Plant Production Science

Top Research Topics at Plant Production Science?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Agronomy, Cultivar, Botany, Poaceae and Oryza sativa. The research on Agronomy discussed in Plant Production Science draws on the closely related field of Soil water. It investigates Soil water research which frequently intersects with Water content.

The studies in Cultivar featured incorporate elements of Japonica and Dry weight. Some problems in Botany that were presented in Plant Production Science overlapped with concepts under Plant production and Horticulture. In addition to Poaceae research, Plant Production Science aims to explore topics under Oryza, Shoot and Seedling.

Topics in Oryza sativa explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Panicle and Starch. Stomatal conductance is a focus of the Photosynthesis works in it. The in-depth study on Crop yield also explores topics in the intersecting field of Irrigation.

• Agronomy (59.55%)
• Cultivar (28.56%)
• Botany (27.35%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Current Status and Challenges of Rice Production in China (394 citations)
• More Rice, Less Water—Integrated Approaches for Increasing Water Productivity in Irrigated Rice-Based Systems in Asia (318 citations)
• The Difference in Sterility due to High Temperatures during the Flowering Period among Japonica-Rice Varieties (225 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Production Science:

The most cited papers investigate studies in Agronomy, Poaceae, Oryza sativa, Cultivar and Botany. The journal articles address concerns in Agronomy which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Soil water and Water content. The study of Cultivar in the most cited publications encompasses disciplines such as Dry matter, as well as fields such as Dry weight, all of which overlap with one another.

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

• Botany
• Ecology
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Plant Production Science is organized to address concerns in the fields of Agronomy, Horticulture, Oryza sativa, Cultivar and Grain yield. Agronomy study tackled is connected to the field of Yield (engineering). In Plant Production Science, Photosynthesis and Canopy are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Horticulture research.

While Oryza sativa is the key highlight in Plant Production Science, it also covered some subjects on Bran and Volatile fatty acids. Research in Brown rice and the interrelating topic of γ oryzanol and Field experiment were among the subjects of interest in the Cultivar studies discussed in the journal. It focuses on Grain yield but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Drought tolerance, Winter wheat, Genotype and Nuclear chemistry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Predicting within-field variability in grain yield and protein content of winter wheat using UAV-based multispectral imagery and machine learning approaches (9 citations)
• Variation in nutritional quality of pigmented rice varieties under different water regimes (6 citations)
• Discriminating crops/weeds in an upland rice field from UAV images with the SLIC-RF algorithm (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Plant Production Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Morio Iijima (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Hiroshi Miyake (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Akira Yamauchi (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Tatsuhiko Shiraiwa (38 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Tomohiko Yoshida (33 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Plant Production Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Nagoya University (126 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Tokyo (101 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Kyoto University (70 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Kyushu University (66 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Tohoku University (66 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 12.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 51.85% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.96% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.41% of all publications and 27.78% 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.