Plant Biotechnology Journal

Top Research Topics at Plant Biotechnology Journal?

The aim of Plant Biotechnology Journal is to expand the discussion of research in Gene, Genetics, Botany, Biochemistry and Transgene. The subject of Cell biology, which is connected to the field of Transcription factor, serves as the foundation of the Gene research featured in the journal. The presentations discussing Genetics offer insights in topics such as Genome, Quantitative trait locus, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, CRISPR and Candidate gene.

Many of the studies tackled connect Genome with a similar field of study like Computational biology. In the journal, Plant disease resistance, Arabidopsis and Oryza sativa are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Botany research. It focused on Arabidopsis research but expanded to cover Arabidopsis thaliana.

Biosynthesis, Recombinant DNA, Enzyme and Metabolic engineering are all aspects of Biochemistry discussed in Plant Biotechnology Journal. While Transgene is the focus of Plant Biotechnology Journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Molecular biology and Transformation (genetics). Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Genetically modified crops but it intersects with the subject of Biotechnology.

• Gene (30.22%)
• Genetics (26.38%)
• Botany (19.93%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high-density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array (1076 citations)
• The molecular analysis of leaf senescence--a genomics approach. (607 citations)
• The lack of a systematic validation of reference genes: a serious pitfall undervalued in reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis in plants (530 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Biotechnology Journal:

The most cited papers mostly deal with topics like Genetics, Gene, Botany, Biochemistry and Genetically modified crops. Plant disease resistance, Oryza sativa, Arabidopsis and Cell biology are some topics wherein Botany research discussed in the journal articles has an impact. While Genetically modified crops is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Biotechnology and Agronomy.

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

• Gene
• Enzyme
• Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Plant Biotechnology Journal focuses largely on the fields of Gene, Genetics, Cell biology, Mutant and CRISPR. Plant Biotechnology Journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Gene and Evolutionary biology. Genetics research discussed connects with the study of Brassica.

Plant Biotechnology Journal explores issues in Cell biology which can be linked to other research areas like Transgene, Transcription factor, Arabidopsis, Promoter and RNA interference. The Mutant study which was featured in it aims to expound on the research in Biochemistry. The Genome works featured in Plant Biotechnology Journal incorporate elements from Botany and Sequence assembly.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Fine-tuning the amylose content of rice by precise base editing of the Wx gene. (23 citations)
• Precise genome modification in tomato using an improved prime editing system (21 citations)
• Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase OsCKX11 coordinates source and sink relationship in rice by simultaneous regulation of leaf senescence and grain number. (19 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 Plant Biotechnology Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

• Henry Daniell (54 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• David Edwards (34 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Rajeev K. Varshney (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
• Robert J Henry (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Xianlong Zhang (24 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous 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 Plant Biotechnology Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

• Huazhong Agricultural University (140 papers) published 42 papers at the last edition, 15 more than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (137 papers) published 33 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Nanjing Agricultural University (64 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Queensland (64 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (61 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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, 3.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 44.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.45% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.91% of all publications and 27.64% 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.