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Journal of Plant Nutrition
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Journal of Plant Nutrition

0190-4167

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/lpla20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 78 135 204 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 181
Documents by Best Scientists*: 245
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 99
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.461
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Plant Nutrition?

The foci of Journal of Plant Nutrition are Agronomy, Horticulture, Botany, Nutrient and Plant nutrition. It facilitates discussions on Agronomy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Phosphorus and Nitrogen. Journal of Plant Nutrition addresses concerns in the field of Nitrogen by exploring it in line with topics in Nitrate which intersect with Ammonium subjects.

Journal of Plant Nutrition explores topics in Horticulture which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Potassium, Salinity and Dry matter. The study on Potassium presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Magnesium. Journal of Plant Nutrition investigates Salinity research which frequently intersects with Sodium.

The presented Botany research focuses mostly on Zinc and, on occasion, topics in Manganese. Journal of Plant Nutrition explores issues in Nutrient which can be linked to other research areas like Soil water, Soil fertility, Crop, Phytotoxicity and Human fertilization. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Plant nutrition and the similar topic of Crop yield.

  • Agronomy (52.61%)
  • Horticulture (33.17%)
  • Botany (32.66%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • ACCUMULATORS AND EXCLUDERS ?STRATEGIES IN THE RESPONSE OF PLANTS TO HEAVY METALS (1644 citations)
  • Different strategies in higher plants in mobilization and uptake of iron (672 citations)
  • Plant water relations as affected by heavy metal stress: A review (641 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Plant Nutrition:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture, Nutrient and Plant nutrition. The featured Agronomy studies in the most cited articles mainly concentrate on Nitrogen but also cover areas of interest in Nitrate. The journal publications explore issues in Horticulture which can be linked to other research areas like Photosynthesis, Potassium, Salinity and Solanaceae.

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 Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mohammad Pessarakli (110 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • A. Wallace (83 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Von D. Jolley (68 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William R. Raun (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nand Kumar Fageria (43 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 Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (207 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (199 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Florida (141 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (127 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Arizona (127 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 14.18% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.37% of all publications and 55.93% 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

  • Effect of salt stress on tomato plant and the role of calcium

    Kinza Tanveer;Sobia Gilani;Zawar Hussain;Rozina Ishaq

    (2020)
    136 Citations
  • Plants’ responses under drought stress conditions: Effects of strategic management approaches—a review

    (2022)
    77 Citations
  • Response of maize (Zea mays L.) to potassium nano-silica application under drought stress

    Pegah Aqaei;Weria Weisany;Marjan Diyanat;Javad Razmi

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Agronomic biofortification of plant foods with minerals, vitamins and metabolites with chemical fertilizers and liming

    Rajendra Prasad;Yashbir Singh Shivay

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Vermicompost and its role in alleviation of salt stress in plants – I. Impact of vermicompost on growth and nutrient uptake of salt-stressed plants

    (2022)
    42 Citations
  • Optimizing zinc seed priming for improving the growth, yield and grain biofortification of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) wilczek)

    Muhammad Umar Haider;Mubshar Hussain;Muhammad Farooq;Ahmad Nawaz

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Multiple-nutrient limitation of upland rainfed rice in ferralsols: a greenhouse nutrient-omission trial

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on photosynthesis, ion balance of tomato plants under saline-alkali soil condition

    Lei Kong;Xiaowen Gong;Xiaolin Zhang;Wenze Zhang

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Synergetic use of biochar and synthetic nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers to improves maize productivity and nutrient retention in loamy soil

    Waqas Ahmad Minhas;Mubshar Hussain;Noman Mehboob;Ahmad Nawaz

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • The fungal and archaeal community within plant rhizosphere: a review on their contribution to crop safety

    Saheed Adekunle Akinola;Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

    (2021)
    32 Citations

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