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Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 59 136 143 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 178
Documents by Best Scientists*: 169
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 98
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.822
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science?

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science aims to foster the development of research in Agronomy, Cultivar, Poaceae, Botany and Sowing. Most of the Agronomy studies addressed also intersect with Photosynthesis. The journal connects research in Photosynthesis with the related topic of Chlorophyll.

Topics in Cultivar explored in Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science were investigated in conjunction with research in Dry weight, Yield (wine), Germination and Drought tolerance. While Poaceae is the focus of Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, it also provided insights into the studies of Cropping system, Oryza sativa, Environmental factor and Ecophysiology. The study on Cropping system presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Intercropping.

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science facilitates discussions on Botany that incorporate concepts from other fields like Animal science and Horticulture. Semis is a primary topic of Sowing research in it. While Shoot is the focus of Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, it also provided insights into the studies of Salinity and Seedling.

  • Agronomy (96.86%)
  • Cultivar (24.02%)
  • Poaceae (22.70%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Indices of drought tolerance in wheat genotypes at early stages of plant growth (306 citations)
  • A Hitchhiker's guide to mixed models for randomized experiments (257 citations)
  • Tolerance of Drought and Temperature Stress in Relation to Increased Antioxidant Enzyme Activity in Wheat (253 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science:

The journal publications investigate studies in Agronomy, Poaceae, Cultivar, Botany and Shoot. The journal papers focus on Agronomy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Photosynthesis, Salinity and Horticulture. The journal publications explore research in Irrigation and overlapping concepts in Soil water to expand the discourse in Cultivar.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal facilitates discussions on Agronomy, Drought stress, Abiotic stress, Drought tolerance and Grain yield. The research on Agronomy tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Photosynthesis and Stress (mechanics). In Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Oryza sativa and Field conditions are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Photosynthesis research.

It explores issues in Stress (mechanics) which can be linked to other research areas like Zea mays, Salinity, Soil compaction and Hybrid. Many of the studies tackled connect Grain yield with a similar field of study like Phenology. Cultivar research discussed in Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science aim to provide more information in the subject of Horticulture.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Impact of elevated CO2 on two contrasting wheat genotypes exposed to intermediate drought stress at anthesis (9 citations)
  • Soil sodicity is more detrimental than salinity for quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): A multivariate comparison of physiological, biochemical and nutritional quality attributes (7 citations)
  • Physiological performance of soybean genotypes grown under irrigated and rainfed conditions (5 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 Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Donald L. Smith (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Muhammad Farooq (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • G. Geisler (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fulai Liu (23 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Muhammad Ashraf (18 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 Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Kiel (80 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (79 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (60 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Hohenheim (55 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less 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, 4.42% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 43.52% 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

  • Heat stress effects on the reproductive physiology and yield of wheat

    Aman Ullah;Faisal Nadeem;Ahmad Nawaz;Kadambot H. M. Siddique

    (2021)
    201 Citations
  • Appraisal for organic amendments and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria to enhance crop productivity under drought stress: A review

    Naseer Ullah;Allah Ditta;Allah Ditta;Muhammad Imtiaz;Xiaomin Li

    (2021)
    142 Citations
  • Hypoxia and Anoxia Stress: Plant responses and tolerance mechanisms

    Noreen Zahra;Muhammad Bilal Hafeez;Kanval Shaukat;Kanval Shaukat;Abdul Wahid

    (2021)
    103 Citations
  • High temperature reduces photosynthesis in maize leaves by damaging chloroplast ultrastructure and photosystem II

    Yu‐Ting Li;Wei‐Wei Xu;Bai‐Zhao Ren;Bin Zhao

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • Drought stress in sorghum: Mitigation strategies, breeding methods and technologies—A review

    Muhammad Ahmad Yahaya;Muhammad Ahmad Yahaya;Hussein Shimelis

    (2021)
    81 Citations
  • Thermal imaging for assessment of maize water stress and yield prediction under drought conditions

    (2022)
    51 Citations
  • Quantifying rice yield gaps and their causes in Eastern and Southern Africa

    Kalimuthu Senthilkumar;Jonne Rodenburg;Ibnou Dieng;Elke Vandamme

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Kaolin and seaweed‐based extracts can be used as middle and long‐term strategy to mitigate negative effects of climate change in physiological performance of hazelnut tree

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Morphological, physiological and biochemical aspects of osmopriming‐induced drought tolerance in lentil

    Muhammad Farooq;Muhammad Farooq;Leila Romdhane;Mayaa K.R.A. Al Sulti;Abdul Rehman

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Effects of high temperature during anthesis and grain filling on physiological characteristics of winter wheat cultivars

    Milan Mirosavljević;Sanja Mikić;Vesna Župunski;Ankica Kondić Špika

    (2021)
    40 Citations

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