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Seed Science and Technology
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Seed Science and Technology

0251-0952

Published by: International Seed Testing Association

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 261 16 21 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 28
Documents by Best Scientists*: 36
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 52
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.191
Impact Factor: 3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Seed Science and Technology?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Botany, Germination, Horticulture, Agronomy and Seedling. Cultivar, Poaceae, Desiccation, Seed testing and Imbibition are all areas of Botany tackled in it. It primarily discusses Germination topics, particularly Dormancy, Seed treatment, Seed dormancy, Scarification and Gibberellic acid.

The majority of Seed dormancy studies presented zero in on Stratification (seeds). The study on Horticulture presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Moisture. Sowing is the primary subject of Agronomy works presented in Seed Science and Technology.

  • Botany (56.20%)
  • Germination (51.40%)
  • Horticulture (33.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Predicting the storage life of seeds (937 citations)
  • The quantification of ageing and survival in orthodox seeds (844 citations)
  • Seed deterioration: Physiology, repair and assessment (649 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Seed Science and Technology:

The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Germination, Botany, Horticulture, Agronomy and Seedling. The journal articles address concerns in the field of Germination by exploring it in line with topics in Salinity which intersect with Chenopodiaceae subjects. The journal publications explore topics in Botany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Accelerated aging and Ageing.

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 foci of the journal are Horticulture, Germination, Agronomy, Botany and Nutrient density. The presented studies in Priming (agriculture), Seedling and Impatiens fall within the purview of Horticulture but it also intertwines with topics in Indeterminate. The studies on Priming (agriculture) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Chelation and Cultivar.

Seed priming is a major topic of Germination research. The work on Agronomy addressed in Seed Science and Technology expands to the thematically related Genotype. It explores themes in Botany like Stratification (seeds), Dormancy and Poaceae and links them with other fields of study like Glehnia.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Flowering pattern and seed development in indeterminate peanut cv. 'Margenta' and its influence on seed quality (1 citations)
  • Physiological and biochemical characteristics of cold stratification to overcome morphophysiological dormancy in Glehnia littoralis seed (1 citations)
  • SNP genotyping of maize (Zea mays) hybrids and parental inbred lines for genetic purity testing using double digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (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 Seed Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Richard Ellis (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ibrahim Demir (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shyam S. Phartyal (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John G. Hampton (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jin Hu (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 Seed Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Ankara University (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Universidade Federal de Viçosa (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of São Paulo (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (4 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, 83.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 66.67% 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 33.33% 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

  • Invited Review: Seed traits inform the germination niche for biodiverse ecological restoration

    (2022)
    24 Citations
  • Vermicompost priming stimulated germination and seedling emergence of onion seeds against abiotic stresses

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Seed ageing, survival and the improved seed viability equation; forty years on

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Mimicking the natural thermal environments experienced by seeds to break physiological dormancy to enhance seed testing and seedling production

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Sensitivity of spinach seed germination to moisture is driven by oxygen availability and influenced by seed size and pericarp

    Kim Magnée;O.E. Scholten;J. Postma;E. Lammerts Van Bueren

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Invited Review: Seed germination and salinity tolerance of habitat-indifferent halophytes as associated with geographical distribution

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • High and differential strontium tolerance in germinating dimorphic seeds of Salicornia europaea

    Li Jiang;Mohsin Tanveer;Wei Han;Changyan Tian

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Flash flaming is a valid seed enhancement for a diverse range of species and seed morphologies

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Thirty-year monitoring and statistical analysis of 50 species' germinability in genebank medium-term storage suggest specific characteristics in seed longevity

    Fukuhiro Yamasaki;Eiji Domon;Norihiko Tomooka;Akiko Baba-Kasai

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Invited Review - Seed priming: what’s next?

    (2023)
    4 Citations

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