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Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research
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Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

0791-6833

Published by: TEAGASC-Agriculture and Food Development Authority

https://www.ijafr.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 132 25 29 8
Plant Science and Agronomy 407 6 11 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 52
Documents by Best Scientists*: 52
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.442
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research?

The foci of Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research are Animal science, Agronomy, Silage, Food science and Dry matter. The research on Animal science featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Veterinary medicine, Pasture and Grazing. The work on Veterinary medicine tackled in Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research brings together disciplines like Breed and Ruminant animal.

The study on Agronomy presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Plant science. Rumen, Fermentation, Fodder and Forage are some topics wherein Silage research discussed in it have an impact. The study of Lolium perenne, which falls within the realm of Perennial plant, was the main focus of the presentations.

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research connects research in Beef cattle with the related topic of Weight gain. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Dairy cattle but it intersects with the subject of Ice calving.

  • Animal science (32.13%)
  • Agronomy (21.57%)
  • Silage (19.10%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Predicting the soil moisture conditions of Irish grasslands (139 citations)
  • Environmental impacts of grazed clover/grass pastures (121 citations)
  • Genetic relationships among linear type traits, milk yield, body weight, fertility and somatic cell count in primiparous dairy cows (108 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research:

The most cited publications mostly deal with topics like Animal science, Dry matter, Silage, Agronomy and Grazing. The journal publications explore Animal science concepts, specifically Dairy cattle but expand to research in Chemical composition. In addition to Dry matter research, the journal papers aim to explore topics under Perennial plant and Meal, Food science.

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research mainly tackles studies in Animal science, Grazing, Agronomy, Herd and Food science. Animal science study tackled is connected to the field of Carcass weight. In addition to Grazing research, Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research aims to explore topics under Nutrient, Yield (wine), Tiller and Spring (hydrology).

Research on Agronomy addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Preservative. The concepts on Food science presented in Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research can also apply to other research fields, including Bacteria, Lactic acid, Pseudomonas and Salmo. Dry matter research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Lolium multiflorum, Annual percentage yield, Lolium perenne and Trifolium repens.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Yield of binary- and multi-species swards relative to single-species swards in intensive silage systems (6 citations)
  • Ruminant grassland production systems in Ireland (2 citations)
  • Production of probiotic Bulgarian yoghurts obtained from an ultrafiltered cow’s milk (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 Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Padraig O'Kiely (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Aidan P. Moloney (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Michael G. Keane (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Mark McGee (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Pat Dillon (13 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 Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Teagasc (120 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • University College Dublin (26 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University College Cork (11 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Queen's University Belfast (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • AgResearch (3 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, 5.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 89.47% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 5.26% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • Yield of binary- and multi-species swards relative to single-species swards in intensive silage systems

    T. Moloney;T. Moloney;H. Sheridan;Jim Grant;Edward G. O'Riordan

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Ruminant grassland production systems in Ireland

    M. O’Donovan;D Hennessy;P Creighton

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • A review of precision technologies in pasture-based dairying systems

    L. Shalloo;T. Byrne;L. Leso;L. Leso;E. Ruelle

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Animal welfare research – progress to date and future prospects

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Herbage nutritive value of binary- and multi-species swards relative to single-species swards in intensive silage systems

    T. Moloney;T. Moloney;H. Sheridan;Jim Grant;Edward G. O'Riordan

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • An overview of Irish pig production, research and knowledge transfer since 1960

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Characteristics of robust animals for grass-based production systems

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Solutions to enteric methane abatement in Ireland

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Irish Grassland Research — main achievements and advancements in the past 60 yrs and where to progress to next

    (2022)
    8 Citations

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