The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the arena
of Plant Science and Agronomy was created using data consolidated from
a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
evaluating the citation-based metrics were acquired on 21-12-2022.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
scholar’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
takes into account only publications and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Plant Science and Agronomy research
Our best universities ranking is a reliable lineup of
leading scientists from the field of Plant Science and Agronomy ,
based on a thorough analysis
of 166,880 scholars discovered from
multiple bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Plant Science and Agronomy, over 5066 scientists were
investigated.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Plant Science and Agronomy
The D-index threshold for approving a scholar to be
considered is established at 30 if
most of their publications are in the area of Plant Science and Agronomy. The
approval requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
ratio of the contributions made within the specific
field of study plus the awards and achievements of the
scientists. The D-index threshold for including top
scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
researchers projected for each
area od study whilst making sure that the top 1% of
leading scientists are added into the ranking.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a
scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification rules
Since our main aim is to guarantee that only
credible scholars are listed in
our ranking we believe that numbers are never
supposed to be a complete measure to evaluate the
contributions of scholars. Because of that
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of credible sources. Although it’s not a
element contributing to a scientist’s position in
the ranking, the quantity of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
valuable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
given discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by each researcher’s D-index
with the help of information gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind accessible to the scientific community. A
comprehensive explanation of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our mission is to inspire scholars,
entrepreneurs and politicians
worldwide to explore where top experts are heading
and to provide an opportunity for the entire scientific community to
discover 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 27 scientific affiliations Japan ranks in spot 6
in the world.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of top scientists in Japan is Tohoku University with 10 scientists affiliated with it being features in our Plant Science and Agronomy ranking. It is followed by Kyoto University with 8 scientists and University of Tokyo with 7 scholars.
The most prominent scholars in the discipline of Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan are affiliated with Ishikawa Prefectural University, Okayama University, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hokkaido University, Utsunomiya University, Kyushu University, National Institute for Basic Biology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Nagoya University. Tohoku University is featured as the best university in the Japan in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scientists at 468. Ranking on the second place is Kyoto University with a total D-index of 375. The third position is taken by University of Tokyo with a total D-index of 352.
The average total D-index for the top 5% universities is 107 against an average of 107 for all 27 institutions listed in the ranking.
The average number of publications within the area of Plant Science and Agronomy by scientists affiliated with the top 1% of scientists in the ranking is 384 against an average of 384 for all 27 universities.
The average number of citations of scholars affiliated with the top 1% universities is 21528 against an average of 21528 for all 27 universities.
