New Zealand Plant Protection

Top Research Topics at New Zealand Plant Protection?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Agronomy, Horticulture, Botany, Ecology and Biological pest control. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Agronomy as it also encompasses PEST analysis. Inoculation, Fungicide, Thrips, Cultivar and Conidium are all topics related to Horticulture research discussed.

The journal focused on Botany research but expanded to cover Host (biology). The work on Biological pest control presented in New Zealand Plant Protection focuses on Parasitoid in particular. New Zealand Plant Protection investigates Pest control research which frequently intersects with Toxicology.

• Agronomy (35.72%)
• Horticulture (25.50%)
• Botany (23.73%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• BACTERICERA COCKERELLI: INCURSION, DISPERSAL AND CURRENT DISTRIBUTION ON VEGETABLE CROPS IN NEW ZEALAND (95 citations)
• Characterising plant surfaces for spray adhesion and retention (60 citations)
• Inconsistent growth promotion of cabbage and lettuce from Trichoderma isolates. (52 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at New Zealand Plant Protection:

The most cited papers primarily focus on research topics in Agronomy, Botany, Ecology, Horticulture and Biological pest control. The works on Agronomy tackled in the journal papers bring together disciplines like Endophyte and Larva. The featured Botany studies in the journal articles mainly concentrate on Host (biology) but also cover areas of interest in Aphid.

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

• Ecology
• Botany
• Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in New Zealand Plant Protection are Horticulture, Cultivar, Library science, Volume (compression) and Thinning. Horticulture research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Host plants and Phenology. Topics in Cultivar explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Genetics, Gene, Toxin and Host specific.

In addition to Thinning research, it aims to explore topics under Botrytis and Wine.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Unexpected parasitism of Douglas-fir seed chalcid limits biocontrol options for invasive Douglas-fir in New Zealand (0 citations)
• The relative susceptibility of grapevine rootstocks to black foot disease is dependent on inoculum pressure (0 citations)
• Identification of Burkholderia and Penicillium isolates from kauri (Agathis australis) soils that inhibit the mycelial growth of Phytophthora agathidicida (0 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in New Zealand Plant Protection (based on the number of publications) are:

• David A. J. Teulon (58 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Trevor K. James (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Monika Walter (57 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Ruth C. Butler (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Marlene V. Jaspers (52 papers) published 2 papers 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in New Zealand Plant Protection (based on the number of publications) are:

• Plant & Food Research (209 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• AgResearch (151 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Lincoln University (New Zealand) (59 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Crown Research Institutes (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Massey University (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, 63.64% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 75.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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.