The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
discipline of Plant Science and Agronomy relies os data
combined from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
collected on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which
only includes papers and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Plant Science and Agronomy research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a reliable
list of leading researchers from the field of
Plant Science and Agronomy, based on a thorough
examination of 166,880 scholars discovered
from various bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Plant Science and Agronomy, over 5066 researchers were
analysed.
What is D-index approval threshold for Plant Science and Agronomy
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be
examined is set to 30 if
most of their publications are in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy. The
inclusion criteria for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index, proportion
of the publications made within the selected discipline
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for listing best scholars is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
assessed for each area od study whilst
making sure that the top 1% of best scientists are
considered into the list. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification rules
Since our leading aim is to make sure that only
actual scholars are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we realize that numbers are never
meant to be a complete measure to evaluate the
contributions of scholars. Because of that
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of trustworthy sources. Although it’s not a
factor impacting a researcher’s position in
Research.com ranking, the number of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
valuable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
specific field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scientist’s D-index
using information compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type open to the scientific community. A
detailed overview of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our goal is to inspire scientists,
businessmen and decision-makers
worldwide to investigate where top experts are heading
and to provide a way for the whole research community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Plant Science and Agronomy
With 40 scholars Switzerland ranks in spot 16
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in Switzerland is ETH Zurich with 14 scientists affiliated with it being present in Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy ranking. It is followed by University of Basel with 8 researchers. Ranking thirds is ETH Zurich with 5 scientists.
Prominent researchers featured in Switzerland are associated with University of Neuchâtel, University of Zurich, University of Bern, Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau, University of Basel, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, ETH Zurich, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Agroscope.
Professor Johan Six from ETH Zurich is highlighted as the best scientist in Switzerland in our ranking with a D-index of 119. Ranking second in Switzerland is Christian Körner from University of Basel with a D-index of 107. The third position in Switzerland is taken by Emmanuel Frossard from ETH Zurich with a D-index of 80.
The average D-index for the top 5% scholars is 113 in comparison to an average of 53 for all 40 researchers featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications in the discipline of Plant Science and Agronomy for the top 3% of researchers in the ranking is 497 in comparison to an average of 167 for all 40 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scholars is 39364 against an average of 11972 for all 40 scientists.
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