Cahiers Agricultures: Visibility and scientific reputation

Abstract

Cahiers Agricultures is an international scientific journal. It publishes articles on agronomie research and also includes human and social sciences in the field of rural development. It is well referenced in international databases and has been indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) since 2006. This database, associated with the Journal Citation Reports® (JCR), can be used to develop bibliometric indicators for journals derived from the citation analysis. The article presents the indicators for Cahiers Agricultures, as well as other analyses, so that the journal's readers and authors know where it ranks among the journals with an impact factor in the same scientific field. Two types of results are presented. The production indicators show how the journal is referenced in the Web of Science. An analysis of the authors' affiliations shows that there is a great deal of collaboration between research organisations from the North and the South. The indicators for visibility and impact, which are derived from an analysis of citations received for the articles in Cahiers Agricultures, provide an overview of the journal's position internationally. The bibliometric analysis proposes different priority actions to improve the journal's referencing and visibility.