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Annual Review of Plant Biology
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Annual Review of Plant Biology

1543-5008

Published by: Annual Reviews

https://www.annualreviews.org/journal/arplant

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 128 30 22 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 125
Documents by Best Scientists*: 80
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 307
SCIMAGO SJR: 8.258
Impact Factor: 26.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Plant Biology?

Annual Review of Plant Biology tackles a plethora of topics, such as Biochemistry, Botany, Cell biology, Photosynthesis and Genetics. Biosynthesis, Enzyme, Metabolism, Amino acid and Chloroplast are all topics related to Biochemistry research discussed. The journal is mostly focused on Cell biology, specifically Signal transduction.

The journal focuses on different Genetics studies like Gene and Genome.

  • Biochemistry (21.32%)
  • Botany (20.19%)
  • Cell biology (17.07%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES: Metabolism, Oxidative Stress, and Signal Transduction (7820 citations)
  • Mechanisms of salinity tolerance (7091 citations)
  • Salt and drought stress signal transduction in plants (4343 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annual Review of Plant Biology:

Biochemistry, Botany, Cell biology, Signal transduction and Photosynthesis are the main subjects of interest in the journal papers. The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Botany that incorporate concepts from other fields like Biophysics and Symbiosis. The published papers focus on Signal transduction but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Regulation of gene expression and Transcription factor.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Annual Review of Plant Biology primarily focuses on research topics in Cell biology, Computational biology, Evolutionary biology, Function (biology) and Gene. Annual Review of Plant Biology is focused mainly on Cell biology, particularly Signal transduction. Topics in Computational biology explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Gene regulatory network and Genomics.

The studies in Evolutionary developmental biology under the umbrella field of Evolutionary biology overlap with concepts in Computational model. Annual Review of Plant Biology explores topics in Function (biology) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Biophysics, Biological system, Ion channel and Intracellular. The concepts on Biophysics presented in Annual Review of Plant Biology can also apply to other research fields, including Photoinhibition and Antioxidant.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Role of Trehalose 6-Phosphate (Tre6P) in Plant Metabolism and Development. (27 citations)
  • Advances and Opportunities in Single-Cell Transcriptomics for Plant Research (12 citations)
  • Adaptable and Multifunctional Ion-Conducting Aquaporins. (10 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 Annual Review of Plant Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Winslow R. Briggs (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andreas P.M. Weber (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Toshiharu Shikanai (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ulrich Schurr (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stephen P. Long (3 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 Annual Review of Plant Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (25 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cornell University (12 papers) absent at the last 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, 9.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.34% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 31.03% of all publications and 27.59% 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

  • Phosphorus Acquisition and Utilization in Plants.

    Unknown

    (2021)
    816 Citations
  • Climate Change Risks to Global Forest Health: Emergence of Unexpected Events of Elevated Tree Mortality Worldwide.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    584 Citations
  • Guard Cell Metabolism and Stomatal Function.

    Tracy Lawson;Jack Matthews

    (2020)
    357 Citations
  • Desiccation Tolerance: Avoiding Cellular Damage During Drying and Rehydration.

    Melvin J. Oliver;Melvin J. Oliver;Jill Margaret Farrant;Henk Hilhorst;Sagadevan Mundree

    (2020)
    266 Citations
  • Into the Shadows and Back into Sunlight: Photosynthesis in Fluctuating Light.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    256 Citations
  • Dissipation of Light Energy Absorbed in Excess: The Molecular Mechanisms.

    Roberto Bassi;Luca Dall'Osto

    (2021)
    228 Citations
  • Phenotyping: New Windows into the Plant for Breeders.

    Michelle Watt;Fabio Fiorani;Björn Usadel;Björn Usadel;Uwe Rascher

    (2020)
    165 Citations
  • Advances and Opportunities in Single-Cell Transcriptomics for Plant Research

    Carolin Seyfferth;Jim Renema;Jos R. Wendrich;Thomas Eekhout

    (2021)
    152 Citations
  • Adaptable and Multifunctional Ion-Conducting Aquaporins.

    Stephen D Tyerman;Samantha A McGaughey;Jiaen Qiu;Andrea J Yool

    (2021)
    76 Citations
  • Salt-Tolerant Crops: Time to Deliver.

    (2022)
    75 Citations

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