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American Journal of Plant Sciences
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American Journal of Plant Sciences

2158-2742

Published by: Scientific Research Publishing Inc. (SCIRP)

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

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 269 29 33 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 54
Documents by Best Scientists*: 51
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at American Journal of Plant Sciences?

Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture, Cultivar and Shoot are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Topics in Botany explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Food science and Murashige and Skoog medium. Crop, Sowing, Crop yield, Yield (wine) and Randomized block design are some of the study areas of Agronomy discussed.

Germination, Seedling and Inoculation are all aspects of Horticulture research featured in it. While work presented in American Journal of Plant Sciences provided substantial information on Shoot, it also covered topics in Explant culture and Micropropagation.

  • Botany (33.16%)
  • Agronomy (29.44%)
  • Horticulture (22.11%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Cadmium Toxicity in Plants and Role of Mineral Nutrients in Its Alleviation (223 citations)
  • Phytoplasmas and Phytoplasma Diseases: A Severe Threat to Agriculture (184 citations)
  • Review Article: High-Temperature Adult-Plant Resistance, Key for Sustainable Control of Stripe Rust (163 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at American Journal of Plant Sciences:

Agronomy, Botany, Horticulture, Cultivar and Shoot are the main subjects of interest in the most cited articles. The published papers emphasize research on Botany, which includes concerns such as Germination. Quantitative trait locus and Genetics are some topics wherein Cultivar research discussed in the published papers has an impact.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Horticulture, Cultivar, Germination, Animal science and Yield (wine). It covers research in Horticulture, particularly Seedling, Plant growth, Vegetative reproduction and Solanum and how they are related with concepts in Paeonia lactiflora. The study of Agronomy serves as the foundation of the Cultivar research discussed in the journal.

Crop is a primary topic of Agronomy research in American Journal of Plant Sciences. The subject of Nutrient, which is connected to the field of Biomass (ecology), serves as the foundation of the Animal science research featured in the journal. The study of Yield (wine) encompasses disciplines such as Sowing, as well as fields such as Veterinary medicine, Genotype and Canopy, all of which overlap with one another.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Study of Species Lycium L. of Rangeland Ecosystems of Uzbekistan in the Arid Zone Conditions (3 citations)
  • Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Methanolic Extract and Fractions of Epilobium roseum (Schreb.) against Bacterial Strains (2 citations)
  • Phytochemical Composition, Anti-Inflammatory and Cytotoxic Activities of Chloroform Extract of Senna crotalarioides Kunth (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 American Journal of Plant Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter H. Sikkema (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nader Soltani (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Maria das Graças Cardoso (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert E. Hoagland (19 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Tatsuya Fukuda (18 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 American Journal of Plant Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Guelph (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • CGIAR (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyushu University (9 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

  • Glyphosate-Resistant Canada Fleabane Control with Three-Way Herbicide Tankmixes in Soybean

    Nader Soltani;Christy Shropshire;Peter H. Sikkema

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Genetic Variability and Elite Line Selection for High Essential Oil and Nepetalactone Content in Catmint (Nepeta cataria L.)

    Abhilasha Srivastava;Soni Gupta;Swati Singh;Ram Swaroop Verma

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Control of Glyphosate-Resistant Marestail in Identity-Preserved or Glyphosate-Resistant and Glyphosate/Dicamba-Resistant Soybean with Preplant Herbicides

    Nader Soltani;Christy Shropshire;Peter H. Sikkema

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Evaluation of Isoflavones as Allelochemicals with Strong Allelopathic Activities of Kudzu Using Protoplast Co-Culture Method with Digital Image Analysis

    Kentaro Kobayashi;Hamako Sasamoto;Yutaka Sasamoto;Akifumi Sugiyama

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Weed Management in White Beans with Soil-Applied Grass Herbicides plus Halosulfuron

    Nader Soltani;Christy Shropshire;Peter H. Sikkema

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Influence of Adjuvants on the Efficacy of Tolpyralate plus Atrazine for the Control of Annual Grass and Broadleaf Weeds in Corn with and without Roundup WeatherMAX

    Nicole M. Langdon;Nader Soltani;Alan J. Raedar;Darren E. Robinson

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Potential of Indigenous Pesticidal Plants in the Control of Field and Post-Harvest Arthropod Pests in Bambara Groundnuts (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) in Africa: A Review

    Nicodemus S. Tlankka;Ernest R. Mbega;Patrick A. Ndakidemi

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Response of Sorghum Accessions against Newly Documented Pathotypes 5 and 6 of Head Smut Pathogen, Sporisorium reilianum

    Louis K. Prom;Ramasamy Perumal;Thomas Isakeit;Saradha Erattaimuthu

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Arid Agroecosystem Shrubs Enhance Enzyme Activities during the Dry Season

    Sire Diedhiou;Komi B. Assigbetsee;Arfang O. K. Goudiaby;Ibrahima Diedhiou

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Strong Allelopathic Activities of Leaves and Cultured Cells of Spiraea thunbergii Assayed by the Protoplast Co-Culture Method with Digital Image Analysis: Evaluation of Cis- and Trans-Cinnamic Acid as Allelochemicals

    Sakae Suzuki;Mari Kimura;Rei Yasuda;Naoya Wasano

    (2021)
    4 Citations

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