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Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
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Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

0137-5881

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11738

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 90 104 108 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 158
Documents by Best Scientists*: 154
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 106
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.518
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Acta Physiologiae Plantarum?

The primary areas of discussion in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum are Botany, Plant physiology, Horticulture, Biochemistry and Agronomy. The presented Botany research focuses mostly on Gene and, on occasion, topics in Cell biology. The studies on Plant physiology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Photosynthesis, Cultivar, Chlorophyll, Salinity and Germination.

While it focused on Horticulture, it was also able to explore topics like Proline and APX. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum investigates Biochemistry research which frequently intersects with Food science. Agronomy research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Drought tolerance.

The works on Antioxidant deal in particular with Lipid peroxidation. It links adjacent topics like Shoot with Micropropagation. The Catalase study featured in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum draws parallels with the field of Peroxidase.

  • Botany (42.68%)
  • Plant physiology (41.63%)
  • Horticulture (22.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Chlorophyll a fluorescence as a tool to monitor physiological status of plants under abiotic stress conditions (488 citations)
  • The cell wall in plant cell response to trace metals: polysaccharide remodeling and its role in defense strategy (369 citations)
  • Antioxidant defense responses: physiological plasticity in higher plants under abiotic constraints (318 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Acta Physiologiae Plantarum:

The published papers explore disciplines such as Plant physiology, Botany, Horticulture, Biochemistry and Shoot. While work presented in the journal publications provide substantial information on Plant physiology, it also covers topics in Photosynthesis, Proline, Salinity, Chlorophyll and Agronomy. The majority of Botany studies in the journal articles are focused on the issues of Germination.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum investigates studies in Plant physiology, Horticulture, Shoot, Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll. Topics in Plant physiology explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Proline, Abscisic acid, Gene, Germination and Photosystem II. The Proline works featured in it incorporate elements from Food science and Salinity.

While Horticulture is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Antioxidant and Stomatal conductance. The research on Shoot featured in it combines topics in other fields like Explant culture, Acclimatization and Nutrient. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum is mostly focused on Biochemistry, specifically Glutathione.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Employment of artificial neural networks for non-invasive estimation of leaf water status using color features: a case study in Spathiphyllum wallisii (5 citations)
  • Drought response in winter wheat: protection from oxidative stress and mutagenesis effect (4 citations)
  • Differential responses in the photosynthetic efficiency of Oryza sativa and Zea mays on exposure to Cd and Zn toxicity (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Maria Filek (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Maciej T. Grzesiak (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Franciszek Dubert (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Muhammad Ashraf (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Andrzej Skoczowski (28 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Polish Academy of Sciences (337 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (130 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (100 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing Agricultural University (91 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Northwest A&F University (71 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 13.79% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.20% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.40% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.60% of all publications and 64.80% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Tocopherol as plant protector: an overview of Tocopherol biosynthesis enzymes and their role as antioxidant and signaling molecules

    Unknown

    (2022)
    94 Citations
  • Phenotyping and characterization of heat stress tolerance at reproductive stage in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    Sourabh Karwa;Sourabh Karwa;Rajeev Nayan Bahuguna;Rajeev Nayan Bahuguna;Ashish K. Chaturvedi;Sadhana Maurya

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Rapid green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from blue gum augment growth and performance of maize, fenugreek, and onion by modulating plants cellular antioxidant machinery and genes expression

    Mona Soliman;Mona Soliman;Sameer H. Qari;Abdelghafar Abu-Elsaoud;Mohamed El-Esawi

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Saponin biopriming positively stimulates antioxidants defense, osmolytes metabolism and ionic status to confer salt stress tolerance in soybean

    Mona H. Soliman;Awatif M. Abdulmajeed;Haifa Alhaithloul;Basmah M. Alharbi

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Foliage application and seed priming with nitric oxide causes mitigation of salinity-induced metabolic adversaries in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.) plants

    Nudrat Aisha Akram;Naima Hafeez;Muhammad Farid-ul-Haq;Abrar Ahmad

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Silicon attenuates the negative effects of chromium stress in tomato plants by modifying antioxidant enzyme activities, ascorbate–glutathione cycle and glyoxalase system

    Pravej Alam;Thamer H. Balawi;Fahad H. Altalayan;Ashraf Atef Hatamleh

    (2021)
    40 Citations
  • Differential responses in the photosynthetic efficiency of Oryza sativa and Zea mays on exposure to Cd and Zn toxicity

    Edappayil Janeeshma;Hazem M. Kalaji;Jos T. Puthur

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Employment of artificial neural networks for non-invasive estimation of leaf water status using color features: a case study in Spathiphyllum wallisii

    Amin Taheri-Garavand;Abdolhossein Rezaei Nejad;Dimitrios Fanourakis;Soodabeh Fatahi

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • A new halothermal time model describes seed germination responses to salinity across both sub- and supra-optimal temperatures

    Esmaeil Bakhshandeh;Kent J. Bradford;Hemmatollah Pirdashti;Fatemeh Vahabinia

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Rice GWAS reveals key genomic regions essential for salinity tolerance at reproductive stage

    Arvinder Singh Warraich;Arvinder Singh Warraich;S. L. Krishnamurthy;Balwinder Singh Sooch;N. M. Vinaykumar

    (2020)
    29 Citations

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