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Journal of Plant Biology
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Journal of Plant Biology

1226-9239

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12374

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 356 10 10 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 47
Documents by Best Scientists*: 66
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 54
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.646
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Plant Biology?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Botany, Gene, Biochemistry, Cell biology and Genetics. In the journal, Genetically modified crops and Horticulture are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Botany research. Most of the Gene studies addressed also intersect with Molecular biology.

Enzyme and Peroxidase are all aspects of Biochemistry discussed in the journal. Journal of Plant Biology explores issues in Cell biology which can be linked to other research areas like Arabidopsis, Meristem and Transcription factor. The journal covers Arabidopsis research under the subject of Mutant.

More specifically, the research on Mutant in Journal of Plant Biology is related to Wild type. The Genetics research dealing mostly with Genome is the focus of Journal of Plant Biology. The Plant ecology study featured in Journal of Plant Biology draws parallels with the field of Agronomy.

  • Botany (39.03%)
  • Gene (21.81%)
  • Biochemistry (20.93%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Reactive oxygen species, antioxidants and signaling in plants (343 citations)
  • NaCl stress causes changes in photosynthetic pigments, proteins, and other metabolic components in the leaves of a true mangrove,Bruguiera parviflora, in hydroponic cultures (275 citations)
  • Plant Hormones in Salt Stress Tolerance (174 citations)

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

The journal publications focus on Botany, Biochemistry, Gene, Cell biology and Genetics. Horticulture and Sucrose are some topics wherein Botany research discussed in the journal publications has an impact. Transcription (biology) and Arabidopsis, Mutant are some topics wherein Cell biology research discussed in the most cited papers has an impact.

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Plant Biology facilitates discussions on Gene, Cell biology, Biochemistry, Arabidopsis and Mutant. The Gene study featured falls within the larger field of Genetics. In the journal, Arabidopsis thaliana, Transcription factor, Abscisic acid and Oryza sativa are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cell biology research.

Arabidopsis research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Phloem, Ubiquitin ligase, Abiotic stress and Proteasome. It holds forums on Transcriptome that merges themes from other disciplines such as Calyx, Botany, Hedychium coronarium, Plant hormone and Organogenesis. The studies on Botany discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Significant difference and Metabolomics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Aluminium Toxicity and Its Tolerance in Plant: A Review (6 citations)
  • Melatonin Improves Drought Resistance in Maize Seedlings by Enhancing the Antioxidant System and Regulating Abscisic Acid Metabolism to Maintain Stomatal Opening Under PEG-Induced Drought (5 citations)
  • Characterization of Agro-morphological Traits of Tartary Buckwheat Germplasm Under Spring Cultivation and Analysis of Health-Related Primary Bioactive Components in Seeds by HPLC Method (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 Journal of Plant Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gynheung An (43 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jong-Seong Jeon (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Ki-Hong Jung (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Seong-Ki Kim (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chung Sun An (17 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 Plant Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Seoul National University (122 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kyung Hee University (64 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chonnam National University (50 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pusan National University (44 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Gyeongsang National University (44 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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, 12.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.59% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.96% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.11% 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

  • Hydrogen Peroxide is Involved in Salicylic Acid-Induced Adventitious Rooting in Cucumber Under Cadmium Stress

    Wenting Gong;Lijuan Niu;Chunlei Wang;Lijuan Wei

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Characterization on a Novel Rolled Leaves and Short Petioles Soybean Mutant Based on Seq-BSA and RNA-seq Analysis

    Xue Wang;Changkai Liu;Bingjie Tu;Yansheng Li

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Salicylic Acid Seed Priming Enhanced Resistance in Wheat Against Fusarium graminearum Seedling Blight

    Mona Sorahinobar;Naser Safaie;Babak Moradi;Babak Moradi

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Ethylene was Involved in Ca 2+ -Regulated Na + Homeostasis, Na + Transport and Cell Ultrastructure During Adventitious Rooting in Cucumber Explants Under Salt Stress

    Jian Yu;Jihua Yu;Weibiao Liao;Jianming Xie

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • MAP3Kθ1 is Involved in Abscisic Acid Signaling in Drought Tolerance and Seed Germination in Arabidopsis

    Liguo Jia;Yuzhen Chen;Mingshou Fan;Wenrao Li

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Stem Hydraulic Traits are Decoupled from Leaf Ecophysiological Traits in Mangroves in Southern Philippines

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • A New Species of Goodyera (Orchidaceae: Orchidoideae) from Korea and Japan

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • ACTIN2 Functions in Chloroplast Photorelocation Movement in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Ju-young Kim;Jeongsu Ahn;Hanbit Bong;Masamitsu Wada

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Transcriptome Analysis Suggests Cytokinin and Gibberellin Signaling May Account for Differences Between Spring and Winter Canola (Brassica napus L.) Root Development

    Muhammad Arifuzzaman;Muhammad Arifuzzaman;David Horvath;Mukhlesur Rahman

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Characterization and Functional Explorations of O-glycosylation Enzymes SECRET AGENT and SPINDLY in Pyrus bretschneideri

    (2022)
    0 Citations

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