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Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology
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Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 200 32 41 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 53
Documents by Best Scientists*: 58
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 27
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.481
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology?

Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology mainly tackles studies in Horticulture, Botany, Photosynthesis, Agronomy and Stomatal conductance. Topics in Horticulture were tackled in line with various other fields like Biomass, Salinity and Nutrient. It features Botany research that overlaps with concepts in Antioxidant.

Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology addresses concerns in Photosynthesis which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Chlorophyll and Acclimatization. It covers various topics on Agronomy such as Irrigation, Water use and Drought tolerance. Soil water and Transpiration are some topics wherein Stomatal conductance research discussed in the journal have an impact.

It connects the study in Shoot with the closely related area of Dry weight. The Seedling study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Germination. The research on Chlorophyll fluorescence discussed in Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology draws on the closely related field of Photosystem II.

  • Horticulture (33.60%)
  • Botany (25.69%)
  • Photosynthesis (23.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Caatinga, the Brazilian dry tropical forest: can it tolerate climate changes? (91 citations)
  • Cerrado vegetation and global change: the role of functional types, resource availability and disturbance in regulating plant community responses to rising CO2 levels and climate warming (62 citations)
  • Plant physiology as affected by humified organic matter (52 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology:

The main points discussed in the journal articles deal with Botany, Agronomy, Ecology, Chlorophyll and Shoot. The journal articles hold forums on Botany that merge themes from other disciplines such as Abscisic acid biosynthesis and Horticulture. While Agronomy is the focus of the published articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Transpiration and Stomatal conductance.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Horticulture, Photosynthesis, Stomatal conductance, Botany and Seedling. Cultivar, Dry weight, Chlorophyll, Rootstock and Germination are among the concentrations of Horticulture that garnered much attention in it. The featured works in Transpiration and Photosystem II, which all belong in the domain if Photosynthesis, also overlaps with concepts under Resilience (materials science) and Absorptance.

While the journal focused on Stomatal conductance, it was also able to explore topics like Water stress, Berry, Chlorosis and Wine grape. Topics in Botany explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Conringia planisiliqua and Arabidopsis thaliana. In addition to Seedling research, it aims to explore topics under Nutrient, Cariniana legalis, Lecythidaceae and Alcohol dehydrogenase.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Drought increases chlorophyll content in stems of Vitis interspecific hybrids (3 citations)
  • Integrative emergence in contrast to separating modularity in plant biology: views on systems biology with information, signals and memory at scalar levels from molecules to the biosphere (2 citations)
  • Leaf gas exchange and abscisic acid in leaves of Glera grape variety during drought and recovery (1 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 Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Eliemar Campostrini (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alena Torres Netto (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gustavo Habermann (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Eduardo Caruso Machado (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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 Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • State University of Campinas (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Universidade Federal de Viçosa (19 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • State University of Norte Fluminense (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 14.29% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.33% of all publications and 40.00% 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

  • Yes, plants do have memory

    Yutcelia C. F. Galviz;Rafael V. Ribeiro;Gustavo M. Souza

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Uncovering the role of melatonin in plant stress tolerance

    (2022)
    46 Citations
  • Bacillus subtilis can modulate the growth and root architecture in soybean through volatile organic compounds

    Lorrayne Guimarães Bavaresco;Lucas Prado Osco;Ademir Sergio Ferreira Araujo;Lucas William Mendes

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Towards more sustainable cropping systems: lessons from native Cerrado species

    Hans Lambers;Hans Lambers;Patrícia de Britto Costa;Patrícia de Britto Costa;Rafael S. Oliveira;Fernando A. O. Silveira

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • The biological concept of stress revisited: relations of stress and memory of plants as a matter of space–time

    (2022)
    24 Citations
  • Integrative emergence in contrast to separating modularity in plant biology: views on systems biology with information, signals and memory at scalar levels from molecules to the biosphere

    Ulrich Lüttge

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • A semi-automated method for measuring xylem vessel length distribution

    Luciano Pereira;Luciano Pereira;Luciano Pereira;Marcela T. Miranda;Marcela T. Miranda;Gabriel S. Pires;Vinícius S. Pacheco

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Plant growth-promoting bacteria improve growth and nitrogen metabolism in maize and sorghum

    João Pedro Alves Aquino;Jadson Emanuel Lopes Antunes;Aurenívia Bonifácio;Sandra Mara Barbosa Rocha

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Metabolic and physiological adjustments of maize leaves in response to aluminum stress

    João A. Siqueira;Jessica A. S. Barros;Maximiller Dal-Bianco;Samuel C. V. Martins

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Leaf gas exchange and abscisic acid in leaves of Glera grape variety during drought and recovery

    Nicola Belfiore;Luca Nerva;Luca Nerva;Roberta Fasolini;Roberta Fasolini;Federica Gaiotti

    (2021)
    13 Citations

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