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Growth and nutrition in plants

Growth and nutrition in plants is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to plant nutrition, substrates, genetic diversity, and growth optimization. It includes studies on the influence of different substrates and fertilization methods on seedling quality, crop yield, and soil fertility. Additionally, it explores genetic diversity in passion fruit cultivation and the use of hydroponic systems for plant growth.

  • Plant Nutrition
  • Substrates
  • Morphological Parameters
  • Genetic Diversity
  • Passion Fruit Cultivation
  • Soil Fertility
  • Hydroponic Cultivation
  • Organic Fertilization
  • Seedling Quality
  • Crop Yield
Research works
30k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-32%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Brazil
67% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Growth and nutrition in plants

Which countries lead Growth and nutrition in plants research?

By volume, Brazil and India publish the most (2.5k and 267 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Brazil 2.5k works
  2. 2 India 267 works
  3. 3 China 238 works
  4. 4 United States 237 works
  5. 5 Mexico 103 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 102 works
  7. 7 Indonesia 84 works
  8. 8 Italy 82 works
  9. 9 Spain 60 works
  10. 10 Iran 58 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Brazil: 67.4%India: 7.1%China: 6.3%United States: 6.3%6 others listed: 13.0%67%largest
Brazil2,542 · 67.4%India267 · 7.1%China238 · 6.3%United States237 · 6.3%6 others listed490 · 13.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Growth and nutrition in plants research?

By volume in 2022-now, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) publishes the most Growth and nutrition in plants research, followed by Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and Universidade Federal de Campina Grande.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 122 works
  2. 2 Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrazil 110 works
  3. 3 Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeBrazil 73 works
  4. 4 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 68 works
  5. 5 Universidade Federal de LavrasBrazil 65 works
  6. 6 Universidade Federal de ViçosaBrazil 60 works
  7. 7 Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoBrazil 53 works
  8. 8 Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil 48 works
  9. 9 Instituto Federal GoianoBrazil 44 works
  10. 10 Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoBrazil 44 works

Who are the leading researchers in Growth and nutrition in plants?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Growth and nutrition in plants include Alberto Mantovani, F. Stuart Chapin and Josep Peñuelas.

  1. 1 Alberto Mantovani Italy 224k citations
  2. 2 F. Stuart Chapin United States 185k citations
  3. 3 Josep Peñuelas Spain 160k citations
  4. 4 Anil K. Sood United States 152k citations
  5. 5 Francisco Herrera Spain 141k citations
  6. 6 Debbie A. Lawlor United Kingdom 133k citations
  7. 7 Rattan Lal United States 126k citations
  8. 8 Alisdair Robert Fernie Germany 121k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Growth and nutrition in plants?

The most cited paper in Growth and nutrition in plants is "The Critical Role of Potassium in Plant Stress Response" (Min Wang, Qingsong Zheng, Qirong Shen et al., 2013), with 1,853 citations. Next come "Applications of chlorophyll fluorescence can improve crop production strategies: an examination of future possibilities" (1,641) and "Global maize production, utilization, and consumption" (1,390).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Critical Role of Potassium in Plant Stress Response Min Wang, Qingsong Zheng, Qirong Shen et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 2 Apr 2013 1,853
2 Applications of chlorophyll fluorescence can improve crop production strategies: an examination of future possibilities N. R. Baker · Journal of Experimental Botany Open access 16 Jul 2004 1,641
3 Global maize production, utilization, and consumption Peter Ranum, Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas, Maria Nieves García‐Casal · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Open access 20 Mar 2014 1,390
4 Salinity tolerance of crops – what is the cost? Rana Munns, Matthew Gilliham · New Phytologist Open access 24 Jun 2015 1,362
5 1-Methylcyclopropene: a review Sylvia M. Blankenship, John M. Dole · Postharvest Biology and Technology 15 Mar 2003 1,243
All 99 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Growth and nutrition in plants research done?

The largest centres of Growth and nutrition in plants research in 2022-now are São Paulo (Brazil), Brasília (Brazil), Campina Grande (Brazil) and Santa Maria (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Goiás, Rio Branco and Lavras.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 São PauloBrazil 245 works
  2. 2 BrasíliaBrazil 144 works
  3. 3 Campina GrandeBrazil 95 works
  4. 4 Santa MariaBrazil 74 works
  5. 5 BelémBrazil 72 works
  6. 6 RecifeBrazil 70 works
  7. 7 CuritibaBrazil 70 works
  8. 8 LavrasBrazil 65 works
  9. 9 FlorianópolisBrazil 63 works
  10. 10 VitóriaBrazil 62 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GoiásBR · 44.4 works147×
  2. Rio BrancoBR · 36.5 works105×
  3. LavrasBR · 64.7 works88×
  4. MossoróBR · 55.4 works82×
  5. Cruz das AlmasBR · 22.6 works74×
  6. CáceresBR · 29.1 works72×
  7. Campina GrandeBR · 95.4 works72×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Growth and nutrition in plants than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Growth and nutrition in plants?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Naples Federico II, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and Universidade Federal de Campina Grande score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%25%50%75%mean 12.24%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →University of Naples…Universidade Federal…Universidade Estadua…Universidade Federal…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of Naples Federico IIItaly 56.564.8%3.3×10 +26.8%
2Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 46.79.1%36.4×122 -51.1%
3Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeBrazil 41.213.2%92.8×73 -46.2%
4Universidade Federal de LavrasBrazil 39.57.5%97.3×65 -51.6%
5Universidade Federal de ViçosaBrazil 38.45.5%58.8×60 -56.1%
6Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 37.53.1%40.0×68 -48.3%
7Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoBrazil 34.66.3%149.1×53 -50.7%
8Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil 33.44.8%29.8×48 -56.5%
9Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoBrazil 33.24.8%65.1×42 -54.3%
10Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoBrazil 33.13.3%35.1×44 -43.3%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Growth and nutrition in plants, country by country

Is Growth and nutrition in plants research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2020.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Growth and nutrition in plants as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.019% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Growth and nutrition in plants0.016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Growth and nutrition in plants over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Growth and nutrition in plants11.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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