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Organic Agriculture
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Organic Agriculture

1879-4238

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/13165

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 435 9 7 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 27
Documents by Best Scientists*: 22
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 30
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.559
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Organic agriculture?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Agriculture, Organic farming, Agronomy, Sustainable development and Agricultural science. Issues in Agriculture were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Marketing, Sustainability and Agricultural economics. Organic farming research featured in Organic agriculture incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Agroforestry, Soil fertility, Arable land, Crop rotation and Nutrient.

The research on Agronomy discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Soil organic matter. The journal addresses concerns in Sustainable development which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Economic growth, Certification, Natural resource economics, Sustainable agriculture and Food processing. Organic agriculture focuses on Food processing as well as the interrelated topic of Food systems.

The study on Agricultural science presented in it intersects with the topics under Livestock. In addition to Weed research, Organic agriculture aims to explore topics under Cover crop and Weed control.

  • Agriculture (54.74%)
  • Organic farming (42.01%)
  • Agronomy (33.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Consumption behaviour regarding organic food from a marketing perspective—a literature review (99 citations)
  • Organic Agriculture 3.0 is innovation with research (65 citations)
  • Composting parameters and compost quality: a literature review (64 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Organic agriculture:

The published papers focus on Agriculture, Organic farming, Agronomy, Sustainable development and Agricultural economics. The journal papers address concerns in Agriculture which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Agroforestry and Plant breeding. The journal papers tackle studies in Soil water and the interrelated subject of Compost and Fusarium oxysporum to gain insights into Agronomy.

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Organic agriculture generally zeroes in on subjects such as Agriculture, Sustainable development, Organic farming, Agricultural science and Nutrient. The Agriculture study presented in the journal encompasses related topics like Intensive farming and also examines its connection to subjects such as Context (language use). While Sustainable development is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Food chain, Natural resource economics, Sustainable agriculture, Food processing and Food security.

The journal facilitates the exploration of Organic farming in relation to the field of Government. The journal facilitates discussions on Agricultural science that incorporate concepts from other fields like Data envelopment analysis, Agricultural policy, Marketing channel and Organic product. Nutrient is the main point of discussion in Organic agriculture but it also connects with fields such as

  • Organic matter, which have a strong connection to Horticulture and Environmental chemistry,
  • Algae, which have a strong connection to Ecosystem services, Photobioreactor and Arthrospira..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Prospects of insects as food and feed (17 citations)
  • To what extent does organic farming promote species richness and abundance in temperate climates? A review (8 citations)
  • Effect of bioreactor-grown biomass from Ganoderma lucidum mycelium on growth performance and physiological response of red hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) for sustainable aquaculture (6 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 Organic agriculture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gerold Rahmann (16 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Anne-Kristin Løes (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ulrich Hamm (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Albert Sundrum (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daniel Grimm (7 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than 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 Organic agriculture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Kassel (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Aarhus University (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (19 papers) published 2 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, 29.82% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.50% of all publications and 50.00% 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

  • Knowledge gaps in organic research: understanding interactions of cover crops and tillage for weed control and soil health

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Biocontrol potential of nematophagous fungi against Meloidogyne spp. infecting tomato

    Hafssa Tazi;Mohamed Ait Hamza;Ayoub Hallouti;Hinde Benjlil

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Improving inorganic nitrogen in soil and nutrient density of edamame bean in three consecutive summers by utilizing a locally sourced bio-inocula

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Soil microbial communities in tilled organic and no-till conventional crop production systems

    Newton Z. Lupwayi;Cynthia A. Grant;John T. O’Donovan;Andrea H. Eastman

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Integrated organic nutrient management: a sustainable approach for cleaner maize (Zea mays L.) production in the Indian Himalayas

    (2024)
    2 Citations
  • Legume cover crop as a primary nitrogen source in an organic crop rotation in Ontario, Canada: impacts on corn, soybean and winter wheat yields

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Improving Decision Support Tools for Quantifying GHG Emissions from Organic Production Systems

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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