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Plant Gene

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 275 21 20 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 44
Documents by Best Scientists*: 47
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.52
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Gene?

The primary areas of discussion in Plant Gene are Gene, Genetics, Gene expression, Genome and Abiotic stress. The featured Gene research is covered under the field of Biochemistry. Phylogenetic tree, In silico, Arabidopsis, Intron and WRKY protein domain are all areas of Genetics tackled in the journal.

Reference genes is a focus of the Gene expression works in the journal. The Abiotic stress works featured in Plant Gene incorporate elements from Salinity and Abiotic component. Plant Gene explores topics in Abiotic component which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Biotechnology and Botany.

It explores issues in Botany which can be linked to other research areas like Genetic diversity and Crop. The research on microRNA tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Regulation of gene expression and Computational biology. Transcription factor and Cell biology are closely related fields of research discussed in it.

  • Gene (48.96%)
  • Genetics (37.61%)
  • Gene expression (17.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Authentication of medicinal plants by DNA markers. (85 citations)
  • Antioxidant enzymes regulation in plants in reference to reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) (80 citations)
  • Physiological and antioxidative responses of medicinal plants exposed to heavy metals stress (66 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Gene:

The most cited articles primarily tackle Genetics, Gene, Genome, Biotechnology and Abiotic stress. The most cited articles investigate Gene research which frequently intersects with Molecular biology. The studies on Abiotic stress discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Reference genes, Promoter, Gene expression and Transcription factor.

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 research concerns discussed in Plant Gene are Gene, Genetics, microRNA, Gene expression and Abiotic stress. While Plant Gene focused on Gene, it was also able to explore topics like Function (biology) and Cell biology. Genetics study tackled is connected to the field of Solanum.

It facilitates discussions on microRNA that incorporate concepts from other fields like Gene silencing and Computational biology. Gene expression research presented in Plant Gene encompasses a variety of subjects, including Functional analysis, In silico and Enzyme. Abiotic stress is the main point of discussion in the journal but it also connects with fields such as

  • Abiotic component, which have a strong connection to Botany, Plant growth and Biotic stress,
  • Regulation of gene expression that intertwine with fields like DNA sequencing and Biotechnology..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • An overview of recent advancement in phytohormones-mediated stress management and drought tolerance in crop plants (6 citations)
  • Role of GABA in plant growth, development and senescence (3 citations)
  • Genome-wide in silico identification and characterization of sodium-proton (Na+/H+) antiporters in Indica rice (3 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 Gene (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Aryadeep Roychoudhury (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tiago Benedito dos Santos (4 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Durgesh Kumar Tripathi (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christopher A. Dunlap (4 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 Gene (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (14 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Banaras Hindu University (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Amity University (6 papers) absent 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, 5.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.14% of all publications and 45.71% 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

  • Role of GABA in plant growth, development and senescence

    M. Iqbal R. Khan;Syed Uzma Jalil;Priyanka Chopra;Himanshu Chhillar

    (2021)
    131 Citations
  • Involvement of the galactinol synthase gene in abiotic and biotic stress responses: A review on current knowledge

    Tiago Benedito dos Santos;Luiz Gonzaga Esteves Vieira

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Passion fruit plants treated with biostimulants induce defense-related and phytohormone-associated genes

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Seed coat mediated resistance against Aspergillus flavus infection in peanut

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • Genome-wide in silico identification and characterization of sodium-proton (Na+/H+) antiporters in Indica rice

    Tushar Khare;Shrushti Joshi;Kawaljeet Kaur;Amrita Srivastav

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Genome-wide identification and classification of resistance genes predicted several decoy domains in Gossypium sp.

    Athar Hussain;Athar Hussain;Muhammad Farooq;Rubab Zahra Naqvi;Imran Amin

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • The microRNA response associated with methyl jasmonate-induced resistance in Norway spruce bark

    Samuel W. Wilkinson;Adam Vivian-Smith;Paal Krokene;Melissa H. Mageroy

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Dual transcriptional analysis of Ocimum basilicum and Peronospora belbahrii in susceptible interactions

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Comparative RNA sequencing for deciphering nodes of multiple abiotic stress tolerance in lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus)

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Validation of reference genes for real-time quantitative PCR in Brachiaria grass under salt stress

    Fláive Loyze Baldassarini Silva;Tiago Benedito dos Santos;Mayara de Oliveira Vidotto Figueiredo;Viviane Cacefo

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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