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Applied Soil Ecology
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Applied Soil Ecology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 26 349 479 40
Ecology and Evolution 88 225 287 30
Environmental Sciences 118 185 236 32

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 899
Documents by Best Scientists*: 932
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 35
SCIMAGO H-index: 157
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.456
Impact Factor: 5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Applied Soil Ecology?

Agronomy, Soil water, Ecology, Soil biology and Botany are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The research on Agronomy tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Soil fertility, Microbial population biology, Soil organic matter, Rhizosphere and Nutrient. The study on Soil fertility presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Soil quality.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Microbial population biology, apply to Microorganism as well. Applied Soil Ecology explores issues in Soil water which can be linked to other research areas like Environmental chemistry and Organic matter. Ecology, which encompasses Ecosystem, Species richness, Earthworm, Abundance (ecology) and Biodiversity, is the main subject of Applied Soil Ecology.

The Ecosystem study featured in Applied Soil Ecology draws connections with the study of Biomass (ecology). While Soil biology is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Soil biodiversity and Soil chemistry. Inoculation, Horticulture, Mycorrhiza and Bacteria are some topics wherein Botany research discussed in it have an impact.

  • Agronomy (48.51%)
  • Soil water (30.43%)
  • Ecology (24.54%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Soil health and sustainability: managing the biotic component of soil quality (1035 citations)
  • Phosphate solubilizing bacteria from subtropical soil and their tricalcium phosphate solubilizing abilities (902 citations)
  • A framework for soil food web diagnostics : extension of the nematode faunal analysis concept (871 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Applied Soil Ecology:

The published articles aim to foster the development of research in Agronomy, Soil water, Ecology, Soil biology and Botany. The most cited papers focus on Agronomy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Soil carbon, Soil quality, Soil fertility, Microbial population biology and Soil organic matter. In addition to Soil water research, the journal articles aim to explore topics under Environmental chemistry and Organic matter.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal facilitates discussions on Agronomy, Soil water, Ecology, Environmental chemistry and Microbial population biology. Applied Soil Ecology addresses concerns in Agronomy which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Soil carbon and Nutrient. It focuses on Soil water but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Microcosm, Food science, Salinity, Land use and Paddy field.

The study of Phylogenetic diversity and how it intertwines with concepts under Soil type, Alkali soil and Bulk soil were explored in the presented Ecology research. The research on Environmental chemistry featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Mineralization (soil science), Microorganism, Nitrogen cycle, Biomass and Urease. The work on Microbial population biology tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Rhizosphere and Horticulture.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Land-use affects soil microbial co-occurrence networks and their putative functions (1 citations)
  • Differentiation of individual clusters of comammox Nitrospira in an acidic Ultisol following long-term fertilization (0 citations)
  • Towards a mechanistic understanding of microbial and nonmicrobial mediated topsoil organic carbon sequestration efficiency in a rice-wheat cropping system (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 Applied Soil Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jean-François Ponge (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Augusto Zanella (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Qirong Shen (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yakov Kuzyakov (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stefan Scheu (22 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 Applied Soil Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (318 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 50 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (112 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (111 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing Agricultural University (80 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (75 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, 27.42% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.22% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.44% of all publications and 46.67% 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

  • Cover crop biomass and species composition affect soil microbial community structure and enzyme activities in semiarid cropping systems

    Unknown

    (2021)
    178 Citations
  • Repeated applications of organic amendments promote beneficial microbiota, improve soil fertility and increase crop yield

    Giuliano Bonanomi;Francesca De Filippis;Maurizio Zotti;Mohamed Idbella

    (2020)
    152 Citations
  • Global evaluation of commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculants under greenhouse and field conditions

    M.J. Salomon;R. Demarmels;S.J. Watts-Williams;S.J. Watts-Williams;M.J. McLaughlin

    (2022)
    93 Citations
  • Proline accumulation and glutathione reductase activity induced by drought-tolerant rhizobacteria as potential mechanisms to alleviate drought stress in Guinea grass

    Andres Eduardo Moreno-Galván;Sandra Cortés-Patiño;Felipe Romero-Perdomo;Daniel Uribe-Vélez

    (2020)
    89 Citations
  • Contribution of glomalin-related soil proteins to soil organic carbon in trifoliate orange

    Jia-Dong He;Ge-Ge Chi;Ying-Ning Zou;Bo Shu

    (2020)
    81 Citations
  • Effect of nonbiodegradable microplastics on soil respiration and enzyme activity: A meta-analysis

    (2023)
    81 Citations
  • Long-term fertilization rather than plant species shapes rhizosphere and bulk soil prokaryotic communities in agroecosystems

    Mikhail V. Semenov;George S. Krasnov;Vyacheslav M. Semenov;Ariena H.C. van Bruggen

    (2020)
    80 Citations
  • Soil enzymes and microbial elemental stoichiometry as bio-indicators of soil quality in diverse cropping systems and nutrient management practices of Indian Vertisols

    Avijit Ghosh;A.B. Singh;R.V. Kumar;M.C. Manna

    (2020)
    80 Citations

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