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June 9, 2019
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AquaData and AquaGIS: Two computer utilities for temporal and spatial simulations of water-limited yield with AquaCrop

Publicated to: COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE. 96 227-237 - 2013-08-01 96(), DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.05.010

Authors:

Lorite, IJ; García-Vila, M; Santos, C; Ruiz-Ramos, M; Fereres, E
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IAS CSIC, Inst Agr Sostenible - Author
IFAPA Ctr Alameda del Obispo - Author
Tech Univ Madrid, AgSyst Grp, ETSIAgronomos - Author
Univ Cordoba, Dept Agron, CeiA3 - Author
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Abstract

The crop simulation model AquaCrop, recently developed by FAO can be used for a wide range of purposes. However, in its present form, its use over large areas or for applications that require a large number of simulations runs (e.g., long-term analysis), is not practical without developing software to facilitate such applications. Two tools for managing the inputs and outputs of AquaCrop, named AquaData and AquaGIS, have been developed for this purpose and are presented here. Both software utilities have been programmed in Delphi v. 5 and in addition, AquaGIS requires the Geographic Information System (GIS) programming tool MapObjects. These utilities allow the efficient management of input and output files, along with a GIS module to develop spatial analysis and effect spatial visualization of the results, facilitating knowledge dissemination. A sample of application of the utilities is given here, as an AquaCrop simulation analysis of impact of climate change on wheat yield in Southern Spain, which requires extensive input data preparation and output processing. The use of AquaCrop without the two utilities would have required approximately 1000 h of work, while the utilization of AquaData and AquaGIS reduced that time by more than 99%. Furthermore, the use of GIS, made it possible to perform a spatial analysis of the results, thus providing a new option to extend the use of the AquaCrop model to scales requiring spatial and temporal analyses. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Keywords

AquacropClimate modelsCrop simulation modelEuropeFao crop modelGeographic information systemIberian peninsulaImpactsIrrigation managementProgramSoftware toolSouthern spainSpatial aggregationSystem

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2013, it was in position 49/102, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 2.56. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 2.63 (source consulted: FECYT Mar 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-27, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 59
  • Scopus: 69
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-27:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 174.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 174 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/31080/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 529
  • Downloads: 937
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Awards linked to the item

The study was supported by Grant AGR-6126-EXC2010 of the Regional Government of Andalusia. MGV and EF acknowledge the financial support of SIRRIMED-245159 Project financed by the European Commission (FP7). The excellent and meticulous revision by an anonymous referee is greatly appreciated.
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