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American Society of Plant Biologists

In research, American Society of Plant Biologists stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,829 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,137 of 7,800 worldwide) and Plant Science (#1,361 of 1,395 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Molecular Biology — Plant Science is 23.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,823
of 28,054 · #39,920 all time
Rank in United States
#3,399
of 4,192
Research works
299
▲ 1335% vs 2013–17
Citations
559
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
98%
world 28%

What is American Society of Plant Biologists known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,829 of 3,409 2.6%103 #5561
Life SciencesDomain #7,137 of 7,800 1.8%183 #13868
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,361 of 1,395 2.0%89 —
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,567 of 3,579 1.0%74 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Society of Plant Biologists sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does American Society of Plant Biologists specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 23.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 89.2 works24×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 102.7 works9.9×
  3. Molecular BiologySubfield · 56.1 works8.5×
  4. Life SciencesDomain · 182.8 works6.4×
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 74.0 works6.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9.95× its world share, 103 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.39× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Society of Plant Biologists?

Ranked on the composite score, Nancy A. Eckardt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Society of Plant Biologists.

  1. 1 Nancy A. Eckardt United States · #1,035,581 worldwide 83 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at American Society of Plant Biologists

Which keywords describe research at American Society of Plant Biologists?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Epigenetic Regulation, Metabolism, Plant Development, Development, Plant and Genetic Regulation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Gene Expression28▲ 21×15 topics
  2. Transcription Factors19▲ 73×4 topics
  3. Epigenetic Regulation18▲ 38×5 topics
  4. Metabolism16▲ 14×13 topics
  5. Development15▲ 20×1 topic
  6. Plant15▲ 155×1 topic
  7. Plant Development15▲ 114×3 topics
  8. Genetic Regulation14▲ 38×4 topics
  9. Light Harvesting13▲ 150×1 topic
  10. Photosystem II13▲ 150×1 topic
  11. Oxidative Stress12▲ 3.4×20 topics
  12. Climate Change11▲ 1.93×23 topics
  13. Signal Transduction11▲ 34×4 topics
  14. Reactive Oxygen Species11▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Phosphorus10▲ 55×3 topics
  16. Nitrogen10▲ 156×1 topic
  17. Root Architecture10▲ 156×1 topic
  18. Pollen Tube Growth8▲ 164×1 topic
  19. Self-Incompatibility8▲ 164×1 topic
  20. Antioxidants8▲ 7.8×5 topics
  21. Drought Resistance7▲ 35×3 topics
  22. Genome Analysis7▲ 33×3 topics
  23. Optogenetics7▲ 61×2 topics
  24. Plant Immunity7▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Host Recognition7▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Plant Responses6▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Flavonoids6▲ 10×4 topics
  28. QTL Mapping6▲ 22×6 topics
  29. Genomics6▲ 8.7×9 topics
  30. Root Exudates5▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Pattern Recognition Receptors5▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Photoreceptors5▲ 124×1 topic
  33. Phytochromes5▲ 124×1 topic
  34. Rhizosphere Interactions5▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Abiotic Stress5▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Salt Tolerance5▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Symbiosis5▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Microbial Pathogens5▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Systemic Acquired Resistance5▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Biotechnology5▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does American Society of Plant Biologists publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Molecular Biology Research, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism and Plant Reproductive Biology.

Plant Molecular Biology …15Plant Molecular Biology Research: 15 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 13 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 10 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology: 8 fractional worksLight effects on plants: 5 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…5Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 5 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 5 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 4 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 4 fractional worksPlant responses to water stress: 4 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular Biology

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 15 works
  2. 2 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 13 works
  3. 3 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 10 works
  4. 4 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 8 works
  5. 5 Light effects on plants Plant Science 5 works
  6. 6 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 5 works
  7. 7 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 5 works
  8. 8 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 4 works
  10. 10 Plant responses to water stress Plant Science 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available98.1%not open1.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.4%domestic only35.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Society of Plant Biologists's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1335% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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