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Italian Journal of Agronomy
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Italian Journal of Agronomy

1125-4718

Published by: PAGEPress

https://www.agronomy.it/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 227 38 36 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 54
Documents by Best Scientists*: 54
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.538
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Italian Journal of Agronomy?

Italian Journal of Agronomy facilitates discussions on Agronomy, Agriculture, Crop, Irrigation and Environmental resource management. In addition to Agronomy research, Italian Journal of Agronomy aims to explore topics under Biomass and Nitrogen. Italian Journal of Agronomy explores topics in Agriculture which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Agroforestry and Sustainability.

The research on Cultivar discussed in Italian Journal of Agronomy draws on the closely related field of Sowing.

  • Agronomy (45.56%)
  • Agriculture (16.12%)
  • Crop (10.28%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Biochar Option to Improve Plant Yields: First Results From Some Field and Pot Experiments in Italy (86 citations)
  • Greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural phase of wine production in the Maremma rural district in Tuscany, Italy (76 citations)
  • Synthesis of metal nanoparticles in living plants (69 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Italian Journal of Agronomy:

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Agronomy, Agriculture, Crop, Botany and Mediterranean climate. The studies on Agronomy discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Biomass and Arundo donax. The study of Botany in the most cited papers encompasses disciplines such as Horticulture, as well as fields such as Chlorogenic acid, all of which overlap with one another.

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Agronomy, Weed control, Agroforestry, Cover crop and Mulch. While Agronomy is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Quality (business) and Productivity. The journal focuses on Weed control but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Crop which is concerned with Sorghum.

The work on Agroforestry tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Rural development, Legume, Land cover land use and Genetic diversity. Italian Journal of Agronomy focuses on Cover crop but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cultivar and Ecosystem. The journal explores research in Allelopathy and overlapping concepts in Trifolium squarrosum and Secale to expand the discourse in Mulch.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Synthetic nitrogen coupled with seaweed extract and microbial inoculants improves rice ( Oryza sativa L.) production under a dual cropping system (3 citations)
  • Innovative amendments derived from industrial and municipal wastes enhance plant growth and soil functions in potentially toxic elements-polluted environments (2 citations)
  • Organic versus mineral fertilization: Assessing of yield and quality of durum wheat in marginal lands (1 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 Italian Journal of Agronomy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Paolo Bazzoffi (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Enrico Bonari (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Domenico Ventrella (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mauro Salis (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rosa Francaviglia (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 Italian Journal of Agronomy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Canadian Real Estate Association (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Bologna (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Florence (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Catania (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Basilicata (20 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, 97.06% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 100.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% 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

  • Smart fertilizers: What should we mean and where should we go?

    Giorgia Raimondi;Carmelo Maucieri;Arianna Toffanin;Giancarlo Renella

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Foliar application of plant-based biostimulants improve yield and upgrade qualitative characteristics of processing tomato

    Eugenio Cozzolino;Ida Di Mola;Lucia Ottaiano;Christophe El-Nakhel

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Climate change impacts on the Alpine, Continental and Mediterranean grassland systems of Italy: A review

    Camilla Dibari;Antonio Pulina;Giovanni Argenti;Chiara Aglietti

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Integrated use of farm manure and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer improves nitrogen use efficiency, yield and grain quality in wheat

    Abdur Rehim;Maryam Khan;Muhammad Imran;Muhammad Amjad Bashir

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Salt-affected soils: field-scale strategies for prevention, mitigation, and adaptation to salt accumulation

    (2023)
    22 Citations
  • Differential gas exchange and soil microclimate dynamics under biodegradable plastic, polyethylene, and paper mulches

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Impact of irrigation water deficit on two tomato genotypes grown under open field conditions: From the root-associated microbiota to the stress responses

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Agronomic response of sunflower subjected to biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi application under drought conditions

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Soil refinement accelerates in-field degradation rates of soil-biodegradable mulch films

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Adaptation patterns of sixteen alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars across contrasting environments of Algeria and implications for the crop improvement

    Chahira Achir;Paolo Annicchiarico;Luciano Pecetti;Houssem-Eddine Khelifi

    (2020)
    9 Citations

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