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Outlook on Agriculture
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Outlook on Agriculture

0030-7270

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/oag

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 156 32 36 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 55
Documents by Best Scientists*: 53
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 41
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.899
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Outlook on Agriculture?

Outlook on Agriculture was organized to reinforce research efforts on Agriculture, Agroforestry, Agronomy, Agricultural economics and Production (economics). Agriculture research presented in Outlook on Agriculture encompasses a variety of subjects, including Economic growth, Environmental protection, Agricultural science, Regional science and Sustainability. Outlook on Agriculture explores research in Agroforestry and the adjacent study of Tropics.

Crop is a focus of the presented Agronomy works and it dives deep in Crop.

  • Agriculture (24.30%)
  • Agroforestry (15.58%)
  • Agronomy (11.80%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Integrated soil fertility management: Operational definition and consequences for implementation and dissemination (397 citations)
  • Livestock to 2020 : the next food revolution (198 citations)
  • The Role of Family Poultry in Poverty Alleviation, Food Security and the Promotion of Gender Equality in Rural Africa (157 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Outlook on Agriculture:

The most cited papers mostly deal with topics like Agriculture, Agroforestry, Agronomy, Crop and Economic growth. The most cited papers address concerns in Agriculture which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Livestock, Natural resource economics, Environmental resource management and Agricultural economics. The featured Agroforestry studies in the most cited articles mainly concentrate on Production (economics) but also cover areas of interest in Sustainable development.

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

  • Agriculture
  • World War II
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Outlook on Agriculture tackles a plethora of topics, such as Agriculture, Agricultural economics, Food security, Agroforestry and Development economics. The featured Agriculture works encompass concepts such as Organic farming and examines them in conjunction with Resilience (network). In it, Variation (linguistics), Colonialism and Food processing are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Agricultural economics research.

While the journal focused on Food security, it was also able to explore topics like Social change, Panel data, Ecological footprint and Zero (linguistics). The journal explores topics in Agroforestry which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Sustainable agriculture, Agroecology and Postharvest. While the primary focus in the journal is Productivity, it also dissects topics surrounding Ageing and Agricultural productivity as a whole.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Regenerative Agriculture: An agronomic perspective: (9 citations)
  • Impact of COVID-19 on the Indian agricultural system: A 10-point strategy for post-pandemic recovery (7 citations)
  • “Breaking through the 40% adoption ceiling: Mind the seed system gaps.” A perspective on seed systems research for development in One CGIAR: (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 Outlook on Agriculture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • D. Price Jones (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daphne J. Osborne (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James Sumberg (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Trevor I. Williams (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Olaf Erenstein (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Outlook on Agriculture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (31 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • The Hertz Corporation (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Imperial Chemical Industries (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Reading (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • United Kingdom Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (19 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.22% of all publications and 40.54% 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

  • Regenerative Agriculture: An agronomic perspective:

    Ken E Giller;Renske Hijbeek;Jens A Andersson;James Sumberg

    (2021)
    313 Citations
  • “Breaking through the 40% adoption ceiling: Mind the seed system gaps.” A perspective on seed systems research for development in One CGIAR:

    Margaret A. McEwan;Conny J.M. Almekinders;Jorge J.L. Andrade-Piedra;Jorge J.L. Andrade-Piedra;Erik Delaquis;Erik Delaquis

    (2021)
    61 Citations
  • Soil biodiversity and nature-mimicry in agriculture; the power of metaphor?

    (2022)
    43 Citations
  • Is it possible to attain the same soil organic matter content in arable agricultural soils as under natural vegetation?

    (2022)
    42 Citations
  • The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa

    (2023)
    42 Citations
  • Options for diversifying agricultural systems to reduce pesticide use: Can we learn from nature?

    (2022)
    34 Citations
  • Improved feeding and forages at a crossroads: Farming systems approaches for sustainable livestock development in East Africa:

    Birthe K. Paul;Birthe K. Paul;Jeroen C. J. Groot;Brigitte L. Maass;An M. O. Notenbaert;An M. O. Notenbaert

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Progress Towards Perennial Grains for Prairies and Plains

    (2022)
    28 Citations
  • Productivity and constraints of small-scale crop farming in the summer rainfall region of South Africa

    (2022)
    24 Citations
  • Gender inclusivity through maize breeding in Africa: A review of the issues and options for future engagement

    Rachel C. Voss;Jason Donovan;Pieter Rutsaert;Jill E. Cairns

    (2021)
    23 Citations

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