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Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies

Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 19.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on mutation breeding techniques such as TILLING and induced mutations to improve crops through functional genomics, genetic variation, and the use of ionizing radiation. The research explores methods for identifying point mutations, genome-wide sequencing, and the application of reverse genetics for plant improvement.

  • Mutation Breeding
  • TILLING
  • Induced Mutations
  • Functional Genomics
  • Plant Improvement
  • Genetic Variation
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Reverse Genetics
  • Point Mutations
  • Genome-wide Sequencing
Research works
22k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+28%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (728 and 473 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 728 works
  2. 2 China 473 works
  3. 3 Indonesia 412 works
  4. 4 United States 163 works
  5. 5 Russia 141 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 99 works
  7. 7 Egypt 84 works
  8. 8 Pakistan 77 works
  9. 9 Iran 64 works
  10. 10 Japan 56 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: 31.7%China: 20.6%Indonesia: 17.9%United States: 7.1%6 others listed: 22.7%32%largest
India728 · 31.7%China473 · 20.6%Indonesia412 · 17.9%United States163 · 7.1%6 others listed521 · 22.7%

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

Which institutions lead Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University publishes the most Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies research, followed by IPB University and Universitas Jember.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 36 works
  2. 2 IPB UniversityIndonesia 34 works
  3. 3 Universitas JemberIndonesia 22 works
  4. 4 Indian Agricultural Research InstituteIndia 21 works
  5. 5 National Research and Innovation AgencyIndonesia 21 works
  6. 6 Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia 17 works
  7. 7 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 17 works
  8. 8 Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and DevelopmentIndonesia 16 works
  9. 9 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia 16 works
  10. 10 Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaIndia 15 works

Who are the leading researchers in Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies include Kazuo Shinozaki and Muhammad Ashraf.

  1. 1 Kazuo Shinozaki Japan 2.7k citations
  2. 2 Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan 2.1k citations

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

Where is Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies research done?

The largest centres of Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), New Delhi (India), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Coimbatore (India).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 87 works
  2. 2 New Delhi India 77 works
  3. 3 Jakarta Indonesia 60 works
  4. 4 Coimbatore India 44 works
  5. 5 Moscow Russia 42 works
  6. 6 Bogor Indonesia 37 works
  7. 7 Hyderabad India 28 works
  8. 8 Tehran Iran 27 works
  9. 9 Cairo Egypt 27 works
  10. 10 Giza Egypt 26 works
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Where is the best place to study Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Punjab Agricultural University and IPB 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%20%40%60%mean 21.84%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: 36, 12.5%Punjab Agricultural University: 17, 20.7%IPB University: 34, 1.6%Nanjing Agricultural University: 11, 53.2%University of Agriculture Faisalabad: 10, 16.9%Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya: 15, 15.9%Aligarh Muslim University: 9, 33.0%Shenyang Agricultural University: 9, 41.2%Lovely Professional University: 14, 20.5%Bangladesh Agricultural University: 13, 2.9%Nanjing Agricultural…Punjab Agricultural …Tamil Nadu Agricultu…IPB University
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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 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 65.212.5%52.1×36 +148.1%
2 Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia 63.420.7%35.0×17 +202.6%
3 IPB UniversityIndonesia 61.61.6%19.3×34 +322.9%
4 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 61.053.2%9.1×11 -34.5%
5 University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan 60.116.9%20.6×10 +168.8%
6 Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaIndia 57.615.9%99.7×15 +191.2%
7 Aligarh Muslim UniversityIndia 54.033.0%11.4×9 +18.5%
8 Shenyang Agricultural UniversityChina 52.341.2%21.9×9 -27.7%
9 Lovely Professional UniversityIndia 51.120.5%9.0×14 —
10 Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityBangladesh 49.92.9%44.6×13 +139.0%

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 Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies.

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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.