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Plant Biotechnology Reports
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Plant Biotechnology Reports

1863-5466

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11816

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 224 16 26 10
Biology and Biochemistry 649 18 24 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 53
Documents by Best Scientists*: 62
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 49
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.436
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Biotechnology Reports?

Botany, Gene, Transgene, Genetics and Biochemistry are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Topics in Botany explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Explant culture, Murashige and Skoog medium, Transformation (genetics) and Horticulture. Explant culture study tackled is connected to the field of Callus.

The main emphasis of Plant Biotechnology Reports is the research on Horticulture, emphasizing the topic of Cultivar. While Gene is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Molecular biology and Cell biology. The main emphasis of Plant Biotechnology Reports is the subject of Transgene, focusing on Genetically modified crops.

It focuses on Genetically modified crops but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Microbiology and Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The presentations discussing Genetics offer insights in topics such as Genome and CRISPR. Biosynthesis is a focus of the Biochemistry works in it.

  • Botany (38.21%)
  • Gene (30.97%)
  • Transgene (18.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nitric oxide modulates antioxidant defense and the methylglyoxal detoxification system and reduces salinity-induced damage of wheat seedlings (236 citations)
  • Fundamentals and applications of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in in vitro plant growth and morphogenesis (163 citations)
  • Alterations in photosynthetic pigments, protein and osmotic components in cotton genotypes subjected to short-term drought stress followed by recovery (147 citations)

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

The most cited articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Botany, Genetically modified crops, Murashige and Skoog medium, Biochemistry and Gene. The most cited articles explore topics in Botany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Kinetin, Explant culture and Horticulture. The journal papers feature research on Gene in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Genetics.

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Gene, Genetics, Transgene, Horticulture and Arabidopsis. Research in the field of Biochemistry was used to conduct the presented Gene study. Plant Biotechnology Reports explores Genetics concepts, specifically Genome, Sequencing data, Cold stress and Expression pattern but expands to research in Adverse conditions.

The featured Transgene works encompass concepts such as Genetically modified crops and examines them in conjunction with Nodule (geology). Issues in Horticulture were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Explant culture, Gene flow and Auxin. The journal tackles research works in Botany as well as Halophyte.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Heterologous expression of cyanobacterial PCS confers augmented arsenic and cadmium stress tolerance and higher artemisinin in Artemisia annua hairy roots. (2 citations)
  • Comparative transcriptome analysis to identify genes involved in terpenoid biosynthesis in Agriophyllum squarrosum, a folk medicinal herb native to Asian temperature deserts (2 citations)
  • Stacked insecticidal genes in potatoes exhibit enhanced toxicity against Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) (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 Plant Biotechnology Reports (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ju-Kon Kim (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Suk Weon Kim (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sung Ran Min (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yang Do Choi (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sang-Soo Kwak (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Plant Biotechnology Reports (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (71 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rural Development Administration (54 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Seoul National University (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Gyeongsang National University (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kyung Hee University (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less 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, 13.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.30% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.43% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.43% of all publications and 52.83% 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

  • Genetic engineering approaches to understanding drought tolerance in plants

    Zabta Khan Shinwari;Sohail Ahmad Jan;Kazuo Nakashima;Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Transcriptome analysis of rice leaves in response to Rhizoctonia solani infection and reveals a novel regulatory mechanism

    De Peng Yuan;Xiao Feng Xu;Woo Jong Hong;Si Ting Wang

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Regulation of cuticular wax biosynthesis in plants under abiotic stress

    Shaheenuzzamn;Shaheenuzzamn;Shandang Shi;Kamran Sohail;Hongqi Wu

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Perspectives for sustainable agriculture from the microbiome in plant rhizosphere

    Blessing Chidinma Nwachukwu;Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Rice CaM-binding transcription factor (OsCBT) mediates defense signaling via transcriptional reprogramming

    Jung-Sung Chung;Sung Cheol Koo;Byung Jun Jin;Dongwon Baek

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Metabolic engineering of low-molecular-weight antioxidants in sweetpotato

    Ho Soo Kim;Wenbin Wang;Le Kang;So-Eun Kim;So-Eun Kim

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Expression of antimicrobial peptide snakin-1 confers effective protection in rice against sheath blight pathogen, Rhizoctonia solani

    Kaushik Das;Karabi Datta;Sailendra Nath Sarkar;Swapan Kumar Datta

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 (CCD4) cleaves β-carotene and interacts with IbOr in sweetpotato

    Sung-Chul Park;Le Kang;Woo Sung Park;Mi-Jeong Ahn

    (2020)
    16 Citations

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