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Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 181 38 45 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 74
Documents by Best Scientists*: 91
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 96
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.622
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research?

The main points discussed in Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research deals with Wine, Horticulture, Food science, Botany and Berry. The study of Wine encompasses disciplines such as Aroma, as well as fields such as Flavour, all of which overlap with one another. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research links adjacent topics like Horticulture with Agronomy.

The work tackled in Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research goes beyond the discipline of Agronomy as it also encompasses Rootstock. In the journal, Yeast in winemaking and Yeast are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Food science research. The Botany research presented places emphasis on topics like Cultivar and Vitis vinifera.

In addition to Berry research, the journal aims to explore topics under Sugar, Ripening and Anthocyanin. The journal holds forums on Vineyard that merges themes from other disciplines such as Canopy, Precision viticulture, Viticulture and Spatial variability. The journal addresses concerns in Yield (wine) which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Phenology and Pruning.

  • Wine (36.63%)
  • Horticulture (34.34%)
  • Food science (24.77%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Yeast and bacterial modulation of wine aroma and flavour (784 citations)
  • Growth Stages of the Grapevine: Adoption of a system for identifying grapevine growth stages (674 citations)
  • Implications of nitrogen nutrition for grapes, fermentation and wine (590 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research:

The published articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Wine, Horticulture, Berry, Botany and Food science. The most cited papers address concerns in Wine which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Malolactic fermentation, Yeast in winemaking, Aroma and Tannin. The journal papers hold forums on Horticulture that merge themes from other disciplines such as Agronomy and Irrigation.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Horticulture, Wine, Vitis vinifera, Food science and Sensory system are among the topics commonly tackled in Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research. Studies on Horticulture discussed in Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research link to the field of Clone (cell biology). Some problems in Wine that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Fermentation, Aroma, Malolactic fermentation and Tannin.

The presented Vitis vinifera research focuses mostly on Chemical composition and, on occasion, topics in Aeration. The studies in Food science featured incorporate elements of Glutathione and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Yeast. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research focuses on Ripening but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Sugar, Berry, Vascular tissue and Auxin.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Challenges of viticulture adaptation to global change: tackling the issue from the roots (9 citations)
  • Defining wine typicity: sensory characterisation and consumer perspectives (4 citations)
  • Comparison of remediation strategies for decreasing ‘reductive’ characters in Shiraz wines (4 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 Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rob R. Walker (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Paul R. Petrie (27 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Elizabeth J. Waters (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter R. Clingeleffer (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • I.L. Francis (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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 Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Adelaide (176 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • Australian Wine Research Institute (165 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (112 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • South Australian Research and Development Institute (66 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Charles Sturt University (60 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 1.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 57.63% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.86% of all publications and 20.34% 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

  • Challenges of viticulture adaptation to global change: tackling the issue from the roots

    D. Marín;J. Armengol;P. Carbonell‐Bejerano;J.M. Escalona

    (2021)
    95 Citations
  • Grapevine salt tolerance

    A. Zhou‐Tsang;Y. Wu;S.W. Henderson;A.R. Walker

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • Scion–rootstock interactions influence the growth and behaviour of the grapevine root system in a heavy clay soil

    Filippo Ferlito;Gaetano Distefano;Alessandra Gentile;Maria Allegra

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Effect of timing of irrigation initiation on vegetative growth, physiology and yield parameters in Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Abscisic acid and proline are not equivalent markers for heat, drought and combined stress in grapevines

    P.P. Lehr;E. Hernández-Montes;J. Ludwig-Müller;M. Keller

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Preliminary sensory characterisation of the diverse astringency of single cultivar Italian red wines and correlation of sub‐qualities with chemical composition

    Paola Piombino;Elisabetta Pittari;Angelita Gambuti;Andrea Curioni

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Incidence and severity of Eutypa dieback in grapevines are related to total surface area of pruning wounds

    B. Henderson;M.R. Sosnowski;M.R. Sosnowski;M.G. McCarthy;E.S. Scott

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Winegrape cultivars (Vitis vinifera) vary in susceptibility to the grapevine trunk pathogens Eutypa lata and Diplodia seriata

    M.R. Sosnowski;M.R. Sosnowski;M.R. Ayres;M.G. McCarthy;E.S. Scott

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Differential response of the accumulation of primary and secondary metabolites to leaf-to-fruit ratio and exogenous abscisic acid

    L. Wang;E. Brouard;G. Hilbert;C. Renaud

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Critical timing of fungicide application for pruning wound protection to control grapevine trunk diseases

    M.R. Ayres;R. Billones-Baaijens;S. Savocchia;E.S. Scott

    (2021)
    13 Citations

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