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Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
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Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

0718-9508

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/42729

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 37 290 451 34
Environmental Sciences 350 80 90 15
Ecology and Evolution 437 41 34 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 503
Documents by Best Scientists*: 630
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 69
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.752
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition?

Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition generally zeroes in on subjects such as Agronomy, Soil water, Horticulture, Nutrient and Soil classification. The Agronomy works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Soil organic matter, Soil pH, Phosphorus and Soil fertility. Phosphorus study tackled is connected to the field of Animal science.

Issues in Soil water were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Environmental chemistry and Organic matter. Horticulture and Photosynthesis are closely related fields of research discussed in it. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition connects the study in Nutrient with the closely related area of Biomass.

The work on Soil classification tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Soil contamination and Soil conditioner. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition holds forums on Fertilizer that merges themes from other disciplines such as Nitrogen, Crop yield and Human fertilization.

  • Agronomy (44.44%)
  • Soil water (24.48%)
  • Horticulture (19.57%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • MOBILITY AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF HEAVY METALS AND METALLOIDS IN SOIL ENVIRONMENTS (484 citations)
  • MANGANESE AS ESSENTIAL AND TOXIC ELEMENT FOR PLANTS: TRANSPORT, ACCUMULATION AND RESISTANCE MECHANISMS (438 citations)
  • MECHANISMS AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED IN PLANT GROWTH PROMOTION BY RHIZOBACTERIA (363 citations)

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

The journal articles facilitate discussions on Agronomy, Soil classification, Soil water, Soil organic matter and Soil pH. The published papers explore issues in Agronomy which can be linked to other research areas like Phosphorus, Nutrient and Soil fertility. The most cited publications explore research in Environmental chemistry and overlapping concepts in Biodegradation to expand the discourse in Soil water.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Agriculture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Agronomy, Horticulture, Soil water, Nutrient and Fertilizer. The journal facilitates discussions on Agronomy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Soil pH, Soil quality, Soil fertility and Nitrogen. The research on Soil water tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Environmental chemistry and Compost.

The presented Nutrient research focuses mostly on Biochar and, on occasion, topics in Soil conditioner. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition explores issues in Fertilizer which can be linked to other research areas like Potassium, Phosphorus, Crop yield and Irrigation. Phosphorus research in Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition involves the investigation of Animal science studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Urea.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Comparative Cultivation and Biochemical Analysis of Iceberg Lettuce Grown in Sand Soil and Hydroponics With or Without Microbubbles and Macrobubbles (12 citations)
  • Effects of Foliar Fertilization: a Review of Current Status and Future Perspectives (10 citations)
  • Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms: Mechanism and Their Role in Phosphate Solubilization and Uptake (10 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 Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Petra Marschner (34 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • María de la Luz Mora (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Pablo Cornejo (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Renato de Mello Prado (15 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Fernando Borie (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of La Frontera (114 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (45 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Austral University of Chile (40 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Adelaide (40 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (39 papers) published 9 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, 16.39% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.40% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.60% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.00% of all publications and 46.00% 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

  • Cadmium Toxicity in Plants: Recent Progress on Morpho-physiological Effects and Remediation Strategies

    Usman Zulfiqar;Aqsa Ayub;Saddam Hussain;Saddam Hussain;Ejaz Ahmad Waraich

    (2021)
    208 Citations
  • Physio-biochemical and Agronomic Changes of Two Sugar Beet Cultivars Grown in Saline Soil as Influenced by Potassium Fertilizer

    Unknown

    (2022)
    143 Citations
  • Nitric Oxide Stimulates Antioxidant System and Osmotic Adjustment in Soybean Under Drought Stress

    Maryam Rezayian;Hassan Ebrahimzadeh;Vahid Niknam

    (2020)
    101 Citations
  • Disease-suppressive soils—beyond food production: A critical review

    Somasundaram Jayaraman;A.K. Naorem;Rattan Lal;Ram C. Dalal

    (2021)
    95 Citations
  • Hydrogen Sulfide Modulates Salinity Stress in Common Bean Plants by Maintaining Osmolytes and Regulating Nitric Oxide Levels and Antioxidant Enzyme Expression

    Unknown

    (2022)
    95 Citations
  • Integrated Effect of Algal Biochar and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on Physiology and Growth of Maize Under Deficit Irrigations

    Naseer Ullah;Allah Ditta;Azeem Khalid;Sajid Mehmood

    (2020)
    84 Citations
  • Relationship Between Soil Properties and Banana Productivity in the Two Main Cultivation Areas in Venezuela

    Barlin Orlando Olivares;Miguel Araya-Alman;Cesar Acevedo-Opazo;Juan Carlos Rey

    (2020)
    79 Citations
  • Mitigation of Arsenic Toxicity in Wheat by the Exogenously Applied Salicylic Acid, 24-Epi-Brassinolide and Silicon

    Kobra Maghsoudi;Mohammad Javad Arvin;Mohammad Javad Arvin;Muhammad Ashraf

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Carbon-Based Slow-Release Fertilizers for Efficient Nutrient Management: Synthesis, Applications, and Future Research Needs

    Muhammad Rashid;Qaiser Hussain;Khalid Saifullah Khan;Mohammad I. Alwabel

    (2021)
    68 Citations

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