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Plant Physiology
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Plant Physiology

0032-0889

Published by: American Society of Plant Biologists

https://academic.oup.com/plphys

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 11 325 452 50

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1296
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1575
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 45
SCIMAGO H-index: 378
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.162
Impact Factor: 6.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Physiology?

The objective of Plant Physiology is to combine knowledge in the areas of Biochemistry, Botany, Arabidopsis, Cell biology and Arabidopsis thaliana. The journal focuses on Biochemistry as well as the interrelated topic of Biophysics. In addition to Botany research, it aims to explore topics under Auxin and Horticulture.

Arabidopsis, which is essential to research in the topics of Mutant, Genetics and Gene, is the main topic in the journal. The Mutant works, particularly on Wild type are tackled in Plant Physiology. Gene expression and Complementary DNA are all aspects of Gene research featured in it.

Some problems in Complementary DNA that were presented in Plant Physiology overlapped with concepts under Nucleic acid sequence and Molecular biology. The majority of Cell biology studies in Plant Physiology are focused on the subject of Signal transduction. Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll are closely related fields of research discussed in Plant Physiology.

  • Biochemistry (44.62%)
  • Botany (27.37%)
  • Arabidopsis (14.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • COPPER ENZYMES IN ISOLATED CHLOROPLASTS. POLYPHENOLOXIDASE IN BETA VULGARIS (16561 citations)
  • Superoxide Dismutases: I. Occurrence in Higher Plants (3593 citations)
  • Genome-Wide Identification and Testing of Superior Reference Genes for Transcript Normalization in Arabidopsis (2401 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Physiology:

The most cited articles focus largely on the fields of Biochemistry, Botany, Arabidopsis, Arabidopsis thaliana and Gene. The published papers with studies in Botany featured incorporate elements of Biophysics, Abscisic acid and Horticulture. While Arabidopsis is the focus of the published articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Regulation of gene expression, Signal transduction, Cell biology and Auxin.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Cell biology, Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis, Gene and Mutant. The concepts on Cell biology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Transcription factor and Auxin. The Arabidopsis thaliana study featured falls within the larger field of Biochemistry.

The Biochemistry research presented places emphasis on topics like Biosynthesis and Enzyme. The discussions emphasized the topic of Gene in an attempt to further explore the field of Genetics. The research on Biophysics featured in it combines topics in other fields like Photosynthesis and Membrane.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Chloroplast-derived photo-oxidative stress causes changes in H2O2 and EGSH in other subcellular compartments. (12 citations)
  • The metabolic origins of non-photorespiratory CO2 release during photosynthesis: a metabolic flux analysis. (9 citations)
  • A systemic whole-plant change in redox levels accompanies the rapid systemic response to wounding. (9 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 Physiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alisdair R. Fernie (134 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Winslow R. Briggs (94 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harry Beevers (91 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dirk Inzé (81 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Arthur W. Galston (79 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 Physiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (1446 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (1016 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michigan State University (836 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (661 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Purdue University (637 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less 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, 3.34% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.20% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.28% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.27% of all publications and 56.24% 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

  • Plant Secondary Metabolites as Defenses, Regulators, and Primary Metabolites: The Blurred Functional Trichotomy.

    Matthias Erb;Daniel J. Kliebenstein

    (2020)
    1146 Citations
  • Transcription-associated metabolomic adjustments in maize occur during combined drought and cold stress.

    Qianqian Guo;Xia Li;Li Niu;Paula E Jameson

    (2021)
    229 Citations
  • Plant SWEETs: from sugar transport to plant-pathogen interaction and more unexpected physiological roles.

    Richard Breia;Artur Conde;Hélder Badim;Ana Margarida Fortes

    (2021)
    211 Citations
  • Building an extensible cell wall

    (2022)
    164 Citations
  • Hormonal impact on photosynthesis and photoprotection in plants.

    Maren Müller;Sergi Munné-Bosch

    (2021)
    150 Citations
  • Guard Cells Integrate Light and Temperature Signals to Control Stomatal Aperture.

    Kalliopi-Ioanna Kostaki;Aude Coupel-Ledru;Verity C. Bonnell;Mathilda Gustavsson

    (2020)
    141 Citations
  • The ZIP Transporter Family Member OsZIP9 Contributes To Root Zinc Uptake in Rice under Zinc-Limited Conditions.

    Sheng Huang;Akimasa Sasaki;Naoki Yamaji;Haruka Okada

    (2020)
    111 Citations
  • Oxygen and reactive oxygen species-dependent regulation of plant growth and development.

    Michael J Considine;Christine H Foyer

    (2021)
    104 Citations
  • Multiple Integrated Root Phenotypes Are Associated with Improved Drought Tolerance.

    Stephanie P. Klein;Hannah M. Schneider;Alden C. Perkins;Kathleen M. Brown

    (2020)
    98 Citations
  • The metabolic origins of non-photorespiratory CO2 release during photosynthesis: a metabolic flux analysis.

    Yuan Xu;Xinyu Fu;Thomas D Sharkey;Yair Shachar-Hill

    (2021)
    92 Citations

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