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AoB PLANTS

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/aobpla

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 147 83 71 14
Ecology and Evolution 203 93 76 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 186
Documents by Best Scientists*: 142
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 63
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.839
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Aob Plants?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Ecology, Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture and Germination. In addition to Ecology research, Aob Plants aims to explore topics under Biological dispersal and Genetic diversity. The main emphasis of the journal is the research on Biological dispersal, emphasizing the topic of Seed dispersal.

Topics in Genetic diversity explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Evolutionary biology and Genetic variation. The Botany research presented places emphasis on topics like Shoot, Pollen, Photosynthesis, Herbivore and Pollinator. The Pollen research dealing mostly with Pollination is the focus of the journal.

Nutrient and Ecosystem are some topics wherein Agronomy research discussed in the journal have an impact. The Germination study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Seedling. Introduced species research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Native plant.

  • Ecology (36.53%)
  • Botany (31.85%)
  • Agronomy (12.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nitric oxide in plants: an assessment of the current state of knowledge (329 citations)
  • Hydrogen peroxide—a central hub for information flow in plant cells (274 citations)
  • Phragmites australis management in the United States: 40 years of methods and outcomes (157 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Aob Plants:

The journal papers cover a variety of subjects, including Ecology, Botany, Ecosystem, Introduced species and Agronomy. The study of Ecology in the journal articles encompasses disciplines such as Biological dispersal, as well as fields such as Range (biology), all of which overlap with one another. The studies on Botany discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Halophyte, Horticulture and Cell biology.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Ecology, Horticulture, Genetic diversity, Botany and Evolutionary biology. The presentations discussing Ecology offer insights in topics such as Invasive species, Ecology (disciplines), Plant community and Species richness. In Aob Plants, Pollen and Pollinator are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Horticulture research.

The tackled Genetic diversity research is interrelated with Genetic variation which concerns subjects like Mating system, Outcrossing and Selfing. Discussions in Aob Plants are anchored in the subject of Botany and the similar topic of Biomass (ecology). The journal facilitates discussions on Evolutionary biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Taxon, Clade and Genus.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Drought-induced reduction in flower size and abundance correlates with reduced flower visits by bumble bees (6 citations)
  • No neighbour-induced increase in root growth of soybean and sunflower in mesh-divider experiments after controlling for nutrient concentration and soil volume. (4 citations)
  • RhizoVision Explorer: Open-source software for root image analysis and measurement standardization (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.

The top authors publishing in Aob Plants (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Johannes J. Le Roux (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • David M. Richardson (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hans Brix (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Haldre S. Rogers (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Noelle G. Beckman (7 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 Aob Plants (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (38 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (31 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Stellenbosch University (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Western Australia (16 papers) published 2 papers 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, 2.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.44% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 56.94% 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

  • RhizoVision Explorer: open-source software for root image analysis and measurement standardization

    Anand Seethepalli;Kundan Dhakal;Marcus Griffiths;Haichao Guo

    (2021)
    292 Citations
  • Exogenous melatonin induces drought stress tolerance by promoting plant growth and antioxidant defence system of soybean plants.

    Muhammad Imran;Abdul Latif Khan;Raheem Shahzad;Muhammad Aaqil Khan

    (2021)
    218 Citations
  • Root flavonoids are related to enhanced AMF colonization of an invasive tree.

    Yingchun Pei;Evan Siemann;Baoliang Tian;Jianqing Ding

    (2020)
    69 Citations
  • Direct fluorescence imaging of lignocellulosic and suberized cell walls in roots and stems.

    Peter Kitin;Peter Kitin;Satoshi Nakaba;Christopher G Hunt;Sierin Lim

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Drought-induced reduction in flower size and abundance correlates with reduced flower visits by bumble bees

    Jonas Kuppler;Jana Wieland;Robert R. Junker;Manfred Ayasse

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Functional composition and diversity of leaf traits in subalpine versus alpine vegetation in the Apennines

    Angela Stanisci;Alessandro Bricca;Valentina Calabrese;Maurizio Cutini

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • What plant is that? Tests of automated image recognition apps for plant identification on plants from the British flora.

    Hamlyn G Jones;Hamlyn G Jones

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Machine learning versus crop growth models: an ally, not a rival

    (2022)
    41 Citations
  • Advancing an interdisciplinary framework to study seed dispersal ecology.

    Noelle G Beckman;Clare E Aslan;Haldre S Rogers;Oleg Kogan

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Small spaces, big impacts: contributions of micro-environmental variation to population persistence under climate change.

    Derek A Denney;M Inam Jameel;Jordan B Bemmels;Jordan B Bemmels;Mia E Rochford

    (2020)
    39 Citations

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