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Indian Journal of Weed Science
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Indian Journal of Weed Science

0253-8040

Published by: Indian Society of Weed Science

https://www.isws.org.in/IJWSn/Journal.aspx

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 443 7 10 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 13
Documents by Best Scientists*: 19
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
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Overview

Top Research Topics at Indian Journal of Weed science?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Agronomy, Veterinary medicine, Weed control, Weed and Forensic science. Research on Agronomy addressed in Indian Journal of Weed science frequently intersections with the field of Agriculture. Veterinary medicine research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Grain yield, Yield (wine), Horticulture and Dry matter.

Germination is a major topic of Horticulture research. Weed control research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Alachlor, Biotechnology and Crop yield. Dry weight, Competition (biology) and Cyperus rotundus are some topics wherein Weed research discussed in the journal have an impact.

Many of the research works in Forensic science, specifically Non-invasive ventilation, closely connected to disciplines like Insomnia. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Non-invasive ventilation as it also encompasses Intercropping. It focused on Pendimethalin research but expanded to cover Trifluralin.

  • Agronomy (66.10%)
  • Veterinary medicine (56.99%)
  • Weed control (50.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Biology and management of Cuscuta species. (37 citations)
  • Herbicides residues in soil, water, plants and non-targeted organisms and human health implications: an Indian perspective (36 citations)
  • Distribution of Weed Flora of Wheat in Haryana (35 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Indian Journal of Weed science:

The published papers investigate studies in Agronomy, Veterinary medicine, Weed control, Weed and Forensic science. The most cited papers address concerns in the field of Agronomy by exploring it in line with topics in Agriculture which intersect with Agroforestry subjects. The most cited papers hold forums on Weed control that merge themes from other disciplines such as Field experiment, Dry matter, Biotechnology and Atrazine.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Agronomy, Weed control, Seeding, Weed and Bio efficacy. It features Agronomy research that overlaps with concepts in Yield (chemistry). Weed control research is concerned with Echinochloa in particular.

The journal facilitates discussions on Seeding that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cultivar, Nutrient and Drum. Topics in Weed explored in Indian Journal of Weed science were investigated in conjunction with research in Upland rice, Lowland rice, Tillage and Ralstonia solanacearum. Indian Journal of Weed science explores issues in Grain yield which can be linked to other research areas like Striga hermonthica and Sowing.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Weed management in groundnut (1 citations)
  • Efficacy of carfentrazone, mesosulfuron + iodosulfuron and 2,4-D ester against Rumex spp. in wheat (0 citations)
  • Effect of mulching and herbicides on weeds, yield and economics of tomato grown under drip irrigation system (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 Weed science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • R. K. Malik (92 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Govindra Singh (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ashok Yadav (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Samunder Singh (57 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • V. P. Singh (34 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 Weed science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Punjab Agricultural University (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Queensland (1 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (1 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of the Punjab (1 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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

  • Conservation agriculture effects on weed dynamics and maize productivity in maize- wheat- greengram system in north-western Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

    Sonaka Ghosh;T.K. Das;Y.S. Shivay;Arti Bhatia

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Weed management approaches in direct-seeded rice in eastern Indian ecologies - A critical and updated review

    Narayan Chandra Banik;Ashok Kumar;Bidhan K. Mohapatra;Vivek Kumar

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Screening of herbicides for broomrape (<i>Orobanche</i>) control in mustard

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Weed competitive cultivars as a component of integrated weed management in direct-seeded rice: A Review

    Buta Singh Dhillon;Tanu Bansal;Pardeep-Sagwal;Virender Kumar

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Tillage, residue, nitrogen and herbicides effects on weeds and greengram productivity and profitability in conservation agriculture-based maize-wheat-greengram system

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Weeds response and control efficiency, greengram productivity and resource-use efficiency under a conservation agriculture-based maize-wheat-greengram system

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Weed Biology: An Important Science to Develop Effective Weed Management Strategies

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Biology and Management of Wild Oat in Australia

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Assessing weed competitive abilities of rice genotypes in direct-seeded rice using purple rice as model weed

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Response of weeds to different herbicides and their time of application in clusterbean

    (2021)
    0 Citations

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