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Weed Science
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Weed Science

0043-1745

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/weed-science/information

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 106 72 181 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 93
Documents by Best Scientists*: 198
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 109
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.632
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Weed Science?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Agronomy, Weed, Horticulture, Botany and Weed control. It connects research in Agronomy with the related topic of Competition (biology). The journal holds forums on Weed that merges themes from other disciplines such as Crop yield, Foxtail, Cover crop and Tillage.

It links adjacent topics like Horticulture with Glycine. The in-depth study on Botany also explores topics in the intersecting field of Chromosomal translocation. Weed Science investigates Germination research which frequently intersects with Seedling.

  • Agronomy (52.08%)
  • Weed (25.62%)
  • Horticulture (23.17%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Resistance of weeds to ALS-inhibiting herbicides: what have we learned? (703 citations)
  • Invasive weeds in rangelands: Species, impacts, and management (587 citations)
  • Reducing the Risks of Herbicide Resistance: Best Management Practices and Recommendations (584 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Weed Science:

The published papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Agronomy, Weed, Horticulture, Weed control and Botany. The journal papers link adjacent topics like Agronomy with Competition (biology). The studies on Weed discussed at the journal papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Crop, Foxtail, Cover crop, Crop yield and Seedling.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Agronomy, Weed, Horticulture, Weed control and Germination. The Agronomy works featured in it incorporate elements from Oryza sativa and Weedy rice. The journal facilitates discussions on Weed that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cropping, Monoculture, Gene and Phenology.

The tackled Horticulture research is interrelated with Amaranthus tuberculatus which concerns subjects like Photosystem II. The overlapping concepts between Competition (biology) and Yield (wine) are the key highlights of Weed control study. The Germination research discussed in Weed Science can contribute to the expansion of the discourse in closely related subjects like

  • Seedling which intersects with area such as Tillage,
  • Perennial plant together with Salinity..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Status of Weedy Rice (Oryza spp.) Infestation and Management Practices in Southern Brazil (3 citations)
  • Novel sensor-based method (quick test) for the in-season rapid evaluation of herbicide efficacy under real field conditions in durum wheat (3 citations)
  • Under Pressure: Maternal Effects Promote Drought Tolerance in Progeny Seed of Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) (3 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 Weed Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Donald Penner (110 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bhagirath S. Chauhan (72 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Clarence J. Swanton (70 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • David R. Shaw (65 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jason K. Norsworthy (60 papers) published 2 papers 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 Weed Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (149 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (100 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (97 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michigan State University (80 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • North Carolina State University (77 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 31.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.93% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.79% of all publications and 44.64% 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

  • Pesticide regulation in the European Union and the glyphosate controversy

    Per Kudsk;Solvejg Kopp Mathiassen

    (2020)
    124 Citations
  • Effects of Fertility Amendments on Weed Growth and Weed–Crop Competition: A Review

    Neith G. Little;Antonio DiTommaso;Anna S. Westbrook;Quirine M. Ketterings

    (2021)
    105 Citations
  • Glyphosate: Environmental Fate and Impact

    Stephen O. Duke

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Integrating Cover Crops for Weed Management in the Semiarid U.S. Great Plains: Opportunities and Challenges

    Vipan Kumar;Augustine Obour;Prashant Jha;Rui Liu

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • Alternative Performance Targets for Integrating Cover Crops as a Proactive Herbicide-Resistance Management Tool

    Jess M. Bunchek;John M. Wallace;William S. Curran;David A. Mortensen

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Glufosinate enhances the activity of protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors

    Hudson K Takano;Roland Beffa;Christopher Preston;Philip Westra

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Unraveling the Mechanism of Resistance in a Glufosinate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) Accession

    (2022)
    34 Citations
  • Cover Crop Residue Components and their Effect on Summer Annual Weed Suppression in Corn and Soybean

    Kara B. Pittman;Jacob N. Barney;Michael L. Flessner

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Weedy rice (Oryza spp.): what’s in a name?

    Nilda Roma-Burgos;Maggie Pui San Sudo;Kenneth M. Olsen;Isabel Werle

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Seed-Shattering Phenology at Soybean Harvest of Economically Important Weeds in Multiple Regions of the United States. Part 1: Broadleaf Species

    Lauren M. Schwartz-Lazaro;Lovreet S. Shergill;Jeffrey A. Evans;Muthukumar V. Bagavathiannan

    (2021)
    24 Citations

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