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International Journal of Plant Production
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International Journal of Plant Production

1735-6814

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/42106

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 149 52 58 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 81
Documents by Best Scientists*: 76
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.565
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Plant Production?

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Agronomy, Sowing, Irrigation, Crop and Cultivar. It explores issues in Agronomy which can be linked to other research areas like Plant ecology, Agriculture and Soil water. The journal explores topics in Agriculture which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Fertilizer, Climate change and Yield (finance).

The studies in Sowing featured incorporate elements of Dry matter and Growing season. The journal focuses on Irrigation but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Salinity, Evapotranspiration and Water content. The study on Crop presented in International Journal of Plant Production intersects with the topics under Weed.

International Journal of Plant Production featured studies in Cultivar to reinforce research efforts in the subjects of Horticulture and Botany. The study on Horticulture presented in International Journal of Plant Production intersects with subjects under the field of Plant physiology. The work on Crop yield addressed in it expands to the thematically related Nutrient.

  • Agronomy (71.95%)
  • Sowing (18.21%)
  • Irrigation (17.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Characterization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria associated with chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) (240 citations)
  • Heavy metal toxicity: effect on plant growth, biochemical parameters and metal accumulation by Brassica juncea L. (231 citations)
  • A review on partial root-zone drying irrigation (117 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Plant Production:

The journal papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Agronomy, Crop yield, Irrigation, Cultivar and Sowing. While work presented in the most cited articles provide substantial information on Agronomy, it also covers topics in Soil water and Salinity. In addition to Irrigation research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Randomized block design, Water content and Stomatal conductance.

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

  • Botany
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Agronomy, Sowing, Agriculture, Crop and Irrigation. The Agronomy works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Plant ecology, Soil water and Climate change. The research on Sowing featured in it combines topics in other fields like Cultivar, Anthesis, Growing season, Yield (wine) and Phenology.

Some problems in Agriculture that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under N application and Yield (finance). While work presented in it provided substantial information on Crop, it also covered topics in Soil science, Grain yield and Agroecosystem. While International Journal of Plant Production focused on Irrigation, it was also able to explore topics like Fertilizer and Drainage.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Rain-Fed Rice Yield Fluctuation to Climatic Anomalies in Bangladesh (8 citations)
  • Paclobutrazol Improves Sesame Yield by Increasing Dry Matter Accumulation and Reducing Seed Shattering Under Rainfed Conditions (4 citations)
  • Quantification of Climate Warming and Crop Management Impacts on Phenology of Pulses-Based Cropping Systems (4 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 International Journal of Plant Production (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ali Reza Sepaskhah (39 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Aran Patanothai (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Qiang Yu (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nimitr Vorasoot (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Afshin Soltani (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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 International Journal of Plant Production (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Shiraz University (46 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Gorgan University (41 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (27 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Isfahan University of Technology (16 papers) published 3 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, 21.82% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 39.53% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.58% of all publications and 23.26% 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

  • Evaluation of Both SPAD Reading and SPAD Index on Estimating the Plant Nitrogen Status of Winter Wheat

    Xianlu Yue;Yuncai Hu;Huaizhi Zhang;Urs Schmidhalter

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Pulses Production in Pakistan: Status, Constraints and Opportunities

    Aman Ullah;Aman Ullah;Tariq Mahmud Shah;Muhammad Farooq;Muhammad Farooq

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Predicting Kernel Growth of Maize under Controlled Water and Nitrogen Applications

    Hafiz Mohkum Hammad;Hafiz Mohkum Hammad;Farhat Abbas;Ashfaq Ahmad;Hafiz Faiq Bakhat

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Sowing Date and Hybrid Choice Matters Production of Maize–Maize System

    Ghulam Abbas;Shakeel Ahmad;Shakeel Ahmad;Mubshar Hussain;Mubshar Hussain;Zartash Fatima

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • FertiliCalc: A Decision Support System for Fertilizer Management

    Francisco J. Villalobos;Francisco J. Villalobos;Antonio Delgado;Álvaro López-Bernal;Miguel Quemada

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Paclobutrazol Improves Sesame Yield by Increasing Dry Matter Accumulation and Reducing Seed Shattering Under Rainfed Conditions

    Muhammad Zeeshan Mehmood;Ghulam Qadir;Obaid Afzal;Atta Mohi Ud Din

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Quantification of Climate Warming and Crop Management Impacts on Phenology of Pulses-Based Cropping Systems

    Zartash Fatima;Atique-ur-Rehman;Ghulam Abbas;Pakeeza Iqbal

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Winter Wheat Yield and DSSAT Model Evaluation in a Diverse Semi-Arid Climate and Agronomic Practices

    Fatemeh Mehrabi;Ali Reza Sepaskhah

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Nitrogen Rate and Hybrid Selection Matters Productivity of Maize–Maize Cropping System under Irrigated Arid Environment of Southern Punjab, Pakistan

    Ghulam Abbas;Zartash Fatima;Mubshar Hussain;Mubshar Hussain;Sajjad Hussain

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Assessing HC27 Soil Database for Modeling Plant Production

    Alireza Nehbandani;Afshin Soltani;Reza Taghdisi Naghab;Amir Dadrasi

    (2020)
    18 Citations

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