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Photosynthesis Research
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Photosynthesis Research

0166-8595

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11120

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 70 74 100 23

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 198
Documents by Best Scientists*: 246
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 134
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.015
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Photosynthesis Research?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Photosynthesis, Photochemistry, Photosystem II, Biochemistry and Plant physiology. Photosynthesis Research deals with Photosynthesis in conjunction with Chlorophyll and similar fields in Chlorophyll a. The Photochemistry works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Photosystem I, Fluorescence and Photosystem.

The work on Fluorescence addressed in Photosynthesis Research expands to the thematically related Analytical chemistry. Aside from discussions in Photosystem II, Photosynthesis Research also deals with the subject of Thylakoid which intersects with Membrane disciplines. The Biochemistry study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Cyanobacteria.

Plant physiology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Agronomy, Horticulture and Stomatal conductance. The research on Photosynthetic reaction centre tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Bacteriochlorophyll. The study on Chlorophyll fluorescence presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Quenching (fluorescence).

  • Photosynthesis (36.13%)
  • Photochemistry (26.70%)
  • Photosystem II (25.48%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Continuous recording of photochemical and non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching with a new type of modulation fluorometer. (2420 citations)
  • The use of chlorophyll fluorescence nomenclature in plant stress physiology. (1972 citations)
  • Role of the xanthophyll cycle in photoprotection elucidated by measurements of light-induced absorbance changes, fluorescence and photosynthesis in leaves of Hedera canariensis. (1209 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Photosynthesis Research:

The most cited papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Photochemistry, Plant physiology and Biochemistry. The studies on Photosynthesis discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Cyanobacteria and Chlorophyll. While the journal articles focused on Photosystem II, they were also able to explore topics like Thylakoid, Biophysics and Photosynthetic reaction centre.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Photosynthesis Research primarily focuses on research topics in Photosynthesis, Plant physiology, Photosystem II, Biophysics and Horticulture. The Photosynthesis study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Chlorophyll. In the journal, Pigment, Canopy, Light intensity, Acclimatization and Photosystem are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Plant physiology research.

The research on Photosystem II featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Redox, Protein subunit, Phosphorylation and Chlorophyll a. The journal focuses on Biophysics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Thylakoid, Photoprotection and Rhodobacter sphaeroides. The subject of Fluorescence, which is connected to the field of Photochemistry, serves as the foundation of the Photosystem I research featured in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The major photoprotective role of anthocyanins in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana under long-term high light treatment: antioxidant or light attenuator? (8 citations)
  • Do rapid photosynthetic responses protect maize leaves against photoinhibition under fluctuating light (7 citations)
  • Evidence for variable chlorophyll fluorescence of photosystem I in vivo (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 Photosynthesis Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Govindjee (129 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev (60 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Robert E. Blankenship (58 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Richard J. Cogdell (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wah Soon Chow (40 papers) published 9 papers 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 Photosynthesis Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (218 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (168 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Moscow State University (144 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (111 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Australian National University (101 papers) published 13 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, 1.03% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 47.92% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 35.42% 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

  • The role of photosynthesis related pigments in light harvesting, photoprotection and enhancement of photosynthetic yield in planta

    Unknown

    (2022)
    513 Citations
  • Photosynthesis research under climate change

    Sajad Hussain;Zaid Ulhassan;Marian Brestic;Marek Zivcak

    (2021)
    174 Citations
  • Improving photosynthesis to increase grain yield potential: an analysis of maize hybrids released in different years in China

    Unknown

    (2021)
    92 Citations
  • The role of Cytochrome b6f in the control of steady-state photosynthesis: a conceptual and quantitative model

    J. E. Johnson;J. A. Berry

    (2021)
    66 Citations
  • 24-Epibrassinolide alleviates the toxic effects of NaCl on photosynthetic processes in potato plants

    Liliya V Kolomeichuk;Marina V Efimova;Ilya E Zlobin;Vladimir D Kreslavski

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • The major photoprotective role of anthocyanins in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana under long-term high light treatment: antioxidant or light attenuator?

    Xiao-Ting Zheng;Zheng-Chao Yu;Jun-Wei Tang;Min-Ling Cai

    (2021)
    57 Citations
  • From empirical to theoretical models of light response curves - linking photosynthetic and metabolic acclimation

    Helena A. Herrmann;Jean Marc Schwartz;Giles N. Johnson

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • A light-induced decrease in the photochemical reflectance index (PRI) can be used to estimate the energy-dependent component of non-photochemical quenching under heat stress and soil drought in pea, wheat, and pumpkin.

    Lyubov Yudina;Ekaterina Sukhova;Ekaterina Gromova;Vladimir Nerush

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • How do rice seedlings of landrace Pokkali survive in saline fields after transplantation? Physiology, biochemistry, and photosynthesis

    Manjari Mishra;Silas Wungrampha;Gautam Kumar;Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • Electron and proton transport in wheat exposed to salt stress: is the increase of the thylakoid membrane proton conductivity responsible for decreasing the photosynthetic activity in sensitive genotypes?

    Ulkar Ibrahimova;Marek Zivcak;Kristina Gasparovic;Anshu Rastogi

    (2021)
    46 Citations

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