The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
field of Plant Science and Agronomy relies os data
consolidated from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating the citation-based metrics were
collected on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a
scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively papers and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Plant Science and Agronomy research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a credible
account of leading scholars from the discipline of
Plant Science and Agronomy, created using a thorough
study of 166,880 scientists determined
from various bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Plant Science and Agronomy, more than 2580 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Plant Science and Agronomy
The D-index threshold for approving a scientist to be
examined is set to 30 if
most of their publications are in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy. The
inclusion factors for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index, ratio
of the publications made within the given area
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for considering 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 leading scholars are
added into the list. There should be a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
As our main goal is to guarantee that only
genuine scholars are listed in
the ranking we realize that metrics are never
meant to be a full means to quantify the
output of researchers. This is why
we manually check every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of reliable sources. While it’s not a
metric contributing to a scholar’s position in
our ranking, the quantity of documents published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
selected area of science. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scholar’s D-index
with the help of data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the scientific community. A
detailed explanation of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our aim is to motivate scholars,
businessmen and decision-makers
worldwide to investigate where prominent experts are heading
and to offer a way for the whole research community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Plant Science and Agronomy
With 32 scientists Switzerland ranks in spot 16
in the world.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading scientists in Switzerland is ETH Zurich with 11 researchers affiliated with it being features in the Plant Science and Agronomy ranking. It is followed by University of Neuchâtel with 6 researchers. Ranking thirds is University of Zurich with 5 scholars.
Prominent scholars listed in Switzerland are representing University of Neuchâtel, University of Zurich, Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau, Agroscope, University of Geneva, University of Bern, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, ETH Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, University of Basel.
Professor Christian Körner from University of Basel is listed as the best scientist in Switzerland in our ranking with a D-index of 97. Ranking on the second place in Switzerland is Ted C. J. Turlings from University of Neuchâtel with a D-index of 72. The third place in Switzerland is taken by Marcel G. A. van der Heijden from University of Zurich with a D-index of 69.
The average D-index for the top 1% scholars is 47 against an average of 47 for all 32 researchers included in the ranking.
The average number of published papers within the discipline of Plant Science and Agronomy for the top 1% of scholars in the ranking is 111 against an average of 111 for all 32 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scholars is 27900 against an average of 9231 for all 32 scientists.
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