Plant Reproduction

Top Research Topics at Sexual Plant Reproduction?

Sexual Plant Reproduction facilitates discussions on Botany, Pollen, Genetics, Pollen tube and Cell biology. Botany studies presented include Ovule, Pollination, Stamen, Gynoecium and Microspore. Stamen works presented in Sexual Plant Reproduction have a specific focus on Tapetum.

While it focused on Pollen, it was also able to explore topics like Biochemistry and Germination, Horticulture. The journal concentrated on Genetics research, specifically Gene, Sexual reproduction, Mutant, Meiosis and Arabidopsis. Gene study tackled is connected to the field of Molecular biology.

The research on Pollen tube tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Callose, Biophysics, Ovary (botany) and Nicotiana tabacum. The studies on Cell biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Sperm, Gamete and Cell division. The overlapping concepts between Endosperm and Apomixis are the key highlights of Embryo study.

• Botany (57.55%)
• Pollen (37.05%)
• Genetics (26.08%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Anther developmental defects in Arabidopsis thaliana male-sterile mutants (656 citations)
• Biogenesis and function of the lipidic structures of pollen grains (364 citations)
• Megagametogenesis in Arabidopsis wild type and the Gf mutant (299 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Sexual Plant Reproduction:

The main points discussed in the most cited articles deal with Botany, Pollen, Genetics, Pollen tube and Cell biology. The most cited papers focus on Pollen but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Biochemistry, Germination and Nicotiana tabacum. The published papers address concerns in the field of Cell biology by exploring it in line with topics in Sperm which intersect with Human fertilization subjects.

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

• Gene
• Botany
• Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Sexual Plant Reproduction covers a variety of subjects, including Cell biology, Evolutionary biology, Pollen, Embryo and Gene. Topics in Cell biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Metaphase, Arabidopsis thaliana, Meiosis, Secretory protein and Stamen. Pollen tube and Anther dehiscence are some of the facets of Pollen tackled in the journal.

The Embryo research presented falls under the domain of Genetics. Research on Meristem presented in it concerns the broader topic of Botany. The Botany study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Staining.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Conserved, divergent and heterochronic gene expression during Brachypodium and Arabidopsis embryo development. (3 citations)
• A dynamic intron retention program regulates the expression of several hundred genes during pollen meiosis. (2 citations)
• Loss of obligate crossovers, defective cytokinesis and male sterility in barley caused by short-term heat stress. (2 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Sexual Plant Reproduction (based on the number of publications) are:

• Mauro Cresti (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Scott D. Russell (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Thomas Dresselhaus (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Masao Watanabe (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Teh Hui Kao (12 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Sexual Plant Reproduction (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Siena (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Milan (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Tohoku University (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Melbourne (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Pennsylvania State University (24 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.35% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 19.35% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 3.23% of all publications and 58.06% 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.