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Plant, Cell and Environment
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Plant, Cell and Environment

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 8 478 629 54

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1053
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1000
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 54
SCIMAGO H-index: 247
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.15
Impact Factor: 6.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Cell and Environment?

Botany, Biochemistry, Photosynthesis, Horticulture and Agronomy are the subjects of interest in the journal. The Botany study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Carbon dioxide. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Biochemistry and the similar topic of Biophysics.

While work presented in Plant Cell and Environment provided substantial information on Photosynthesis, it also covered topics in Chlorophyll and Acclimatization. Specifically, studies on Poaceae are prevalent in the Agronomy works discussed. Plant Cell and Environment focused on Arabidopsis research conducted under the discipline of Mutant.

Concepts in Cell biology, as well as related topics in Gene, are covered in the Mutant research presented in it. It centers on topics in Gene, with a focus on Gene expression. The study on Xylem presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Hydraulic conductivity.

  • Botany (51.48%)
  • Biochemistry (21.38%)
  • Photosynthesis (20.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Comparative physiology of salt and water stress (4547 citations)
  • Reactive oxygen species homeostasis and signalling during drought and salinity stresses (2077 citations)
  • The response of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance to rising [CO2]: mechanisms and environmental interactions. (1434 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Cell and Environment:

The most cited articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Botany, Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, Horticulture and Stomatal conductance. The most cited papers focus on Botany as well as the interrelated topics of Carbon dioxide. The most cited papers focus on Photosynthesis but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Chlorophyll and Acclimatization.

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

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Cell biology, Botany, Arabidopsis, Photosynthesis and Horticulture. In Plant Cell and Environment, Transcriptome and Wild type, Transcription factor, Gene, Mutant are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cell biology research. The journal is focused mainly on Botany, particularly Phloem.

In addition to Arabidopsis research, the journal aims to explore topics under Arabidopsis thaliana and Biophysics. It explores issues in Photosynthesis which can be linked to other research areas like Acclimatization and Agronomy. It explores topics in Horticulture which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Abscisic acid and Respiration.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Plant volatiles as cues and signals in plant communication. (16 citations)
  • Herbivore‐induced DMNT catalyzed by CYP82D47 plays an important role in the induction of JA‐dependent herbivore resistance of neighboring tea plants (15 citations)
  • Light acts as a stressor and influences abiotic and biotic stress responses in plants. (13 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 Cell and Environment (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Frederick C. Meinzer (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mark Stitt (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas D. Sharkey (44 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
  • Graham D. Farquhar (44 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Hans Lambers (42 papers) published 1 paper 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 Cell and Environment (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (196 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Australian National University (195 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (170 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (140 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Western Australia (137 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 4.18% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.91% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.64% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.45% of all publications and 44.00% 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

  • Root exudates drive soil-microbe-nutrient feedbacks in response to plant growth.

    Mengli Zhao;Jun Zhao;Jun Yuan;Lauren Hale;Lauren Hale

    (2021)
    390 Citations
  • OsNRAMP1 transporter contributes to cadmium and manganese uptake in rice

    Jia Dong Chang;Sheng Huang;Naoki Yamaji;Wenwen Zhang

    (2020)
    359 Citations
  • Plant heat stress: Concepts directing future research

    S V Krishna Jagadish;Danielle A Way;Danielle A Way;Danielle A Way;Thomas D Sharkey

    (2021)
    287 Citations
  • Limits to post-fire vegetation recovery under climate change

    Rachael H. Nolan;Rachael H. Nolan;Luke Collins;Luke Collins;Luke Collins;Andy Leigh;Mark K.J. Ooi;Mark K.J. Ooi

    (2021)
    261 Citations
  • Root exudate signals in plant–plant interactions

    Nan-Qi Wang;Chui-Hua Kong;Peng Wang;Scott J Meiners

    (2021)
    238 Citations
  • Far‐red photons have equivalent efficiency to traditional photosynthetic photons: Implications for redefining photosynthetically active radiation

    Shuyang Zhen;Bruce Bugbee

    (2020)
    230 Citations
  • Increased stomatal conductance induces rapid changes to photosynthetic rate in response to naturally fluctuating light conditions in rice

    Wataru Yamori;Wataru Yamori;Kensuke Kusumi;Koh Iba;Ichiro Terashima

    (2020)
    206 Citations
  • Melatonin improves rice salinity stress tolerance by NADPH oxidase-dependent control of the plasma membrane K+ transporters and K+ homeostasis.

    Juan Liu;Juan Liu;Sergey Shabala;Sergey Shabala;Jing Zhang;Guohui Ma

    (2020)
    180 Citations
  • Root hydraulic phenotypes impacting water uptake in drying soils

    Unknown

    (2022)
    161 Citations
  • The R2R3-MYB transcription factor AtMYB49 modulates salt tolerance in Arabidopsis by modulating the cuticle formation and antioxidant defence.

    Ping Zhang;Ruling Wang;Xianpeng Yang;Qiong Ju

    (2020)
    129 Citations

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