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Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences

0552-9034

Published by: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

https://www.pakjas.com.pk/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 383 12 15 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 15
Documents by Best Scientists*: 23
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 33
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.203
Impact Factor: 0.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences?

The journal explores disciplines such as Agronomy, Crop yield, Horticulture, Botany and Cultivar. Presentations on Agronomy include those discussing Yield (wine), Crop, Shoot, Sowing and Irrigation.

  • Agronomy (33.17%)
  • Crop yield (16.35%)
  • Horticulture (12.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Impact of climate change on agriculture: empirical evidence from arid region. (58 citations)
  • Effects of various biochars on seed germination and carbon mineralization in an alkaline soil. (49 citations)
  • HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION OF SOILS IN RESPONSE TO WASTEWATER IRRIGATION IN RAWALPINDI REGION (41 citations)

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

The journal publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Agronomy, Crop yield, Botany, Cultivar and Shoot. Phosphorus and Plant nutrition are some topics wherein Agronomy research discussed in the journal publications has an impact. While Botany is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Antibacterial activity, Genetic variation and Horticulture.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Horticulture, Agronomy, Crop yield, Plant morphology and Shoot. In the journal, Morpho and Fight-or-flight response are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Horticulture research. The Fight-or-flight response works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Cultivar and Genotype.

In addition to Agronomy research, the journal aims to explore topics under Yield (engineering) and Nutrient. The journal explores topics in Crop yield which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Seeding, Crop residue, Irrigation and Yield (finance). The studies in Shoot featured incorporate elements of Plant development and Dry matter.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Genetic characterization of Cholistani breed of cattle for ATP1A1 gene and its association to heat tolerance traits. (1 citations)
  • Morphological and stomatal diversity in colchiploid germplasm of grapefruit. (1 citations)
  • Impact assessment of better management practices of cotton: a sociological study of southern Punjab, Pakistan. (1 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 Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tanvir Ali (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Muhammad Jafar Jaskani (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Rashid Ahmad (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Muhammad Shahid (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Muhammad Arshad (20 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 Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bahauddin Zakariya University (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Universiti Putra Malaysia (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • King Saud University (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Agriculture, Peshawar (2 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, 98.39% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% 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 0.00% 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.

Top Publications

  • Integrating the potential of Bacillus sp. Az6 and organic waste for zinc oxide bio-activation to improve growth, yield and zinc content of maize grains.

    Azhar Hussain;Z. A. Zahir;H. N. Asghar;Muhammad Imran

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Genetic assessment and combining ability analyses of achene yield and oil quality traits in Helianthus annuus L. hybrids.

    Muhammad Rizwan;H. A. Sadaqat;M. A. Iqbal;F. S. Awan

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Role of silicon in morpho-physiological, ionic and biochemical acclimati on of mungbean challenged withsalt stress.

    G. H. Abbasi;Amjad Hussain;Muhammad Ali;Moazzam Jamil

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Impact of planting methods on biomass production, chemical composition and methane yield of sorghum cultivars.

    M. U. Chattha;M. U. Hassan;Imran Khan;M. B. Chattha

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Enhancement in biomass and nutrients uptake in cucumber through methionine and phenylalanine under saline soils.

    A. Marium;A. Kausar;M. Y. Ashraf;H. Kanwal

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Conservation agriculture and sustainable development goals

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Improving the productivity of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) by strengthening the impact of applied nutrients through alligator weed compost

    Asif Tanveer

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Production and therapeutic potential of bacteriocin produced by indigenous isolates of Bacillus subtilis.

    R. S. Aslam;Muhammad Ashraf;Mashkoor Mohsin;Zafar Iqbal

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Impact assessment of precision agriculture and optimization of fertigation for corn growth.

    Chauhdary JunaidNawaz;Muhammad Arshad;Allah Bakhsh;Muhammad Rizwan

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Development of low input, no- till wheat seeding technologies for crop residues management in rice-wheat cropping system.

    G. Mustafa;M. Tahir;S. A. Anjum;M. Yaseen

    (2021)
    1 Citations

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