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Molecular Breeding
H-index 19

Molecular Breeding

1380-3743

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11032

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 73 31 42 13
Plant Science and Agronomy 178 55 47 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 140
Documents by Best Scientists*: 130
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 121
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.803
Impact Factor: 3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Molecular Breeding?

Molecular Breeding focuses largely on the fields of Genetics, Gene, Quantitative trait locus, Botany and Locus (genetics). Molecular Breeding concentrates on Genetics topics that focus on Genetic marker, Allele, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Genome and Microsatellite. The journal explores issues in Genetic marker which can be linked to other research areas like Plant disease resistance and Plant breeding.

Issues in Allele were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Germplasm and Genotype. The study on Microsatellite presented in it intersects with the topics under Genetic diversity. Many of the studies tackled connect Gene with a similar field of study like Molecular biology.

The presented research on Quantitative trait locus deals specifically with Gene mapping but it also addresses topics in Genetic linkage. Botany research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Genetically modified crops, Oryza sativa and Transformation (genetics), Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The Cultivar study featured falls within the wider field of Horticulture.

  • Genetics (56.40%)
  • Gene (31.58%)
  • Quantitative trait locus (30.16%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The comparison of RFLP, RAPD, AFLP and SSR (microsatellite) markers for germplasm analysis (2050 citations)
  • Reproducibility testing of RAPD, AFLP and SSR markers in plants by a network of European laboratories (771 citations)
  • Genome mapping, molecular markers and marker-assisted selection in crop plants (595 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Molecular Breeding:

The published articles investigate areas of study like Genetics, Quantitative trait locus, Botany, Gene and Genetically modified crops. In addition to Quantitative trait locus research, the most cited articles aim to explore topics under Association mapping, Cultivar, Agronomy and Genetic linkage. The published articles address concerns in the field of Botany by exploring it in line with topics in Transformation (genetics) which intersect with Callus and Plasmid subjects.

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Genetics, Gene, Quantitative trait locus, Candidate gene and Allele. Molecular Breeding focuses on Genetics as well as the interrelated topic of Germplasm. In it, Resistance (ecology) and Botany are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Gene research.

The studies in Quantitative trait locus featured incorporate elements of Natural population growth, Cultivar, Selection (genetic algorithm), Point of delivery and Inbred strain. The Candidate gene works featured in it incorporate elements from Polymorphism (computer science), Indel, Mutant, Bulked segregant analysis and Putative gene. The work on Allele tackled in it brings together disciplines like Gene pool, Genetic gain, Nested association mapping and Evolutionary biology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Genetic dissection of maize drought tolerance for trait improvement (6 citations)
  • Maize kernel development (6 citations)
  • Haploid induction and its application in maize breeding (4 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 Molecular Breeding (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Richard G. F. Visser (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xianchun Xia (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhonghu He (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marion S. Röder (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paul Christou (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 Molecular Breeding (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agricultural Research Service (177 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Huazhong Agricultural University (96 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (84 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing Agricultural University (75 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (75 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, 17.91% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.18% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.36% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.18% of all publications and 27.27% 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

  • Current understanding of the genomic, genetic, and molecular control of insect resistance in rice

    Bo Du;Rongzhi Chen;Jianping Guo;Guangcun He

    (2020)
    87 Citations
  • WheatQTLdb V2.0: a supplement to the database for wheat QTL

    (2022)
    36 Citations
  • Marker-assisted recurrent selection improves the crown rot resistance of bread wheat

    Mahbub Rahman;Mahbub Rahman;Philip Davies;Urmil Bansal;Raj Pasam

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Genome-wide association mapping of flooding tolerance in soybean

    Chengjun Wu;Leandro A. Mozzoni;David Moseley;Wade Hummer

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Major seed size QTL on chromosome A05 of peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is conserved in the US mini core germplasm collection

    Ye Chu;Peng Chee;Thomas G. Isleib;C. Corley Holbrook

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Marker-assisted pyramiding of genes/QTL for grain quality and rust resistance in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)

    Tinku Gautam;Guriqbal Singh Dhillon;Gautam Saripalli;Rakhi

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Fruit size and firmness QTL alleles of breeding interest identified in a sweet cherry ‘Ambrunés’ × ‘Sweetheart’ population

    Alejandro Calle;Francisco Balas;Lichun Cai;Amy Iezzoni

    (2020)
    27 Citations

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