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Published by: Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/seed-science-research
| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Science and Agronomy | 230 | 30 | 61 | 9 |
The journal aims to foster the development of research in Germination, Botany, Dormancy, Horticulture and Agronomy. While Seed Science Research focused on Germination, it was also able to explore topics like Abscisic acid and Seedling. It focuses on Botany research which is adjacent to topics in Embryo.
The concepts on Dormancy presented in Seed Science Research can also apply to other research fields, including Gibberellin, Ecology, Gibberellic acid and Incubation. While work presented in Seed Science Research provided substantial information on Horticulture, it also covered topics in Longevity and Water content. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Water content but it intersects with the subject of Moisture.
Weed, Soil seed bank and Cultivar are among the areas of Agronomy tackled.
The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Germination, Botany, Dormancy, Agronomy and Seed dormancy. The most cited papers explore issues in Germination which can be linked to other research areas like Abscisic acid and Seedling. While work presented in the most cited papers provide substantial information on Botany, it also covers topics in Embryo and Cell biology.
Seed Science Research focuses largely on the fields of Germination, Horticulture, Dormancy, Agronomy and Botany. The journal explores Germination concepts, specifically Seed dormancy but expands to research in Context (language use). The studies on Seed dormancy discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Scarification, Ornamental plant, Habitat, Nolana and Lolium perenne.
Spring (hydrology) and Alpha-amylase are some topics wherein Horticulture research discussed in Seed Science Research have an impact. The Dormancy works featured in it incorporate elements from Subtropics, Humidity, Seed dehydration, Water content and Relative humidity. The featured Agronomy research zeroes in on concepts in Phenology but also tackles themes under Beetle larvae.
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 Research (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Research (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 40.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.22% of all publications and 50.00% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin
(2021)Daniel Ballesteros;Hugh W. Pritchard;Christina Walters
(2020)Simon Kallow;Rachael Davies;Bart Panis;Steven B. Janssens
(2020)Elias Soltani;Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin;Fatemeh Benakashani
(2020)Fernanda Caro Beveridge;Alwyn Williams;Steve W. Adkins
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