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Mycorrhiza
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Mycorrhiza

0940-6360

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/572

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 76 80 108 22

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 154
Documents by Best Scientists*: 153
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 110
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.071
Impact Factor: 3.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Mycorrhiza?

Mycorrhiza aims to foster the development of research in Botany, Mycorrhiza, Symbiosis, Ecology and Agronomy. It explores topics in Botany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Colonization and Ectomycorrhiza. While Mycorrhiza is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Colonisation, Shoot, Hypha, Arbuscular mycorrhiza and Phycomycetes.

Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Symbiosis and the similar topic of Host (biology). The presentations discussing Ecology offer insights in topics such as Species richness, Ecosystem and Biodiversity. While work presented in Mycorrhiza provided substantial information on Agronomy, it also covered topics in Soil water, Inoculation and Nutrient.

The presentations focused mostly on Inoculation in an attempt to further explore topics in Horticulture. The research on Glomus tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Rhizosphere, Acaulospora and Glomeromycota.

  • Botany (71.32%)
  • Mycorrhiza (34.72%)
  • Symbiosis (17.77%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Water relations, drought and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis (1540 citations)
  • Phylogenetic distribution and evolution of mycorrhizas in land plants (1281 citations)
  • Exploration types of ectomycorrhizae (734 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mycorrhiza:

The journal articles mostly deal with topics like Botany, Mycorrhiza, Glomus, Agronomy and Arbuscular mycorrhiza. The most cited articles address concerns in Botany which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Colonization, Symbiosis and Ectomycorrhiza. The most cited articles focus on Mycorrhiza but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Ecology, Colonisation, Spore, Shoot and Phycomycetes.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Fungus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Botany, Symbiosis, Agronomy, Colonization and Ecology are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The work on Botany tackled in Mycorrhiza brings together disciplines like Inoculation, Host (biology) and Ectomycorrhiza. Mycorrhiza encompasses Ectomycorrhiza studies in the context of Mycorrhiza as a whole.

The journal focuses on Mycorrhiza but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Japonica and Sympatric speciation. Agriculture, Intraspecific competition, Competition (biology) and Fungus are some topics wherein Agronomy research discussed in Mycorrhiza have an impact. Colonization research in the journal involves the investigation of Shoot studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Isoetes, Glomus, Sunflower and Rhizophagus (fungus).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Specialized mycorrhizal association between a partially mycoheterotrophic orchid Oreorchis indica and a Tomentella taxon. (6 citations)
  • Fungal symbionts may modulate nitrate inhibitory effect on orchid seed germination (4 citations)
  • First production of Italian white truffle ( Tuber magnatum Pico) ascocarps in an orchard outside its natural range distribution in France (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 Mycorrhiza (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stéphane Declerck (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Javier Parladé (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Reinhard Agerer (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joan Pera (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Akiyoshi Yamada (18 papers) published 1 paper 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 Mycorrhiza (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (49 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (39 papers) published 3 papers 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, 1.59% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.52% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.35% of all publications and 51.61% 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

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and production of secondary metabolites in medicinal plants

    Unknown

    (2022)
    169 Citations
  • Increased arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization reduces yield loss of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under drought.

    Anupol Chareesri;Gerlinde B. De Deyn;Lidiya Sergeeva;Anan Polthanee

    (2020)
    91 Citations
  • Facilitation of plant water uptake by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus: a Gordian knot of roots and hyphae.

    David Püschel;Michael Bitterlich;Jana Rydlová;Jan Jansa

    (2020)
    90 Citations
  • Growth-promoting bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi differentially benefit tomato and corn depending upon the supplied form of phosphorus.

    Sergio Saia;Echrak Aissa;Francesca Luziatelli;Maurizio Ruzzi

    (2020)
    76 Citations
  • Metabolite profiling of the hyphal exudates of Rhizophagus clarus and Rhizophagus irregularis under phosphorus deficiency.

    Nuri Luthfiana;Nozomi Inamura;Tantriani;Takumi Sato

    (2021)
    74 Citations
  • Mycorrhizal networks facilitate the colonization of legume roots by a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium

    Candido Barreto de Novais;Cristiana Sbrana;Ederson da Conceição Jesus;Luc Felicianus Marie Rouws

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, a key symbiosis in the development of quality traits in crop production, alone or combined with plant growth-promoting bacteria.

    Pierre-Antoine Noceto;Pauline Bettenfeld;Pauline Bettenfeld;Raphael Boussageon;Mathilde Hériché

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in roots and soil respond differently to biotic and abiotic factors in the Serengeti.

    Bo Maxwell Stevens;Jeffrey Ryan Propster;Maarja Öpik;Gail W. T. Wilson

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Ancient lineages of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi provide little plant benefit

    Verena Säle;Javier Palenzuela;Concepción Azcón-Aguilar;Iván Sánchez-Castro

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Possible role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and associated bacteria in the recruitment of endophytic bacterial communities by plant roots.

    Gergely Ujvári;Alessandra Turrini;Luciano Avio;Monica Agnolucci

    (2021)
    41 Citations

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