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Plant Cell Reports
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Plant Cell Reports

0721-7714

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/299

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 62 94 117 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 255
Documents by Best Scientists*: 265
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 135
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.475
Impact Factor: 4.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Cell Reports?

The objective of Plant Cell Reports is to combine knowledge in the areas of Botany, Biochemistry, Gene, Callus and Shoot. The journal addresses concerns in Botany which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Explant culture, Somatic embryogenesis, Tissue culture and Transformation (genetics), Agrobacterium. Topics in Somatic embryogenesis were tackled in line with various other fields like Germination and Somatic cell.

Genetically modified crops, Kanamycin and Reporter gene are some topics wherein Transformation (genetics) research discussed in the journal have an impact. The research on Biochemistry discussed in Plant Cell Reports draws on the closely related field of Cell culture. The studies in Gene featured incorporate elements of Molecular biology and Cell biology.

The research on Cell biology featured in Plant Cell Reports combines topics in other fields like Regulation of gene expression, Transcription factor and Mutant. While work presented in Plant Cell Reports provided substantial information on Callus, it also covered topics in Kinetin, Poaceae and Protoplast. The work on Shoot tackled in Plant Cell Reports brings together disciplines like Micropropagation, Organogenesis, Cytokinin and Murashige and Skoog medium.

  • Botany (56.28%)
  • Biochemistry (18.37%)
  • Gene (18.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Role of DREB transcription factors in abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in plants (724 citations)
  • Peroxidases have more functions than a Swiss army knife (720 citations)
  • Cryopreservation of nucellar cells of navel orange (Citrus sinensis Osb. var. brasiliensis Tanaka) by vitrification. (607 citations)

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

The published papers explore disciplines such as Botany, Transformation (genetics), Shoot, Callus and Agrobacterium. The most cited articles explore topics in Botany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Explant culture, Tissue culture, Somatic embryogenesis, Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Genetically modified crops. The studies on Transformation (genetics) discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Molecular biology, Reporter gene and Kanamycin.

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Cell biology, Gene, Biochemistry, Genetics and Arabidopsis. The studies on Cell biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Abscisic acid, Transgene, Transcription factor, Abiotic stress and Abiotic component. Issues in Transcription factor were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Regulation of gene expression and Function (biology).

The main emphasis of Plant Cell Reports is the subject of Biochemistry, focusing on Biosynthesis. While it focused on Arabidopsis, it was also able to explore topics like Arabidopsis thaliana, Promoter and Ectopic expression. Plant Cell Reports connects the study in Transcriptome with the closely related area of Botany.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Jasmonic acid: a key frontier in conferring abiotic stress tolerance in plants. (21 citations)
  • Simultaneous targeting of duplicated genes in Petunia protoplasts for flower color modification via CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins (13 citations)
  • Cytokinins as central regulators during plant growth and stress response (10 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 Reports (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael R. Davey (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jack M. Widholm (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. B. Power (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Praveen K. Saxena (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masahiro Mii (26 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 Cell Reports (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (162 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (95 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Huazhong Agricultural University (93 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (79 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Nanjing Agricultural University (77 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 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, 7.07% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.07% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.41% of all publications and 70.11% 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.

Top Publications

  • Root exudates: from plant to rhizosphere and beyond

    Vicente Vives-Peris;Carlos de Ollas;Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas;Rosa María Pérez-Clemente

    (2020)
    960 Citations
  • WRKY transcription factors and plant defense responses: latest discoveries and future prospects

    (2021)
    285 Citations
  • Jasmonic acid: a key frontier in conferring abiotic stress tolerance in plants.

    Ali Raza;Sidra Charagh;Zainab Zahid;Muhammad Salman Mubarik

    (2021)
    258 Citations
  • Class III peroxidase: an indispensable enzyme for biotic/abiotic stress tolerance and a potent candidate for crop improvement.

    Maria Kidwai;Iffat Zareen Ahmad;Debasis Chakrabarty;Debasis Chakrabarty

    (2020)
    208 Citations
  • Drought-tolerant Bacillus megaterium isolated from semi-arid conditions induces systemic tolerance of wheat under drought conditions.

    Urooj Rashid;Humaira Yasmin;Muhammad Nadeem Hassan;Rabia Naz

    (2021)
    188 Citations
  • Ethylene involvement in the regulation of heat stress tolerance in plants.

    Peter Poór;Kashif Nawaz;Ravi Gupta;Farha Ashfaque

    (2021)
    113 Citations
  • 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated plant adaptive responses to abiotic stress

    Mohammad Saidur Rhaman;Shahin Imran;Masudul Karim;Jotirmoy Chakrobortty

    (2021)
    93 Citations
  • Lipofection-mediated genome editing using DNA-free delivery of the Cas9/gRNA ribonucleoprotein into plant cells.

    Wusheng Liu;Mary R. Rudis;Matthew H. Cheplick;Reginald J. Millwood

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • Dynamics of cell wall structure and related genomic resources for drought tolerance in rice.

    Showkat Ahmad Ganie;Golam Jalal Ahammed

    (2021)
    58 Citations
  • Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and potassium (K+) synergistically induce drought stress tolerance through regulation of H+-ATPase activity, sugar metabolism, and antioxidative defense in tomato seedlings

    Manzer H Siddiqui;M Nasir Khan;Soumya Mukherjee;Saud Alamri

    (2021)
    52 Citations

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