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Journal of Plant Interactions
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Journal of Plant Interactions

1742-9145

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tjpi20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 138 45 42 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 79
Documents by Best Scientists*: 72
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 71
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.723
Impact Factor: 3.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Plant Interactions?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Botany, Horticulture, Agronomy, Biochemistry and Ecology. Journal of Plant Interactions facilitates discussions on Botany that incorporate concepts from other fields like Peroxidase and Inoculation. The works on Peroxidase deal in particular with Polyphenol oxidase.

It explores issues in Horticulture which can be linked to other research areas like Proline and Salinity. It encompasses presentations on Biochemistry, specifically Antioxidant, Superoxide dismutase and Oxidative stress. The journal primarily discusses Antioxidant topics, particularly Catalase and Lipid peroxidation.

Superoxide dismutase studies presented include Glutathione reductase and APX.

  • Botany (44.97%)
  • Horticulture (21.52%)
  • Agronomy (16.55%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Drought-tolerant plant growth promoting Bacillus spp.: effect on growth, osmolytes, and antioxidant status of maize under drought stress (282 citations)
  • Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria reduce adverse effects of salinity and osmotic stress by regulating phytohormones and antioxidants in Cucumis sativus (193 citations)
  • Salinity-resistant plant growth promoting rhizobacteria ameliorates sodium chloride stress on tomato plants (191 citations)

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

The journal articles primarily tackle Botany, Horticulture, Catalase, Superoxide dismutase and Shoot. The journal articles address concerns in Botany which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Proline, Food science and Salinity. The journal papers hold forums on Horticulture that merge themes from other disciplines such as Nutrient and Agronomy.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Gene, Horticulture, Botany, Genetics and Biochemistry. Gene research in Journal of Plant Interactions involves the investigation of Identification (biology) studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Cytochrome P450, Secondary metabolite, Cold stress, Bioinformatics analysis and Cold tolerance. The concepts on Horticulture presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Kandelia candel, Aegiceras corniculatum and Phase (matter).

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Botany, it also covered topics in Microorganism and Defence mechanisms. Many of the research works in Biochemistry, specifically Metabolism, Photosynthesis, Osmolyte and Proline, closely connected to disciplines like Phot. It explores research in RNA-Seq alongside concepts in Seedling and other areas of study in Microbiology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Ameliorative effect of indole-3-acetic acid- and siderophore-producing Leclercia adecarboxylata MO1 on cucumber plants under zinc stress (4 citations)
  • Targeted metabolomics unveil alteration in accumulation and root exudation of flavonoids as a response to interspecific competition (3 citations)
  • Na+ accumulation alleviates drought stress induced photosynthesis inhibition of PSII and PSI in leaves of Medicago sativa (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 Interactions (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Junji Takabayashi (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • In-Jung Lee (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Abdul Latif Khan (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Muhammad Waqas (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Muhammad Hamayun (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 Plant Interactions (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kyoto University (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyungpook National University (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • King Saud University (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Aligarh Muslim University (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (17 papers) published 2 papers 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, 2.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.07% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.20% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.83% of all publications and 43.90% 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

  • Pragmatic role of microbial plant biostimulants in abiotic stress relief in crop plants

    Unknown

    (2022)
    140 Citations
  • Characterization of actinomycetes isolates for plant growth promoting traits and their effects on drought tolerance in maize.

    Chinenyenwa Fortune Chukwuneme;Olubukola Oluranti Babalola;Funso Raphael Kutu;Omena Bernard Ojuederie

    (2020)
    121 Citations
  • Volatile organic compounds in the interaction between plants and beneficial microorganisms

    Unknown

    (2022)
    87 Citations
  • Insights into 28-homobrassinolide (HBR)-mediated redox homeostasis, AsA–GSH cycle, and methylglyoxal detoxification in soybean under drought-induced oxidative stress

    Md. Mahadi Hasan;Md. Arfan Ali;Mona H. Soliman;Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Salt stress affects mineral nutrition in shoots and roots and chlorophyll a fluorescence of tomato plants grown in hydroponic culture

    Aicha Loudari;Chahinez Benadis;Rachida Naciri;Aziz Soulaimani

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Aspergillus niger boosted heat stress tolerance in sunflower and soybean via regulating their metabolic and antioxidant system

    Ismail;Muhammad Hamayun;Anwar Hussain;Amjad Iqbal

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Endophytic fungus Bipolaris sp. CSL-1 induces salt tolerance in Glycine max.L via modulating its endogenous hormones, antioxidative system and gene expression

    (2022)
    39 Citations
  • Ameliorative effect of indole-3-acetic acid- and siderophore-producing Leclercia adecarboxylata MO1 on cucumber plants under zinc stress

    Sang-Mo Kang;Raheem Shahzad;Muhammad Aaqil Khan;Zuhair Hasnain

    (2021)
    36 Citations
  • Aspergillus Flavus reprogrammed morphological and chemical attributes of Solanum lycopersicum through SlGSH1 and SlPCS1 genes modulation under heavy metal stress

    Laila Aziz;Muhammad Hamayun;Mamoona Rauf;Amjad Iqbal

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Genotype-by-environment effects on grain quality among heat and drought tolerant bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes

    Zamalotshwa Thungo;Hussein Shimelis;Alfred Odindo;Jacob Mashilo

    (2020)
    22 Citations

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