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Postharvest Biology and Technology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 34 122 318 38
Biology and Biochemistry 156 75 200 33

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 331
Documents by Best Scientists*: 632
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 178
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.363
Impact Factor: 6.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Postharvest Biology and Technology?

Postharvest Biology and Technology focuses largely on the fields of Horticulture, Postharvest, Botany, Food science and Ripening. Postharvest Biology and Technology addresses concerns in Horticulture which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Shelf life and 1-Methylcyclopropene, Ethylene. In addition to Postharvest research, Postharvest Biology and Technology aims to explore topics under Fungicide, Agronomy, Titratable acid, Botrytis cinerea and Respiration rate.

In it, Food preservation, Controlled atmosphere and Flesh are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Botany research. The study on Food preservation presented in Postharvest Biology and Technology intersects with subjects under the field of Warehouse. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Food science, it also covered topics in Biochemistry and Antioxidant.

Enzyme and Gene expression are among the concentrations of Biochemistry that garnered much attention in Postharvest Biology and Technology. While Ripening is the focus of Postharvest Biology and Technology, it also provided insights into the studies of Softening and PEAR. The journal connects research in Browning with the related topic of Polyphenol oxidase.

  • Horticulture (46.61%)
  • Postharvest (38.05%)
  • Botany (32.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Preharvest and postharvest factors influencing vitamin C content of horticultural crops. (1634 citations)
  • Nondestructive measurement of fruit and vegetable quality by means of NIR spectroscopy: A review (1362 citations)
  • 1-Methylcyclopropene: a review (909 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Postharvest Biology and Technology:

The published articles explore disciplines such as Horticulture, Postharvest, Botany, Food science and Ripening. The journal publications focus on Horticulture but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Shelf life and Ethylene. While the journal publications focused on Postharvest, they were also able to explore topics like Fruit tree and Fungicide.

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

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Horticulture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Postharvest Biology and Technology are Horticulture, Postharvest, Food science, Ethylene and Proline. It explores topics in Horticulture which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Dehydration and Relative humidity. The research on Postharvest tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cultivar, Transcriptome, 1-Methylcyclopropene, Conidium and Cell biology.

The studies in Food science featured incorporate elements of Lipase, Lipoxygenase and Cell membrane. Ethylene research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Carnation, Anthocyanin biosynthesis, Softening and Enzyme. Postharvest Biology and Technology explores issues in Proline which can be linked to other research areas like Alternative oxidase, Ornithine, Pharmacology and Membrane permeability.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Antioxidant pectin/pullulan edible coating incorporated with Vitis vinifera grape seed extract for extending the shelf life of peanuts (1 citations)
  • Physicochemical changes in fresh-cut peaches with the combined treatment of UV-B irradiation and 1-MCP (0 citations)
  • Differential regulation of two 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase (ACO) genes, including the additionally cloned DcACO2, during senescence in carnation flowers (0 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 Postharvest Biology and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bart Nicolai (125 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christopher B. Watkins (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Maarten Hertog (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daryl C. Joyce (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yueming Jiang (40 papers) published 1 paper 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 Postharvest Biology and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Davis (214 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (198 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (161 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (144 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (132 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 2022 edition, 16.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.00% 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 52.00% 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

  • Visible-NIR ‘point’ spectroscopy in postharvest fruit and vegetable assessment: The science behind three decades of commercial use

    Kerry B. Walsh;José Blasco;Manuela Zude-Sasse;Xudong Sun

    (2020)
    377 Citations
  • Delay of ripening and softening in ‘Guifei’ mango fruit by postharvest application of melatonin

    Shuaimin Liu;Hua Huang;Donald J. Huber;Yonggui Pan

    (2020)
    221 Citations
  • The uses of near infra-red spectroscopy in postharvest decision support: A review

    K.B. Walsh;V.A. McGlone;D.H. Han

    (2020)
    163 Citations
  • Biocontrol ability and action mechanism of Bacillus halotolerans against Botrytis cinerea causing grey mould in postharvest strawberry fruit

    (2021)
    94 Citations
  • Antifungal effects of hinokitiol on development of Botrytis cinerea in vitro and in vivo

    Ying Wang;Xiaoyun Liu;Tong Chen;Yong Xu

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Postharvest application of methyl jasmonate, 1-methylcyclopropene and salicylic acid extends the cold storage life and maintain the quality of ‘Kinnow’ mandarin (Citrus nobilis L. X C. deliciosa L.) fruit

    A.K Baswal;H.S Dhaliwal;Zora Singh;B.V.C Mahajan

    (2020)
    82 Citations
  • Microbial ecology to support integrative efficacy improvement of biocontrol agents for postharvest diseases management

    (2021)
    73 Citations
  • UV-B radiation hormesis in broccoli florets: Glucosinolates and hydroxy-cinnamates are enhanced by UV-B in florets during storage

    (2020)
    69 Citations
  • Achieving robustness across season, location and cultivar for a NIRS model for intact mango fruit dry matter content

    N.T. Anderson;K.B. Walsh;P.P. Subedi;C.H. Hayes

    (2020)
    69 Citations
  • Compositional shifts in the strawberry fruit microbiome in response to near-harvest application of Metschnikowia fructicola, a yeast biocontrol agent

    V. Yeka Zhimo;Ajay Kumar;Antonio Biasi;Shoshana Salim

    (2021)
    63 Citations

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