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Crop Journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 40 115 143 34

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 265
Documents by Best Scientists*: 307
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 67
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.544
Impact Factor: 5.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Crop Journal?

Crop Journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Genetics, Gene, Agronomy, Quantitative trait locus and Cultivar. The presentations discussing Genetics offer insights in topics such as Genome, Allele, Locus (genetics), Single-nucleotide polymorphism and Candidate gene. Most of the Allele studies addressed also intersect with Genotype.

The journal aims to address concerns in Single-nucleotide polymorphism, specifically in the areas of Genome-wide association study and SNP. The studies in Gene featured incorporate elements of Botany and Cell biology. Agronomy study tackled is connected to the field of Photosynthesis.

Crop Journal addresses concerns in Quantitative trait locus which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Epistasis, Chromosome, Gene mapping, Genetic linkage and Inbred strain. It focused on Cultivar research conducted under the discipline of Horticulture. The Germplasm study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Biotechnology.

  • Genetics (30.22%)
  • Gene (26.42%)
  • Agronomy (24.23%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • QTL IciMapping: Integrated software for genetic linkage map construction and quantitative trait locus mapping in biparental populations (645 citations)
  • Phytohormones and their metabolic engineering for abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants (346 citations)
  • From leaf to whole-plant water use efficiency (WUE) in complex canopies: Limitations of leaf WUE as a selection target (218 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Crop Journal:

The most cited papers explore disciplines such as Agronomy, Cultivar, Botany, Crop and Genetics. The study of Agronomy in the journal papers encompasses disciplines such as Photosynthesis, as well as fields such as Canopy, all of which overlap with one another. The journal articles explore issues in Botany which can be linked to other research areas like Proline, Biotechnology, Salinity and Horticulture.

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Gene, Genetics, Quantitative trait locus, Cultivar and Cell biology. The concepts on Genetics presented in Crop Journal can also apply to other research fields, including Germplasm and Hybrid. Issues in Quantitative trait locus were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Genetic linkage, Molecular breeding, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Inbred strain and Candidate gene.

It primarily covers Cultivar research which is covered under the topics of Agronomy and Horticulture. Research in Photosynthesis and the interrelating topic of Dry matter were among the subjects of interest in the Horticulture studies discussed in it. Gibberellin, Endosperm, Gene silencing and Germination are some topics wherein Cell biology research discussed in Crop Journal have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Abscisic acid and jasmonic acid are involved in drought priming-induced tolerance to drought in wheat (19 citations)
  • Synergistic and antagonistic interactions between potassium and magnesium in higher plants (7 citations)
  • High nitrogen application rate and planting density reduce wheat grain yield by reducing filling rate of inferior grain in middle spikelets (6 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 Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jianchang Yang (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Guihua Bai (9 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • Chenwu Xu (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jianlong Xu (8 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yang Xu (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less 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 Crop Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • China Agricultural University (60 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 19 more than at the previous edition,
  • Huazhong Agricultural University (52 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 16 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (49 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing Agricultural University (39 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
  • Rice University (37 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 8 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, 7.04% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 67.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.27% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.51% of all publications and 9.19% 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

  • META-R: A software to analyze data from multi-environment plant breeding trials

    Gregorio Alvarado;Francisco M. Rodríguez;Francisco M. Rodríguez;Angela Pacheco;Juan Burgueño

    (2020)
    321 Citations
  • Synergistic and antagonistic interactions between potassium and magnesium in higher plants

    Kailiu Xie;Kailiu Xie;Ismail Cakmak;Shiyu Wang;Fusuo Zhang;Fusuo Zhang

    (2021)
    284 Citations
  • Molecular mechanisms of salinity tolerance in rice

    Tianxiao Chen;Sergey Shabala;Sergey Shabala;Yanan Niu;Zhong-Hua Chen

    (2021)
    222 Citations
  • Abscisic acid and jasmonic acid are involved in drought priming-induced tolerance to drought in wheat

    Xiao Wang;Qing Li;Jingjing Xie;Mei Huang

    (2021)
    201 Citations
  • Far-red light: A regulator of plant morphology and photosynthetic capacity

    Tingting Tan;Shenglan Li;Yuanfang Fan;Zhonglin Wang

    (2021)
    126 Citations
  • Deep neural network algorithm for estimating maize biomass based on simulated Sentinel 2A vegetation indices and leaf area index

    Xiuliang Jin;Zhenhai Li;Haikuan Feng;Zhibin Ren

    (2020)
    121 Citations
  • High nitrogen application rate and planting density reduce wheat grain yield by reducing filling rate of inferior grain in middle spikelets

    Yang Liu;Yuncheng Liao;Wenzhao Liu

    (2021)
    113 Citations
  • Deep placement of nitrogen fertilizer increases rice yield and nitrogen use efficiency with fewer greenhouse gas emissions in a mechanical direct-seeded cropping system

    Lin Li;Lin Li;Hua Tian;Hua Tian;Minghua Zhang;Pingshan Fan;Pingshan Fan

    (2021)
    103 Citations
  • Rapid generation advance (RGA) in chickpea to produce up to seven generations per year and enable speed breeding

    Srinivasan Samineni;Madhuparni Sen;Sobhan B. Sajja;Pooran M. Gaur;Pooran M. Gaur

    (2020)
    85 Citations
  • Function, transport, and regulation of amino acids: What is missing in rice?

    Nan Guo;Nan Guo;Shunan Zhang;Mingji Gu;Guohua Xu

    (2021)
    71 Citations

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