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Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement

Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 21.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the development and validation of non-destructive methods for estimating leaf area in various plant species. The methods include digital image analysis, allometric models, linear measurements, and artificial neural networks. The research also covers the relationship between leaf area and plant growth, as well as phytochemical studies.

  • Leaf Area
  • Estimation
  • Non-destructive
  • Digital Image Analysis
  • Allometric Models
  • Linear Measurements
  • Artificial Neural Network
  • Plant Growth
  • Model Validation
  • Phytochemical Studies
Research works
17k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
21.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+85%
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Which countries lead Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (1.3k and 822 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 1.3k works
  2. 2 China 822 works
  3. 3 Indonesia 403 works
  4. 4 Brazil 295 works
  5. 5 United States 272 works
  6. 6 Japan 100 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 82 works
  8. 8 Bangladesh 80 works
  9. 9 Pakistan 72 works
  10. 10 Italy 72 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.

India: 36.3%China: 23.8%Indonesia: 11.7%Brazil: 8.6%6 others listed: 19.7%36%largest
India1,250 · 36.3%China822 · 23.8%Indonesia403 · 11.7%Brazil295 · 8.6%6 others listed678 · 19.7%

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

Which institutions lead Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chitkara University publishes the most Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement research, followed by SRM Institute of Science and Technology and IPB University.

Who are the leading researchers in Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement include Josep Peñuelas and Peter B. Reich.

  1. 1 Josep Peñuelas Spain 4.1k citations
  2. 2 Peter B. Reich United States 4.1k citations

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

Where is Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement research done?

The largest centres of Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chennai (India), Coimbatore (India) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Guntur and Yangling.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 197 works
  2. 2 Chennai India 109 works
  3. 3 Coimbatore India 77 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 52 works
  5. 5 New Delhi India 51 works
  6. 6 Dhaka Bangladesh 49 works
  7. 7 Bengaluru India 49 works
  8. 8 Chandigarh India 40 works
  9. 9 Bogor Indonesia 38 works
  10. 10 Jakarta Indonesia 38 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GunturIN · 20.0 works15×
  2. YanglingCN · 23.6 works13×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement?

Among universities, judged by research, Chitkara University, Northwest A&F University and China Agricultural University score highest, combining 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 34.76%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Chitkara University: 36, 49.2%Northwest A&F University: 24, 61.0%China Agricultural University: 26, 53.6%Nanjing Agricultural University: 20, 46.6%Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: 30, 11.8%University of Agriculture Faisalabad: 9, 22.6%IPB University: 31, 4.0%SRM Institute of Science and Technology: 32, 33.1%Graphic Era University: 17, 34.9%Daffodil International University: 12, 30.8%Northwest A&F Univer…China Agricultural U…Chitkara UniversityNanjing Agricultural…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Chitkara UniversityIndia 76.149.2%19.3×36
2 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 72.061.0%12.8×24 -1.1%
3 China Agricultural UniversityChina 68.853.6%10.1×26 -21.4%
4 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 63.946.6%10.7×20 +15.5%
5 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 63.611.8%27.6×30 +303.4%
6 University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan 61.322.6%12.4×9 +242.9%
7 IPB UniversityIndonesia 61.24.0%11.6×31 +499.7%
8 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 61.133.1%8.1×32
9 Graphic Era UniversityIndia 59.934.9%10.2×17
10 Daffodil International UniversityBangladesh 59.230.8%27.6×12

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement.

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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.

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.