Question 1

Which countries lead Plant Science research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, China, the United States and Germany rank highest in Plant Science. By volume, China and India publish the most (88k and 62k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Plant Science research?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Plant Science on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and China Agricultural University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Plant Science?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Plant Science, Jian‐Kang Zhu, Rajeev Kumar Varshney and Kazuo Shinozaki have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Plant Science research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Plant Science research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), New Delhi (India), Nanjing (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bikaner, Khed and Xingcheng.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Plant Science?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Northwest A&F University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Plant Science research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Smart Agriculture and AI, GABA and Rice Research and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Plant Science?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Plant Science is "A Revised Medium for Rapid Growth and Bio Assays with Tobacco Tissue Cultures" (Toshio Murashige, Folke Skoog, 1962), with 67,944 citations. Next come "MicroRNAs" (35,138) and "MEGA4: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) Software Version 4.0" (28,894).