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Horticulture Research
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Horticulture Research

Published by: Oxford University Press

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 23 154 236 43
Genetics 25 69 123 34
Biology and Biochemistry 93 122 225 42

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 455
Documents by Best Scientists*: 598
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 82
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.354
Impact Factor: 8.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Horticulture research?

The concepts of Gene, Genetics, Botany, Genome and Cell biology are tackled in Horticulture research. The Gene research presented places emphasis on topics like Transcriptome, Gene expression, Gene family, Arabidopsis and Mutant. The Transcriptome research presented falls under the domain of Biochemistry.

Specifically, studies on Biosynthesis are prevalent in the Biochemistry works discussed. Horticulture research tackles issues in Genetics, particularly in the topics of Locus (genetics), Candidate gene, Quantitative trait locus, Plant disease resistance and Allele. The majority of Botany studies are focused on the issues of Cultivar.

The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Cultivar as it also encompasses Germplasm. The research on Genome featured in Horticulture research combines topics in other fields like Evolutionary biology, Computational biology and Sequence assembly. The presented Cell biology research focuses mostly on Transcription factor and, on occasion, topics in Transcription (biology).

  • Gene (36.99%)
  • Genetics (21.09%)
  • Botany (17.80%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Carotenoid metabolism and regulation in horticultural crops. (210 citations)
  • Genome Triplication Drove the Diversification of Brassica Plants (173 citations)
  • Genome and transcriptome analysis of the grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) WRKY gene family. (119 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Horticulture research:

The journal publications facilitate discussions on Botany, Gene, Biotechnology, Genetics and Genome. The most cited publications with studies in Botany featured incorporate elements of Transgene, Abscisic acid and Allele. The most cited publications link adjacent topics like Gene with Cell biology.

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 aim of Horticulture research is to expand the discussion of research in Gene, Cell biology, Genetics, Genome and Transcriptome. Horticulture research focused on Gene research but expanded to cover Botany. While the primary focus in it is Cell biology, it also dissects topics surrounding Promoter and Biosynthesis as a whole.

Research on Genetics presented in it focuses, in particular, on Candidate gene, Allele, Quantitative trait locus, Transposable element and Genome size. The study of Gene duplication and how it intertwines with concepts under Evolutionary biology were explored in the presented Genome research. It features Transcriptome research that overlaps with concepts in Metabolomics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The methyl jasmonate-responsive transcription factor SmMYB1 promotes phenolic acid biosynthesis in Salvia miltiorrhiza. (12 citations)
  • Genome sequence and evolution of Betula platyphylla (10 citations)
  • Can gene editing reduce postharvest waste and loss of fruit, vegetables, and ornamentals? (9 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 Horticulture research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Fengwang Ma (17 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Fadi Chen (16 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jiafu Jiang (13 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sumei Chen (12 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Cai-Zhong Jiang (11 papers) published 1 paper 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 Horticulture research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nanjing Agricultural University (96 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Northwest A&F University (53 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (52 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (48 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (39 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, 3.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 46.30% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.98% of all publications and 20.83% 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

  • The complete reference genome for grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) genetics and breeding

    Unknown

    (2023)
    237 Citations
  • From physics to fixtures to food: current and potential LED efficacy.

    Paul Kusuma;P. Morgan Pattison;Bruce Bugbee

    (2020)
    229 Citations
  • Functions of silicon in plant drought stress responses.

    Min Wang;Ruirui Wang;Luis Alejandro Jose Mur;Jianyun Ruan

    (2021)
    225 Citations
  • CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of VvMLO3 results in enhanced resistance to powdery mildew in grapevine (Vitis vinifera).

    Dong-Yan Wan;Ye Guo;Yuan Cheng;Yang Hu

    (2020)
    211 Citations
  • A reporter for noninvasively monitoring gene expression and plant transformation.

    Yubing He;Tao Zhang;Hui Sun;Huadong Zhan

    (2020)
    195 Citations
  • Tea plant genomics: achievements, challenges and perspectives.

    En-Hua Xia;Wei Tong;Qiong Wu;Shu Wei

    (2020)
    162 Citations
  • Methyl jasmonate mediates melatonin-induced cold tolerance of grafted watermelon plants.

    Hao Li;Yanliang Guo;Zhixiang Lan;Kai Xu

    (2021)
    162 Citations
  • MiR156 regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis through SPL targets and other microRNAs in poplar.

    Yamei Wang;Wenwen Liu;Xinwei Wang;Ruijuan Yang

    (2020)
    150 Citations
  • Germplasm resources and genetic breeding of Paeonia: a systematic review

    Unknown

    (2020)
    149 Citations

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