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Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
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Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 290 12 11 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 28
Documents by Best Scientists*: 26
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 65
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.793
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Agronomy, Food science, Horticulture, Agriculture and Botany. Fertilizer, Randomized block design, Sowing, Irrigation and Yield (wine) are among the concentrations of Agronomy that garnered much attention in the journal. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Food science and Antioxidant.

Antioxidant research is the primary subject tackled in it with a focus on DPPH. It investigates Horticulture research which frequently intersects with Salinity. The majority of Salinity studies in Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences are focused on the subject of Soil salinity.

While Agriculture is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Agricultural economics and Agricultural science.

  • Agronomy (18.26%)
  • Food science (17.43%)
  • Horticulture (17.43%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Effect of salt stress on plant growth and metabolism of bean plant Vicia faba (L.) (167 citations)
  • Citrus peel as a source of functional ingredient: A review (158 citations)
  • Effects of water stress and inoculation with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on antioxidant status and photosynthetic pigments in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) (145 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences:

The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Food science, Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture and Agriculture. The most cited articles about Shoot research are fields of study within Botany but they also intertwine with concepts in Ascorbic acid. The most cited publications deal with Agronomy in conjunction with Chlorophyll and similar fields in Photosynthesis.

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

  • Botany
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences was organized to reinforce research efforts on Horticulture, Agriculture, Agronomy, Fertilizer and Food science. The study of Horticulture encompasses disciplines such as Salinity, as well as fields such as Malondialdehyde and Genotype, all of which overlap with one another. Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences facilitates discussions on Agriculture that incorporate concepts from other fields like Productivity, Sustainability, By-product and Agricultural science.

While Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences focused on Agronomy, it was also able to explore topics like Soil organic matter, Soil water and Nutrient. The work on Fertilizer tackled in Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences brings together disciplines like Biomass, Phosphorus, Dry matter and Organic matter. In the journal, Yeast and Lactic acid are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Food science research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Land evaluation for sustainable development of Himalayan agriculture using RS-GIS in conjunction with analytic hierarchy process and frequency ratio (5 citations)
  • Chemical and nutritional quality changes of tomato during postharvest transportation and storage (4 citations)
  • Estimation of crop and forest biomass resources in a semi-arid region using satellite data and GIS (4 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 Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Farooq Ahmad Masoodi (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pradyuman Kumar (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hosain Darvishi (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Abbas Ali Chandio (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sajad Mohd Wani (5 papers) published 1 paper 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 Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • King Saud University (47 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tarbiat Modares University (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (14 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Islamic Azad University (14 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more 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, 10.10% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.47% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.87% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.85% of all publications and 52.81% 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

  • SEED COATING TECHNOLOGY: AN INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH FOR IMPROVING SEED QUALITY AND CROP PERFORMANCE

    Unknown

    (2022)
    93 Citations
  • Bio-based integrated pest management in rice: An agro-ecosystems friendly approach for agricultural sustainability

    Shah Fahad;Shah Fahad;Shah Saud;Adnan Akhter;Ali Ahsan Bajwa

    (2021)
    74 Citations
  • Studying soil erosion by evaluating changes in physico-chemical properties of soils under different land-use types

    Emre Babur;Ömer Süha Uslu;Martín Leonardo Battaglia;Andre Diatta

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • Role of kaolin on drought tolerance and nut quality of Persian walnut

    Mojtaba Mahmoudian;Majid Rahemi;Soheil Karimi;Navid Yazdani

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Phosphate solubilizing bacteria optimize wheat yield in mineral phosphorus applied alkaline soil

    Fakhre Alam;Ayub Khan;Shah Fahad;Shah Fahad;Sarfraz Nawaz

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Salinity modulates crop plants suitability as hosts for Cuscuta campestris parasitism

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Control of olive anthracnose and leaf spot disease by bloom treatments with a pomegranate peel extract

    Sonia Pangallo;Maria G. Li Destri Nicosia;Giovanni E. Agosteo;Leonardo Schena

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Microencapsulation of Thymus vulgaris and Tagetes minuta essential oils: Volatile release behavior, antibacterial activity and effect on potato yield

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Economic returns from the foliar fungicide application to control leaf rust in winter wheat cultivars in southwest of Iran (Khuzestan Province)

    Mostafa Hasanzadeh;Naser Safaie;Mohammad Reza Eslahi;Seyed Taha Dadrezaei

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Evaluation of microbial biocontrol agents for Ganoderma boninense management in oil palm nurseries

    (2023)
    1 Citations

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