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Journal of General Plant Pathology
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Journal of General Plant Pathology

1345-2630

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10327

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 385 11 19 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 52
Documents by Best Scientists*: 61
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 46
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.332
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of General Plant Pathology?

Journal of General Plant Pathology mostly deals with topics like Botany, Microbiology, Inoculation, Gene and Horticulture. Journal of General Plant Pathology features Botany research that overlaps with concepts in Ribosomal DNA. The journal addresses concerns in Microbiology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Mutant, Virulence and Bacteria.

While it focused on Inoculation, it was also able to explore topics like Virus and Conidium. The journal explores issues in Gene which can be linked to other research areas like Molecular biology and Virology. Issues in Virology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like RNA and Nucleic acid sequence.

The Horticulture study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Agronomy. The journal aims to address concerns in Genetics, specifically in the areas of Genome and Phylogenetic tree. Most of the Phylogenetic tree studies addressed also intersect with Phylogenetics.

  • Botany (35.63%)
  • Microbiology (20.81%)
  • Inoculation (18.69%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Tomato early blight (Alternaria solani): the pathogen, genetics, and breeding for resistance (135 citations)
  • Pathogenicity, Mating Ability and DNA Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms of Pyricularia Populations Isolated from Gramineae, Bambusideae and Zingiberaceae Plants (131 citations)
  • Studies on endophytic actinomycetes (I) Streptomyces sp. isolated from rhododendron and its antifungal activity. (121 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of General Plant Pathology:

The journal publications primarily focus on research topics in Botany, Microbiology, Gene, Genetics and Virology. The studies on Botany discussed at the published articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Inoculation and Horticulture. While work presented in the journal articles provide substantial information on Microbiology, it also covers topics in Alternaria alternata, Mutant, Polymerase chain reaction and Bacteria.

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Horticulture, Inoculation, Gene, Fungus and Genetics. The journal holds forums on Horticulture that merges themes from other disciplines such as Pathogen and Pathogenicity. 16S ribosomal RNA, Botany and Phylogenetic tree are some topics wherein Pathogen research discussed in it have an impact.

The research on Inoculation featured in Journal of General Plant Pathology combines topics in other fields like Bacterial wilt, Root rot and Seedling. The presented Gene research focuses mostly on Microbiology and, on occasion, topics in Effector. The research on Fungus tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cultivar, Leaf spot and Pyricularia.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Acibenzolar- S -methyl and probenazole activate stomatal-based defense at different times to control bacterial blight of cabbage (3 citations)
  • Aphis gossypii Glover is a vector of citrus yellow vein clearing virus (2 citations)
  • First report of barley blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum (MoT) in Bangladesh (2 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 General Plant Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Toyozo Sato (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tomonori Shiraishi (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yuki Ichinose (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kazuhiro Toyoda (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shigetou Namba (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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 General Plant Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (110 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hokkaido University (69 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Okayama University (67 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (62 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shizuoka University (56 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, 10.39% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 49.28% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.70% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.29% of all publications and 21.74% 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

  • Leaf spot of Polygonatum odoratum caused by Colletotrichum spaethianum

    Liping Liu;Lin Zhang;Penglei Qiu;Yu Wang

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Management of Phytophthora palmivora disease in Citrus reticulata with chemical fungicides

    N. M. Chi;P. Q. Thu;H. B. Nam;D. Q. Quang

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • First report of stem rot on hydrangea caused by Phytophthora hedraiandra in Japan

    Rani Yosilia;Masaji Morishima;Ayaka Hieno;Haruhisa Suga

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Phytophthora rot of alpine delphinium caused by Phytophthora sp. kelmania

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Variation in stalk rot resistance and physiological traits of sorghum genotypes in the field under high temperature

    Ramasamy Perumal;Sandeep S. Tomar;Ananda Bandara;Djanaguiraman Maduraimuthu

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • First report of root and stem rot of sedum caused by five oomycete species

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Ophiosphaerellaagrostidis causes leaf-sheath rot of Zingibermioga

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Three species of Fusarium involved in the dry rot of taro (Colocasia esculenta) in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • A new era in plant pathology in Japan: incorporation of the Phytopathological Society of Japan and research reform directed by genomic studies.

    Tsutomu Arie

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Curvularia brachyspora causing leaf spot on Cucurbita argyrosperma in Mexico

    (2022)
    1 Citations

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