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Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture
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Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

0167-6857

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11240

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 92 74 155 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 155
Documents by Best Scientists*: 247
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 103
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.505
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture?

The journal explores disciplines such as Botany, Shoot, Plant physiology, Explant culture and Callus. While Botany is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Micropropagation, Somatic embryogenesis, Murashige and Skoog medium, Tissue culture and Horticulture. The studies in Micropropagation featured incorporate elements of Plantlet and Acclimatization.

It facilitates discussions on Somatic embryogenesis that incorporate concepts from other fields like Germination and Somatic cell. The journal holds forums on Shoot that merges themes from other disciplines such as Cultivar, Cytokinin, Auxin, Kinetin and Organogenesis. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture addresses concerns in Plant physiology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Cell culture, In vitro, Gene, Biochemistry and Poaceae.

The studies on Explant culture discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Hypocotyl, Cotyledon and Transformation (genetics), Agrobacterium. Topics in Transformation (genetics) were tackled in line with various other fields like Molecular biology and Transgene. The journal focuses on Callus but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Protoplast, Callus formation and Subculture (biology).

  • Botany (68.20%)
  • Shoot (32.73%)
  • Plant physiology (30.18%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Thidiazuron: a potent cytokinin for woody plant tissue culture (923 citations)
  • Transition of somatic plant cells to an embryogenic state (559 citations)
  • Developmental pathways of somatic embryogenesis (457 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture:

The journal publications primarily focus on research topics in Botany, Shoot, Explant culture, Callus and Micropropagation. Specifically, studies on Plant physiology are prevalent in the Botany works discussed in the journal articles. The most cited publications focus on Shoot but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cultivar, Kinetin, Axillary bud, Organogenesis and Cytokinin.

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 Tissue and Organ Culture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wagner Campos Otoni (38 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Johannes Van Staden (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Robert Verpoorte (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kee-Yoeup Paek (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael R. Davey (25 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 Tissue and Organ Culture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Florida (98 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (85 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (81 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (66 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (64 papers) published 1 paper at the last 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, 8.87% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.70% of all publications and 63.72% 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

  • Challenges in implementing plant shoot tip cryopreservation technologies

    Jean Carlos Bettoni;Jean Carlos Bettoni;Remi Bonnart;Gayle M. Volk

    (2021)
    110 Citations
  • Advances in cryopreservation of in vitro-derived propagules: technologies and explant sources

    Min-Rui Wang;Maurizio Lambardi;Florent Engelmann;Ranjith Pathirana

    (2021)
    93 Citations
  • Analysis of macro nutrient related growth responses using multivariate adaptive regression splines

    Meleksen Akin;Sadiye Peral Eyduran;Ecevit Eyduran;Barbara M. Reed

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Light-mediated biosynthesis of phenylpropanoid metabolites and antioxidant potential in callus cultures of purple basil (Ocimum basilicum L. var purpurascens)

    Munazza Nazir;Muhammad Asad Ullah;Muhammad Younas;Muhammad Younas;Aisha Siddiquah

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • High efficiency plant regeneration and genetic fidelity of regenerants by SCoT and ISSR markers in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

    SumanKalyan Sadhu;Phanikanth Jogam;Raja Komuraiah Thampu;Sadanandam Abbagani

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Pretreatment free of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid improves the differentiation of sugarcane somatic embryos by affecting the hormonal balance and the accumulation of reserves

    Ricardo Souza Reis;Ellen Moura Vale;Kariane Rodrigues Sousa;Claudete Santa-Catarina

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Iron nano modulated growth and biosynthesis of steviol glycosides in Stevia rebaudiana

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Effects of yeast extract on the production of phenylpropanoid metabolites in callus culture of purple basil (Ocimum Basilicum L. var purpurascens) and their in-vitro evaluation for antioxidant potential

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • Chitosan-induced phenolics production is mediated by nitrogenous regulatory molecules: NO and PAs in Linum album hairy roots

    Elaheh Samari;Mohsen Sharifi;Faezeh Ghanati;Elisabeth Fuss

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Establishment and assessment of cell suspension cultures of Matricaria chamomilla as a possible source of apigenin under static magnetic field

    Halimeh Hassanpour;Vahid Niknam

    (2020)
    26 Citations

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Best Scientists Contributing to This Journal