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Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation
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Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

1479-2621

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/plant-genetic-resources

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 125 7 8 6
Plant Science and Agronomy 268 31 31 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 42
Documents by Best Scientists*: 41
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.275
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Genetic Resources?

Plant Genetic Resources focuses on Germplasm, Genetic diversity, Botany, Agronomy and Cultivar. Genetic variability, Genotype, Biotechnology and Plant breeding are some topics wherein Germplasm research discussed in Plant Genetic Resources have an impact. Issues in Genetic diversity were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Genetics, Microsatellite, Allele, Locus (genetics) and Genetic variation.

The journal encompasses presentations on Genetics, specifically Gene, Genome, Single-nucleotide polymorphism and Quantitative trait locus. It facilitates discussions on Microsatellite that incorporate concepts from other fields like Genetic marker and Evolutionary biology. The journal explores issues in Botany which can be linked to other research areas like Amplified fragment length polymorphism, Introgression, Dendrogram, Domestication and Gene pool.

Crop, Drought tolerance, Sorghum, Hybrid and Yield (wine) are among the areas of Agronomy tackled. Among the topics covered in the journal are Crop and Genetic resources.

  • Germplasm (34.53%)
  • Genetic diversity (32.91%)
  • Botany (28.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Defining and identifying crop landraces (296 citations)
  • Lichens—a promising source of bioactive secondary metabolites (231 citations)
  • Genetic erosion in crops: concept, research results and challenges. (202 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Genetic Resources:

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Germplasm, Genetic diversity, Botany, Agronomy and Cultivar. The most cited articles focus on Germplasm but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Legume, Tropical agriculture, Crop, Biotechnology and Microsatellite. The studies on Genetic diversity discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Agroforestry, Domestication, Allele, Locus (genetics) and Genetic variation.

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 journal aims to foster the development of research in Horticulture, Cultivar, Genetic diversity, Germplasm and Botany. It addresses concerns in Horticulture which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Dendrogram, Glutamine and Principal component analysis. In Plant Genetic Resources, Proline, Genetics, Genetic analysis, Salinity and Backcrossing are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cultivar research.

The research on Genetic diversity tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Evolutionary biology, Genetic variability, Allele, Population structure and Aegilops tauschii. The research on Germplasm featured in it combines topics in other fields like Biplot, Genotype, Dormancy, Yield (wine) and Genetic divergence. It facilitates discussions in Identification (biology), Callose and Vigna marina as part of the larger field of Botany, however, it also tackles fields such as Mechanism (biology).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Evaluation of Triticum durum–Aegilops tauschii derived primary synthetics as potential sources of heat stress tolerance for wheat improvement (2 citations)
  • Morpho-agronomic traits variability, allelic polymorphism and diversity analysis of African yam bean: towards improving utilization and germplasm conservation (1 citations)
  • Association mapping of genomic loci linked with Fusarium wilt resistance (Foc2) in chickpea (1 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 Genetic Resources (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hari D. Upadhyaya (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • C. L. L. Gowda (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • K. N. Reddy (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nigel Maxted (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andreas Börner (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 Genetic Resources (based on the number of publications) are:

  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bioversity International (19 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, 57.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.04% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.39% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.74% of all publications and 47.83% 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

  • Genetic diversity and GWAS of agronomic traits using an ICARDA lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Reference Plus collection

    Karthika Rajendran;Clarice J. Coyne;Ping Zheng;Gopesh Saha

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Association mapping of genomic loci linked with Fusarium wilt resistance (Foc2) in chickpea

    Uday Chand Jha;Rintu Jha;Abhishek Bohra;Lakshmaiah Manjunatha

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Assessment of DNA methylation pattern under drought stress using methylation-sensitive randomly amplified polymorphism analysis in rice

    Harihar Sapna;Narasimha Ashwini;Sampangiramareddy Ramesh;Karaba N. Nataraja

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Lack of effective resistance to the virulent race of Colletotrichum lentis in Lens culinaris Medikus subsp. culinaris

    Tadesse S. Gela;Sabine Banniza;Albert Vandenberg

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • A novel parent selection strategy for the development of drought-tolerant cotton cultivars

    Waqas Shafqat Chattha;Hafiz Basheer Ahmad;Muhammad Awais Farooq;Waqar Shafqat

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Haplotype analysis of Saltol QTL region in diverse landraces, wild rice and introgression lines of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    K. K. Manohara;Shaiesh Morajkar;Yogini Shanbhag;Pratham Phadte

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • An advanced lentil backcross population developed from a cross between Lens culinaris × L. ervoides for future disease resistance and genomic studies

    Tadesse S. Gela;Stanley Adobor;Hamid Khazaei;Albert Vandenberg

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • QTL mapping for stripe rust and powdery mildew resistance in Triticum durum–Aegilops speltoides backcross introgression lines

    Guriqbal Singh Dhillon;Satinder Kaur;Niranjan Das;Rohtas Singh

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • QTL mapping of drought tolerance at germination stage in wheat using the 50 K SNP array

    Yi Ren;Jindong Liu;Jianxin Zhang;Susanne Dreisigacker

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Evaluation of resistance to stemphylium blight in interspecific recombinant inbred lines derived from Lens culinaris × Lens ervoides

    Stanley Adobor;Rajib Podder;Sabine Banniza;Albert Vandenberg

    (2020)
    7 Citations

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