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Planta
H-index 33

Planta

0032-0935

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/425

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 54 211 244 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 445
Documents by Best Scientists*: 437
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 194
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.994
Impact Factor: 3.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Planta?

The scientific interests tackled in Planta are Biochemistry, Botany, Biophysics, Cell biology and Gene. The in-depth study on Biochemistry also explores topics in the intersecting field of Molecular biology. The journal focuses on Botany but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Auxin and Horticulture.

The journal focuses on Cell biology as well as the interrelated topic of Arabidopsis. The discussions emphasized the topic of Arabidopsis in an attempt to further explore the field of Mutant. Specifically, studies on Gene expression are prevalent in the Gene works discussed.

The journal explores research in Photosynthesis and the adjacent study of Chlorophyll.

  • Biochemistry (37.04%)
  • Botany (32.38%)
  • Biophysics (9.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A Biochemical Model of Photosynthetic CO 2 Assimilation in Leaves of C 3 Species (6147 citations)
  • Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces (4841 citations)
  • Some relationships between the biochemistry of photosynthesis and the gas exchange of leaves. (3994 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Planta:

The main points discussed in the journal publications deal with Biochemistry, Botany, Biophysics, Cell biology and Photosynthesis. The Biochemistry research presented in the most cited articles places emphasis on topics like Enzyme, Cell wall, Arabidopsis, Chloroplast and Gene expression. The journal publications explore issues in Botany which can be linked to other research areas like Arabidopsis thaliana, Abscisic acid and Horticulture.

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 main research concerns discussed in Planta are Gene, Genetics, Cell biology, Biochemistry and Botany. Presentations on Gene include those discussing Transcriptome, Genome, Gene expression, Gene family and Transcription factor. More specifically, the research on Genetics in it is related to Mutant.

The close relationship between Arabidopsis and Arabidopsis thaliana is one of the points of interest dissected in Cell biology research. Planta concentrated on Biochemistry research, specifically Biosynthesis and Enzyme. The Botany study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Auxin.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Plant mineral transport systems and the potential for crop improvement (7 citations)
  • Concentrations-dependent effect of exogenous abscisic acid on photosynthesis, growth and phenolic content of Dracocephalum moldavica L. under drought stress. (5 citations)
  • Comparative RNA-Seq analysis reveals genes associated with masculinization in female Cannabis sativa (5 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 Planta (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hans Mohr (97 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ulrich Heber (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mark Stitt (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Elmar W. Weiler (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ulrich Lüttge (43 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 Planta (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Freiburg (402 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (321 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bonn (276 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (270 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Göttingen (241 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, 13.01% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.01% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.21% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.75% of all publications and 78.04% 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

  • Osmoprotection in plants under abiotic stresses: new insights into a classical phenomenon

    Faisal Zulfiqar;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Ashraf

    (2020)
    351 Citations
  • Engineering salinity tolerance in plants: progress and prospects.

    Shabir Hussain Wani;Vinay Kumar;Tushar Khare;Rajasheker Guddimalli

    (2020)
    218 Citations
  • The physiological mechanism underlying root elongation in response to nitrogen deficiency in crop plants.

    Xichao Sun;Fanjun Chen;Lixing Yuan;Guohua Mi

    (2020)
    131 Citations
  • CYP722C from Gossypium arboreum catalyzes the conversion of carlactonoic acid to 5-deoxystrigol.

    Takatoshi Wakabayashi;Kasumi Shida;Yurie Kitano;Hirosato Takikawa

    (2020)
    91 Citations
  • How do plants remember drought?

    Unknown

    (2022)
    83 Citations
  • Crop microbiome: their role and advances in molecular and omic techniques for the sustenance of agriculture

    Unknown

    (2022)
    80 Citations
  • Shoot tip necrosis of in vitro plant cultures: a reappraisal of possible causes and solutions

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • R2R3-MYB transcription factor PpMYB17 positively regulates flavonoid biosynthesis in pear fruit

    Apekshika T Premathilake;Junbei Ni;Songling Bai;Ruiyan Tao

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • Major genomic regions responsible for wheat yield and its components as revealed by meta-QTL and genotype–phenotype association analyses

    Hui Liu;Daniel Mullan;Chi Zhang;Shancen Zhao

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • Improving the genome editing efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9 in Arabidopsis and Medicago truncatula.

    Tezera W Wolabu;Jong-Jin Park;Miao Chen;Lili Cong

    (2020)
    52 Citations

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