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Plant Health Progress
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Plant Health Progress

1535-1025

Published by: American Phytopathological Society

https://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/php/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 191 53 101 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 73
Documents by Best Scientists*: 113
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 22
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.522
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Health Progress?

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Horticulture, Botany, Agronomy, Fungicide and Cultivar. Most of the Horticulture studies addressed also intersect with Resistance (ecology). The study on Botany presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Plant virus.

Research in the field of Virus was used to conduct the presented Plant virus study. The Agronomy research presented places emphasis on topics like Crop yield, Sowing, Yield (wine) and Crop. The Fungicide works featured in Plant Health Progress incorporate elements from Chemical control and Leaf spot.

  • Horticulture (31.95%)
  • Botany (29.64%)
  • Agronomy (27.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Citrus Huanglongbing: the pathogen and its impact. (272 citations)
  • Citrus Canker: The Pathogen and Its Impact (267 citations)
  • Suppression of Soybean Yield Potential in the Continental United States by Plant Diseases from 2006 to 2009 (215 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Health Progress:

The most cited publications primarily tackle Agronomy, Botany, Horticulture, Biotechnology and Ecology. The journal articles dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Agronomy and Fusarium. The most cited papers address concerns in Botany which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Plant virus and Resistance (ecology).

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Horticulture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Horticulture, Agronomy, Botany, Phytophthora and Fungicide are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The journal focuses on Horticulture but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Resistance (ecology) and Crown (botany). It investigates Resistance (ecology) research which frequently intersects with Soybean cyst nematode.

Botany works presented in it have a specific focus on Phytophthora sojae. The in-depth study on Phytophthora also explores topics in the intersecting field of Root rot. The journal addresses concerns in Blight which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Phytophthora capsici and Pepper.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Evolving Plant Diagnostics During a Pandemic (3 citations)
  • Fungi Associated with Garlic During the Cropping Season, with Focus on Fusarium proliferatum and F. oxysporum (2 citations)
  • First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by Podosphaera macularis on Hemp in Oregon (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 Plant Health Progress (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Dean A. Glawe (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Scott Adkins (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daren S. Mueller (20 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Febina M. Mathew (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Carl A. Bradley (19 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less 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 Plant Health Progress (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agricultural Research Service (172 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Florida (92 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Washington State University (87 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • North Carolina State University (71 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Georgia (67 papers) published 4 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, 2.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 56.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 10.00% 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

  • Soybean yield loss estimates due to diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada from 2015-2019

    Unknown

    (2021)
    344 Citations
  • Corn Yield Loss Estimates Due to Diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2016 to 2019

    Unknown

    (2020)
    269 Citations
  • Recovery Plan for Tar Spot of Corn, Caused by Phyllachora maydis

    Camila Rocco da Silva;Jill Check;Joshua S MacCready;Amos E Alakonya

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Recovery Plan for Wheat Blast Caused by Magnaporthe oryzae Pathotype Triticum

    Barbara Valent;Giovana Cruppe;James P. Stack;C. D. Cruz

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Cross-Infectivity of Powdery Mildew Isolates Originating from Hemp (Cannabis sativa) and Japanese Hop (Humulus japonicus) in New York

    William A. Weldon;Maire R. Ullrich;Lawrence B. Smart;Christine D. Smart

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Phyllachora maydis ascospore release and germination from overwintered corn residue

    Carol L. Groves;Nathan M. Kleczewski;Darcy E. P. Telenko;Martin I. Chilvers

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Sensitivity of Fusarium graminearum to Metconazole and Tebuconazole Fungicides Before and After Widespread Use in Wheat in the United States

    Nolan R. Anderson;Nolan R. Anderson;Anna N. Freije;Anna N. Freije;Gary C. Bergstrom;Carl A. Bradley

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Fungi Associated with Garlic During the Cropping Season, with Focus on Fusarium proliferatum and F. oxysporum

    Letizia Mondani;Giorgio Chiusa;Paola Battilani

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Resistance to Quinone Outside Inhibitor Fungicides Conferred by the G143A Mutation in Cercospora sojina (Causal Agent of Frogeye Leaf Spot) Isolates from Michigan, Minnesota, and Nebraska Soybean Fields

    Danilo L. Neves;Martin I. Chilvers;Tamra A. Jackson-Ziems;Dean K. Malvick

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • A Diagnostic Guide for Phytophthora capsici Infecting Vegetable Crops

    Camilo H. Parada-Rojas;Leah L. Granke;Rachel P. Naegele;Zachariah Hansen

    (2021)
    16 Citations

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