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Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

0019-5022

Published by: Indian Council of Agricultural Research

https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 254 29 95 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 62
Documents by Best Scientists*: 162
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.295
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences?

The journal focuses on Agronomy, Horticulture, Botany, Yield (wine) and Crop. The research on Agronomy tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Oryza sativa and Nutrient. It tackles issues in Horticulture, particularly in the topics of Cultivar, Shoot and Germination.

  • Agronomy (57.67%)
  • Horticulture (25.89%)
  • Botany (17.27%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Global climate change and Indian agriculture: impacts, adaptation and mitigation (169 citations)
  • Phosphate dissolving microorganisms in the soil and rhizosphere (157 citations)
  • Diaphorina citri Kuway., a vector of the greening disease of Citrus in India. (105 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences:

The most cited papers aim to foster the development of research in Agronomy, Horticulture, Botany, Crop and Oryza sativa. Agronomy research in the most cited papers connects with the study of Nutrient. The studies on Oryza sativa discussed at the journal papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Field experiment and Cropping system.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Horticulture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Agronomy, Horticulture, Crop, Kharif crop and Field experiment. While Agronomy is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Nutrient management, Nutrient and Oryza sativa. The work on Horticulture tackled in Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences brings together disciplines like Genetic variability and Genotype.

While Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences focused on Crop, it was also able to explore topics like Dry matter, Irrigation, Leaf area index, Intercropping and Yield (wine). The research on Kharif crop discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Transplanting. The Field experiment research presented in Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences explores the relationship between Animal science and the closely related topic of Straw.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Maize (Zea mays) cultivars evaluation for herbage yield and silage quality (0 citations)
  • Yield and economics of pigeonpea as influenced by foliar application of pulse magic (0 citations)
  • Role of agricultural diversification in mitigating income risk in Eastern India (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 Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Dinesh Kumar (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • A. K. Singh (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rakesh Kumar (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • S. K. Singh (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anil Kumar (28 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 Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (175 papers) published 82 papers at the last edition, 42 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (110 papers) published 49 papers at the last edition, 23 more than at the previous edition,
  • Punjab Agricultural University (51 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dr Emilio B Espinosa Sr Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology (27 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (26 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 9.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 77.78% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.64% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.23% of all publications and 5.35% 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

  • Nutrient acquisition and fruit quality of Ponkan mandarin in response to AMF inoculation

    Qiang-Sheng Wu;Wei-Qin Gao;A K Srivastava;Fei Zhang

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Variation of porosity, pore size distribution and soil physical properties under conservation agriculture

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Response of polymers and biofertilizers on soybean (Glycine max) yield under rainfed condition

    Ankesh Kumar;Ram Swaroop Meena;Nirmal D E;D S Gurjar

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Physio-morphological and molecular analysis for salt tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

    Neeraj Kumar;C Bharadwaj;Anjali Soni;Supriya Sachdeva

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Long-term impact of organic and conventional farming on soil physical properties under rice (Oryza sativa)-wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system in north-western Indo-Gangetic plains

    (2023)
    9 Citations
  • Effect of conservation agriculture on soil organic carbon dynamics and mineral nitrogen under different fertilizer management practices in maize (Zea mays)-wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Nitrogen budgeting under the influence of in situ rice residue management options in rice (Oryza sativa)–wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Effect of elevated ozone and carbon dioxide on growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa)

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Exploiting plant growth promoting Trichoderma for lentil wilt management

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Crop performance and nitrogen use-efficiency in maize under conservation agriculture coupled with sub-surface drip fertigation

    (2022)
    7 Citations

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