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Plant Systematics and Evolution
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Plant Systematics and Evolution

0378-2697

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/606

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 231 29 36 9
Ecology and Evolution 413 30 38 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 63
Documents by Best Scientists*: 77
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 85
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.45
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Systematics and Evolution?

The journal explores disciplines such as Botany, Plant ecology, Taxonomy (biology), Ecology and Pollen. The study on Botany presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Phylogenetic tree. The concepts on Phylogenetic tree presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetics.

Phylogenetics works presented in it have a specific focus on Chloroplast DNA. Plant Systematics and Evolution encompasses Taxonomy (biology) studies in the context of Zoology as a whole. The overlapping concepts between Genetic diversity and Genetic variation are the key highlights of Ecology study.

The presentations discussing Pollen offer insights in topics such as Stamen and Palynology. Plant Systematics and Evolution focuses on Taxon research which is adjacent to topics in Subspecies. Research on Pollination addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Nectar.

  • Botany (67.99%)
  • Plant ecology (19.79%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (15.10%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae (516 citations)
  • Chloroplastrps16 intron phylogeny of the tribeSileneae (Caryophyllaceae) (515 citations)
  • Pollen nutritional content and digestibility for animals (508 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Systematics and Evolution:

The main points discussed in the journal articles deal with Botany, Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetics, Pollination and Evolutionary biology. The journal publications connects research in Botany with the related topics of Monophyly. While the journal papers focused on Phylogenetics, they were also able to explore topics like Zoology and Taxonomy (biology).

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in Plant Systematics and Evolution are Phylogenetic tree, Genus, Evolutionary biology, Botany and Plant ecology. Plant Systematics and Evolution focuses on Phylogenetic tree but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Taxon, Phylogenetics and Genome size. Plant Systematics and Evolution holds forums on Genus that merges themes from other disciplines such as Critically endangered, Clade and Asclepiadoideae.

The studies on Evolutionary biology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Reproductive isolation, Introgression, Endemism, Paraphyly and Biological dispersal. It concentrates on Botany topics that focus on Pollen, Subgenus, Inflorescence, Labellum and Orchidaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution focused on Plant ecology research conducted under the discipline of Ecology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Taxonomic identity and evolutionary relationships of South African taxa related to the Spergularia media group (Caryophyllaceae) (2 citations)
  • A new insight on the evolution of polyploid Aegilops species from the complex Crassa: molecular-cytogenetic analysis (2 citations)
  • A new endemic and critically endangered species of Butia (Arecaceae) with comments on morpho-anatomical novelties in the genus (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.

The top authors publishing in Plant Systematics and Evolution (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Friedrich Ehrendorfer (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Hesse (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter K. Endress (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Johann Greilhuber (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lothar Geitler (21 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 Systematics and Evolution (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Vienna (282 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (153 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Royal Botanic Gardens (88 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Heidelberg University (72 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Zurich (66 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, 6.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.76% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.86% of all publications and 36.21% 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

  • Revisiting the cytomolecular evolution of the Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae): a broad sampling reveals new correlations between cytogenetic and environmental variables

    Yennifer Mata-Sucre;Lucas Costa;Edeline Gagnon;Gwilym P. Lewis

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Callose in sporogenesis: novel composition of the inner spore wall in hornworts

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • The Balkans: a genetic hotspot but not a universal colonization source for trees

    Dušan Gömöry;Petar Zhelev;Robert Brus

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Salvia officinalis survived in situ Pleistocene glaciation in ‘refugia within refugia’ as inferred from AFLP markers

    Marija Jug-Dujaković;Tonka Ninčević;Zlatko Liber;Martina Grdiša

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Phylogenetic placement of Ivodea and biogeographic affinities of Malagasy Rutaceae

    Marc S. Appelhans;Marc S. Appelhans;Jun Wen

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of Geranium macrorrhizum in relation to ploidy level and environmental conditions

    Sanja Ćavar Zeljković;Sonja Siljak-Yakovlev;Kit Tan;Milka Maksimović

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Diversity, distribution, endemism and conservation status of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) in SW Asia and adjacent countries

    Amir H. Pahlevani;Sigrid Liede-Schumann;Hossein Akhani

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Pollen morphology of Ellisiophyllum and Sibthorpia (Plantaginaceae, tribe Sibthorpieae) and phylogenetics of the tribe

    Dirk C. Albach;Zoya M. Tsymbalyuk;Sergei L. Mosyakin

    (2021)
    13 Citations

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