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Journal of Cereal Science
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Journal of Cereal Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 85 77 115 20
Biology and Biochemistry 252 67 106 24
Chemistry 373 65 117 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 253
Documents by Best Scientists*: 327
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 145
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.845
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Cereal Science?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Food science, Starch, Biochemistry, Gluten and Chromatography. The research on Food science tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cultivar, Agronomy, Botany and Bran. The work on Cultivar addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Poaceae.

Agronomy works presented in the journal have a specific focus on Sorghum. While Starch is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Endosperm, Hydrolysis and Polysaccharide. It encompasses presentations on Biochemistry, specifically Enzyme and Amino acid.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Gluten, it also covered topics in Rheology, Plant protein and Glutenin. In addition to Glutenin research, it aims to explore topics under Storage protein, Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and Gliadin. High-performance liquid chromatography and Extraction (chemistry) are all subfields of Chromatography research that were featured in Journal of Cereal Science.

  • Food science (45.31%)
  • Starch (21.78%)
  • Biochemistry (16.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Starch-composition, fine structure and architecture (1080 citations)
  • Whole grain phytochemicals and health (692 citations)
  • High molecular weight subunits of wheat glutenin (658 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Cereal Science:

The most cited articles aim to foster the development of research in Food science, Starch, Biochemistry, Gluten and Chromatography. The published articles emphasize research on Food science, which includes concerns such as Wheat flour. The published articles focus on Starch but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Endosperm, Agronomy and Polysaccharide.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Food science, Starch, Gluten, Cultivar and Horticulture. The majority of Food science studies presented zero in on Fermentation. Topics in Starch explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Crystallinity, Rheology and Swelling.

The work on Rheology tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Chemical engineering and Viscoelasticity. The studies in Gluten featured incorporate elements of Wheat flour and Glutenin. The concepts on Cultivar presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Grain quality and Germplasm.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Thermal and pasting properties of Quinoa—Wheat flour blends and their effects on production of extruded instant noodles (7 citations)
  • Effects of oxidative modification by malondialdehyde on the in vitro digestion properties of rice bran protein (5 citations)
  • Microwave-assisted maillard reaction between rice protein and dextran induces structural changes and functional improvements (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 Journal of Cereal Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter R. Shewry (103 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jan A. Delcour (91 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Arthur S. Tatham (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Finlay MacRitchie (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christophe M. Courtin (35 papers) published 1 paper 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 Cereal Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (139 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (122 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (120 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (101 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Kansas State University (79 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 11.73% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.19% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.80% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.42% of all publications and 57.59% 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

  • Increasing sustainability for rice production systems

    Unknown

    (2022)
    95 Citations
  • Challenges for sustainable maize production of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

    Jill E. Cairns;Jordan Chamberlin;Pieter Rutsaert;Rachel C. Voss

    (2021)
    86 Citations
  • How changes in climate and agricultural practices influenced wheat production in Western Europe

    Jacques Le Gouis;François-Xavier Oury;Gilles Charmet

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Multifunctional bioactive peptides derived from quinoa protein hydrolysates: Inhibition of α-glucosidase, dipeptidyl peptidase-IV and angiotensin I converting enzymes

    Priti Mudgil;Bhanu Priya Kilari;Hina Kamal;Olusegun Abayomi Olalere

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • Effects of germination and kilning on the phenolic compounds and nutritional properties of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) and kiwicha (Amaranthus caudatus)

    Silvia Pilco-Quesada;Ye Tian;Baoru Yang;Ritva Repo-Carrasco-Valencia

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • Nitrogen and sulfur effects on hard winter wheat quality and asparagine concentration

    Tara L. Wilson;Mary J. Guttieri;Nathan O. Nelson;Allan Fritz

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Analysis of the key aroma volatile compounds in rice bran during storage and processing via HS-SPME GC/MS

    Chen Gao;Yan Li;Qifeng Pan;Mingcong Fan

    (2021)
    57 Citations
  • Physicochemical composition, fermentable sugars, free amino acids, phenolics, and minerals in brewers' spent grains obtained from craft brewing operations

    (2022)
    55 Citations
  • Characterization of the FODMAP-profile in cereal-product ingredients

    Lilit Ispiryan;Emanuele Zannini;Elke K. Arendt

    (2020)
    53 Citations

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