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Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science
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Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

0365-0340

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gags20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 74 133 134 22
Environmental Sciences 453 33 30 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 196
Documents by Best Scientists*: 181
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 63
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.568
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science?

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science mostly deals with topics like Agronomy, Soil water, Environmental chemistry, Nutrient and Horticulture. It explores issues in Agronomy which can be linked to other research areas like Soil fertility and Nitrogen. The studies in Soil water featured incorporate elements of Organic matter and Phosphorus.

The study on Soil science presented in it intersects with the topics under Hydrology.

  • Agronomy (41.63%)
  • Soil water (14.56%)
  • Environmental chemistry (7.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Plant growth promotion by phosphate solubilizing fungi – current perspective (297 citations)
  • Effect of biochar on chemical properties of acidic soil (206 citations)
  • Future of agricultural water management in Africa (189 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science:

The most cited articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Agronomy, Soil water, Nutrient, Botany and Horticulture. The published articles with studies in Agronomy featured incorporate elements of Soil fertility and Nitrogen. Environmental chemistry, Organic matter and Arable land are some topics wherein Soil water research discussed in the most cited papers has an impact.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Agriculture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Agronomy, Nitrogen, Environmental chemistry, Yield (wine) and Horticulture. Agronomy, which encompasses Crop, Tillage, Human fertilization, Sowing and Fertilizer, is the main subject of Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. The Tillage works featured in it incorporate elements from Soil quality and Bulk density.

The research on Environmental chemistry tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Soil water, Phosphorus, Biochar and Adsorption. It addresses concerns in Yield (wine) which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Mulch and Irrigation, Water-use efficiency. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science focuses on Mulch but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Straw which is concerned with Soil carbon.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A review and evaluation of thermal conductivity models of saturated soils (11 citations)
  • Nano-ZnO alleviates drought stress via modulating the plant water use and carbohydrate metabolism in maize (9 citations)
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mitigate drought stress in citrus by modulating root microenvironment (8 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 Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Martin Körschens (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ali Reza Sepaskhah (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hermann Ansorge (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Werner Bergmann (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gisbert Schalitz (21 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 Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (92 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Shiraz University (91 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Humboldt University of Berlin (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (67 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (66 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, 8.93% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.04% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.49% of all publications and 45.59% 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

  • Nano-ZnO alleviates drought stress via modulating the plant water use and carbohydrate metabolism in maize

    Luying Sun;Fengbin Song;Xiancan Zhu;Shengqun Liu

    (2021)
    146 Citations
  • Integrated usage of Trichoderma harzianum and biochar to ameliorate salt stress on spinach plants

    Mahmoud Sofy;Heba Mohamed;Mona Dawood;Abdelghafar Abu-Elsaoud

    (2021)
    88 Citations
  • Nutrient effect of various composting methods with and without biochar on soil fertility and maize growth

    Naba Raj Pandit;Hans Peter Schmidt;Jan Mulder;Sarah E Hale

    (2020)
    82 Citations
  • Synthesis, characterization and application of ZnO nanoparticles for improved growth and Zn biofortification in maize

    Wajid Umar;Wajid Umar;Muhammad Khalid Hameed;Tariq Aziz;Muhammad Aamer Maqsood

    (2021)
    72 Citations
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mitigate drought stress in citrus by modulating root microenvironment

    Hui-Qian Cheng;Bhoopander Giri;Qiang-Sheng Wu;Qiang-Sheng Wu;Ying-Ning Zou

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Improving the productivity, profitability and grain quality of kabuli chickpea with co-application of zinc and endophyte bacteria Enterobacter sp. MN17

    Aman Ullah;Muhammad Farooq;Mubshar Hussain

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Soil compaction influences soil physical quality and soybean yield under long-term no-tillage

    Camila Jorge Bernabé Ferreira;Cássio Antonio Tormena;Eduardo Da Costa Severiano;Lincoln Zotarelli

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • Crop rotation suppresses soil-borne Fusarium wilt of banana and alters microbial communities

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Identifying optimum rates of fertilizer nitrogen application to maximize economic return and minimize nitrous oxide emission from rice–wheat systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

    Tek B. Sapkota;Love K. Singh;Arvind K. Yadav;Arun Khatri-Chhetri

    (2020)
    44 Citations

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