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Current Plant Biology
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Current Plant Biology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 137 47 47 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 87
Documents by Best Scientists*: 79
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 35
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.028
Impact Factor: 4.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Current Plant Biology?

The journal primarily tackles Gene, Genetics, Horticulture, Computational biology and Genome. The study of Biochemistry serves as the foundation of the Gene research discussed in the journal. Current Plant Biology covers various topics on Genetics such as Microsatellite, Arabidopsis and DNA sequencing.

The research on Horticulture discussed in Current Plant Biology draws on the closely related field of Photosynthesis. The Computational biology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Proteome. Current Plant Biology explores research in Genome and the adjacent study of Phylogenetic tree.

  • Gene (19.35%)
  • Genetics (18.43%)
  • Horticulture (16.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Plant speciation through chromosome instability and ploidy change: Cellular mechanisms, molecular factors and evolutionary relevance (142 citations)
  • Growth enhancement and drought tolerance of hybrid poplar upon inoculation with endophyte consortia (68 citations)
  • Chemical elicitors of systemic acquired resistance—Salicylic acid and its functional analogs (42 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current Plant Biology:

The journal papers investigate areas of study like Genetics, Genome, Computational biology, Gene and Biochemistry. The study on Genetics presented in the published papers is investigated in conjunction with research in Cultivar. The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Genome that incorporate concepts from other fields like Phylogenetic tree, Annotation, Introgression, Backcrossing and Locus (genetics).

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Horticulture, Agriculture, Germination, Crop and Sustainable agriculture. Quantitative trait locus, Micropropagation and Candidate gene are some topics wherein Horticulture research discussed in Current Plant Biology have an impact. The journal facilitates discussions on Agriculture that incorporate concepts from other fields like Biotechnology, Translational genomics and Agricultural economics.

It focuses on Germination but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Reactive nitrogen species, Methyl jasmonate, Physiology and Fatty acid composition. It focuses on Crop research as part of the broader topic of Agronomy. In the journal, Microbiome, Plant genetics, Resource (biology) and Environmental planning are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Sustainable agriculture research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Reclamation of arid and semi-arid soils: The role of plant growth-promoting archaea and bacteria (7 citations)
  • Plant-microbial endophytes interactions: Scrutinizing their beneficial mechanisms from genomic explorations (6 citations)
  • Omics approaches for understanding heavy metal responses and tolerance in plants (4 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 Current Plant Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sushma Naithani (19 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dhirendra Kumar (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Sushil Kumar (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Senthil Natesan (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vinod Kumar Mishra (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 Current Plant Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Oregon State University (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • East Tennessee State University (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Davis (4 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, 15.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.24% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.09% 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 33.33% 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

  • Plant microbiome structure and benefits for sustainable agriculture

    Lidiane Figueiredo Santos;Fabio Lopes Olivares

    (2021)
    170 Citations
  • Omics approaches for understanding heavy metal responses and tolerance in plants

    Monica Jamla;Tushar Khare;Shrushti Joshi;Suraj Patil

    (2021)
    148 Citations
  • Reclamation of arid and semi-arid soils: The role of plant growth-promoting archaea and bacteria

    Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro;Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

    (2021)
    138 Citations
  • Genomic and proteomic responses to drought stress and biotechnological interventions for enhanced drought tolerance in plants

    (2022)
    61 Citations
  • An integrated research framework combining genomics, systems biology, physiology, modelling and breeding for legume improvement in response to elevated CO2 under climate change scenario.

    Paramita Palit;Himabindu Kudapa;Robert B Zougmoré;Robert B Zougmoré;Jana Kholova

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • The Synergistic role of serotonin and melatonin during temperature stress in promoting cell division, ethylene and isoflavones biosynthesis in Glycine max

    Gyanendra Kumar;Kirti R. Saad;Monisha Arya;Bijesh Puthusseri

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Identification of microRNAs in response to low potassium stress in the shoots of Tibetan wild barley and cultivated

    Zhilan Ye;Zhilan Ye;Jianbin Zeng;Lizhi Long;Lingzhen Ye

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Genotype by environment interaction for alkenyl glucosinolates content in winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) using additive main effects and multiplicative interaction model

    Jan Bocianowski;Alina Liersch;Kamila Nowosad

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Shotgun metagenomics reveals the functional diversity of root-associated endophytic microbiomes in maize plant

    Ayomide Emmanuel Fadiji;Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro;Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Evaluation of fodder yield and fodder quality in sorghum and its interaction with grain yield under different water availability regimes

    Vinutha K. Somegowda;Vinutha K. Somegowda;Anilkumar Vemula;Jalaja Naravula;Gandham Prasad

    (2021)
    19 Citations

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