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Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
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Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

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Published by: American Society for Horticultural Science

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 220 22 40 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 35
Documents by Best Scientists*: 50
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 99
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.412
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science?

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science was organized to reinforce research efforts on Botany, Horticulture, Agronomy, Cultivar and Shoot. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science encompasses presentations on Botany, specifically Photosynthesis, Prunus, Rootstock, Germplasm and Hybrid. Ripening, Postharvest, Dry weight, Malus and Yield (wine) are all topics related to Horticulture research discussed.

In the Agronomy research discussed, Irrigation and Sowing are all tackled.

  • Botany (53.52%)
  • Horticulture (33.88%)
  • Agronomy (21.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Activity of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) and concentrations of anthocyanins and phenolics in developing strawberry fruit (508 citations)
  • Stem-water Potential as a Sensitive Indicator of Water Stress in Prune Trees (Prunus domestica L. cv. French) (423 citations)
  • Control of peach tree growth and productivity by regulated water supply, tree density, and summer pruning (367 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science:

The journal publications are organized to reinforce research efforts on Botany, Horticulture, Agronomy, Cultivar and Ripening. While work presented in the published papers provide substantial information on Horticulture, it also covers topics in Sugar and Sucrose. The published articles explore issues in Agronomy which can be linked to other research areas like Soil water and Nutrient.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Horticulture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science mostly deals with topics like Horticulture, Cell biology, Botany, Evolutionary biology and Transcriptome. It addresses concerns in Horticulture which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Photosynthesis, Nutrient, Sodium and Genetic marker. While Cell biology is the focus of Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, it also provided insights into the studies of Anthocyanin, Related gene, Melatonin, Organogenesis and Drought tolerance.

Most of the works presented in it deals with Botany but it intersects with the subject of Epicuticular wax. The Evolutionary biology studies discussed in Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science incorporate research from disciplines like

  • Filbert, Blight, Linkage (software) and Germplasm most often made with reference to Sequence repeat,
  • Genetic diversity that connect with fields like Chloroplast DNA and Cymbidium tortisepalum.. Transcriptome research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Metabolome, Lithocarpus and Key genes.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Far-red Fraction: An Improved Metric for Characterizing Phytochrome Effects on Morphology (5 citations)
  • Sodium Retrieval from Sap May Permit Maintenance of Carbohydrate Reserves in Mature Xylem Tissues of a Salt-tolerant Hybrid Pistachio Rootstock Exposed to 100 mm NaCl (2 citations)
  • Nano- and Micro- Carnauba Wax Emulsions versus Shellac Protective Coatings on Postharvest Citrus Quality (2 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 the American Society for Horticultural Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bingru Huang (54 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mark J. Bassett (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Royal D. Heins (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael J. Havey (30 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Daniel J. Cantliffe (29 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 the American Society for Horticultural Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michigan State University (72 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rutgers University (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Minnesota (34 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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

  • Blue Radiation Interacts with Green Radiation to Influence Growth and Predominantly Controls Quality Attributes of Lettuce

    Qingwu Meng;Jennifer Boldt;Erik S. Runkle

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Nano- and Micro- Carnauba Wax Emulsions versus Shellac Protective Coatings on Postharvest Citrus Quality

    Marcela Miranda;Xiuxiu Sun;Christopher Ference;Anne Plotto

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Far-red Fraction: An Improved Metric for Characterizing Phytochrome Effects on Morphology

    Paul Kusuma;Bruce Bugbee

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Morphological and Physiological Responses in Basil and Brassica Species to Different Proportions of Red, Blue, and Green Wavelengths in Indoor Vertical Farming

    Haijie Dou;Genhua Niu;Mengmeng Gu;Joseph Masabni

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Strigolactone and Ethylene Inhibitor Suppressing Dark-induced Leaf Senescence in Perennial Ryegrass Involving Transcriptional Downregulation of Chlorophyll Degradation

    Qiannan Hu;Fei Ding;Mingna Li;Xiaxiang Zhang

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Eastern Filbert Blight Resistance in American and Interspecific Hybrid Hazelnuts

    Ronald S. Revord;Sarah T. Lovell;John M. Capik;Shawn A. Mehlenbacher

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • A Joint Segregation Analysis of the Inheritance of Fertility Restoration for Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Pepper

    Bingqiang Wei;Lanlan Wang;Paul W. Bosland;Gaoyuan Zhang

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Amounts and Types of Epicuticular Leaf Waxes among Onion Accessions Selected for Reduced Damage by Onion Thrips

    Eduardo D. Munaiz;Russell L. Groves;Michael J. Havey

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • New Simple Sequence Repeat Markers on Linkage Groups 2 and 7, and Investigation of New Sources of Eastern Filbert Blight Resistance in Hazelnut

    Merve Şekerli;Golnaz Komaei Koma;Jacob W. Snelling;Shawn A. Mehlenbacher

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Molecular Marker Characterization of Commercially Used Cytoplasmic Male Sterilities in Onion

    Michael J. Havey;Sunggil Kim

    (2021)
    10 Citations

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