

    (2022)
    48 Citations

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