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Indian Phytopathology
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Indian Phytopathology

0367-973X

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/42360

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 307 16 24 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 30
Documents by Best Scientists*: 37
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 20
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.296
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Indian phytopathology?

Indian phytopathology primarily tackles Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture, Fungicide and Cultivar. The Botany study featured in Indian phytopathology draws connections with the study of Host (biology). It connects the study in Agronomy with the closely related area of Plant disease resistance.

Inoculation, Mycelium, Leaf spot, Rhizoctonia solani and Trichoderma harzianum are some of the facets of Horticulture tackled in it. Research on Fungicide presented in Indian phytopathology focuses, in particular, on Carbendazim and Mancozeb.

  • Botany (39.74%)
  • Agronomy (32.56%)
  • Horticulture (26.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Yellow mosaic of Mung (Phaseolus aureus L.). (83 citations)
  • Assessment of yield losses due to Alternaria blight in rapeseed and mustard. (58 citations)
  • Screening of higher plants for fungitoxicity against Rhizoctonia solani in vitro (41 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Indian phytopathology:

The most cited publications primarily tackle Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture, Inoculation and Biological pest control. While the published papers focused on Botany, they were also able to explore topics like Pathogen and Virulence. The most cited articles address concerns in the field of Agronomy by exploring it in line with topics in Trichoderma harzianum which intersect with Crop 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:

The main research concerns discussed in Indian phytopathology are Horticulture, Crop, Inoculation, Pathogen and Cultivar. The work on Horticulture addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Meloidogyne incognita. The field of Agronomy is the anchor for the Crop studies presented in it.

The studies on Inoculation discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Pathogenicity and Fungus. The study of Pathogen, which falls within the realm of Microbiology, was the main focus of the presentations. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Cultivar as it also encompasses Virulence.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Our understanding about phytoplasma research scenario in India (2 citations)
  • Host-pathogen interaction in sugarcane and red rot pathogen: exploring expression of phytoalexin biosynthesis pathway genes (2 citations)
  • Development of immunodiagnostics for Apple stem pitting virus and Apple mosaic virus infecting apple in India (2 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 phytopathology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rashmi Aggarwal (56 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • D.V. Singh (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • K. D. Srivastava (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robin Gogoi (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Indu Sharma (23 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 phytopathology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (209 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (104 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 16 more than at the previous edition,
  • Punjab Agricultural University (85 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (46 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (43 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 11.19% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 48.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.54% of all publications and 28.35% 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

  • Sheath blight and drought stress management in rice (Oryza sativa) through Trichoderma spp.

    Divya Mishra;Rahul Singh Rajput;Najam Waris Zaidi;H. B. Singh

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Evaluation of rhizospheric Trichoderma species strains for producing cell wall-degrading and defense related enzymes in response to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lentis

    Shaily Javeria;Shaily Javeria;Atul Kumar;Amit Chandra Kharkwal;Ajit Varma

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Effect of different inocula of Meloidogyne incognita and Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi with and without Rhizobium leguminosarum on growth, chlorophyll, carotenoid and proline contents of pea

    Deeksha Kashyap;Zaki A. Siddiqui

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Revisiting the use of disease index and of disease scores in plant pathology

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • Lessons learnt from the fire blight epidemics: a mini review

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Prevalence of sterility mosaic disease (SMD) and variability in pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus (PPSMV) in southern-India

    B. R. Sayiprathap;B. R. Sayiprathap;A. K. Patibanda;V. Prasanna Kumari;K. Jayalalitha

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Comparative phytochemical screening and antioxidant properties of infusion, decoction and hydroalcoholic extracts of wood ear mushrooms; Auricularia delicata and Auricularia mesenterica

    Sandipta Ghosh;Susmita Sett;Rituparna Saha;Anirban Roy

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Pathotyping of white rust pathogen Albugo candida on Brassicaceae hosts in India

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • In vitro tolerance to antifungal glycoalkaloids and biofilm forming ability of the antagonistic yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii strain SQUCC-33Y

    Samiya Saleh Al-Maawali;Abdullah Mohammed Al-Sadi;S. P. Sathish Babu;Rethinasamy Velazhahan

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • In planta validation of nitric oxide mediated defense responses in common bean against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides infection

    Nilanjan Chakraborty;Anik Sarkar;Adhiraj Dasgupta;Anamika Paul

    (2021)
    4 Citations

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