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Plant Molecular Biology
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Plant Molecular Biology

0167-4412

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11103

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 87 57 58 20
Molecular Biology 118 13 18 9
Biology and Biochemistry 278 87 89 22

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 227
Documents by Best Scientists*: 212
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 203
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.192
Impact Factor: 3.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Molecular Biology?

The objective of Plant Molecular Biology is to combine knowledge in the areas of Gene, Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Gene expression. Plant Molecular Biology facilitates discussions on Gene that incorporate concepts from other fields like Botany and Cell biology. The studies on Cell biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Transcription factor and Abscisic acid.

Genome, Gene family, Intron, Homology (biology) and Sequence analysis are all areas of Genetics tackled in the journal. The Biochemistry research presented places emphasis on topics like Peptide sequence, Amino acid, Enzyme, Chloroplast and Messenger RNA. The research on Molecular biology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of RNA, Complementary DNA, Promoter, Reporter gene and Transcription (biology).

Southern blot and Open reading frame are some topics wherein Complementary DNA research discussed in it have an impact. The in-depth study on Gene expression also explores topics in the intersecting field of Transgene. The journal encompasses Arabidopsis studies in the context of Mutant as a whole.

  • Gene (46.48%)
  • Genetics (34.72%)
  • Biochemistry (32.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Universal primers for amplification of three non-coding regions of chloroplast DNA (4561 citations)
  • Metabolomics - the link between genotypes and phenotypes (2982 citations)
  • Extraction of DNA from milligram amounts of fresh, herbarium and mummified plant tissues (1637 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Molecular Biology:

The most cited publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Gene, Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Gene expression. Gene research in the journal papers connects with the study of Botany. The studies on Gene expression discussed at the journal papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Transcription (biology) and Nicotiana tabacum.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Cell biology, Gene, Mutant, Arabidopsis and Transcription factor. The research on Cell biology featured in it combines topics in other fields like Protonema, Oryza sativa, Abscisic acid and Transgene. It explores the study of Gene to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Genetics.

The featured Mutant study falls within the wider topic of Biochemistry. Many of the studies tackled connect Arabidopsis with a similar field of study like Arabidopsis thaliana. The concepts on Genome presented in Plant Molecular Biology can also apply to other research fields, including Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • sgRNACNN: identifying sgRNA on-target activity in four crops using ensembles of convolutional neural networks (25 citations)
  • GmNAC06, a NAC domain transcription factor enhances salt stress tolerance in soybean. (7 citations)
  • The interplay between ABA/ethylene and NAC TFs in tomato fruit ripening: a review (6 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 Molecular Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gynheung An (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rob A. Schilperoort (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paul J. J. Hooykaas (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kazuo Shinozaki (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pere Puigdomènech (28 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 Molecular Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (192 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (190 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (168 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (133 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Leiden University (129 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, 4.62% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.13% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.03% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.29% of all publications and 68.55% 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

  • Bioregulators: unlocking their potential role in regulation of the plant oxidative defense system.

    Faisal Zulfiqar;Muhammad Ashraf

    (2021)
    143 Citations
  • Intact salicylic acid signalling is required for potato defence against the necrotrophic fungus Alternaria solani.

    Sophie M Brouwer;Firuz Odilbekov;Dharani Dhar Burra;Marit Lenman

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Development of multiplex genome editing toolkits for citrus with high efficacy in biallelic and homozygous mutations

    Xiaoen Huang;Yuanchun Wang;Jin Xu;Nian Wang

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Characterisation of the ERF102 to ERF105 genes of Arabidopsis thaliana and their role in the response to cold stress

    Sylvia Illgen;Stefanie Zintl;Ellen Zuther;Dirk K. Hincha

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • A novel, major, and validated QTL for the effective tiller number located on chromosome arm 1BL in bread wheat

    Jiajun Liu;Huaping Tang;Xiangru Qu;Hang Liu

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • The interaction of MYB, bHLH and WD40 transcription factors in red pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) peel.

    Daolei Cui;Shuxin Zhao;Huini Xu;Andrew C Allan

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • Fundamental mechanisms of the stem cell regulation in land plants: lesson from shoot apical cells in bryophytes.

    Yuki Hata;Junko Kyozuka

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Hydrogen gas alleviates postharvest senescence of cut rose ‘Movie star’ by antagonizing ethylene

    Chunlei Wang;Hua Fang;Tingyu Gong;Jing Zhang

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • The dual function of elicitors and effectors from insects: reviewing the 'arms race' against plant defenses.

    Anne C. Jones;Gary W. Felton;James H. Tumlinson

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Three novel transcription factors involved in cannabinoid biosynthesis in Cannabis sativa L.

    Yuanyuan Liu;Yuanyuan Liu;Panpan Zhu;Sen Cai;George Haughn

    (2021)
    38 Citations

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