Annual Review of Phytopathology

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Phytopathology?

The main points discussed in Annual Review of Phytopathology deals with Botany, Ecology, Genetics, Microbiology and Host (biology). Annual Review of Phytopathology is mostly focused on Ecology, specifically Ecology (disciplines). The work on Genetics addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Effector.

Issues in Microbiology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Virulence and Bacteria. Studies on Host (biology) discussed in the journal link to the field of Pathogen.

• Botany (16.87%)
• Ecology (15.35%)
• Genetics (14.99%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Contrasting Mechanisms of Defense Against Biotrophic and Necrotrophic Pathogens (2978 citations)
• Current Status of the Gene-For-Gene Concept (2383 citations)
• SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE (2383 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annual Review of Phytopathology:

The published articles mostly deal with topics like Botany, Genetics, Microbiology, Ecology and Plant disease resistance. The published articles hold forums on Botany that merge themes from other disciplines such as Microorganism, Rhizosphere and Agronomy. The study of Microbiology in the journal publications encompasses disciplines such as Virulence, as well as fields such as Effector, Xanthomonas and Host (biology), all of which overlap with one another.

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

• Gene
• Botany
• Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Pathogen, Cell biology, Computational biology, Immune system and Effector. Pathogen research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Intraspecific competition, Interspecific competition, Necrosis, Autoimmunity and Bateson-Dobzhansky-Muller Model. The studies on Cell biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Phenotype, Posttranslational modification, Protein function and Programmed cell death.

Adaptation, Whole genome sequencing, Resistance (ecology) and Genomics are some topics wherein Computational biology research discussed in it have an impact. The work on Immune system tackled in Annual Review of Phytopathology brings together disciplines like Plant disease resistance, Receptor and Neuroscience. The Effector works featured in it incorporate elements from Evolutionary biology, Flor, Host (biology), Ion channel and Plant defense against herbivory.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs) in Plant Innate Immunity: Applying the Danger Model and Evolutionary Perspectives. (4 citations)
• Research Advances in Potyviruses: From the Laboratory Bench to the Field. (4 citations)
• Host Adaptation and Virulence in Heteroecious Rust Fungi (3 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Annual Review of Phytopathology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Luis Sequeira (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Bruce A. McDonald (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Niklaus J. Grünwald (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• George W. Sundin (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Peter A. H. M. Bakker (4 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Annual Review of Phytopathology (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of California, Davis (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• United States Department of Agriculture (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Cornell University (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Florida (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Oregon State University (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.78% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 27.78% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 33.33% of all publications and 11.11% 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.