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Rhizosphere
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Rhizosphere

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 67 133 167 23

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 219
Documents by Best Scientists*: 239
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.86
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Rhizosphere?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Rhizosphere, Horticulture, Agronomy, Botany and Inoculation. While Rhizosphere is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Microorganism, Ecology and Microbial population biology. The research on Horticulture tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Rhizobacteria and Fertilizer.

The work on Rhizobacteria tackled in Rhizosphere brings together disciplines like Siderophore, Microbiology and Pseudomonas. The research on Agronomy featured in Rhizosphere combines topics in other fields like Soil water, Soil carbon and Nutrient. It focuses on Botany as well as the interrelated topic of Symbiosis.

Studies on Inoculation discussed in the journal link to the field of Colonization. The Bacteria study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Food science.

  • Rhizosphere (40.78%)
  • Horticulture (35.36%)
  • Agronomy (28.20%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Anatomy and community structure of the rhizosphere. (144 citations)
  • Sampling root exudates – Mission impossible? (103 citations)
  • Introduction: some consequences of microbial rhizosphere competence for plant and soil. (101 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Rhizosphere:

Rhizosphere, Ecology, Botany, Horticulture and Agronomy are the main subjects of interest in the published articles. The published articles feature studies on Rhizosphere, including topics such as Rhizobacteria. While the published papers focused on Horticulture, they were also able to explore topics like Microbacterium, Gene and Bacillus altitudinis.

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

  • Botany
  • Bacteria
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Horticulture, Rhizosphere, Agronomy, Shoot and Botany. The concepts on Horticulture presented in Rhizosphere can also apply to other research fields, including Symbiosis, Rhizobacteria and Nutrient. Research in Microorganism and the interrelating topic of Soil contamination were among the subjects of interest in the Rhizosphere studies discussed in the journal.

The journal holds forums on Agronomy that merges themes from other disciplines such as Competition (biology), Organic matter and Bulk soil. Dry weight, Food science, Rhizobium and Seedling are some topics wherein Shoot research discussed in Rhizosphere have an impact. Botany research discussed connects with the study of Bacteria.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Functional diversity of microbial communities in two contrasting maize rhizosphere soils (6 citations)
  • The potential of biochar to enhance concentration and utilization of selected macro and micro nutrients for chickpea (Cicer arietinum) grown in three contrasting soils (6 citations)
  • Growth enhancement of sunchoke by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under drought condition (5 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 Rhizosphere (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John Larsen (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sina M. Adl (7 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hassan Etesami (7 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Xingliang Xu (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Majid Gholamhoseini (6 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 Rhizosphere (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (19 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (12 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (11 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Western Australia (10 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Göttingen (9 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 9.47% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.76% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.73% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.38% of all publications and 43.14% 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

  • Consortium of endophyte and rhizosphere phosphate solubilizing bacteria improves phosphorous use efficiency in wheat cultivars in phosphorus deficient soils

    Somayeh Emami;Hossein Ali Alikhani;Ahmad Ali Pourbabaee;Hassan Etesami

    (2020)
    106 Citations
  • Microplastics make their way into the soil and rhizosphere: A review of the ecological consequences

    Unknown

    (2022)
    91 Citations
  • Cover crop diversity improves multiple soil properties via altering root architectural traits

    Muhammad Saleem;Zahida H. Pervaiz;Janet Contreras;Josh H. Lindenberger

    (2020)
    88 Citations
  • Plant growth-promoting root-colonizing bacterial endophytes

    Bartholomew Saanu Adeleke;Olubukola Oluranti Babalola;Bernard R. Glick

    (2021)
    84 Citations
  • Root microbiome changes with root branching order and root chemistry in peach rhizosphere soil

    Zahida H. Pervaiz;Janet Contreras;Brody M. Hupp;Josh H. Lindenberger

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Auxin-producing fungal endophytes promote growth of sunchoke

    Unknown

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Biochar-based metal oxide nanocomposites of magnesium and manganese improved root development and productivity of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) under salt stress

    Kazem Ghassemi-Golezani;Salar Farhangi-Abriz

    (2021)
    66 Citations
  • Can interaction between silicon and non–rhizobial bacteria help in improving nodulation and nitrogen fixation in salinity–stressed legumes? A review

    Hassan Etesami;Sina M. Adl

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • A comparative study of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and sowing methods on nutrient availability in wheat and rhizosphere soil under salinity stress

    (2022)
    43 Citations
  • Improving plant available water holding capacity of soil by solid and chemically modified biochars

    (2021)
    43 Citations

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