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Plant Genome
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Plant Genome

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 42 88 163 23
Plant Science and Agronomy 80 116 169 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 268
Documents by Best Scientists*: 295
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 14
SCIMAGO H-index: 73
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.074
Impact Factor: 3.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Plant Genome?

The discussions in The Plant Genome mainly cover the fields of Genetics, Genome, Gene, Quantitative trait locus and Single-nucleotide polymorphism. The Genetics study featured in The Plant Genome draws connections with the study of Germplasm. The research on Germplasm tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Evolutionary biology, Genetic variation, Genetic diversity and Linkage disequilibrium.

The research on Genome featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Chromosome, Computational biology and DNA sequencing. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Gene as it also encompasses Botany. Association mapping, Genetic linkage and Agronomy are some topics wherein Quantitative trait locus research discussed in the journal have an impact.

Single-nucleotide polymorphism research discussed in it aim to provide more information in the subject of Genotype. The concepts on Genetic marker presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Microsatellite and Gene mapping. Topics in Plant breeding explored in The Plant Genome were investigated in conjunction with research in Selection (genetic algorithm) and Breeding program.

  • Genetics (50.99%)
  • Genome (26.57%)
  • Gene (26.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Ridge Regression and Other Kernels for Genomic Selection with R Package rrBLUP (1021 citations)
  • Status and Prospects of Association Mapping in Plants (899 citations)
  • Genotyping-by-Sequencing for Plant Breeding and Genetics (538 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Plant Genome:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Genetics, Quantitative trait locus, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Genome and Plant breeding. The published papers feature Genetics research that overlaps with concepts in Germplasm. While the published articles focused on Single-nucleotide polymorphism, they were also able to explore topics like Genotyping, Allele and Candidate gene.

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Genome

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The Plant Genome explores disciplines such as Genetics, Quantitative trait locus, Gene, Germplasm and Genome. Studies on Genetics discussed in The Plant Genome link to the field of Powdery mildew. Quantitative trait locus research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Genome-wide association study, Cultivar, Horticulture, Genetic linkage and Allele.

The research on Germplasm tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Biotechnology, Linkage disequilibrium, Genetic diversity and Plant breeding. Some problems in Genome that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Evolutionary biology, Brassica and Computational biology. The journal explores issues in Agronomy which can be linked to other research areas like Genetic gain, Selection (genetic algorithm) and Introgression.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Status and prospects of genome-wide association studies in plants. (18 citations)
  • Introgression of “ QTL‐hotspot ” region enhances drought tolerance and grain yield in three elite chickpea cultivars (6 citations)
  • Systems biology for crop improvement. (5 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 The Plant Genome (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jesse Poland (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • José Crossa (22 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Rajeev K. Varshney (19 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jean-Luc Jannink (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • C. Robin Buell (16 papers) published 2 papers 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 The Plant Genome (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agricultural Research Service (140 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Cornell University (45 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (32 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (23 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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, 4.65% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 43.90% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.29% of all publications and 24.39% 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

  • Status and prospects of genome-wide association studies in plants.

    Laura Tibbs Cortes;Zhiwu Zhang;Jianming Yu

    (2021)
    420 Citations
  • Developing drought‐smart, ready‐to‐grow future crops

    (2022)
    232 Citations
  • Sequencing the USDA core soybean collection reveals gene loss during domestication and breeding.

    Philipp E. Bayer;Babu Valliyodan;Babu Valliyodan;Haifei Hu;Jacob I. Marsh

    (2021)
    115 Citations
  • Systems biology for crop improvement.

    Lekha T. Pazhamala;Himabindu Kudapa;Wolfram Weckwerth;A. Harvey Millar

    (2021)
    113 Citations
  • Introgression of “ QTL‐hotspot ” region enhances drought tolerance and grain yield in three elite chickpea cultivars

    Chellapilla Bharadwaj;Shailesh Tripathi;Khela R. Soren;Mahendar Thudi

    (2021)
    107 Citations
  • Transposon activation is a major driver in the genome evolution of cultivated olive trees (Olea europaea L.).

    Jaime Jiménez-Ruiz;Jorge A Ramírez-Tejero;Noé Fernández-Pozo;María de la O Leyva-Pérez

    (2020)
    92 Citations

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