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Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology
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Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

1462-0316

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/thsb20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 180 48 50 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 74
Documents by Best Scientists*: 69
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 72
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.462
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology?

The main research concerns discussed in Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology are Botany, Horticulture, Agronomy, Cultivar and Shoot. It is focused mainly on Botany, particularly Rootstock. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology addresses concerns in Horticulture which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Photosynthesis and Sugar.

Yield (wine), Crop, Irrigation, Sowing and Greenhouse are all topics related to Agronomy research discussed. The Shoot study featured in it draws connections with the study of Micropropagation. The journal covers Gene research under the subject of Genetics.

  • Botany (55.32%)
  • Horticulture (38.31%)
  • Agronomy (22.22%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Irrigation with saline water improves carotenoids content and antioxidant activity of tomato (192 citations)
  • Antifungal effects of chitosan coating on fresh strawberries and raspberries during storage (168 citations)
  • Changes in chlorophyll, ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase, glycine betaine content, photosynthesis and transpiration in Amaranthus tricolor leaves during salt stress (165 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology:

The most cited papers cover a variety of subjects, including Botany, Horticulture, Agronomy, Cultivar and Shoot. Specifically, studies on Rootstock are prevalent in the Botany works discussed in the journal publications. The works on Horticulture tackled in the journal publications bring together disciplines like Dry matter and Salinity.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Horticulture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Horticulture, Botany, Gene, Genetics and Cultivar are among the topics commonly tackled in Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology. The study on Horticulture presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Photosynthesis. The journal explores topics in Botany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Transformation (genetics) and Agrobacterium.

The journal facilitated presentations on Gene research, particularly Cloning, Abiotic stress, Transgene, Expression analysis and Real-time polymerase chain reaction. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Genetics and Identification (biology). Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology features Cultivar research that overlaps with concepts in Germplasm.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Targeted mutagenesis of CENTRORADIALIS using CRISPR/Cas9 system through the improvement of genetic transformation efficiency of tetraploid highbush blueberry (5 citations)
  • Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Persian walnut using BADH gene for salt and drought tolerance (5 citations)
  • Improvement of important economic traits in chilli through heterosis breeding: a review (3 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 Horticultural Science & Biotechnology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Raphael A. Stern (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daryl C. Joyce (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ola M. Heide (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zora Singh (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Theodore M. DeJong (15 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 Horticultural Science & Biotechnology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (52 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (50 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing Agricultural University (45 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (40 papers) published 1 paper 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, 13.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.85% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.38% of all publications and 58.97% 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

  • Postharvest application of single, multi-walled carbon nanotubes and nanographene oxide improves rose keeping quality

    Masoumeh Ahmadi-Majd;Abdolhossein Rezaei Nejad;Sadegh Mousavi-Fard;Dimitrios Fanourakis

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Targeted mutagenesis of CENTRORADIALIS using CRISPR/Cas9 system through the improvement of genetic transformation efficiency of tetraploid highbush blueberry

    Masafumi Omori;Hisayo Yamane;Keishi Osakabe;Yuriko Osakabe

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Comparative transcriptomics and WGCNA reveal candidate genes involved in petaloid stamens in Paeonia lactiflora

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Improvement of important economic traits in chilli through heterosis breeding: a review

    H. M. S. N Herath;M. Y. Rafii;S. I. Ismail;J J Nakasha

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Persian walnut using BADH gene for salt and drought tolerance

    Fatemeh Rezaei Qusheh Bolagh;Alireza Solouki;Masoud Tohidfar;Mahboobeh Zare Mehrjerdi

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Genome-wide identification and characterisation of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene family in grapevine

    Ting Zhao;Ruimin Li;Wang Yao;Yuejin Wang

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Functional growth, photosynthesis and nutritional property analyses of lettuce grown under different temperature and light intensity

    Zheng Chen;Mohammad Shah Jahan;Mohammad Shah Jahan;Pengpeng Mao;Mengmeng Wang

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Manipulation of light environment for optimising photoreceptor activity towards enhancing plant traits of agronomic and horticultural importance in crops

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Production and characterisation of tomato derived from interspecific hybridisation between cultivated tomato and its wild relatives

    Muhammad Awais Ghani;Muhammad Mehran Abbas;Muhammad Amjad;Khurram Ziaf

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Calcium and soluble sugar enrichments and physiological adaptation to mild NaCl salt stress in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) genotypes

    Mizuki Kitayama;Thapanee Samphumphuang;Rujira Tisarum;Cattarin Theerawitaya

    (2020)
    13 Citations

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