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Annals of Botany
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Annals of Botany

0305-7364

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/aob

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 53 259 303 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 668
Documents by Best Scientists*: 597
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 28
SCIMAGO H-index: 215
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.294
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annals of Botany?

Botany, Agronomy, Ecology, Horticulture and Shoot are the subjects of interest in the journal. Annals of Botany encompasses presentations on Botany, specifically Germination, Pollen, Photosynthesis, Ultrastructure and Pollination. Annals of Botany is mostly focused on Pollination, specifically Pollinator.

It connects research in Agronomy with the related topic of Nitrogen.

  • Botany (54.81%)
  • Agronomy (12.72%)
  • Ecology (10.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Antioxidants, Oxidative Damage and Oxygen Deprivation Stress: a Review (2822 citations)
  • Na+ Tolerance and Na+ Transport in Higher Plants (2366 citations)
  • Photosynthesis under drought and salt stress: regulation mechanisms from whole plant to cell (2267 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annals of Botany:

The journal publications primarily tackle Botany, Agronomy, Ecology, Horticulture and Shoot. The most cited publications cover various topics on Botany such as Photosynthesis, Germination, Pollen, Pollination and Xylem. While the journal papers focused on Agronomy, they were also able to explore topics like Nutrient and Nitrogen.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Botany, Agronomy and Narrative review. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Ecology, it also covered topics in Trait and Specific leaf area. Studies on Trait discussed in Annals of Botany link to the field of Intraspecific competition.

Phylogenetics, Clade, Phylogenetic tree and Genome are some topics wherein Evolutionary biology research discussed in the journal have an impact. While Annals of Botany primarily focused on Narrative review, it also opened dialogues on the discipline of Immunology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Carbohydrate storage in herbs: the forgotten functional dimension of the plant economic spectrum. (7 citations)
  • Significance of root hairs for plant performance under contrasting field conditions and water deficit. (7 citations)
  • Intraspecific trait variation in plants: a renewed focus on its role in ecological processes. (6 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 Annals of Botany (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Richard Ellis (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • E. H. Roberts (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. S. Heslop-Harrison (44 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Nigel Chaffey (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Karl J. Niklas (36 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 Annals of Botany (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Imperial College London (253 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (229 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Royal Botanic Gardens (227 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (208 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Western Australia (166 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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, 23.58% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.21% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.89% of all publications and 53.72% 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

  • Leaf size estimation based on leaf length, width and shape.

    Julian Schrader;Julian Schrader;Peijian Shi;Dana L Royer;Daniel J Peppe

    (2021)
    131 Citations
  • Significance of root hairs for plant performance under contrasting field conditions and water deficit.

    M Marin;D S Feeney;L K Brown;Muhammad Naveed;Muhammad Naveed

    (2021)
    122 Citations
  • Orchid conservation: from theory to practice.

    Ryan D Phillips;Ryan D Phillips;Noushka Reiter;Noushka Reiter;Rod Peakall

    (2020)
    117 Citations
  • Evolution and function of red pigmentation in land plants

    Unknown

    (2022)
    104 Citations
  • Stomatal closure during water deficit is controlled by below-ground hydraulics

    Unknown

    (2021)
    86 Citations
  • A transcriptome-based study on the phylogeny and evolution for taxonomic controversial subfamily Apioideae (Apiaceae).

    Unknown

    (2020)
    79 Citations
  • Mechanisms for improving phosphorus utilization efficiency in plants

    (2021)
    75 Citations
  • The gathering storm: optimizing management of coastal ecosystems in the face of a climate-driven threat.

    Mick E Hanley;Tjeerd J Bouma;Hannah L Mossman

    (2020)
    75 Citations
  • The Waiting Room Hypothesis revisited by orchids: Were orchid mycorrhizal fungi recruited among root endophytes?

    Marc-André Selosse;Rémi Petrolli;María Isabel Mujica;María Isabel Mujica;Liam Laurent

    (2021)
    74 Citations
  • Using the CODIT model to explain secondary metabolites of xylem in defence systems of temperate trees against decay fungi

    Hugh Morris;Ari M Hietala;Steven Jansen;Javier Ribera

    (2020)
    60 Citations

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