Phytopathology

Top Research Topics at Phytopathology?

The primary areas of discussion in Phytopathology are Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture, Microbiology and Virology. The research on Botany discussed in Phytopathology draws on the closely related field of Inoculation. Research on Agronomy presented in Phytopathology focuses, in particular, on Fungicide and Poaceae.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Microbiology, it also covered topics in Virulence and Bacteria. Phytopathology concentrated on Virology research, specifically Virus and Plant virus.

• Botany (43.07%)
• Agronomy (16.14%)
• Horticulture (14.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization on the Expression of Slow-Mildewing Resistance in Knox Wheat (1558 citations)
• Induced Systemic Resistance and Promotion of Plant Growth by Bacillus spp. (1206 citations)
• The influence of ectotrophic mycorrhizal fungi on the resistance of pine roots to pathogenic infections. I. Antagonism of mycorrhizal fungi to root pathogenic fungi and soil bacteria (1124 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Phytopathology:

The journal articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Botany, Microbiology, Horticulture, Agronomy and Fungi imperfecti. The published articles explore issues in Botany which can be linked to other research areas like Genetics and Inoculation. The journal publications focus on Microbiology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Pseudomonadaceae, Virulence, Polymerase chain reaction and Bacteria.

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

• Botany
• Ecology
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Genetics, Horticulture, Gene, Microbiology and Plant disease resistance. Genome and Genotype studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Genetics presented. Inoculation, Fungicide, Biological pest control and Fusarium are Horticulture topics of special interest in Phytopathology.

Virulence is a major topic of Gene research. The majority of Microbiology studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Pathogen. The journal addresses concerns in Plant disease resistance which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Quantitative trait locus and Cultivar.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Phylogenomic Analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-Gene Dataset Resolves a Monophyletic Fusarium that Includes the Fusarium solani Species Complex. (14 citations)
• Signatures of Post-Glacial Genetic Isolation and Human-Driven Migration in the Dothistroma Needle Blight Pathogen in Western Canada. (7 citations)
• Natural Defect of a Plant Rhabdovirus Glycoprotein Gene: A Case Study of Virus-Plant Coevolution. (7 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Phytopathology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Laurence V. Madden (112 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Krishna V. Subbarao (57 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• William E. Fry (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jeffrey B. Jones (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Bruce A. McDonald (43 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Phytopathology (based on the number of publications) are:

• United States Department of Agriculture (330 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Florida (135 papers) published 27 papers at the last edition, 15 more than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Davis (98 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Cornell University (92 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• North Carolina State University (84 papers) published 12 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, 18.78% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.62% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.94% of all publications and 38.11% 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.