Mapping of top papers in the subject category of Soil Science

Abstract

Based on the ESI database, this study analyzed 612 top papers in the subject category of soil science from 2009 to 2019, which includes 608 highly cited papers and 17 hot papers, of which 4 are only hot papers and other 13 papers are both hot papers and highly cited papers. Top 5 core journals with higher impact factor ranked as Soil Biology Biochemistry, Geoderma, Plant and Soil, Catena, Soil Tillage Research. Top 5 countries and regions were Peoples R China, USA, Germany, Australia, France. The study also analysed that top 5 organizations were Chinese Acad Sci, Univ Western Australia, Univ Chinese Acad Sci, INRA, Nanjing Agr Univ. The analysis of all keywords showed that the research was separated in clusters. Therefore, authors can choose their ideal journal with a high impact factor to publish papers in the English language related to this research field.