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Plants
H-index 82

Plants

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 3 1127 2522 73
Ecology and Evolution 97 289 371 28
Environmental Sciences 192 150 231 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 2709
Documents by Best Scientists*: 4472
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 75
SCIMAGO H-index: 116
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.888
Impact Factor: 4.1

Top Publications

  • Drought Stress Impacts on Plants and Different Approaches to Alleviate Its Adverse Effects.

    Mahmoud F. Seleiman;Nasser Al-Suhaibani;Nawab Ali;Mohammad Akmal

    (2021)
    1705 Citations
  • Trichoderma: The “Secrets” of a Multitalented Biocontrol Agent

    Monika Sood;Dhriti Kapoor;Vipul Kumar;Mohamed S. Sheteiwy

    (2020)
    568 Citations
  • Potassium Control of Plant Functions: Ecological and Agricultural Implications.

    Jordi Sardans;Josep Peñuelas

    (2021)
    496 Citations
  • Exploiting Biological Nitrogen Fixation: A Route Towards a Sustainable Agriculture

    Abdoulaye Soumare;Abdala G. Diedhiou;Moses Thuita;Mohamed Hafidi

    (2020)
    385 Citations
  • Global Plant Virus Disease Pandemics and Epidemics

    Roger A C Jones

    (2021)
    374 Citations
  • Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?

    Mahmoud F Seleiman;Mahmoud F Seleiman;Khalid F Almutairi;Majed Alotaibi;Ashwag Shami

    (2020)
    352 Citations
  • Foliar Application of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Promotes Drought Stress Tolerance in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.).

    Wael M. Semida;Abdelsattar Abdelkhalik;Gamal. F. Mohamed;Taia A. Abd El-Mageed

    (2021)
    323 Citations
  • Oxygen and ROS in Photosynthesis

    Sergey Khorobrykh;Vesa Havurinne;Heta Mattila;Esa Tyystjärvi

    (2020)
    293 Citations
  • Seed Priming with Phytohormones: An Effective Approach for the Mitigation of Abiotic Stress

    Mohammad Saidur Rhaman;Shahin Imran;Farjana Rauf;Mousumi Khatun

    (2020)
    284 Citations
  • Coupling Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria with Phosphorus Supplements Improve Maize Phosphorus Acquisition and Growth under Lime Induced Salinity Stress.

    Muhammad Adnan;Shah Fahad;Muhammad Zamin;Shahen Shah

    (2020)
    263 Citations

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