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Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants
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Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

0971-5894

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12298

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 75 87 102 22

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 148
Documents by Best Scientists*: 163
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 64
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.768
Impact Factor: 3.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Plant physiology, Botany, Horticulture, Shoot and Gene. In the journal, Photosynthesis, Proline, Chlorophyll, Antioxidant and Drought tolerance are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Plant physiology research. Topics in Antioxidant were tackled in line with various other fields like Oxidative stress and Food science.

The concepts on Botany presented in Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants can also apply to other research fields, including Kinetin, RAPD, Genetic diversity and Murashige and Skoog medium. The presented Genetic diversity research focuses mostly on Genetic marker and, on occasion, topics in Microsatellite. Horticulture research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Salinity, Catalase and Stomatal conductance.

The journal facilitates discussions on Shoot that incorporate concepts from other fields like Explant culture, Micropropagation and Acclimatization. In Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, researchers investigate the Gene study as part of research in the field of Genetics. Genome, Genotype and Phylogenetic tree are among the concentrations of Genetics that garnered much attention in it.

  • Plant physiology (35.42%)
  • Botany (30.77%)
  • Horticulture (26.46%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • MYB transcription factor genes as regulators for plant responses: an overview (430 citations)
  • Up-regulation of antioxidant and glyoxalase systems by exogenous glycinebetaine and proline in mung bean confer tolerance to cadmium stress (220 citations)
  • Glutathione in plants: biosynthesis and physiological role in environmental stress tolerance (190 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants:

The most cited articles focus on Botany, Plant physiology, Horticulture, Antioxidant and Shoot. The most cited publications address concerns in Botany which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Explant culture, Murashige and Skoog medium, Micropropagation, Catalase and RAPD. The published papers explore issues in Plant physiology which can be linked to other research areas like Proline, Photosynthesis and Seedling, Agronomy, Germination.

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Plant physiology, Gene, Horticulture, Genetics and Genome. Issues in Plant physiology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Photosynthesis, Proline, Antioxidant, Shoot and Abiotic stress. The journal addresses concerns in Antioxidant which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Food science and Glutathione.

It explores issues in Horticulture which can be linked to other research areas like Salinity, Catalase, Crop and Stomatal conductance. While Catalase is the key highlight in it, it also covered some subjects on Superoxide dismutase and Reactive oxygen species. While Genome is the focus of Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, it also provided insights into the studies of Phylogenetics and In silico.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Low temperature elicits differential biochemical and antioxidant responses in maize ( Zea mays ) genotypes with different susceptibility to low temperature stress. (3 citations)
  • Influence of silicon and chitosan on growth and physiological attributes of maize in a saline field. (3 citations)
  • Salt tolerance of Calotropis procera begins with immediate regulation of aquaporin activity in the root system (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 Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Narpat S. Shekhawat (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mirza Hasanuzzaman (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Masayuki Fujita (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • E. A. Siril (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ramzi Murshed (6 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 Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (56 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Delhi (40 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Islamic Azad University (22 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Botanical Research Institute (20 papers) published 4 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, 13.61% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.70% of all publications and 57.53% 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

  • Plant growth regulators improve growth, photosynthesis, mineral nutrient and antioxidant system under cadmium stress in menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.).

    Abbu Zaid;Firoz Mohammad;Qazi Fariduddin

    (2020)
    161 Citations
  • Brassinosteroid seed priming with nitrogen supplementation improves salt tolerance in soybean

    Mona Soliman;Amr Elkelish;Trabelsi Souad;Haifa Alhaithloul

    (2020)
    115 Citations
  • Biochar coupling with phosphorus fertilization modifies antioxidant activity, osmolyte accumulation and reactive oxygen species synthesis in the leaves and xylem sap of rice cultivars under high-temperature stress.

    Atif Bamagoos;Hesham Alharby;Shah Fahad

    (2021)
    62 Citations
  • Ethephon mitigates nickel stress by modulating antioxidant system, glyoxalase system and proline metabolism in Indian mustard

    M Iqbal R Khan;M Iqbal R Khan;Badar Jahan;Mohamed F AlAjmi;Tabish Rehman

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Foliar spray of Auxin/IAA modulates photosynthesis, elemental composition, ROS localization and antioxidant machinery to promote growth of Brassica juncea

    Anayat Rasool Mir;Husna Siddiqui;Pravej Alam;Shamsul Hayat

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Interactive role of zinc and iron lysine on Spinacia oleracea L. growth, photosynthesis and antioxidant capacity irrigated with tannery wastewater.

    Ihsan Elahi Zaheer;Shafaqat Ali;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Hamzah Saleem;Mohsin Ali

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Melatonin in business with abiotic stresses in plants.

    Tanveer Ahmad Khan;Qazi Fariduddin;Faroza Nazir;Mohd Saleem

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Foliar applied fullerol differentially improves salt tolerance in wheat through ion compartmentalization, osmotic adjustments and regulation of enzymatic antioxidants.

    Fahad Shafiq;Muhammad Iqbal;Muhammad Arslan Ashraf;Muhammad Ali

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Ectopic expression of C4 photosynthetic pathway genes improves carbon assimilation and alleviate stress tolerance for future climate change

    Sonam Yadav;Avinash Mishra

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Antifungal potential of zinc against leaf spot disease in chili pepper caused by Alternaria alternata.

    Amna Shoaib;Mishaal Akhtar;Arshad Javaid;Haider Ali

    (2021)
    30 Citations

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