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Irrigation Science
H-index 19

Irrigation Science

0342-7188

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/271

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 110 42 78 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 108
Documents by Best Scientists*: 130
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 89
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.823
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Irrigation Science?

The concepts of Irrigation, Agronomy, Hydrology, Soil water and Evapotranspiration are tackled in the journal. The concepts on Irrigation presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Water use and Agriculture. In it, Agricultural engineering, Water resource management, Climate change and Sustainable development are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Agriculture research.

The journal tackles studies in Water content and the interrelated subject of Moisture to gain insights into Agronomy. Hydrology study tackled is connected to the field of Leaching (agriculture). Soil water research discussed in Irrigation Science aim to provide more information in the subject of Soil science.

Evapotranspiration research presented in Irrigation Science encompasses a variety of subjects, including Canopy, Lysimeter, Eddy covariance and Transpiration. In addition to Drip irrigation research, Irrigation Science aims to explore topics under Environmental engineering and Common emitter. The research on Deficit irrigation featured in Irrigation Science combines topics in other fields like Farm water and Horticulture.

  • Irrigation (77.26%)
  • Agronomy (40.68%)
  • Hydrology (27.38%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Measurement of plant water status by the pressure chamber technique (607 citations)
  • On the conservative behavior of biomass water productivity (326 citations)
  • Salt sensitivity of wheat at various growth stages (313 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Irrigation Science:

The most cited publications explore disciplines such as Irrigation, Agronomy, Hydrology, Evapotranspiration and Soil water. While Irrigation is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Water use and Agriculture. The Hydrology research tackled in the published papers is interrelated with Canopy which concerns subjects like Interception.

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 Irrigation Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Elias Fereres (29 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • William P. Kustas (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Enrique Playán (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Luca Testi (15 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Francisco Orgaz (15 papers) published 3 papers 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 Irrigation Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agricultural Research Service (129 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (94 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Utah State University (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Davis (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (38 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, 10.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.04% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.81% of all publications and 42.59% 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

  • Spatial–temporal modeling of root zone soil moisture dynamics in a vineyard using machine learning and remote sensing

    (2022)
    48 Citations
  • Comparing evapotranspiration and yield performance of maize under sprinkler, superficial and subsurface drip irrigation in a semi-arid environment

    F. Valentín;P. A. Nortes;A. Domínguez;J. M. Sánchez

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Vine water status mapping with multispectral UAV imagery and machine learning

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • Evapotranspiration uncertainty at micrometeorological scales: the impact of the eddy covariance energy imbalance and correction methods

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • Improving the spatiotemporal resolution of remotely sensed ET information for water management through Landsat, Sentinel-2, ECOSTRESS and VIIRS data fusion

    (2022)
    35 Citations
  • Impact of advection on two-source energy balance (TSEB) canopy transpiration parameterization for vineyards in the California Central Valley

    (2022)
    32 Citations
  • Evaluation of crop water stress index and leaf water potential for differentially irrigated quinoa with surface and subsurface drip systems

    Yeşim Bozkurt Çolak;Attila Yazar;Adnan Alghory;Servet Tekin

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • LAI estimation across California vineyards using sUAS multi-seasonal multi-spectral, thermal, and elevation information and machine learning

    (2022)
    31 Citations
  • Application of a remote-sensing three-source energy balance model to improve evapotranspiration partitioning in vineyards

    (2022)
    30 Citations
  • The effect of irrigation strategies and nitrogen fertilizer rates on maize growth and grain yield

    María I. Zamora-Re;M. D. Dukes;D. Hensley;D. Rowland

    (2020)
    27 Citations

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