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Hortscience
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Hortscience

0018-5345

Published by: American Society for Horticultural Science

https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/hortsci-overview.xml

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 98 109 200 18

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 182
Documents by Best Scientists*: 265
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 109
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.391
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Hortscience?

The journal investigates areas of study like Horticulture, Botany, Agronomy, Cultivar and Shoot. Fruit tree, Postharvest, Rootstock, Rosaceae and Sowing are all aspects of Horticulture discussed in Hortscience. The Botany study tackling the subject of Germination is the focus of Hortscience.

The studies in Agronomy featured incorporate elements of Agroforestry, Production (economics) and Nitrogen.

  • Horticulture (40.20%)
  • Botany (33.29%)
  • Agronomy (21.70%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Reporting of Objective Color Measurements (1812 citations)
  • Endo-, para-, and ecodormancy: physiological terminology and classification for dormancy research (657 citations)
  • A model for estimating the completion of rest for 'Redhaven' and 'Elberta' peach trees (617 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Hortscience:

The journal articles mainly tackle studies in Horticulture, Botany, Agronomy, Cultivar and Fruit tree. Horticulture study tackled in the journal papers is connected to the field of Irrigation. The most cited articles address concerns in the field of Botany by exploring it in line with topics in Solanaceae which intersect with Lycopersicon subjects.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Horticulture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Hortscience investigates studies in Horticulture, Cultivar, Agronomy, Botany and Quality (business). In it, Photosynthesis and Resistance (ecology) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Horticulture research. The study on Agronomy featured in the journal expounds on the topic of Irrigation in particular.

It focused on Quality (business) research but expanded to cover Yield (finance).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Evaluation of Broadcast Steam Application with Mustard Seed Meal in Fruiting Strawberry (3 citations)
  • Identification of Phenotypic Characteristics in Three Chemotype Categories in the Genus Cannabis (3 citations)
  • Photoperiodic Response of In Vitro Cannabis sativa Plants (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 Hortscience (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John R. Clark (118 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Bernadine C. Strik (98 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Todd C. Wehner (97 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Royal D. Heins (90 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chad E. Finn (87 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 Hortscience (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Florida (357 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (333 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (262 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michigan State University (215 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Texas A&M University (170 papers) absent at the last 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, 93.21% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 46.67% 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

  • Effects of Low pH of Hydroponic Nutrient Solution on Plant Growth, Nutrient Uptake, and Root Rot Disease Incidence of Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

    Daniel P. Gillespie;Chieri Kubota;Sally A. Miller

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Longer photoperiods with adaptive lighting control can improve growth of greenhouse-grown ‘Little Gem’ lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

    Geoffrey Weaver;Marc W. van Iersel

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Longer Photoperiods with the Same Daily Light Integral Improve Growth of Rudbeckia Seedlings in a Greenhouse

    Claudia Elkins;Marc W. van Iersel

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Evaluating the Efficacy of Edible Coatings Incorporated with Moringa Leaf Extract on Postharvest of ‘Maluma’ Avocado Fruit Quality and Its Biofungicidal Effect

    Sanele Fana Kubheka;Samson Zeray Tesfay;Asanda Mditshwa;Lembe Samukelo Magwaza

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • LED Lighting: A Grower’s Guide to Light Spectra

    (2023)
    30 Citations
  • Cell Membrane Stability and Relative Cell Injury in Response to Heat Stress during Early and Late Seedling Stages of Diverse Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Germplasm

    Aneela Nijabat;Adam Bolton;Muhammad Mahmood-ur-Rehman;Adeel Ijaz Shah

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • High Nutrient Concentrations of Hydroponic Solution Can Improve Growth and Nutrient Uptake of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Grown in Acidic Nutrient Solution

    Daniel P. Gillespie;Gio Papio;Chieri Kubota

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Effect of Biostimulants on Yield and Quality of Cherry Tomatoes Grown in Fertile and Stressed Soils

    Metin Turan;Ertan Yildirim;Melek Ekinci;Sanem Argin

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Four New Persian Walnut Cultivars of Iran: Persia, Caspian, Chaldoran, and Alvand

    Darab Hassani;Mohammad Reza Mozaffari;Asghar Soleimani;Raana Dastjerdi

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Extended Pedigrees of Apple Cultivars from the University of Minnesota Breeding Program Elucidated Using SNP Array Markers

    (2022)
    22 Citations

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