Botanical Studies

Top Research Topics at Botanical Studies?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Botany, Biochemistry, Horticulture, Ecology and Genetics. Research on Botany addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of China. Antioxidant, Enzyme and Complementary DNA are among the areas of Biochemistry tackled.

The in-depth study on Antioxidant also explores topics in the intersecting field of Food science. In particular, the Horticulture works presented emphasize discussions on Germination. The Ecology works, particularly on Habitat are tackled in it.

Genetics research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Gene. The journal connects the study in Gene with the closely related area of Molecular biology.

• Botany (51.90%)
• Biochemistry (12.42%)
• Horticulture (10.46%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• How plants cope with heavy metals (202 citations)
• Phylogenetic analyses of Begonia sect. Coelocentrum and allied limestone species of China shed light on the evolution of Sino-Vietnamese karst flora (200 citations)
• Lead heavy metal toxicity induced changes on growth and antioxidative enzymes level in water hyacinths [ Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.)] (184 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Botanical Studies:

The journal articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Botany, Antioxidant, Biochemistry, Horticulture and Food science. The most cited publications dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Botany and Abscisic acid. The published papers focus on Horticulture but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Salicylic acid and Agronomy.

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

• Botany
• Gene
• Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal facilitates discussions on Germination, Botany, Biological dispersal, Agronomy and Horticulture. The studies on Germination discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Interspecific competition, Competition (biology), Species diversity and Neuwiedia. The concepts on Botany presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Host (biology) and Internal transcribed spacer.

While it focused on Biological dispersal, it was also able to explore topics like Orchidaceae, Endosperm and Frugivore. The Agronomy works featured in Botanical Studies incorporate elements from Soil quality, Soil test, Soil pH, Diversity index and Acidobacteria. It explores issues in Horticulture which can be linked to other research areas like Officinalis, Essential oil, Citronellal and Antioxidant.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Plant antimicrobial peptides: structures, functions, and applications. (4 citations)
• Seed dispersal in Neuwiedia singapureana: novel evidence for avian endozoochory in the earliest diverging clade in Orchidaceae. (1 citations)
• Interspecific competition in germination of bird-dispersed seeds in a habitat with sparse tree vegetation in South Africa. (1 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 Botanical Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

• Ching-I Peng (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Yoshiko Kono (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Wen Chi Hou (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Guan-Jhong Huang (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Kuo-Fang Chung (21 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 Botanical Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

• National Taiwan University (93 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Academia Sinica (88 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• National Chung Hsing University (62 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (59 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Taipei Medical University (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 6.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 66.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.67% of all publications and 26.67% 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.