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Photosynthetica
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Photosynthetica

0300-3604

Published by: Institute of Experimental Botany Czech Academy of Sciences

https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/1573-9058

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 117 70 104 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 110
Documents by Best Scientists*: 136
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 93
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.504
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Photosynthetica?

Photosynthetica explores disciplines such as Photosynthesis, Botany, Plant physiology, Chlorophyll and Horticulture. The study on Photosynthesis presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Agronomy. In addition to Botany research, Photosynthetica aims to explore topics under Chloroplast and Carbon dioxide.

Issues in Plant physiology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Acclimatization and Shoot. In the journal, Fluorescence, Carotenoid, Chlorophyll a, Pigment and Photosystem are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Chlorophyll research. Most of the Horticulture studies addressed also intersect with Salinity.

Photosystem II research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Photochemistry and Biophysics. Photosynthetica focuses on Stomatal conductance research which is adjacent to topics in Water-use efficiency. It focused on Chlorophyll fluorescence research but expanded to cover Quenching (fluorescence).

  • Photosynthesis (60.11%)
  • Botany (52.61%)
  • Plant physiology (33.61%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Photosynthesis under stressful environments: An overview (933 citations)
  • Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters: The Definitions, Photosynthetic Meaning, and Mutual Relationships (518 citations)
  • Plant Responses to Drought, Acclimation, and Stress Tolerance (493 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Photosynthetica:

Photosynthesis, Botany, Plant physiology, Chlorophyll and Stomatal conductance are the main subjects of interest in the published articles. Agronomy and Horticulture are some topics wherein Photosynthesis research discussed in the journal papers has an impact. The journal papers explore topics in Botany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Chloroplast and Salinity.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Photosynthesis, Horticulture, Chlorophyll fluorescence, Stomatal conductance and Chlorophyll a. Chlorophyll and Agronomy are some topics wherein Photosynthesis research discussed in it have an impact. The studies on Chlorophyll fluorescence discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Agricultural engineering, Hyperspectral imaging and Photosynthetic efficiency.

The Stomatal conductance works featured in it incorporate elements from Crop, Crop yield, Quantum yield, Yield (wine) and Transpiration. The journal focuses on Chlorophyll a but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Scientific method, Biophysics and Photosystem II. Plant physiology are all disciplines of Botany that connect with topics in Stress physiology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Can chlorophyll fluorescence imaging make the invisible visible (2 citations)
  • Multi-colour fluorescence imaging of photosynthetic activity and plant stress (2 citations)
  • Light quality-dependent regulation of photoprotection and antioxidant properties in rice seedlings grown under different light-emitting diodes (2 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 Photosynthetica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Loretta Gratani (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michal V. Marek (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hazem M. Kalaji (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • R.Z. Wang (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Namachevayam Nedunchezhian (16 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 Photosynthetica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (232 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (77 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shandong Agricultural University (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Charles University in Prague (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhejiang University (28 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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

  • Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser – Chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters as indicators of a particular abiotic stress in rice

    P. Faseela;A.K. Sinisha;M. Brestič;J.T. Puthur

    (2020)
    141 Citations
  • Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser - Revisiting JIP-test: An educative review on concepts, assumptions, approximations, definitions and terminology

    (2020)
    111 Citations
  • Red light optimized physiological traits and enhanced the growth of ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.)

    M. Rehman;S. Fahad;M.H. Saleem;M. Hafeez

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Leaf gas exchange, oxidative stress, and physiological attributes of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) grown under different light-emitting diodes

    M.H. Saleem;M. Rehman;S. Fahad;S.A. Tung

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser – JIP-test as a tool to identify salinity tolerance in sweet sorghum genotypes

    A. Rastogi;M. Kovar;X. He;M. Zivcak

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Role of anthocyanin and carotenoids in the adaptation of the photosynthetic apparatus of purple- and green-leaved cultivars of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) to high-intensity light

    L.A. Stetsenko;P.P. Pashkovsky;R.A. Voloshin;V.D. Kreslavski

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Effects of different light quality and biofertilizers on structural and physiological traits of spinach plants

    L. Vitale;E. Vitale;G. Guercia;M. Turano

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Insights into nanoparticle-induced changes in plant photosynthesis

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser – Phosphorus deficiency affects the I-step of chlorophyll a fluorescence induction curve of radish

    Cetner;H.M. Kalaji;W. Borucki;K. Kowalczyk

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Multi-colour fluorescence imaging of photosynthetic activity and plant stress

    H.K. Lichtenthaler

    (2021)
    23 Citations

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