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Euphytica
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Euphytica

0014-2336

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10681

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 89 133 188 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 240
Documents by Best Scientists*: 279
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 128
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.432
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Euphytica?

Euphytica tackles a plethora of topics, such as Botany, Agronomy, Cultivar, Genetics and Horticulture. It addresses concerns in Botany which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Plant disease resistance and Ploidy. In addition to Agronomy research, the journal aims to explore topics under Selection (genetic algorithm) and Heritability.

While Euphytica focused on Cultivar, it was also able to explore topics like Genetic variability, Genotype, Resistance (ecology) and Seedling. Presentations on Genetics include those discussing Gene, Quantitative trait locus, Genetic marker, Allele and Locus (genetics). The research on Genetic marker featured in it combines topics in other fields like Microsatellite, RAPD and Gene mapping.

Inoculation is a major topic of Horticulture research presented in the journal. Euphytica focuses on Plant physiology as well as the interrelated topic of Germination. Research on Germplasm addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Genetic diversity.

  • Botany (44.09%)
  • Agronomy (28.21%)
  • Cultivar (23.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • An introduction to markers, quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping and marker-assisted selection for crop improvement: The basic concepts (1126 citations)
  • The breeding of crop ideotypes (937 citations)
  • The development and use of microsatellite markers for genetic analysis and plant breeding with emphasis on bread wheat (740 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Euphytica:

The most cited articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Botany, Agronomy, Genetics, Cultivar and Poaceae. The most cited papers explore issues in Botany which can be linked to other research areas like Ploidy and Horticulture. The journal articles focus on Agronomy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Plant disease resistance and Gene–environment interaction.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Horticulture, Quantitative trait locus, Genetics, Agronomy and Cultivar. The concepts on Horticulture presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Heritability, Genotype and Plant physiology. In the journal, Plant disease resistance, Genome, Genetic linkage, Genetic association and Inbred strain are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Quantitative trait locus research.

Adaptability and Temperate climate are some topics wherein Agronomy research discussed in Euphytica have an impact. The Cultivar works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Crop, Biotechnology, Selection (genetic algorithm), Resistance (ecology) and Randomized block design. The studies in Hybrid featured incorporate elements of Pollen and Introgression.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Breeding synthetic varieties in annual caraway: observations on the outcrossing rate in a polycross using a high-throughput genotyping system (4 citations)
  • Intraspecific recurrent selection in V. vinifera: an effective method for breeding of high quality, disease-, cold-, and drought -resistant grapes (3 citations)
  • Dissecting the genetic basis of grain morphology traits in Chinese wheat by genome wide association study (3 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 Euphytica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • J. G. Th. Hermsen (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard G. F. Visser (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andreas Börner (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • John Derera (35 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kenneth J. Frey (35 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 Euphytica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agricultural Research Service (288 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (243 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (186 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (178 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (154 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less 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, 9.85% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.94% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.21% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.49% of all publications and 51.37% 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

  • G × E interactions on yield and quality in Coffea arabica: new F1 hybrids outperform American cultivars

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Genotype and genotype × environment interaction effects on the grain yield performance of cowpea genotypes in dryland farming system in South Africa

    Abe Shegro Gerrano;Willem Sternberg Jansen van Rensburg;Isack Mathew;Admire I. T. Shayanowako

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Genomic predictions for Fusarium head blight resistance in a diverse durum wheat panel: an effective incorporation of plant height and heading date as covariates

    Jose Moreno-Amores;Sebastian Michel;Thomas Miedaner;C. Friedrich H. Longin

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Sources, selection and breeding of Fusarium wilt ( Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum ) race 4 (FOV4) resistance in Upland ( Gossypium hirsutum L.) cotton

    Mauricio Ulloa;Robert B. Hutmacher;TariLee Schramm;Margaret L. Ellis

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Genotype by environment interaction for main winter triticale varieties characteristics at two levels of technology using additive main effects and multiplicative interaction model

    Jan Bocianowski;Anna Tratwal;Kamila Nowosad

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Pedigree selection under field conditions within Acala 1517-08 and its glandless derivatives for development of cotton resistant to Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 4

    Jinfa Zhang;Abdelraheem Abdelraheem;Yi Zhu;Terry A. Wheeler

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Mapping of QTL for partial resistance to powdery mildew in two Chinese common wheat cultivars

    Xiaoting Xu;Zhanwang Zhu;Aolin Jia;Fengju Wang

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Adaptation of common bean lines to high temperature conditions: genotypic differences in phenological and agronomic performance

    Juan Carlos Suárez;José A. Polanía;Amara T. Contreras;Leonardo Rodríguez

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Genotype by environment interaction and grain yield stability of drought tolerant cowpea landraces in Ethiopia

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Construction of a single nucleotide polymorphism marker based QTL map and validation of resistance loci to bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum species complex in tomato

    Il Sheob Shin;Jung-Ching Hsu;Shu-Mei Huang;Jaw-Rong Chen

    (2020)
    23 Citations

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