Plant Science

Top Research Topics at Plant Science?

The journal investigates studies in Biochemistry, Botany, Gene, Genetics and Cell biology. Topics like Enzyme, Biosynthesis, Mutant, Amino acid and Enzyme assay are tackled as part of the discussions on Biochemistry. Topics in Botany were tackled in line with various other fields like Horticulture and Tissue culture.

The study on Gene presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Molecular biology. The Genetics works, particularly on Genome are tackled in the journal. It addresses concerns in Cell biology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Arabidopsis and Transcription factor.

The journal focuses on Arabidopsis research which is adjacent to topics in Arabidopsis thaliana. The majority of Transgene studies are focused on the issues of Genetically modified crops. Many of the studies tackled connect Shoot with a similar field of study like Explant culture.

• Biochemistry (35.07%)
• Botany (34.42%)
• Gene (17.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Oxidative stress and some antioxidant systems in acid rain-treated bean plants Protective role of exogenous polyamines (2235 citations)
• Potential biochemical indicators of salinity tolerance in plants (1480 citations)
• Antioxidant responses of rice seedlings to salinity stress (1176 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Science:

The published papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Botany, Biochemistry, Horticulture, Gene and Shoot. In addition to Botany research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Genetically modified crops, Transformation (genetics) and Tissue culture. The published papers tackle topics on Gene, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Genetics.

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 foci of Plant Science are Cell biology, Gene, Arabidopsis, Biochemistry and Transcription factor. While Cell biology is the focus of Plant Science, it also provided insights into the studies of Arabidopsis thaliana, Mutant, Gene expression, Abscisic acid and Auxin. In Plant Science, researchers investigate the Gene study as part of research in the field of Genetics.

Candidate gene is a major topic of Genetics research. Studies on Arabidopsis discussed in the journal link to the field of Ectopic expression. In the Biochemistry research discussed, Biosynthesis, Reactive oxygen species, Metabolism and Yeast are all tackled.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Hydrogen sulfide: Roles in plant abiotic stress response and crosstalk with other signals (12 citations)
• Successes and insights of an industry biotech program to enhance maize agronomic traits. (10 citations)
• Sucrose signaling in higher plants. (10 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 Plant Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Gary A. Strobel (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jonathan Gressel (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Masahiro Mii (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• German Spangenberg (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Robert Verpoorte (17 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 Plant Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Institut national de la recherche agronomique (227 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (209 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (196 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (149 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Agricultural Research Service (125 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 3.59% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.20% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.59% of all publications and 51.53% 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.