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Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
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Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

0894-0282

Published by: American Phytopathological Society

https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/journal/mpmi

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Molecular Biology 98 14 24 11
Plant Science and Agronomy 119 62 69 16
Microbiology 196 24 33 10
Biology and Biochemistry 346 83 103 18

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 256
Documents by Best Scientists*: 267
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 183
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.118
Impact Factor: 3.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions?

The topics of Gene, Microbiology, Genetics, Mutant and Botany are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The work on Gene tackled in Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions brings together disciplines like Molecular biology, Virology and Effector. In the journal, RNA and Nicotiana tabacum are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Virology research.

The subject of Rhizobiaceae, which is connected to the field of Rhizobium, serves as the foundation of the Microbiology research featured in it. The journal facilitated presentations on Genetics research, particularly Genome, Plant disease resistance, Locus (genetics), Plasmid and Nucleic acid sequence. The discussions emphasized the topic of Mutant in an attempt to further explore the field of Biochemistry.

Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions features studies on Biochemistry, including topics such as Peptide sequence. Topics in Botany were tackled in line with various other fields like Arabidopsis thaliana and Rhizobia, Symbiosis, Medicago truncatula, Root nodule. Gene expression and Complementary DNA are closely related fields of research discussed in Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions.

  • Gene (35.66%)
  • Microbiology (34.95%)
  • Genetics (29.76%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Priming: Getting Ready for Battle (1075 citations)
  • Bacterial Endophytes and Their Interactions with Hosts (977 citations)
  • Signal signature and transcriptome changes of Arabidopsis during pathogen and insect attack. (803 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions:

The published articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Microbiology, Gene, Genetics, Botany and Mutant. The journal papers explore issues in Microbiology which can be linked to other research areas like Bacteria, Arabidopsis and Virulence. The discussions in the journal papers emphasized the topic of Gene in an attempt to further explore the field of Biochemistry.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions primarily focuses on research topics in Genetics, Gene, Genome, Whole genome sequencing and Effector. The Gene study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Fusarium. Whole genome sequencing is the main point of discussion in Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions but it also connects with fields such as

  • Sequence assembly together with Nanopore sequencing and Oomycete,
  • Botany which intersects with area such as Bacteria..

While the primary focus in it is Mutant, it also dissects topics surrounding Cell biology and Arabidopsis and Arabidopsis thaliana as a whole. Pathogen research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Microbiology. It features Microbiology research that overlaps with concepts in Plant defense against herbivory.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Molecular Aspects of Plant Growth Promotion and Protection by Bacillus subtilis. (23 citations)
  • Intimate Association of PRR- and NLR-Mediated Signaling in Plant Immunity. (17 citations)
  • Ralstonia solanacearum Depends on Catabolism of Myo-Inositol, Sucrose, and Trehalose for Virulence in an Infection Stage-Dependent Manner. (6 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 Plant-microbe Interactions (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ben J. J. Lugtenberg (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alan Collmer (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Herman P. Spaink (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gary Stacey (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sophien Kamoun (26 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 Plant-microbe Interactions (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Cornell University (111 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (99 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (78 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 4.35% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.94% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.23% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.43% of all publications and 47.40% 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

  • Dual Role of Auxin in Regulating Plant Defense and Bacterial Virulence Gene Expression During Pseudomonas syringae PtoDC3000 Pathogenesis

    Arnaud T Djami-Tchatchou;Gregory A Harrison;Chris P Harper;Renhou Wang

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Exogenous Treatment with Glutamate Induces Immune Responses in Arabidopsis

    Yukihisa Goto;Noriko Maki;Yasunori Ichihashi;Daisuke Kitazawa

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • What are the Top 10 Unanswered Questions in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions?

    Jeanne M Harris;Peter Balint-Kurti;Jacqueline C Bede;Brad Day

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Arabidopsis Response Regulator 6 (ARR6) Modulates Plant Cell-Wall Composition and Disease Resistance

    Laura Bacete;Hugo Mélida;Gemma López;Patrick Dabos

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Metatranscriptomic Comparison of Endophytic and Pathogenic Fusarium-Arabidopsis Interactions Reveals Plant Transcriptional Plasticity.

    Li Guo;Houlin Yu;Bo Wang;Kathryn Vescio

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Dichotomous role of jasmonic acid in modulating sorghum defense against aphids.

    (2022)
    41 Citations
  • Ralstonia solanacearum Depends on Catabolism of Myo-Inositol, Sucrose, and Trehalose for Virulence in an Infection Stage-Dependent Manner.

    Corri D Hamilton;Olivia R Steidl;April M MacIntyre;Connor G Hendrich

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Mycovirus induced hypervirulence of Leptosphaeria biglobosa enhances systemic acquired resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus

    Unnati A Shah;Ioly Kotta-Loizou;Ioly Kotta-Loizou;Bruce D L Fitt;Robert H A Coutts

    (2020)
    40 Citations

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