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Journal of Plant Physiology
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Journal of Plant Physiology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 50 172 159 29

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 333
Documents by Best Scientists*: 323
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 168
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.106
Impact Factor: 4.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Plant Physiology?

The main points discussed in Journal of Plant Physiology deals with Botany, Biochemistry, Horticulture, Photosynthesis and Shoot. Many of the studies tackled connect Botany with a similar field of study like Tissue culture. In the Biochemistry research discussed, Enzyme, Metabolism, Gene expression, Biosynthesis and Gene are all tackled.

The concepts on Gene presented in Journal of Plant Physiology can also apply to other research fields, including Molecular biology and Cell biology. It features Photosynthesis research that overlaps with concepts in Chloroplast. The main emphasis of it is the subject of Chloroplast, focusing on Thylakoid.

  • Botany (39.63%)
  • Biochemistry (36.31%)
  • Horticulture (11.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Spectral Determination of Chlorophylls a and b, as well as Total Carotenoids, Using Various Solvents with Spectrophotometers of Different Resolution* (3127 citations)
  • Drought-induced responses of photosynthesis and antioxidant metabolism in higher plants (1450 citations)
  • NH4+ toxicity in higher plants: a critical review (1181 citations)

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

The published papers focus largely on the fields of Botany, Biochemistry, Horticulture, Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll. Aside from discussions in Botany, the journal articles also deal with the subject of Salinity which intersects with Sodium disciplines. The journal papers hold forums on Horticulture that merge themes from other disciplines such as Proline and Sucrose.

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 Plant Physiology explores disciplines such as Cell biology, Gene, Arabidopsis, Photosynthesis and Biochemistry. The studies on Cell biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Wild type, Bimolecular fluorescence complementation and Auxin. While work presented in Journal of Plant Physiology provided substantial information on Wild type, it also covered topics in Proline and Abscisic acid.

The featured Photosynthesis study falls within the wider topic of Botany. Journal of Plant Physiology covers various topics on Biochemistry such as Enzyme, Phenylpropanoid, Transgene and Amino acid. The journal facilitates discussions on Abiotic stress that incorporate concepts from other fields like Phloem and Abiotic component.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Machine learning approaches for crop improvement: Leveraging phenotypic and genotypic big data (9 citations)
  • Integrating multi-omics data for crop improvement. (9 citations)
  • Emerging roles of the CBL-CIPK calcium signaling network as key regulatory hub in plant nutrition (8 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 Physiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler (103 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Claus Buschmann (88 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. Van Staden (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christian Wilhelm (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ulrich Lüttge (32 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 Physiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (213 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (177 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Polish Academy of Sciences (120 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (93 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (85 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 3.85% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.33% of all publications and 64.67% 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

  • Genomic resources in plant breeding for sustainable agriculture.

    Mahendar Thudi;Ramesh Palakurthi;James C. Schnable;Annapurna Chitikineni

    (2021)
    164 Citations
  • Plant nitrogen nutrition: The roles of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

    (2021)
    90 Citations
  • Better salinity tolerance in tetraploid vs diploid volkamer lemon seedlings is associated with robust antioxidant and osmotic adjustment mechanisms.

    Muhammad Fasih Khalid;Sajjad Hussain;Muhammad Akbar Anjum;Shakeel Ahmad

    (2020)
    88 Citations
  • The cytokinin-producing plant beneficial bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens G20-18 primes tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) for enhanced drought stress responses.

    (2022)
    76 Citations
  • Climate change-associated multifactorial stress combination: A present challenge for our ecosystems.

    (2022)
    70 Citations
  • Differential physiological response to heat and cold stress of tomato plants and its implication on fruit quality.

    (2021)
    69 Citations
  • Crosstalk between melatonin and Ca2+/CaM evokes systemic salt tolerance in Dracocephalum kotschyi.

    Farinaz Vafadar;Rayhaneh Amooaghaie;Parviz Ehsanzadeh;Faezeh Ghanati

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • Rubisco carboxylase/oxygenase: From the enzyme to the globe: A gas exchange perspective.

    Susanne von Caemmerer

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Biotic stress-associated microRNA families in plants

    Ena Šečić;Karl-Heinz Kogel;Maria Jose Ladera-Carmona

    (2021)
    59 Citations
  • Interactive effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and a seaweed extract on the growth and physiology of Allium cepa L. (onion).

    Shubhpriya Gupta;Wendy A. Stirk;Lenka Plačková;Manoj G. Kulkarni

    (2021)
    52 Citations

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