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Plant Breeding
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Plant Breeding

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 114 21 24 7
Plant Science and Agronomy 116 88 101 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 132
Documents by Best Scientists*: 148
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 86
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.504
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Breeding?

Plant Breeding tackles a plethora of topics, such as Botany, Genetics, Agronomy, Cultivar and Poaceae. Plant Breeding tackles studies in Genetic variability and the interrelated subject of Genetic variation to gain insights into Botany. It concentrated on Genetics research, specifically Gene, Genetic marker, Locus (genetics), Quantitative trait locus and Allele.

Chromosome is a focus of the Gene works in it. Issues in Genetic marker were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Molecular marker, RAPD, Microsatellite, Restriction fragment length polymorphism and Gene mapping. Agronomy research presented in Plant Breeding encompasses a variety of subjects, including Selection (genetic algorithm) and Heritability.

The studies on Cultivar discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Plant disease resistance and Genotype. The Poaceae works, particularly on Hordeum vulgare are tackled in Plant Breeding. Plant Breeding addresses concerns in the field of Hybrid by exploring it in line with topics in Backcrossing which intersect with Introgression subjects.

  • Botany (46.04%)
  • Genetics (30.92%)
  • Agronomy (22.89%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Stability Analysis in Plant Breeding (735 citations)
  • Types and components of resistance to Fusarium head blight of wheat (587 citations)
  • QTL mapping and marker-assisted selection for Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat: A review (549 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Breeding:

The journal articles explore disciplines such as Botany, Genetics, Cultivar, Poaceae and Agronomy. In addition to Botany research, the most cited publications aim to explore topics under Genetic diversity, Ploidy and Horticulture. While the most cited papers focused on Cultivar, they were also able to explore topics like Plant disease resistance and Genotype.

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Genetics, Botany, Quantitative trait locus, Resistance (ecology) and Agronomy are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The study on Genetics presented in Plant Breeding intersects with subjects under the field of Drought tolerance. It explores issues in Botany which can be linked to other research areas like Oryza sativa and Salinity.

Plant Breeding addresses concerns in Quantitative trait locus which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Glycine, Genome-wide association study, Identification (biology), Aphid and Gene mapping. The research on Resistance (ecology) tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Zea mays, Striga hermonthica, Striga, Horticulture and White (mutation). Plant Breeding focuses on Phenotype but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Germplasm and Gossypium.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Elevated atmospheric CO2 and the future of crop plants (3 citations)
  • Identification and development of a KASP functional marker of TaTAP46-5A associated with kernel weight in wheat (Triticum aestivum) (2 citations)
  • Genetic mapping reveals a major QTL associated with tolerance to the aphid, Uroleucon compositae (Theobald) in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) (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 Breeding (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Albrecht E. Melchinger (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas Miedaner (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wolfgang Friedt (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hartwig H. Geiger (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rajeev K. Varshney (27 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 Plant Breeding (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Hohenheim (149 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (110 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (102 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (100 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (82 papers) published 2 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, 6.82% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.10% of all publications and 52.44% 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

  • Breeding for Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat—Progress and challenges

    Maria Buerstmayr;Barbara Steiner;Hermann Buerstmayr

    (2020)
    245 Citations
  • Opportunities and challenges of speed breeding: A review

    Maliata Athon Wanga;Hussein Shimelis;Jacob Mashilo;Mark D. Laing

    (2021)
    139 Citations
  • Combining speed breeding with traditional and genomics‐assisted breeding for crop improvement

    (2022)
    54 Citations
  • Advances in “omics” approaches to tackle drought stress in grain legumes

    Uday Chand Jha;Abhishek Bohra;Harsh Nayyar

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • Salinity tolerance of wild barley Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum

    Fatemeh Ebrahim;Ahmad Arzani;Mehdi Rahimmalek;Dongfa Sun

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Breeding maize ( Zea mays) for Striga resistance: Past, current and prospects in sub-saharan africa

    Abdoul-Madjidou Yacoubou;Nouhoun Zoumarou Wallis;Abebe Menkir;Valerien A Zinsou

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Advances in omics technology for improving crop yield and stress resilience

    Roshan Kumar Singh;Priyanka Sood;Ashish Prasad;Manoj Prasad

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Shortening the generation cycle in faba bean ( Vicia faba ) by application of cytokinin and cold stress to assist speed breeding

    Saeid Mobini;Hamid Khazaei;Thomas D. Warkentin;Albert Vandenberg

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Genome‐wide association studies in a barley (Hordeum vulgare) diversity set reveal a limited number of loci for resistance to spot blotch (Bipolaris sorokiniana)

    Fluturë Novakazi;Olga Afanasenko;Nina Lashina;Gregory J. Platz

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Comparison of rye, triticale, durum wheat and bread wheat genotypes for Fusarium head blight resistance and deoxynivalenol contamination

    David Sewordor Gaikpa;Bärbel Lieberherr;Hans Peter Maurer;C. Friedrich H. Longin

    (2020)
    22 Citations

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