Tropical Plant Pathology

Top Research Topics at Tropical Plant Pathology?

The topics of Horticulture, Botany, Inoculation, Agronomy and Cultivar are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Horticulture as it also encompasses Plant disease resistance. While the journal primarily focused on Botany, it also opened dialogues on the discipline of Veterinary medicine.

The journal integrates many fields, including Veterinary medicine and related. The studies in Inoculation featured incorporate elements of Pathogen, Host (biology) and Fungus. The Pathogen research presented falls under the domain of Microbiology.

Agronomy studies presented in it focus on topics such as Crop and Sowing.

• Horticulture (39.21%)
• Botany (35.38%)
• Inoculation (22.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Current status and management of coffee leaf rust in Brazil (83 citations)
• Breeding strategies and advances in line selection for Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat (79 citations)
• Algal polysaccharides as source of plant resistance inducers (78 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Tropical Plant Pathology:

The published articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Horticulture, Botany, Inoculation, Agronomy and Cultivar. The featured Horticulture studies in the published papers mainly concentrate on Terra incognita but also cover areas of interest in Gall. The published papers explore research in Botany alongside concepts in Crop and other areas of study in Hybrid.

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

• Botany
• Gene
• Horticulture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Horticulture, Inoculation, Veterinary medicine, Pathogen and Genotype are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Horticulture research in it involves the investigation of Fungus studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Colonization. It explores topics in Inoculation which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Solanum, Cultivar, Field conditions, Host (biology) and Virulence.

It explores issues in Host (biology) which can be linked to other research areas like Pathogenicity, Gene and Botany. Topics in Pathogen explored in Tropical Plant Pathology were investigated in conjunction with research in Zoospore and Phytophthora palmivora. Tropical Plant Pathology features research on Fungicide in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Agronomy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• An overview of citrus canker in Brazil (6 citations)
• Genetic diversity of Pseudocercospora griseola resistance loci in common beans (3 citations)
• Sensitivity of Cercospora spp. from soybean to quinone outside inhibitors and methyl benzimidazole carbamate fungicides in Brazil (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Tropical Plant Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Acelino C. Alfenas (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Emerson M. Del Ponte (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Laércio Zambolim (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Eduardo S. G. Mizubuti (15 papers) published 1 paper 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 Tropical Plant Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (209 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Universidade Federal de Viçosa (139 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of São Paulo (65 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Brasília (46 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Universidade Federal de Lavras (44 papers) published 2 papers 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, 15.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 44.12% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.82% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.18% of all publications and 30.88% 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.