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Journal of Experimental Botany
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Journal of Experimental Botany

0022-0957

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/jxb

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 6 579 764 59

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1420
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1523
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 57
SCIMAGO H-index: 308
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.778
Impact Factor: 5.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Experimental Botany?

The main points discussed in Journal of Experimental Botany deals with Botany, Biochemistry, Cell biology, Arabidopsis and Gene. The studies on Botany discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Abscisic acid and Horticulture. Discussions in Journal of Experimental Botany are anchored in the subject of Biochemistry and the similar topic of Biophysics.

Topics in Cell biology explored in Journal of Experimental Botany were investigated in conjunction with research in Transcription factor and Auxin. Studies on Arabidopsis discussed in it link to the field of Arabidopsis thaliana. Gene research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Genetics.

While the journal focused on Photosynthesis, it was also able to explore topics like Carbon dioxide and Agronomy. Poaceae is a major topic of Agronomy research.

  • Botany (39.88%)
  • Biochemistry (25.17%)
  • Cell biology (14.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Chlorophyll fluorescence—a practical guide (6084 citations)
  • A Flexible Growth Function for Empirical Use (2892 citations)
  • Leaf Senescence: Correlated with Increased Levels of Membrane Permeability and Lipid Peroxidation, and Decreased Levels of Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase (2762 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Experimental Botany:

The journal articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Botany, Biochemistry, Photosynthesis, Arabidopsis and Agronomy. The published papers facilitate discussions on Botany that incorporate concepts from other fields like Abscisic acid, Horticulture and Cell biology. The journal publications with studies in Photosynthesis featured incorporate elements of Chloroplast, Chlorophyll and Carbon dioxide.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Experimental Botany investigates areas of study like Cell biology, Arabidopsis, Gene, Transcription factor and Mutant. Cell biology research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Abiotic stress, Auxin, Abscisic acid and Meristem. It links adjacent topics like Arabidopsis with Arabidopsis thaliana.

The journal focuses on Gene research as part of the broader topic of Genetics. The study of Mutant, which falls within the realm of Biochemistry, was the main focus of the presentations. In particular, the Biochemistry works presented emphasize discussions on Biosynthesis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Pinpointing secondary metabolites that shape the composition and function of the plant microbiome. (24 citations)
  • Regulation of glucosinolate biosynthesis (14 citations)
  • Nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide modulate the NADPH-generating enzymatic system in higher plants. (14 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 Journal of Experimental Botany (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alisdair R. Fernie (63 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Christine H. Foyer (61 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jianhua Zhang (57 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • William J. Davies (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John A. Raven (46 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 Journal of Experimental Botany (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (357 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (349 papers) published 34 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (312 papers) published 31 papers at the last edition, 16 more than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (260 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Nottingham (232 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 7 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, 3.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.15% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.47% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.46% of all publications and 49.92% 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

  • The effect of increasing temperature on crop photosynthesis: from enzymes to ecosystems.

    Caitlin E Moore;Caitlin E Moore;Katherine Meacham-Hensold;Pauline Lemonnier;Rebecca A Slattery

    (2021)
    534 Citations
  • The physiology of drought stress in grapevine: towards an integrative definition of drought tolerance

    Gregory A Gambetta;Jose Carlos Herrera;Silvina Dayer;Quishuo Feng

    (2020)
    333 Citations
  • Responses of plants to climate change: Metabolic changes during abiotic stress combination in plants.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    310 Citations
  • Engineering abiotic stress tolerance via CRISPR/ Cas-mediated genome editing.

    Syed Adeel Zafar;Syed Shan-E-Ali Zaidi;Yashika Gaba;Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek

    (2020)
    297 Citations
  • Molecular and genetic bases of heat stress responses in crop plants and breeding for increased resilience and productivity

    Michela Janni;Mariolina Gullì;Elena Maestri;Marta Marmiroli

    (2020)
    266 Citations
  • Significance of silicon uptake, transport, and deposition in plants

    Rushil Mandlik;Vandana Thakral;Gaurav Raturi;Suhas Shinde

    (2020)
    249 Citations
  • The intersection of nitrogen nutrition and water use in plants: new paths toward improved crop productivity.

    Darren C Plett;Kosala Ranathunge;Vanessa J Melino;Noriyuki Kuya

    (2020)
    241 Citations
  • Re-evaluation of the nor mutation and the role of the NAC-NOR transcription factor in tomato fruit ripening

    Ying Gao;Ying Gao;Wei Wei;Zhongqi Fan;Xiaodan Zhao

    (2020)
    210 Citations
  • Approaches to improve soil fertility in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Zachary P Stewart;Gary M Pierzynski;Gary M Pierzynski;B Jan Middendorf;P V Vara Prasad

    (2020)
    184 Citations
  • Mitigating the impact of climate change on plant productivity and ecosystem sustainability.

    Ashwani Pareek;Om Parkash Dhankher;Christine H Foyer

    (2020)
    177 Citations

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