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Canadian Journal of Soil Science
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Canadian Journal of Soil Science

0008-4271

Published by: Canadian Science Publishing

https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjss

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 166 46 106 13
Earth Science 475 11 14 6
Environmental Sciences 586 29 38 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 102
Documents by Best Scientists*: 151
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 82
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.58
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Canadian Journal of Soil Science?

Canadian Journal of Soil Science investigates studies in Soil water, Agronomy, Soil science, Hydrology and Environmental chemistry. While work presented in Canadian Journal of Soil Science provided substantial information on Soil water, it also covered topics in Organic matter, Mineralogy and Water content. The Water content study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Moisture.

The journal explores topics in Agronomy which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Loam, Phosphorus and Nitrogen. Soil science, which encompasses Soil horizon and Bulk density, is the main subject of it.

  • Soil water (41.03%)
  • Agronomy (38.88%)
  • Soil science (17.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • DITHIONITE- AND OXALATE-EXTRACTABLE Fe AND Al AS AIDS IN DIFFERENTIATING VARIOUS CLASSES OF SOILS (1624 citations)
  • Calculation of organic matter and nutrients stored in soils under contrasting management regimes (1065 citations)
  • Towards a minimum data set to assess soil organic matter quality in agricultural soils (914 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Canadian Journal of Soil Science:

The most cited publications investigate areas of study like Agronomy, Soil water, Soil science, Organic matter and Environmental chemistry. The journal articles connects the study in Agronomy with the closely related areas of Loam. The featured Soil water studies in the journal papers mainly concentrate on Water content but also cover areas of interest in Moisture.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Agronomy, Soil water, Nutrient, Environmental chemistry and Nitrogen are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The presented Agronomy research focuses mostly on Loam and, on occasion, topics in Crop residue and Irrigation. Canadian Journal of Soil Science focuses on Soil water research as part of the broader topic of Soil science.

Environmental chemistry research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Carbon, Soil carbon, Nitrous oxide, Biochar and Incubation. Research in Biosolids and the interrelating topic of Paper mill were among the subjects of interest in the Nitrogen studies discussed in the journal. The Soil test works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Silage, Organic matter and Soil fertility.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Carbon availability limits the denitrification potential of sandy loam soil from corn agroecosystems with long-term tillage and residue management (3 citations)
  • Profiles of wheat rhizobacterial communities in response to repeated glyphosate applications, crop rotation, and tillage (3 citations)
  • Nitrogen turnover and N2O production in incubated soils after receiving field applications of liquid manure and nitrification inhibitors (2 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 Canadian Journal of Soil Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • C. A. Campbell (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Craig F. Drury (54 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Denis A. Angers (51 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Francis J. Larney (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • David S. Chanasyk (39 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 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 Canadian Journal of Soil Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (266 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 15 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Alberta (97 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Saskatchewan (69 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (62 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Guelph (56 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 10.42% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 66.28% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.49% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.30% of all publications and 20.93% 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

  • Physicochemical properties, heavy metals, and metal-tolerant bacteria profiles of abandoned gold mine tailings in Krugersdorp, South Africa

    Muibat Omotola Fashola;Muibat Omotola Fashola;Veronica Mpode Ngole-Jeme;Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Lability of dissolved organic carbon from boreal peatlands: interactions between permafrost thaw, wildfire, and season1

    Katheryn Burd;Cristian Estop-Aragonés;Suzanne E. Tank;David Olefeldt

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Long-term effects of tillage and nitrogen fertilization on soil C and N fractions in a corn–soybean rotation

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Biochar in temperate soils: opportunities and challenges1

    Vicky Lévesque;Maren Oelbermann;Noura Ziadi

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Biochar mitigation of allelopathic effects in three invasive plants: evidence from seed germination trials

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Nitrogen release from five organic fertilizers commonly used in greenhouse organic horticulture with contrasting effects on bacterial communities

    Pierre-Paul Dion;Thomas Jeanne;Mireille Thériault;Richard Hogue

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Perennial grain Kernza® fields have higher particulate organic carbon at depth than annual grain fields

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Barley (Hordeum vulgare) seedling growth declines with increasing exposure to silver nanoparticles in biosolid-amended soils

    Mónica González Linares;Yu Jia;Geoffrey I. Sunahara;Joann K. Whalen

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Nitrogen and phosphorus control carbon sequestration in agricultural ecosystems: modelling carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus balances at the Breton Plots with ecosys under historical and future climates1

    Robert Grant;Miles Dyck;Dick Puurveen

    (2020)
    19 Citations

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