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Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
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Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

1861-3829

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/41348

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 169 41 64 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 87
Documents by Best Scientists*: 105
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 41
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.518
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Horticulture, Botany, Agronomy, Plant physiology and Inoculation. The presentations discussing Horticulture offer insights in topics such as Cultivar, Fungicide, Mycelium, Biological pest control and Conidium. The works on Botany deal in particular with Fungus.

The Agronomy study featured in it draws connections with the study of Fusarium. The work on Plant physiology addressed in it expands to the thematically related Microbiology. Microbiology research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Pathogen.

  • Horticulture (34.80%)
  • Botany (26.75%)
  • Agronomy (22.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Quantitative analysis of the seasonal and tissue-specific expression of Cry1Ab in transgenic maize Mon810 (125 citations)
  • Quantifying the effects of previous crop, tillage, cultivar and triazole fungicides on the deoxynivalenol content of wheat grain — a review (91 citations)
  • Effects of sulfated polysaccharide and alcoholic extracts from green seaweed Ulva fasciata on anthracnose severity and growth of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) (87 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection:

The journal papers focus on Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture, Fungicide and Plant physiology. Issues in Botany were discussed in the published papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Helianthus annuus and Agar. While Agronomy is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of PEST analysis and Biological pest control.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Horticulture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Horticulture, Plant physiology, Inoculation, PEST analysis and Crop. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection explores research in Horticulture and the adjacent study of Fungus. It connects the study in Plant physiology with the closely related area of Microbiology.

The close relationship between Pathogen and Fusarium oxysporum is one of the points of interest dissected in Inoculation research. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection explores topics in PEST analysis which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Fall armyworm and Integrated pest management. The Crop study which was featured in it aims to expound on the research in Agronomy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Decreasing azole sensitivity of Z. tritici in Europe contributes to reduced and varying field efficacy (11 citations)
  • Plant disease detection using computational intelligence and image processing (8 citations)
  • Automated tomato leaf disease classification using transfer learning-based deep convolution neural network (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 Plant Diseases and Protection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Maria Lodovica Gullino (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eckhard Koch (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hans-Michael Poehling (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Kan-Fa Chang (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • S. F. Hwang (8 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 Plant Diseases and Protection (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Julius Kühn-Institut (36 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Leibniz University of Hanover (24 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Hohenheim (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Kiel (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Bonn (17 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, 13.07% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.80% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.57% of all publications and 54.25% 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

  • Decreasing azole sensitivity of Z. tritici in Europe contributes to reduced and varying field efficacy

    L.N. Jørgensen;N. Matzen;T.M. Heick;N. Havis

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Bioprotection of olive tree from Verticillium wilt by autochthonous endomycorrhizal fungi

    Hanane Boutaj;Abdelghani Chakhchar;Abdelilah Meddich;Said Wahbi

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Molecular identification of Nectriaceae in infections of apple replant disease affected roots collected by Harris Uni-Core punching or laser microdissection

    C. Popp;D. Wamhoff;T. Winkelmann;E. Maiss

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • The invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Africa and Asia: responding to the food security challenge, with priorities for integrated pest management research

    (2023)
    27 Citations
  • Can biocontrol be the game-changer in integrated pest management? A review of definitions, methods and strategies

    (2024)
    26 Citations
  • Characterization of Fusarium species causing dry root rot disease of citrus trees in Morocco

    Said Ezrari;Said Ezrari;Rachid Lahlali;Nabil Radouane;Nabil Radouane;Abdessalem Tahiri

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Evaluation of dsRNA delivery methods for targeting macrophage migration inhibitory factor MIF in RNAi-based aphid control

    Shaoshuai Liu;Maria Jose Ladera-Carmona;Minna M. Poranen;Aart J. E. van Bel

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Ramularia leaf spot disease of barley is highly host genotype-dependent and suppressed by continuous drought stress in the field

    Felix Hoheneder;Katharina Hofer;Katharina Hofer;Jennifer Groth;Markus Herz

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Mycorrhizal autochthonous consortium induced defense-related mechanisms of olive trees against Verticillium dahliae

    Hanane Boutaj;Abdelghani Chakhchar;Abdelilah Meddich;Said Wahbi

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Farmers' knowledge, perceptions, and farm-level management practices of citrus pests and diseases in Morocco

    Rachid Lahlali;Manal Jaouad;Alieu Moinina;Fouad Mokrini

    (2021)
    15 Citations

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