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Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management
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Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 249 42 89 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 56
Documents by Best Scientists*: 100
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 16
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.294
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management?

Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management primarily tackles Agronomy, Forage, Horticulture, Crop yield and Yield (engineering). Agronomy, which encompasses Seeding, Sowing, Yield (finance), Fertilizer and Cultivar, is the main subject of Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management. The research topics discussed in the journal include Forage as well as Value (economics).

  • Agronomy (69.03%)
  • Forage (10.64%)
  • Horticulture (8.51%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Industrial hemp response to nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilization (29 citations)
  • Irrigation Water Management Practices that Reduce Water Requirements for Mid-South Furrow-Irrigated Soybean (21 citations)
  • Kochia Suppression with Cover Crops in Southwestern Kansas (15 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management:

The journal papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Agronomy, Agroforestry, Cover crop, Water conservation and Current (fluid). The most cited papers feature Agronomy research that overlaps with concepts in Arthropod. Issues in Agroforestry were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Farm water, Water resource management, Cropping, No-till farming and Spring (hydrology).

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

  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Agronomy, Horticulture, Forage, Seeding and Yield (finance). It connects research in Agronomy with the related topic of Yield (engineering). The journal focuses on Horticulture but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Carfentrazone-ethyl and Sulfentrazone.

While the journal focused on Forage, it was also able to explore topics like Species selection, Coastal plain and Intercropping. The concepts on Seeding presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Statistics, Cultivar and Irrigation. Yield (finance) research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Quality (business), Fungicide and Soybean management practices.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • On-farm corn phosphorus response reveals importance of soil testing (1 citations)
  • Effect of thiamethoxam seed treatment on injury from tobacco thrips, incidence of spotted wilt disease, and peanut yield (0 citations)
  • Tolerance of fine fescues to indaziflam formulations in minimal-to-no mow golf course rough (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 Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • David L. Jordan (25 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Aaron J. Patton (15 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Rick L. Brandenburg (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ross C. Braun (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • L. J. Krutz (12 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 Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • North Carolina State University (36 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mississippi State University (31 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Arkansas (21 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ohio State University (21 papers) published 5 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, 1.85% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 62.26% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 24.53% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.43% of all publications and 3.77% 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 interseeding effects on aboveground biomass and corn grain yield in Western North Dakota

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Conditions potentially affecting corn ear formation, yield, and abnormal ears: A review

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Forage nutritive value of modern alfalfa cultivars

    Jacob Jungers;Jerome Cherney;Krishona Martinson;Aubrey Jaqueth

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Developing sensor-based irrigation scheduling that maximizes soybean grain yield, irrigation water use efficiency, and returns above irrigation costs

    C. W. Wood;L. J. Krutz;W. B. Henry;T. Irby

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Implications of choosing different interpolation methods: A case study for soil test phosphorus

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Use of florpyrauxifen-benzyl in non-flooded rice production systems

    Hannah E. Wright;Jason K. Norsworthy;Trenton L. Roberts;Robert C. Scott

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Developing and implementing a sustainable, integrated weed management program for herbicide‐resistant <i>Poa annua</i> in turfgrass

    (2023)
    9 Citations
  • Managing soil acidity vs. soil Ca:Mg ratio: What is more important for crop productivity?

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Conservation soybean production systems in the mid‐southern USA: II. replacing subsoiling with cover crops

    C.J. Bryant;L.J. Krutz;D.B. Reynolds;M.A. Locke

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Corn yield response to starter nitrogen rates following a cereal rye cover crop

    (2022)
    8 Citations

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