Scientia Horticulturae

Aims & Scope

Scientia Horticulturae is an international journal publishing research related to horticultural crops.

Articles in the journal deal with open or protected production of vegetables, fruits, edible fungi and ornamentals under temperate, subtropical and tropical conditions.

Papers in related areas (biochemistry, micropropagation, soil science, plant breeding, plant physiology, phytopathology, etc.) are considered, if they contain information of direct significance to horticulture.

Papers on the technical aspects of horticulture (engineering, crop processing, storage, transport etc.) are accepted for publication only if they relate directly to the living product.

In the case of plantation crops, those yielding a product that may be used fresh (e.g. tropical vegetables, citrus, bananas, and other fruits) will be considered, while those papers describing the processing of the product (e.g. rubber, tobacco, and quinine) will not.

The scope of the journal includes all horticultural crops but does not include speciality crops such as, medicinal crops or forestry crops, such as bamboo.

Basic molecular studies without any direct application in horticulture will not be considered for this journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.899

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	155

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Plant biostimulants: Definition, concept, main categories and regulation

  Citation: 1935

  Authors: Patrick

• Salinity–mineral nutrient relations in horticultural crops

  Citation: 957

  Authors: S.R, C.M

• Humic and fulvic acids as biostimulants in horticulture

  Citation: 750

  Authors: Luciano P., Fábio L., Natália O., Davey L., Antonio, Pierluigi, Alessandro

• Seaweed extracts as biostimulants in horticulture

  Citation: 693

  Authors: Dhriti, Mahbobeh Zamani, Pramod, Balakrishnan

• Current status of vegetable grafting: Diffusion, grafting techniques, automation

  Citation: 578

  Authors: Jung-Myung, C., S.J., Z., P. Hoyos, L., M.

• The effects of red, blue, and white light-emitting diodes on the growth, development, and edible quality of hydroponically grown lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata)

  Citation: 569

  Authors: Kuan-Hung, Meng-Yuan, Wen-Dar, Ming-Huang, Zhi-Wei, Chi-Ming

• Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi act as biostimulants in horticultural crops

  Citation: 566

  Authors: Youssef, Philipp, Carolin, Dietmar, Manuela, Monica, Stefania De, Paolo, Giuseppe

• Tolerance of vegetable crops to salinity

  Citation: 530

  Authors: M.C., C.M.

• Protein hydrolysates as biostimulants in horticulture

  Citation: 519

  Authors: Giuseppe, Serenella, Mariateresa, Andrea, Luigi, Renaud, Youssef

• Tomato and salinity

  Citation: 496

  Authors: Jesús, Rafael

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